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November 2024
This England
Catherine Larner explores the colourful work of Margaret Rope
November 2024
Suffolk
Gainsborough's name is synonymous with Suffolk, but it was his daughters, one who suffered from mental illness and the other who cared for her, who grabbed Emily Howes' imagination and inspired her to write a novel about them.
September 2024
This England
Catherine Larner explains how independent libraries are enjoying a renaissance.
March 2024
Suffolk
Biographer Oliver Soden never intended to be a writer, despite spending childhood holidays on the Suffolk coast with one of Britain's favourite children's authors. He returns to talk about his latest work at the Aldeburgh Literary Festival.
March 2024
Suffolk
Art historian Susan Owens is used to delving into the past, so she's looking forward to learning the full story of the building she rescued and made into an unusual Suffolk home.
January 2024
Suffolk
In a modest building on the quay at Woodbridge, a small team of volunteers and apprentices is carving a new chapter in the Sutton Hoo story.
October 2023
East Anglian Daily Times
Author Victoria Hislop has brought Suffolk to the pages of a book for the first time.
September 2023
Suffolk
Toby Capwell is a leading expert on medieval knights. Living in Suffolk, he gets inside the minds of these brave men by wearing their armour.
August 2023
Suffolk
Author Kate Worsley's new novel is a story of human struggle set against the backdrop of the Land Settlement Association community in Suffolk.
July 2023
Suffolk
In her acclaimed debut novel, Margaret Meyer set out to show the courage and strength of the inspirational women at the centre of East Anglia's 17th century witch hunts
June 2023
Country Living
From her Norfolk workshop, Abbey Molyneux is one of a growing crew of female boatbuilders keeping a traditional craft afloat.
May 2023
Suffolk
Suffolk author Sarah Hardy found the inspiration for her atmospheric new novel right on her doorstep
December 2022
Classic Boat
Historic Pin Mill yard in fine fettle. Visiting the historic boatyard in its picturesque setting beside the River Orwell on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk.
November 2022
Suffolk
Historian and broadcaster Lucy Worsley talks about Agatha Christie.
November 2022
Classic Boat
Lyme Regis-based Gail McGarva's unique skill of preserving historic craft and sharing her passion with others, has blossomed into a thriving business model.