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Family Ties

Eve and Ted Branson have always loved the Isle of Wight and the Island holds many memories – Jo Macaulay caught up with the famous parents for a stroll down memory lane

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Meet Hampshire's master thatcher

Gill Newton talks to Simon Crouch, a local craftsman and entrepreneur who is determined to keep the ancient art of thatching alive

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Artful lodgers at the ArtShed

Elizabeth Barnett talks to exhibiting artists at Artshed, New Milton, about the town, its people, and what the gallery brings to the area

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The garlic king

Emma Caulton meets entrepreneur, explorer and farmer Colin Boswell, the unconventional producer of an unusual English crop – garlic

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Hook's merry men

Kate Eastman meets a few colourful characters of the infamous Hook Eagle Morris Men

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Isle of Wight food producers

On the Isle of Wight, food and drink tastes just how it used to… full of flavour and memories. Emma Caulton discovers the stories behind three producers growing, catching and making the tastiest produce

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Hayling Island's RNLI

Hayling Island's Lifeboat Station has just had a £750,000 makeover to help it deal with increasing demands. Jill Belcher talks to the volunteers who save lives

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Shelley Jory

Powerboat racer and bridal wear shop owner, Shelley Jory leads an extraordinary double life; she told Emma Caulton which life she’s passionate about

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Alan Titchmarsh

This month, Britain’s best-known gardener will take on a completely new local challenge on the Isle of Wight, writes Liz Kavanagh

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Sunnyside up...

Food hero Ian Nelson is an unlikely farmer and an unlikely visionary. Winner of Hampshire Life’s Achievement Award at this year’s Food & Drink Awards, he talked to Emma Caulton...

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Christine Hamilton

Christine's verbal attack on former war correspondent Martin Bell – who took Neil’s Tatton seat from him – earned her the nickname ‘Battleaxe’. It’s a title this Hampshire-born girl has embraced with pride. Photography by Mark Fairhurst...

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Against all odds

Not even a wayward speedboat, the worst weather for 80 years and the rugged Scottish coastline could stop sailor Geoff Holt from sailing single-handedly around Britain – Jonathan Savill spoke to him about his adventure

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Lifting the curse of King Tut

As the Tutankhamun exhibition at the O2 continues to draw the crowds, Tessa Harris talks to the Countess of Carnarvon of Highclere Castle about her book on the relationship between the fifth Earl and Howard Carter and dispels some long-standing myths

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Sally Taylor

Veronica Cowan talks to Sally Taylor, presenter of BBC South’s flagship news programme South Today, about sailing, charity and a rustic French escape

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Murray Walker

Although Murray Walker enjoys his ‘retirement’ in rural Hampshire, there really is no holding the man back, as Andrew Doig discovers

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Raymond Blanc

Raymond Blanc talks to Susie Carter about Hampshire produce, his new Winchester brasserie and a love of cheese

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Mark Byford

Veronica Cowan talks to Mark Byford about balancing his high-profile BBC job with family weekends at home in Hampshire

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Sir Michael Colman

Tára Walker finds out why reviving an old English mint crop has proven to be the perfect retirement project for Sir Michael Colman

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Sally Fear

Much more than a collection of striking shots, Sally Fear’s book New Forest Drift must have been a labour of love, writes Claire Pitcher

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Esther Rantzen

It used to break Esther Rantzen’s heart to leave the New Forest when she was a child. She reveals her passions for the Forest, vintage clothing and ChildLine to Sophy Robinson...

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Buoy racer

Sadie Sheppard is under starters orders as she catches up with Hampshire powerboat racing champion Ian Sanderson. Photography courtesy of XSMG...

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Christmas lunch made easy

Tips and recipes from Hampshire chefs, cookery writers and food producers for a tastier, and hopefully more relaxed, Christmas lunch
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At mile end

Margaret G Powling experiences the Age of Elegance in a Georgian town house in Portsmouth
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Little black numbers

Seriously sexy evening wear for the party season
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Absolutely prefab

A rare opportunity to buy a Huf Haus is being offered at Chilworth. Jill Belcher talks to a designer couple who find Huf living ideal for their family
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