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The Joy of Life (Bonheur de Vivre) by Henri Matisse, 1905 It was a great pleasure to introduce Heart and Voice on Wednesday 23rd October 202...

Bell Rock Lighthouse, JM Turner 1819 A short grace written for a Civic Luncheon at Trinity House on Tuesday 21 October 2025 in the presence ...

A Midnight Modern Conversation, William Hogarth, 1733 A quest to identify the pubs that Samuel Pepys knew and frequented in his 'own...

Hyacinth and Richard aboard the QEII (BBC) A sermon given during Holy Communion (BCP) at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 12th October 2025 ...

The Corn Exchange, Mark Lane (published by Rudolph Ackermann, 1808) A Thought for the Day given at a lunchtime Harvest Festival at St Olave ...

Margaret Willes’ book provided my first introduction to the life of John Evelyn, weaving aspects of his life alongside that of his friend an...

The Caged Bird's Song, Chris Ofili A grace given at a Livery Dinner of The Clothworkers Company at The Drapers Hall on Wednesday 1st Oct...

Mount Zion and the Church of the Dormition, Jerusalem, 1923 by David Bomberg A Thought for the Day given during Holy Communion at St Olave H...

Written during the Covid lockdown, when many of us living in Central London gained a new appreciation for walking in the car-free streets an...

Part of a series of twenty short paperbacks celebrating historical writing on food, “The Joys of Excess” offers selected extracts from the d...

The earliest Morris & Company windows in Christ Church Southgate It was a great privilege to present the Daily Service on Radio Four Ext...