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All hail the King!
By the 1960s and still a young man, Elvis’s career was in freefall. Jonathan Wingate explains how, fifty years ago this month, the singer pulled off the greatest comeback in music history
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A certain idea of Gaulle
Bruce Anderson looks at the life of the titanic figure who reshaped France – yet who found it difficult to be French
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Remembering Aretha
More than any other singer, Aretha Franklin epitomised soul music in its purest form, effortlessly blurring the boundaries between rhythm & blues and gospel. Jonathan Wingate looks back on the extraordinary life of the Queen of Soul
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Money and Maharajas
By William Dalrymple
A rollicking read and cautionary tale, William Dalrymple’s new book tells the story of the mighty East India Company, and how it took control of one of the world’s most magnificent empires
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1969, The Year that Rocked
By Jonathan Wingate
Fifty years ago, rock music saw off the Sixties with an unmatched succession of classic albums and seminal moments. Johnathan Wingate delves into the dark madness of 1969, and its culmination with an epoch-making farewell from a recording studio by a zebra crossing in St John’s Wood...
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Enchanting Nicaragua
By Ranald Macdonald
Ranald Macdonald visits Central America’s largest, and least known, country, and falls for its wondrous landscapes, vibrant cities, and spell binding beaches. And he hopes you’ll join him there next year…
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All hail the King!
By the 1960s and still a young man, Elvis’s career was in freefall. Jonathan Wingate explains how, fifty years ago this month, the singer pulled off the greatest comeback in music history
- Features
A certain idea of Gaulle
Bruce Anderson looks at the life of the titanic figure who reshaped France – yet who found it difficult to be French
- Features
Remembering Aretha
More than any other singer, Aretha Franklin epitomised soul music in its purest form, effortlessly blurring the boundaries between rhythm & blues and gospel. Jonathan Wingate looks back on the extraordinary life of the Queen of Soul
- Features
Money and Maharajas
By William Dalrymple
A rollicking read and cautionary tale, William Dalrymple’s new book tells the story of the mighty East India Company, and how it took control of one of the world’s most magnificent empires
- Features
1969, The Year that Rocked
By Jonathan Wingate
Fifty years ago, rock music saw off the Sixties with an unmatched succession of classic albums and seminal moments. Johnathan Wingate delves into the dark madness of 1969, and its culmination with an epoch-making farewell from a recording studio by a zebra crossing in St John’s Wood...
- Features
Enchanting Nicaragua
By Ranald Macdonald
Ranald Macdonald visits Central America’s largest, and least known, country, and falls for its wondrous landscapes, vibrant cities, and spell binding beaches. And he hopes you’ll join him there next year…
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