Monty Don says fond farewell to his adorable four-legged TV co-star Nigel who captivated viewers

Right from the beginning, Nigel has been different. It helps that he’s good-looking — beautiful even — but so are lots of dogs. Nigel, however, has that very rare quality of drawing attention to himself as if by osmosis. He takes the light from a room and casts it so that it falls on him … Read more

Monty Don says fond farewell to his adorable four-legged TV co-star Nigel who captivated viewers

Right from the beginning, Nigel has been different. It helps that he’s good-looking — beautiful even — but so are lots of dogs. Nigel, however, has that very rare quality of drawing attention to himself as if by osmosis. He takes the light from a room and casts it so that it falls on him … Read more

Gauguin’s magical muse: A new exhibition reveals how the artist was captivated by Brittany

When Paul Gauguin boarded a train for Brittany in the summer of 1886, he was a respectable Paris stockbroker. By the time he reached his destination, however, he had reinvented himself. Abandoning his wife, children and career, he was going to devote himself to painting. His journey was only 350 miles, but, over that distance, … Read more