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Lord Randal Plunkett 21st Baron of Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland, upon inheriting the title and land from his father in 2011 turned most of the property over to rewilding. You’d think that would be the start of a jolly story where the new young Lord and his beautiful lady bring fresh life to the old estate. It should be. It could be. In almost every way, it is. But neither is it that simple.

Did a Monet go missing from an important art collection in Zimbabwe? I spoke to Louisa Treger about the novel she wrote after she investigated this rumour. Her novel The Dragon Lady (2019) is based on the life of the exotic Lady Virginia Courtauld who was pivotal in the story. “It began with a family visit […]

Led by their love of aviation, travel and conservation, Jay and Jan Roode bypassed conventional urban lives to live as nomadic photographers. Their lifestyle takes them on aerial expeditions over Africa’s dunes and deserts, across its great savannahs and thousands of miles along remote coastlines. Their photography has been widely published in an impressive list of […]

Lisa St Aubin de Terán’s life reads as fabulously as one of her award-winning books. She has lived all over the world in outlandish, often dangerous, circumstances. One of her novels has now been made into a film.  We’re speaking via a highly-strung WiFi connection, I from a misty Irish farm, she from a dot […]

A few years ago, award-winning wildlife filmmaker Kim Wolhuter moved to a camp in Zimbabwe’s 60 000 hectare Sango Wildlife Conservancy to make a film about honey badgers. At least that was the plan until hyenas hijacked the whole show. Now this wildlife filmmaker is on a crusade to clear their bad reputation. I gave […]

"Paintings can be one-night stands or lifetime love affairs - you never know until you get cracking." Robert Hodgins's work hangs in private collections and important galleries including MoMA. I spoke to some of the people who were his adopted family and knew him best in the small South African town of White River, which […]

Shila Desai started her specialist tour company by accident. It grew into a second act that renewed her sense of purpose and saved her from the rising damp of depression. Since 2011, Eat Your Heart Out Tours has taken clients on the most fascinating life experiences. The company’s specialist guides have contact lists that give […]