Perfect home if you want to spy on the neighbours: Espionage author John Le Carré s Grade II-listed six bedroom cottage goes on the market for nearly £2m
Spy author John le Carré moved into the stunning Grade II listed building near Wells, Somerset, in 1965
He created many of his most famous works from the studio cottage on the grounds which he used as study
The writer, whose real name was David Cornwell, died last year at the age of 89 from pneumonia
Current residents carried out a painstaking refurbishment and are now marketing the property for £1.95m
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Danny Boy with Anthony Boyle as Brian Wood and Toby Jones as Phil Shiner
Picture: BBC/Expectation TV/Robert Viglasky/Sophie Mutevelian Stepping into the shoes of a living person is a daunting task for any actor. It s a feat made all the more intimidating when the individual s first-hand experiences involve war and they have faced events that are both traumatic and undoubtedly life-changing. A delicate balancing act between creativity and veracity, it s precisely the scenario faced by the cast of new feature-length BBC Two battlefield drama, Danny Boy.
Your eyeballs grow cold: What my first attempt at cold water swimming in London taught me
Before trying out cold water swimming, I learned everything about its promised benefits. I wish I had also read up about the momentary agony it brings. http://parliamenthilllido.org/
Some months ago, as the first Covid winter hit London, a friend asked if I wanted to go open-air swimming with her. She was a regular at the Parliament Hill Lido and wanted company for her early morning swim. It was the novelty of the thing that made me say yes. We arranged to meet at 7.30 am, a few days on, for a swim before work.