@ViewfromPenge

Art, travel, books, journalism. An award or two. More words at https://xitter.cf/t.co/s55syRvhf5

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Happy birthday Eric Ravillious. Remembering his work and strange and tragic end when his plane was lost in WWII. I talked to his daughter and the daughter of the pilot. thetimes.com/culture/art/art…

Daughters meet 76 years after loss of pilot and war artist Eric Ravilious

Two grey-haired women embrace in the foyer of Compton Verney art gallery in Warwickshire. They have never met before but the encounter could hardly be more emotional. Carol Lockwood and Anne Ullmann...

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Should they show The Odyssey in the Whitehouse? Taster of my RT interview with #AnneHathaway and #MattDamon ... facebook.com/reel/1705393047…

11K views · 135 reactions | We reckon it should be screened...

We reckon it should be screened everywhere! The Odyssey releases in cinemas on Friday 17 July 2026. Interview by Michael Hodges.

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Is Constable really better than Turner, or am I just getting old? I followed them around England for @IndyTravel independent.co.uk/travel/uk/…

From Suffolk to Margate: On the trail of Turner’s fire and Constable’s rain

With a new exhibition celebrating the rival artists at the Tate Britain this winter, Michael Hodges explores the parts of England that inspired some of their greatest works

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I dodged wolves in Netherlands to see the pointillist masterpieces coming to @NationalGallery in September independent.co.uk/travel/eur…

Inside the Netherlands modern art museum where wolves roam outside

Helene Kroller-Muller was one of the wealthiest women in the Netherlands and believed that art seen in nature had a more profound effect on the viewer. Michael Hodges explores the national art museum...

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Happy birthday to Sean Bean, who tells me, 'I'd rather play a great character who dies than a mundane character who lives' radiotimes.com/tv/drama/sean…

Sean Bean: 'I'd rather play a great character who dies than a mundane character who lives'

Despite starring in the BBC’s brutal new gangster series, Sean Bean has matured and mellowed – but he can still turn on the rage.

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Nick Trend@travellingtrend13 Mar 2025
Publication day! ❤️❤️❤️ @LaurenceKingPub #love #art
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I was sent by @IndyTravel to a muddy hill outside Siena ahead of @NationalGallery Siena: The Rise of Painting. Worth it for the wonders within. What a city independent.co.uk/travel/eur…

The insider’s tour of the Tuscan city at the heart of Renaissance painting

The medieval city of Siena is a treasure trove of Renaissance art, which is the focus of a new exhibition at the National Gallery. Michael Hodges heads to Tuscany to experience the magic for himself

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Foyles Bookshop@Foyles24 Feb 2025
Only a few days to go until we welcome the most iconic duo in British art Gilbert & George to Foyles. They will be sharing the stage with art dealer & author James Birch & journalist Michael Hodges to talk about Birch's latest book of art world adventures🎫foyles.co.uk/events/james-bi…
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Get back to Valencia if you can - my piece for @IndyTravel independent.co.uk/travel/eur…

Why tourists should start heading back to Valencia this spring

After the catastrophic floods that swept through Valencia last year, Michael Hodges explains why it’s time to go back to the sunny Spanish city

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Another childhood hero gone. Wonderful player. Thank you John Tudor.
Mick Edmondson@MadMickToonDJ10 Feb 2025
RIP Newcastle United Great John Tudor. So sad to hear the news of this wonderful man’s passing. John was a friend of The Back Page & our thoughts are with his lovely wife Anne, family & friends. 🖤🤍
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Thrilled to have worked on another art and spies book with James Birch, out now @CHEERIOPublish. My Times piece on a remarkable story... thetimes.com/culture/art/art…

KGB spies, stolen art and underpants — when Gilbert & George went to Russia

In 1990 the eccentric Margaret Thatcher-supporting duo were invited to Moscow — and so began a remarkable story of Cold War intrigue

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Remembering Moira Shearer on her 99th birth anniversary! The Red Shoes (1948) Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
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Always a pleasure to chat with @ViewfromPenge for @RadioTimes. Our latest conversation covered @BBCRadio3’s encouraging listener figures, the launch of Radio 3 Unwind, and a few other things besides: radiotimes.com/audio/radio/s…

BBC Radio 3 Controller "only just getting started" as he refutes 'dumbing down' accusations

Sam Jackson outlines his vision for a "modern iteration" of the station.

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alex thomson@alextomo30 Oct 2024
The North York Moors today - fire after fire as they set grouse moors alight, as if the climate crisis simply doesn’t exist.
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#VanGogh at @NationalGallery is mind-blowing - my piece for @IndyTravel on where he did the magic
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On the Van Gogh trail in Arles where the secrets (and lies) of the artist’s world are revealed independent.co.uk/travel/eur…

On the Van Gogh trail in Arles where the artist’s secrets (and lies) are revealed

As a major new Van Gogh exhibition opens at London’s National Gallery, Michael Hodges takes a train to Arles to retrace the famous painter’s steps and discovers a twisty tale where fact merges into...

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#MichaelPalin tells me why he left the BBC and reveals being nice isn't all it's cracked up to be. Full interview at radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/mic…

Michael Palin on parting ways with the BBC, turning down Strictly and plans to keep travelling

Ahead of the release of his latest volume of diaries, the broadcasting great speaks to Radio Times about personal loss, future hopes and the days he's not so nice.

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In honour of his newly published volume of diaries There and Back, Sir #MichaelPalin reflects on why he parted from the BBC, the death of his wife Helen, and how, at 81, he intends to keep travelling the world - all in this week's issue of Radio Times.
“There was the feeling that the BBC wanted to interfere a little more. They wanted to control it a little more.” - Michael Palin

ALT “There was the feeling that the BBC wanted to interfere a little more. They wanted to control it a little more.” - Michael Palin

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Before #RachelReeves takes my millions I ran away to be a Jersey tax exile for @IndyTravel. Fine wines and Michelin-starred food were encountered. And a very big beach... independent.co.uk/travel/ins…

For a real ‘budget’ break – how to do the Channel Islands like a tax exile

Famously a tax hideout for those looking to relax, Jersey is a favourite of the super-wealthy, but as Michael Hodges discovers, there is a lot more Channel Island life for the rest of us looking for...

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Knocked out by my partner Anna Crane's bravery and derring do ... hiking over mountains after cancer surgery. For @timestravel, free to read.
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Another brilliant female actor talks to me about overcoming ageism - meet #SlowHorses' quietly wonderful foil to Gary Oldman, Saskia Reeves. radiotimes.com/tv/drama/sask…

Saskia Reeves on Slow Horses, navigating ageism, and screen chemistry with Gary Oldman

Saskia Reeves stars as Catherine Standish in the Apple TV+ series.

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