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A podcast about places and buildings, with tales about history and people.  From author and publisher CLIVE ASLET and the architectural editor of Country Life, JOHN GOODALL.

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  • Dr John Goodall is an award-winning author and Architectural Editor of Country Life, responsible for the celebrated articles on country houses that feature in the magazine each week. Previously a researcher and historian at English Heritage (where he was involved in the re-launch of their guidebook series and worked on several flagship exhibitions), he has been involved in various television series on history and architecture, including BBC1’s The Way We Built Britain (2007), presented by David Dimbleby.

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  • Clive Aslet is a Visiting Professor of Architecture at the University of Cambridge, has written over 30 books, and has talked at every literary festival under the sun. He began his career on the magazine Country Life where he was editor for 13 years, followed by a long stint as editor at large. His journalism has been prolific, not just for Country Life but all the major broadsheets, Sunday papers and magazines. He is also an experienced broadcaster. In 2019, he co-founded the prize-winning publishing house Triglyph Books with the photographer Dylan Thomas. Two years later he was instrumental in establishing the Ax:son Johnson Centre for the Study of Classical Architecture at Downing College, Cambridge. Daniel, could you please add the following to the end of my bio on the website? Recent books include The Story of the Country House (Yale University Press), Sir Edwin Lutyens: Britain’s Greatest Architect? (Triglyph Books) and King Charles III: 40 Years of Architecture (Triglyph Books).

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    clive@ypompod.com

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