Jasper Rees | The Arts Desk

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Jasper Rees

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Jasper has written about the arts, books, the media and sport for many broadsheets and magazines. He currently writes for the Telegraph and the Spectator. In the 1990s he also wrote about football for The Independent on Sunday. He is the author of I Found My Horn and co-author of the play of the same name. Bred of Heaven, his book on Wales and Welshness, was published in August 2011 and read on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week. His latest book is a biography of Florence Foster Jenkins

Articles By Jasper Rees

Our Kind of Traitor Monday, 09 May 2016 Read more...	10 Questions for Artistic Director Emma Rice Saturday, 07 May 2016 Read more...
DVD: Room Friday, 06 May 2016 Read more...	Who was St Clair Bayfield? Thursday, 05 May 2016 Read more...
Q&A Special: Sir Mark Elder on Dvořák Sunday, 01 May 2016 Read more...	Line of Duty, Series 3 Finale, BBC Two Friday, 29 April 2016 Read more...
Victoria Wood: 'Please could you repeat the question?' Thursday, 21 April 2016 Read more...	Normal for Norfolk, BBC Two Thursday, 14 April 2016 Read more...
Arnold Wesker: His Life and Career in 10 Scenes Wednesday, 13 April 2016 Read more...	Dheepan Thursday, 07 April 2016 Read more...
Undercover, BBC One Monday, 04 April 2016 Read more...	The A Word, BBC One Wednesday, 23 March 2016 Read more...
Risen Friday, 18 March 2016 Read more...	Happy Valley, Series 2 Finale, BBC One Wednesday, 16 March 2016 Read more...
The Prosecutors: Real Crime and Punishment, BBC Four Wednesday, 09 March 2016 Read more...	'Paul said he would like orchestral instruments. John couldn’t be bothered' Wednesday, 09 March 2016 Read more...

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