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

CD: Rod Stewart - Another Country Saturday, 17 October 2015 Read more...	River, BBC One Wednesday, 14 October 2015 Read more...
theartsdesk Q&A: Musician Ray Davies Sunday, 11 October 2015 Read more...	Hugh Scully: From Antiques to Downing Street Saturday, 10 October 2015 Read more...
Unforgotten, ITV Friday, 09 October 2015 Read more...	DVD: London Road Wednesday, 07 October 2015 Read more...
Macbeth Friday, 02 October 2015 Read more...	Cider with Rosie, BBC One Monday, 28 September 2015 Read more...
CD: Squeeze - Cradle to the Grave Sunday, 27 September 2015 Read more...	Florence + the Machine, Alexandra Palace Tuesday, 22 September 2015 Read more...
Downton Abbey, Series 6, ITV Monday, 21 September 2015 Read more...	Doctor Foster, BBC One Thursday, 10 September 2015 Read more...
Legend Tuesday, 08 September 2015 Read more...	American Ultra Friday, 04 September 2015 Read more...
45 Years Friday, 28 August 2015 Read more...	10 Questions for Actor Jason Hughes Monday, 24 August 2015 Read more...

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