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

This Is The End Thursday, 27 June 2013 Read more...	CD: Lloyd Cole - Standards Wednesday, 19 June 2013 Read more...
The White Queen, BBC One/Agatha Christie's Marple: Caribbean Mystery, ITV Monday, 17 June 2013 Read more...	theartsdesk Q&A: Songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman Saturday, 15 June 2013 Read more...
Death in the Making: Photographs of War by Robert Capa, Atlas Gallery Wednesday, 12 June 2013 Read more...	Child Genius, Channel 4/Agnetha: Abba and After, BBC One Wednesday, 12 June 2013 Read more...
Frozen Gold: Iain (M) Banks, 1954-2013 Sunday, 09 June 2013 Read more...	theartsdesk in Bradford: Bollywood Carmen Live Saturday, 08 June 2013 Read more...
10 Questions for Musician Cerys Matthews Tuesday, 04 June 2013 Read more...	theartsdesk at the 26th Hay Festival Monday, 03 June 2013 Read more...
Words of Everest, ITV Wednesday, 29 May 2013 Read more...	What Would Beyoncé Do?!, Soho Theatre Wednesday, 29 May 2013 Read more...
DVD: Django Unchained Tuesday, 28 May 2013 Read more...	The Tudors Season, BBC Two Friday, 24 May 2013 Read more...
Something in the Air Wednesday, 22 May 2013 Read more...	Limbo, Southbank Centre Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Read more...

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