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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

Extract: Bred of Heaven - George Borrow's Wild Wales

Sunday, 31 July 2011 Read more...

The Light Thief

Thursday, 28 July 2011 Read more...

Holiday Hijack, Channel 4

Sunday, 24 July 2011 Read more...

Q&A Special: Magician Paul Kieve

Tuesday, 19 July 2011 Read more...

Beginners

Tuesday, 19 July 2011 Read more...

He'll be back: ex-governor returns to what he knows

Wednesday, 13 July 2011 Read more...

The Night Watch, BBC Two

Tuesday, 12 July 2011 Read more...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (3D)

Monday, 11 July 2011 Read more...

Super

Monday, 04 July 2011 Read more...

Stolen, BBC One

Sunday, 03 July 2011 Read more...

Natural Pursuits: Simon Gray at BFI Southbank

Saturday, 02 July 2011 Read more...

DVD: Meet Monica Velour

Saturday, 02 July 2011 Read more...

As If I Am Not There

Thursday, 30 June 2011 Read more...

Just One More Thing: Peter Falk, 1927-2011

Tuesday, 28 June 2011 Read more...

The Pajama Men, Soho Theatre

Tuesday, 21 June 2011 Read more...

DVD: The Fighter

Monday, 20 June 2011 Read more...

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