Patrick Kidd

Rafael Nadal: king of the orange brick court

10 May 2025 9:00 am

No tennis player was so well suited to the centre court at Roland Garros, where the Spaniard won a record of 14 French Open titles

The project to revive the oldest hymn in the world

19 April 2025 4:00 pm

Passiontide is a good time for church music. From the triumphal Palm Sunday processionals of ‘All Glory, Laud and Honour’…

How Rory McIlroy banished his Masters demons

14 April 2025 9:48 pm

Eighteen years ago, half his lifetime away, Rory McIlroy made his debut as a professional golfer at the British Masters…

Is Britain ready for a patriotic theme park?

5 April 2025 9:00 am

It is the early 9th century. Peace reigns in a small French village as they prepare for a wedding. Garlands…

The Church of England’s volunteering crisis

18 May 2024 9:00 am

John Betjeman knew that a church cannot run on prayers alone. ‘Let’s praise the man who goes to light the…

No blues, just reds and whites: the Oxford vs Cambridge wine-tasting

14 March 2020 9:00 am

The cellar room is almost silent save for the sound of slurping and spitting and the odd gentle sigh. One…