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

Come Fly With Me, BBC One Thursday, 06 January 2011 Read more...	The Next Three Days Wednesday, 05 January 2011 Read more...
True Stories: Rwanda After Genocide, More4 Wednesday, 05 January 2011 Read more...	Pete Postlethwaite, 1946-2011 Monday, 03 January 2011 Read more...
theartsdesk Q&A: Author Michael Dibdin Sunday, 02 January 2011 Read more...	theartsdesk Q&A: Actress Eileen Atkins Friday, 24 December 2010 Read more...
Come Rain Come Shine, ITV1 Monday, 20 December 2010 Read more...	Loose Cannons Tuesday, 14 December 2010 Read more...
The Savoy, ITV1 Monday, 13 December 2010 Read more...	Q&A Special: Actor Derek Jacobi Tuesday, 07 December 2010 Read more...
Operation Mincemeat, BBC Two Sunday, 05 December 2010 Read more...	Of Gods and Men Sunday, 28 November 2010 Read more...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 Tuesday, 16 November 2010 Read more...	Interview: Violinist Nicola Benedetti goes Romantic Friday, 05 November 2010 Read more...
What price musical learning? Thursday, 04 November 2010 Read more...	Photo Gallery: Portraits of Keith Richards 1963-71 Thursday, 28 October 2010 Read more...

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