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Spotlight On - Walton On Thames

Found on the banks of the River Thames, Walton-onThames had an important role in the development of British cinema and today it offers picturesque riverside walks, a thriving arts scene and world restaurants

My Surrey Weekend

This year The Royal Parks charity has recruited 20 volunteer community rangers to improve the visitor experience. Bushy Park ranger Sandra Wright tells Simone Hellyer what the job entails

Keep Dancing

With Strictly Come Dancing back on our screens, the show’s former dance pro, Flavia Cacace-Mistry, and her Hollywood actor husband and Strictly dance partner, Jimi Mistry, chat with Angela Sara West about their careers, life in Surrey and their healthy new business venture

Surrey Character: Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!

For David Peters, Guildford’s town crier for 29 years, a booming voice runs in the family

Horrible Histories

As we get ready to celebrate Halloween, Stephen Roberts takes a look at Surrey’s most notorious crimes and the fates of the perpetrators

Call Of The Wild

Bagshot-born wildlife presenter Steve Backshall’s latest TV series takes him to some of the most remote and unexplored places in the world. Simone Hellyer finds out how his childhood love of adventure books led to a life of exploring

The Yew Tree

We probably know the yew best from churchyards, although it is seen throughout Surrey in mixed woodlands and other treescapes. It occasionally forms pure stands such as Druids Grove in Surrey Wildlife Trust’s Norbury Park reserve.

The Wonderful Ms Wilson

Smart, self-assured, and immensely talented – after putting her name to a string of cult TV shows, Surrey born Ruth Wilson is gearing up for her biggest role to date in brand-new BBC spectacular His Dark Materials.

Sweet Georgia

Two things you need to know about Georgia: it’s the homeland of Stalin (a fact most Georgians prefer to forget), and it’s the birthplace of wine.

Surrey Character: Elvis Is Alive... And Lives In Surrey

By day he’s a bricklayer from Addlestone, by night Steve Knight transforms into one of the 20th century’s greatest icons.

Smoke Signals

Having made their name in Surbiton, the team behind Big Smoke Brewing Co have expanded their brewery from a small pub garden shed to a huge state-of-the-art site in Esher – and their pub estate has grown with it. Matthew Williams visits The Flintgate in Weybridge to see if they’ve retained their magic touch.

Room With A View

Denbies has been at the forefront of England’s wine production for over 30 years and, with the opening of a new vineyard hotel on the estate this summer, shows no signs of slowing down. Rebecca Younger spent a night among the vines.

Late Season Stunner

Leigh Clapp visits the inspiring gardens at Woodbury Cottage, near Reigate, where the scene is one of colour and texture that is still rich and vibrant in September.

Judge James

This month BBC Surrey Breakfast host James Cannon is looking forward to the Surrey Life Food & Drink Awards but with some trepidation.

Football's Founding Father

Stephen Roberts looks back at the life of Ebenezer Cobb Morley, the Surrey man who codified the rules of football more than 150 years ago.

Inside Wentworth

This month the great and the good of the golfing world will descend on Wentworth, the exclusive members-only golf club in Virginia Water, for the BMW PGA Championships. Rebecca Younger went behind the scenes as it prepares for the prestigious tournament.

Hot Competition

The Surrey Artist of the Year competition is a highlight in Surrey’s creative calendar and celebrates the wealth of artistic talent in the county.

Charitable Life

Woking and Sam Beare Hospice and Wellbeing Care CEO, Marian Imrie, discusses the incredible work the charity does as a specialist care provider across six different boroughs in Surrey.

Culture Club

Every September a host of venues across Surrey open their doors for free as part of England’s largest festival of history and culture – Heritage Open Days.

Croydon

Ever evolving, Croydon is a town under heavy development with a number of ambitious projects reaching for the stars – as long as the British economy prevails. Behind the headline grabbing construction, however, is a hugely creative arts community and a fascinating history.

Absolutely Fabulous Fashion

Claire Saul joins curator Grace Evans as she prepares for the latest fashion exhibition at Chertsey Museum.

A Happier Birthday

This month comedian Paul Kerensa gets to grips with the new school term - and bids farewell to his weekends.

It's A Wild Life

As Surrey’s very own wildlife hospital celebrates 38 years since it began opening its doors to our county’s injured and abandoned animals, we take a look at what’s next for Leatherhead’s Wildlife Aid Foundation

The Brambling

You might spot this cousin of the chaffinch flying in from Scandinavia in winter. Ken Anckorn, conservation manager at Surrey Wildlife Trust tells us more

Black Swan

Despite rescuing swans from all manner of sticky situations over the years, this month founder of the Wildlife Aid Foundation, Simon Cowell MBE, came across a first

A Day At The Rural Races

While the Investec Derby at Epsom may be the pinnacle of Surrey’s horse racing calendar these days, ‘steeplechasing’ remains as quietly popular as when it started, back in the 1700s.

Into The Woods

Next month, the doors of Surrey’s new opera house will open to the public for the first time. Tinx Newton goes behind the scenes to speak to Wasfi Kani who, 30 years after launching her first opera company, is taking on her biggest challenge to date.

Honouring Mary Wondrausch

Chris Ewbank remembers one of Surrey’s most remarkable artists.

Growing Up

With a decade of gardening journalism and a host of award-winning landscape designs to his name, Dan Pearson’s latest book is chock full of insights gained from a successful career at the forefront of global horticulture, which began at the sprawling RHS Wisley.

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams was one of the most important composers of the 20th century and the Surrey landscape was a key influence on his music. Tinx Newton looks back at his life, and at the impact he has had on Leith Hill Musical Festival.