As Jules looks ahead to the centenary of World War I and the D-Day landings next year, he tells the compelling story of an extraordinary British war heroine Is it just me, or is 2013 flying by? Already the harvest is over, and thoughts of autumn and cosy nights in are...
Jules’ love affair with Wales and the Border counties stems all the way back to his late teens when he was a carefree student at university in Lampeter Picture the scene. It’s late 1988 and a young 18 year old lad is nursing a monumental hangover, having had a...
Forget love; gardening is a drug, says Jules, who finds there’s no better escape from the pressures of daily life than pottering amongst the pegonias, pooch at his side Growing… your own drug?! Today is one of those days that I just adore. It’s just gone six am, the...
Filming for Escape to the Country takes Jules all over Wales and the Borders, where he finds a landscape that has inspired so many, including him I’m often asked what makes me tick. Some would assume it’s the business of creating, or the countryside,...
After a shaky start with the newest members of his brood, Jules is now a convert to the ‘good life’ joys of keeping hens – and not just for the eggs. If I had 10 quid for everyone I met who longed for a life in the country with chickens at their feet, I could have...
