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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

Cave of Forgotten Dreams Thursday, 24 March 2011 Read more...	Elizabeth Taylor: 1932-2011 Wednesday, 23 March 2011 Read more...
DVD: Larks on a String Thursday, 17 March 2011 Read more...	Is Sundance really welcome in London? Wednesday, 16 March 2011 Read more...
Opinion: Please will you stop talking? Tuesday, 15 March 2011 Read more...	Ballast Sunday, 13 March 2011 Read more...
DVD: The Sinking of the Laconia Friday, 11 March 2011 Read more...	Hall Pass Wednesday, 09 March 2011 Read more...
theartsdesk Q&A: Script Supervisor Angela Allen Saturday, 05 March 2011 Read more...	Film Gallery: Angela Allen's Life in the Movies Saturday, 05 March 2011 Read more...
Patagonia Wednesday, 02 March 2011 Read more...	Howl Friday, 25 February 2011 Read more...
Silk, BBC One Tuesday, 22 February 2011 Read more...	theartsdesk Q&A: Actor Colin Firth Saturday, 19 February 2011 Read more...
DVD: The Social Network Thursday, 17 February 2011 Read more...	The 2011 Baftas, BBC One: The Twitter Review Sunday, 13 February 2011 Read more...

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