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Richard Coles

The Rev Richard Coles is a writer, broadcaster and Church of England clergyman

McDermid, Nicci French, Anthony Horowitz and more reveal what makes a great novel, celebrating writers including Patricia Highsmith, Donna Tartt and Dennis Lehane31 Jul 2022 06.30 CEST……

commentsJune 2022The Seafood Cabin, Argyll: ‘Exactly right’ – restaurant reviewThe Kintyre peninsula is wonderfully empty – let’s hope the splendid Seafood Cabin doesn’t change that, says

Rev Richard Coles19 Jun 2022 07.00 CESTJuly 2021My summer of loveMy summer of love: ‘Under the spell of ecstasy, strangers went straight to limitless intimacy’We danced in water features,

stupefied with drugs. And while my big crush was unrequited, the whole season was irresistible fun7 Jul 2021 11.30 CEST…… commentsJune 2021June Plum, Wellingborough: ‘Strong, clean flavours

that delight’ – restaurant review13 Jun 2021 07.00 CESTBooks that made meReverend Richard Coles: ‘A collapsing ancien régime is like Disneyland to me’4 Jun 2021 11.00 CESTDecember 2019On

second thoughtsHow Princess Anne made me a monarchistRichard ColesI used to believe the royal family enshrined inequality. Now I see it as an impartial bulwark against the rise of tyrants,

says vicar and presenter Richard Coles31 Dec 2019 15.00 CETMarch 2018The BBC is driving its presenters to despairRichard ColesComplaints about the BBC’s U-turn on tax aren’t the whines of

rich luvvies, says Richard Coles, parish priest of St Mary the Virgin, Finedon22 Mar 2018 07.00 CETJuly 2016Reverend Richard Coles on The Water Babies: how a vicar saved a chimney

sweepRichard Coles on how Charles Kingsley’s 1862 novel combined God, science and social outrage to make the world a better place11 Jul 2016 10.00 CEST…… commentsMarch 2015King or queen for

a dayIf I were king for a day, everyone in the UK would have a decent homeRichard ColesI can think of nothing more important for my realm than its housing – especially the parts that fake

period features have disfigured6 Mar 2015 15.55 CET…… commentsDecember 2014Obituaries of 2014PD James remembered by Richard ColesRichard Coles: the crime writer was courteous and

perspicacious – and alert to the gap between what was said and what was done21 Dec 2014 10.00 CET…… commentsApril 2013Silence: A Christian History by Diarmaid MacCulloch – reviewDiarmaid

MacCulloch considers the role of silence in church tradition and finds it not always a positive one, writes Richard Coles21 Apr 2013 10.00 CEST…… commentsJuly 2012Olympic torch route: the

Guardian relayOlympic torch route, day 45: Wellingborough shrugs off past disaster to welcome the flame

The Rev Richard Coles says the town is happy to have the torch despite its Great Fire, 274 years ago

reviewAlain de Botton's attempt to encourage secular society to steal religion's most fruitful ideas is admirable but ultimately hollow, says Richard Coles22 Jan 2012 01.05 CET……

commentsNovember 2011Cif beliefSt Paul's, the church's reality checkRichard Coles

Richard Coles: The Occupy London protest has been a PR disaster for us, but Christianity started badly too. We can learn

take the enjoyment out of giving'Charity muggers', or street fundraisers, are a familiar sight in our town centres. But their pushiness, says the Rev Richard Coles, makes it easy to forget

how good it is to give27 Oct 2011 22.30 CEST…… commentsApril 2011My royal wedding: 'The kids said that Harry and Pippa ought to marry next'

Writers and broadcasters including Julie Myerson, Billy Bragg and Katharine Whitehorn give their reflections on the royal wedding

Ed Miliband's unmarried status, despite being a father, was one of the more surprising controversies sparked by his election. Does it matter?

2 Oct 2010 01.02 CEST…… commentsJuly 2010Cif beliefHeaven knows why Jeffrey John provokes such animosityRichard ColesRichard Coles: Now that homosexuality is less frowned upon than ever, why

is the church opposed to consecrating a gay priest?10 Jul 2010 14.38 CEST…… comments