Kevin McCloud, Host of Grand Designs, discusses the definition of good design and why Grand Designs is such a compelling proposition. He also talks about the sartorial exigencies of filming at a building site, including ballerina leggings, long johns, and multiple pairs of socks.

In this series, Annie cooks her way through David’s seminal volume, French Provincial Cooking, starting with a simple mayonnaise.Find more of Annie's past Kitchen Rudimentals here.

Fashion critic and health sandal convert, Kirstie Clements, charts the history of our embrace of comfort wear and explains how – through an appreciation of plaid, canvas chore jackets and cargo pants – she came to embrace her inner Canadian survivalist.

Psychoanalyst and Professor of Modern Literary Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London, Josh Cohen,  reflects on the contradictions, conflicts and the disordered and divided appetites of the modern individual.

Design critic and writer, Colin Bisset tells the story of civilisational decline through the design history of the comfy chair.

Legendary Australian chef and owner of Brae, Dan hunter, whose stock in culinary trade revolves around produce and blindingly inspired innovation, reveals what he would make for final meal on earth.

Author Lucy Treloar is a master of writing place. In her latest novel the near ghost-town Terowie – a place rich in metaphorical resonance - is transformed into the fictional town of Wirowie, through which she explores themes of abandonment, haunting and loss. She reflects on the way in which the past insists through the landscape and the unique, evocative character of South Australia’s geography.

When Bee Wilson’s husband of 23 years left her, amidst the shock and grief, she wondered if she’d been paying attention to the wrong things: a lifetime of food and cooking suddenly acquired a new significance.

What comes to mind when you think about the word wilderness? For many, it conjures up images of pristine, wild landscapes untouched by humans. But increasingly, the term's being recast, as environmental records show that 'wilderness' is a relatively recent phenomenon.

As Victoria announces the end of native forest logging we talk to Jack Pascoe about the imposition of European style land management on the Australian landscape and what a future Victorian forest should look like.