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#107, WOOL BRITANNIA
Jan/Feb 2026
Interview: Joe Corré
Tom Hodgkinson
How I Live: Modern Farmer
Maria Benjamin
Patrick Grant: Why I Love Wool
Patrick Grant
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The History of the English Garden with Tim Richardson
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How to Dance with Oliver Broadbent
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Improve Your Handwriting with Susie Deane
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22 Jan 2026 | Online event
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5 Feb 2026 | Online event
Join this very special “A Drink with the Idler” we chat to Idler creater Tom Hodgkinson about his brand new book How to Live Like a Stoic: A Handbook for Happiness.
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19 Feb 2026 | Online event
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5 Mar 2026 | Online event
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12 Mar 2026 | Online event
Join “A Drink with the Idler” as we chat to philosopher and gamer, C. Thi Nguyen about How to Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game.
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