Jason Goodwin

Jason Goodwin: ‘It was like the scene where Dreyfus has his epaulettes ripped off ’

The man who asked for organic cheese.

Jason Goodwin: 'They were more like beautiful professors of Hegelian dialectic than actual dogs'

Jason Goodwin: The hotel rooms where Agatha Christie wrote her most famous book, and where Turkey became a modern nation

Jason Goodwin: 'I learned to leave judging beauty pageants to people with natural tact, such as Donald Trump'

Jason Goodwin: ‘After a year, absolutely nothing had happened – not a shoot, not one feathery frond’

Our Spectator columunist keeps the faith in his asparagus bed.

Jason Goodwin: Keeping up with the Jehovahs

'I don’t get into theological debate with them; I simply like to bask awhile in their radiant happiness'

Jason Goodwin: 'You can tell it’s GCSE time again... it's like an old episode of The Generation Game'

Jason Goodwin: ‘Most of them look like a cross between a walkie-talkie and Rosa Klebb’s toecaps ’

Our Spectator columnist discovers there is smoke without fire.

Jason Goodwin: 'I passed a man up a pole and I asked him if he was bringing us faster connection speeds. "Nope," he replied. "Slower."’

The perils of country living include broadband speed so slow as to impinge human rights - but at least there's the option of Going To Town to keep Jason Goodwin happy.

Jason Goodwin: It’s high time we had an ‘Old Ladies Day’ for the likes of my Aunt Pooh, the spy from Borneo

Old ladies aren’t what they used to be – they aren’t as old, for starters – but Jason Goodwin is full of praise for them and says they deserve their own day.

Jason Goodwin: 'There was nothing there. The original message from St Petersburg, Sergei’s emails, the thank-you email. All gone.'

Our columnist Jason Goodwin recounts a chilling tale of his own brush with the Russians in Dorset.

Jason Goodwin: How to turn a majestic but unlucky deer into a freezer-full of meals

Our columnist Jason Goodwin makes the most of a bit of A35 roadkill – with a little help from Christian Dior. No, really.

Jason Goodwin: 'The negligees hanging on the washing lines blocked the camera’s view'

Our spectator columnist reminisces about Paris, and discovers the most important thing about life.

Jason Goodwin: ‘The only sounds were the yawning of dogs, the spitting of logs in the fireplace and the occasional papery gulp of somebody turning a page’

Snowed in and without power, Jason Goodwin was left to live a medieval lifestyle that was rejuvenating and romantic... but not to everyone's taste.

Jason Goodwin: ‘We shared the Abbey with the bones of King Alfred’s brothers and Anne Boleyn’s lover’

Our Spectator columnist enjoys the first glimpse of spring and Evensong, the loveliest of Anglican services.

Jason Goodwin: ‘Memories fade. Gavin was right: buildings outlive us all and they’re each memorials. They should not be allowed to disappear’

Our columnist remembers Gavin Stamp, the architectural critic, historian and campaigner.

Jason Goodwin: The signwriters of Britain who’ve nailed their grammar and added a touch of poetry

Forget brickbats for greengrocers' apostrophes – let's instead concentrate on those who take signwriting up to a new level, says our columnist Jason Goodwin.

Jason Goodwin: The upside of life in a harem, and modern-day slavery on the King's Road

Our columnist Jason Goodwin considers the realities of everyday existence for the women kept in 18th century Ottoman harems.

Jason Goodwin: 'We have books all over the floors and carpets on the furniture'

Our columnist Jason Goodwin talks about jam jars, duvets and the books which are taking over his house.

Jason Goodwin: How to spend 24 hours in London without spending a penny

Our columnist Jason Goodwin headed to London expecting to have to dig deep to keep himself and his wife entertained. Instead, even the thank-you present for his hosts didn't cost him a penny.