Katie Jarvis

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘with-it’ writer of lyrics for hit musicals, from Joseph and Jesus Christ Superstar to Evita and The Lion King.

Meeting the handful of fishermen carrying on the time-honoured skill of lave net fishing for salmon on the treacherous River Severn, while passing on their knowledge of the river to future generations.

Katie Jarvis reviews A Midsummer Night’s Dream, playing at the Cheltenham Everyman, until Saturday, March 30

Tweedy the clown and Jeremy Stockwell are appearing in the Shakespearean great A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but with Zoom failures and persistent talk of bottoms, the interview turns into more of a Comedy of Errors

The wealth of the Cotswolds was famously built on sheep, but just how easy is it to keep a flock of characterful, boisterous rare breeds these days?

Katie Jarvis visits the home city of Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Phil Lynott and Molly Malone – and falls head over heels in love with the beautiful, poetic melancholy of it all

We’ve known for a long time how special Jilly Cooper is, but now it’s official. We talk to the Cotswold Dame about her latest bestseller.

After centuries of craftspeople being revered and valued, we ask why did ‘craft’ become a dirty word, and why is it only just being reclaimed?

We have Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – who forensically and logically examined everything from spiritualists to fairies – to thank for Sherlock Holmes. And Toby Hulse and Ross Smith to thank for this new comedy, so fun it’s unreal (says fictional Katie Jarvis)