Chap 117 Autumn 2023

Paul Simonon: Chris Sullivan meets the Clash bassist
The Beret: We celebrate the versatility and rebel alliance of this French lid
Laurence Harvey: The louche actor who believed in ‘suffering in abject luxury’
Colleen Darnell: The Vintage Egyptologist visits the site of the 1964 World’s Fair in New York
Flagrant Fragrance: How to smell superb without it costing the earth
Drinking: Not your average cocktail cabinet: unusual tipples from around the world
A Wholly New Unholy Trinity: David Bramwell on folk horror classics that match The Wicker Man
Brolly Dollies: The results of our collaboration with Geoff Stocker
Horse Racing Eccentrics: Oddballs from the paddock, both above and under the saddle
Boss Morris: An all-women morris side reclaiming the dance from the beardies
Grey Fox Column: David Evans samples English whisky, Cotswold knitwear and Cordings tweed
Silbury Hill: The neolithic mystery under this spectacular mound of earth
Motoring: The evolution of the McLaren marque on both racetrack and civvy street
The Return of the Dandy Doctor: The 14th Doctor’s sartorial admiration for Jon Pertwee
Cricket: What the blue blazes is ‘Bazball’ and why is it invigorating the game?
Jack the Ripper: A walk around Whitechapel in the footsteps of the mysterious Victorian
Book Reviews: Including Luke Jennings’ Blood Knots
Am I Beret?: Readers submit photographs of themselves in their French titfers
Screen Idle: Torquil Arbuthnot on his days in rep and Tinseltown
Plus: Restaurant review, Crossword