It took me 30 years to learn to love lapsang souchong – but now it’s all gone horribly wrong Yes, the tea is an acquired taste. But now I can’t get hold of it, and I’m suffering, writes Adrian Chiles The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024
LOOK: Michigan State football QB Aidan Chiles’ dad responds to team getting another QB Aidan Chiles father, Adrian, responded to MSU getting a second QB out of the portal: USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 10, 2024
What’s the secret of packing light for a holiday? Ask my mum She can fit months’ worth of essentials into the tiniest of bags, writes Adrian Chiles. I go big – and still always forget something The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024
It’s never OK to look at your phone in church – unless you’re checking the score Even cardinals can get distracted in the closing stages of a close football match, writes Adrian Chiles The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023
I loved my new glasses – until everyone told me what they thought of them Loved ones, friends and complete strangers have all waded in. I’ve even been told I look just like the bloke from Up … The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023
How can you tell if someone’s really an atheist? Watch them at a penalty shootout There are times when everyone resorts to prayer, writes Adrian Chiles. Just ask Oti Mabuse or Martin and Shirlie Kemp The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023
My Life at Christmas with Adrian Chiles: release date, guest stars, episode guide, exclusive interview and everything you need to know My Life at Christmas with Adrian Chiles on BBC One sees Oti Mabuse, John Simpson plus Martin and Shirlie Kemp reveal what Christmas means to them. WhatToWatch · Dec 1, 2023
Vets, you deserve my apologies In my previous column, I accused veterinarians of ‘upselling’ remedies for profit, and I am sorry. Vets are lovely – but their corporate employers, not so much, writes Adrian Chiles The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023
Don’t knock vets – we’re doing a tough job under difficult conditions Letter: Veterinary care is expensive to provide and vets are under more pressure than ever before, says Kate Platt in response to an article by Adrian Chiles The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023
Where will you spend Christmas? With your parents? Your in-laws? Your children? Why is it so complicated? So much guilt, so much admin … Life is far easier when you’re a kid and don’t have to worry about where you’ll be pulling crackers, writes Adrian Chiles The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023
I loved the Marina Abramović show – but the most shocking moment came in the giftshop The work of the grandmother of performance art is intense, moving and baffling. Nonetheless, I wasn’t prepared for the wares on sale, writes Adrian Chiles The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023
Who uses the outside lane on motorways? Brief letters: Lane discipline | Guardian letters and brain health | Missed mastress opportunity | Check your language The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023
How did I spend Halloween? With an incredible group of nuns Hosting an awards ceremony for these sisters, I realised the important work they do tackling modern slavery, writes Adrian Chiles The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023
Who’s got time for customer reviews? Brief letters: Taking a dim view | That petrol emotion | Cockerel on tape | Rush-hour concerts The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023 Why are young people all growing mullets? I’ve been inspired by a much better hairstyle Forget Chris Waddle – the 18th-century dandy Beau Nash should be this season’s style icon, says Adrian Chiles
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023 Goodbye widescreen, hello tallscreen – soon we’ll watch everything from football to movies in portrait mode The whole world is warping to fit the screens of our mobile phones. I’m bracing myself for a wave of dramas set on ladders and staircases, writes Adrian Chiles
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023 Have I found Britain’s very worst traffic lights for pedestrians? The wait for the green man at these lights is unbearably slow – and then you only have 10 seconds to race across the road. But I did get a nice reply from the council when I complained, writes Adrian Chiles
The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023 The present tense is perfect English for history, sports commentary – and jokes Letters: Linguistics professor John O’Regan on history written in the present tense, and Simon Allen on other documentary annoyances
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023 Therapy has one big flaw, as I’ve seen for myself. But I know how to fix it Most talking cures involve just one person telling their version of events. Let’s hear from their nearest and dearest
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023 The relentless rise of the present tense in history programmes Letters: TV producer Dan Gold on the grammar trend that’s driving Adrian Chiles to distraction. Plus letters from Jinny Fisher, David Parker, David Barlow, Karen Barratt and Daniel Nelson
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023 Those tomatoes need pinching out, Adrian Letter: Michelle Gibson offers advice to Adrian Chiles on his unruly plants
Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2023 Stop moralising about British history, Zadie Smith tells fans She also spoke about abstaining from social media and recording the audiobook of her new novel
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023 I have created a monster. Can nothing save me from the tomato plant from hell? All I wanted was some delicious homegrown produce. Now I’m the one who’s likely to end up as dinner, writes Adrian Chiles
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023 I love history programmes. But there’s one trend that makes my blood boil … If something happened centuries ago, let’s talk about it as if it happened centuries ago – not as if it was going on right now, says Adrian Chiles
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023 It’s only a coat hanger. But it brings back such fond memories A lifetime ago, in postwar Zagreb, my grandmother wrote her name on a wooden coat hanger. It means as much as any gravestone