The experts
THE ULTIMATE SHOOTING QUIZ TEAM
BILL HARRIMAN
BASC’s head of firearms and global authority on guns
DIGGORY HADOKE
Vintage gun expert, firearms dealer, author and journalist
MIKE SWAN
Conservation expert and head of education for the GWCT
TONY BUCKWELL
Veterinary surgeon with a special interest in gundogs
TIM MADDAMS
Former head chef at River Cottage and runs a shoot in Devon
IAIN WATSON
Keen stalker and senior CIC international trophy judge
CHRIS DALTON
Professional stalker and regular presenter on The Shooting Show
Contact the team
Email: ollie.harvey@futurenet.com
Post: Shooting Times, Future, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, London W2 6JR
ART AND THE ARTIST
Charles Church
HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III HAS long had a good eye for art and described his namesake, Charles Church, as “a remarkable artist”.
The then Prince of Wales said of Charles that “he has a unique sensitivity and profound understanding of his subject matter”. The subject matter is something dear to The King, and even more so to his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II — horses.
Born in 1970, Charles Church began painting at the age of 15, and although he had never ridden, he became interested in racing. It was to be the subject of much of his commissioned work.
“I don’t think of myself as a sporting artist —
