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Narrative historian Antonia Fraser lives in London and has six children and eighteen grandchildren.... Read more

https://www.idler.co.uk/patron/antonia-fraser/

“The Idler Academy is better than drugs,” says actress Emma Thompson. “And I should know, I’ve tried a few.” Tom Hodgkinson invited Emma to become a patron of the Idler Academy after vi...

https://www.idler.co.uk/patron/john-doe/

Michael has been a great support to the Idler and its various projects, giving interviews and inviting Tom on the radio to talk about being a flâneur. In our Idler’s Library you can see an hou...

https://www.idler.co.uk/patron/michael-palin/

Documentary-maker Louis has been writing for the Idler since it began in 1993. He has interviewed a number of notable characters for the magazine, including David Soul, Bill Oddie and Colin Wilso...

https://www.idler.co.uk/patron/louis-theroux/

John is Director of Information at QI and co-founder of crowd publishing company Unbound. He regularly lectures at the Idler Academy on such disparate subjects as William Morris, laudanum and Len...

https://www.idler.co.uk/patron/john-mitchinson/

Former model Lucy is now a photographer and horsewoman. She has four children, Otis, Merlin, Isaac and Tara. ... Read more

https://www.idler.co.uk/patron/lucy-birley/

John is the founder of QI and produced Not The Nine O’Clock News, Spitting Image and Blackadder. He is a philosopher and a fan of curiosity and Alan Watts.... Read more

https://www.idler.co.uk/patron/john-lloyd/