Being at boarding school in the pre-internet era, especially a boarding school tucked away in the Oxfordshire countryside, was like being in a cocoon. You had your own life; world events happened elsewhere. James Lovegrove boardcocooncountryside share on social
For my first week as a new boy at Radley College, back in the summer of 1979, I was followed around by a film crew. James Lovegrove backboycollege Change image and share on social
The process of being filmed was, I found, peculiar but not discomfiting. At 13, you are malleable, adaptable, better able to take the unusual in your stride. James Lovegrove adaptablediscomfitfilm Change image and share on social
My appearance on 'Public School' garnered a smattering of fan mail from girls, which was good, and letters from mothers saying I was the sort of boy they'd like their daughters to go out with - which was not quite as good. James Lovegrove appearanceboydaughter share on social
