“Everywhere we go, we ask: ‘What are the dominant narratives about the city? And what are they hiding?”
I’ve walked past the Clarendon Building on Broad Street many times – but I’d never thought to ask what it had been used for...
“If you want to understand the mess we’re in today, you need to know some history.”
Eugene Rogan, a historian of the Middle East and fellow of St. Anthony’s College is a tutor I feel slightly in awe of: charismatic...
Seeking asylum from Myanmar: an interview with Jack Sanga
He was a student when Myanmar's military launched a coup against its sitting government in 2021 and has since had to flee after protesting against...
“Poetry is political because it’s so immediate.”
In search of localised wisdom, Cherwell spoke to one of Oxford’s own. Poetry sensation, Birmingham Young Poet Laureate (2018-20), Foyle Young Poet of the...
You see that Cherwell interview? That’s your mum, that is.
David Baddiel gets asked a lot of questions. And, often, they’re all versions of each other: what was it like being the first comic...
The Oxford Fashion Gala is Back!
"After an incredible sold-out 2023 show, The Oxford Fashion Gala is back for 2024, so get the date in your diary (W3 TT24!)"
Spotlight: The Gatehouse’s Community Café
The Gatehouse must be one of the only social enterprises in Oxford where an upsurge in usage is not necessarily a good thing. Since...
On scouring for words, snollygosters and soaked trousers with Mark Forsyth
If you could hear my bursts of laughter through the hallways of the Glink in the summer of ‘23, I apologise. But all credits...
Adidas, Auden, and the author: on Zoom with Mark Ford
The emails I exchanged with Mark Ford had the paw prints of a poet: frequent ellipses and the sparing sign-off ‘M’, like our interview,...
“Don’t be in such a hurry. Enjoy the world.”
Kate Ewart-Biggs’ mission with the British Council is to build lasting connections between the UK and other countries through arts and language. Coming from...
Quickfire with Martha Lane Fox
Martha Lane Fox studied at Magdalen College. She co-founded lastminute.com with Brent Hoberman in 1998, offering late holiday deals online, and was a pioneer...
Meeting the President’s Husband: An Interview with Peter Kessler
'Come to Magdalen Monday Movies. You will not regret it. And whatever happens, you're not getting your money back.'
Open Minds, Open Conversations: An Interview with the LOAF Podcast
I knew vaguely of the podcast run by four of my fellow Christ Church students before interviewing them for Cherwell. It takes hard work...
Interview: ‘A Night of Queer Music’ at Holywell
Deborah Acheampong (Producer) in conversation with Adrienne Knight (Musical Director), Katie Kirkpatrick, and Eliza Hogermeer (both singers) on Vanguard Productions' upcoming show 'A Night of Queer Music', a dramatic music concert, at the Holywell Music Room, on the 30th and 31st of May.
