Friday 17th April 2026

Culture

Bridging Communities: Vocatio:Responsio’s Liverpool Tour

Vocatio:Responsio, meaning Call:Response in Latin, is an early music ensemble founded and directed by the Merseyside-based violinist Samuel Oliver-Sherry, a current third year music student at St Anne’s College....

‘Comedy is very deceptive’: Seán Carey on ‘Operation Mincemeat’

As a history student, you occasionally come across stories so strange they feel almost fictional. Operation Mincemeat is one of them.

‘People are so hungry to create together’: Lisa Ko on going analogue, crafting, and writing the future

It’s 11:02am in New York when Lisa Ko appears on the video call. In Oxford, the sun is almost down.

How 2025’s biggest films made their mark through music

The recent Oscar nominations have allowed us to reflect on how fundamental musical scores are to film, and the highlights of last year’s film soundtracks.

Review: Everything Everything – Arc

Joshua Barfoot is underwhelmed by this sophomore release.

Who’s Afraid of Frightened Rabbit?

Marc Pacitti interviews the Scottish folk-rockers

Review: The Blackout – Start The Party

Isabel Stoppani de Berrie finds little to love in this car crash of a release.

If You Like… Radiohead

Katy Wright recommends soundtracks on the back of Oxford's finest band.

The Year in Fear

Cherwell Film and TV guides you through Horror of early 2013

Sheila Heti keeps it reel

Barbara Speed talks to Sheila Heti about recording her friends for fiction

Hands tied on Fifty Shades spin-off

Alexander Woolley looks at a mischievous prank on a fickle industry

Focus on… Gilbert and Sullivan

Claire Rodwell delves into the world of the Oxford University G&S Society

Preview: A Theory of Justice: The Musical

Alexander Wilson is impressed by this student-written musical

Preview: They Will Be Red

Alexander Woolley is impressed by this innovative BT production

Nostalgia just isn’t what it used to be

Lizzie Greene explores the world of British Period Drama and its sense of bygone Britishness

Review: Django Unchained

Emily Hislop revels in the strange brilliance of Tarantino's latest release

Review: Angels in America

Kezia Lock reviews the first student Playhouse production of Hilary

Review: Yo La Tengo – Fade

Natasha Frost takes a liking to the latest release by the godparents of indie rock.

Out in the Spotlight

With Angels in America opening at the Playhouse, Peter Junger criticises how sexuality is approached in the acting world

Review: Whipping It Up

Samuel Graydon simply cannot laugh at this satrical political production

Movies and Shakers – Episode VI

Huw and Hattie make their triumphant return to kick off a series focused on Oscar season. This week - Les Miserables (SPOILERS)

Blabberwocky – Episode 1

In a new podcast, Viccy Ibbett and Huw Fullerton aim to ramble aimlessly about books until someone makes them stop. This week: What we Got for Christmas

Preview: Bluebeard

Thomas Blower enjoys a 17th century folk tale brought up to date

Review: Villagers: {Awayland}

Anna McIntyre is blown away by Villagers' sophomore effort

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