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Dominic Cummings to speak at the Sheldonian Theatre

Dominic Cummings, former Chief Advisor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will present a 90-minute lecture at the Sheldonian Theatre on 11th June. Cummings is set to speak about contemporary...

Oxford Bus Company urges County Council to curb ’emergency’ congestion levels

Urgent action by Oxfordshire County Council to alleviate Oxford’s congestion problem has been called...

University launches new online resource for state schools

Oxplore Teach has been launched by the University of Oxford as the an free...

University discipline statute retains ‘problematic clauses’ despite year-long consultation

Proposed changes to Oxford University’s disciplinary code have faced criticism for retaining “problematic clauses”...

Chatting Up… The Delays

What image are you trying to put across and how would you describe yourselves? Whilst we say that we have an “uncool” style, the...

The Gospel according to Berkoff

Stephen Berkoff’s Messiah: Scenes from a Crucifixion claims to be outré, obscene and blasphemous, which at times it certainly is. Lines like Jesus’s “Whatever...

Amy’s View – BT

There is no beginning, no end. As the audience enter, the actors are already on stage and it’s up to us to work out...

Much Ado Abouot Nothing

Continuing the theatrical trend for all things al fresco this term, Creation Theatre Company have returned to Headington Hill Park with the chaotic comedy...

Something adolescent this way comes

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Ozone and Odeon Wands out! Harry is back, older, angrier and with better special effects...

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead

Like Mike Hodges’ best-known film, the 1971 thriller Get Carter, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead’s central premise sees a man out to avenge his...

Bon Voyage

The charm of Jean-Paul Rappeneau’s Bon Voyageis that it doesn’t take itself too seriously. For many years now, French filmmakers have been drawn to...

Timeless Rock Classic?

The Datsuns Outta Sight/Outta Mind The brazen simplicity of The Datsuns’ self-titled first album (2002) seemed cleverly-timed. Not being modish, knowing or subtle made...

Ash Live at Oxford Brookes

Ash are back, and they arrived in style. Tim Wheeler appeared on stage brandishing his flaming ‘flying V’ in front of a sold-out Oxford...

PJ Harvey: Uh Huh Her

The seventh long player from P J Harvey is a return to form. The follow up to Stories from the City, Stories from the...

Chikinki – Lick Your Ticket

The pumping beats and synthetic effects of the first track on Chikinki’s latest album signal what has been heralded as an ‘electronic dawn,’ with...

Oxford’s own… Charlie Mauleverer

For those seeking relaxing classical music outside the wearisome confines of Classic FM, solace comes in the form of Vista Musicale. Their album, From...

The Cosmos: A Curious Book of Dreams

The acknowledgment of Islamic culture’s contribution to Western civilisation remains, for the most part, restricted to the margins of public knowledge in the West....

Cold Comfort Farm

The world of literature boasts a vast and varied landscape. The compulsive reader may wander through dense forests of almost impenetrable prose translated from...

Midnight Cab

On the evidence of Midnight Cab, James Nichol, established as one of Canada’s prominent playwrights, has made a perfectly seamless transition from acts to...

Students fail to score enough

20/20 Cricket Oxford UCCE 137-8 Oxfordshire 138-5 Thirteen runs in the last over of this TwentyTwenty encounter saw Oxfordshire home after two and...

RBT: From Christ Church to Athens

Mention the letters RBT to anyone involved in Oxford rowing and they’ll know who you are talking about: Robin Bourne-Taylor, of Christ Church, and...

Ultimate Queens

Queen’s followed their victory in the Ultimate Frisbee League by winning cuppers, beating Pembroke/Jesus 5- 2 in the final. Their run of competitive victories...

Keble PemBroken

Before the Blues game against Oxfordshire on Friday evening, it was the turn of the colleges to try 20/20 cricket as last year’s cuppers...

Hugh’s granted final berth

What could have more drama, more nail-biting sleepless-night inducing tension than the Semi-Finals of the 5-a-side Football Cuppers? Exams, perhaps. If the matches at...

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