On July 15 Nancy Hunt and I were interviewed for 20 minutes on Talk Oxfordshire. It is about the latest book I have been involved with. GREEN POWER The Spirulina Cookbook brings together many elements in my life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mfDi8Cia70&list=PLA7BT6X6QX-zLHM8mmx4eLc6ZOS6LZOWi
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I am still in shock at the news that Rebecca Alison (nee Martin) died yesterday at a tragically young age. I was privileged to interview her and Nia Williams for Oxfordshire Limited Edition. I sent them to Oxtopia as [...]
A coup for Chinese New Year! Exclusive interview for Oxfordshire Limited Edition with one of the founders of the Stars Art movement the courageous Qu Leilei.
Ai Weiwei, Ma Desheng, Wang Keping and Li Shuang are among [...]
As well as inviting local castaways to the launch of Brushstrokes in Time on February 2 at Blackwell’s in Oxford @ 6.45pm (free but booking preferable.) I inquired about life on Oxtopia. This was TV naturalist Dr George McGavin’ssurprising reply.
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I sometimes think that the Oxtopians have become a club. They are all so different and come from such diverse backgrounds that many would never have met without their castaway experience They may be very different but they like each other!
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It looks like Weimin He’s insightful depictions of the development of the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter will remain on display for 3 or 4 years. Take the newly created short cut between Walton Street and Woodstock Road and you will see [...]
Often the people who are the most generous are not wealthy in terms of money. Icolyn is one of those. Born to a subsistence farmer in rural Jamaica she came to Oxford in 1965. Empathy was all she had when she [...]
Tim Metcalfe’s apt title for this month’s castaway feature (June 2015) is ‘What Katie Did Next.’ The Katie in question is director and publicist Katie Read. At only 37 she already has a string of achievements in the theatre. [...]
Artist and castaway, Weimin He’s on the spot sketch of the launch of Stealing Dylan from Woodstock.
Ray and Caroline Foulk asked me to compere their book launch on June 9 in Blackwell at 7-8pm. When I cast Ray away [...]
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