(This review like many others of my reviews for The Oxford Times was syndicated by Newsquest ) Hurry to the Ashmolean and immerse yourself in sub-continental sun-kissed colour. The museum’s latest exhibition Visions of Mughal India comprises 115 paintings collected
On Monday April 28, castaways from Oxford Castaways 1 gathered to greet the new arrivals to Oxtopia. The venue for the launch of Oxford Castaways 2 was Rochester House transformed by castaways Kim Pickin and Tish Francis into a palace
Oxford Castaways and The Big Bang Restaurant See some familiar faces. I was honoured to get Sir Roger Bannister's signature on his memoir 'Twin Tracks'.There are some wonderful details in it. Before his voice broke, aged 14 , he played
Spring/Summer Calendar Tuesday 8 April: North Leigh WI Wednesday 9 April: Harwell WI Tuesday 15 April: Uffington WI Thursday 17April: Appleton WI Monday 16 June: Sandleigh Seniors Tuesday 17 June: Childrey WI
Why and how did I become interested in China? Castaway No 42 Dame Jessica Rawson was one of ‘the three’: one of the first women to be made masters of old Oxford colleges. When I interviewed her, she described how
Writing for WEEKEND magazine since 2003. My first non- antiques feature in Weekend , the magazine of The Oxford Times - Oxford's equivalent of Time Out, appeared in 2004. The arts editor, Chris Gray, titled it ‘The elegant spirit of our time’. I had
Castaway Victor Glynn’s production ‘Foosball’ has sold to record audiences in South America and will be released in the UK just after the World Cup. It has just won the Goya prize in Spain for the best animated movie. Animated film
Kennington is the only village in the country to choose to raise money every year for a chosen overseas project. 2013 is KOA's 45th year. I’ve been the chair sixteen times but now we have a triumvirate to alternate the
Masterpieces of Chinese Painting at the V&A (until Jan 19) is an exquisite exhibition and a fine education for those intrigued by traditional Chinese art. For curator Hongxing Zhang five year’s work have gone into fulfilling his ambitious dream
Philip is a talented filmmaker who makes good films on a shoestring. He also created the popular website www.encyclopedia-titanica.org. His castaway feature includes an interesting tale concerning a piece of coal.To read all about it click here. This film of