1 Jewel in the Crown (January 2008) Dr Christopher Brown The Director of The Ashmolean Museum who inspired the building of the New Ashmolean Museum. 2 Jim takes his Time (February 2008) Dr Jim Bennett Director of the world’s first
Click the link below to view this article in its original format: I have a lot to thank Weimin for. He designed the cover of Oxford Castaways and Tower of the Winds the woodblock print (left) was inspired by a poem I
Click the link below to view this article in its original format: Weimin He - Castaway Sylvia Vetta meets a Chinese artist who lived through Mao’s Cultural Revolution and experienced the Democracy Movement first hand before finding inspiration in Oxford.
Mick Smith, the defence correspondent of the Sunday Times and author of many books on the intelligence services was my Castaway in the August 2010 edition of Limited Edition Magazine. Limited Edition comes free with the Oxford Times on the
Colin Dexter: October 2009 Castaway When reviewing ‘My Ashmolean /My Museum‘, for the Oxford Times, I was struck by Theo Chalmers’ stern portrait of Colin Dexter. I mentioned it to Colin and he assured me that he did, indeed, know
May Castaway 2009 : Shami Chakrabarti Last year Oxford Brookes University appointed a new Vice Chancellor. Oxford Brookes is a young university so it is rather fitting that they chose the thirty nine year old Shami Chakrabarti. Shami is better
Saint Cuthbert, who strongly resisted becoming a bishop, is one of John Prichard’s heroes — and as it turns out, the current Bishop of Oxford has followed in the footsteps of his favourite saint.
We often take for granted treasures right on our doorstep. One of these Oxfordshire gems is Blnheim Palace, and this month's castaway' is a perfect guide to this World Heritage Site.
Think of the low-budget horror movie The Blair Witch Project and you will have an idea what John Ballam's birthplace looks like. The film was made in the woods near his family farm in the quaintly-named village of Harmony in Maryland, USA.
Hamish Vigne Christie Paul - better known to his many fans as Korky was born in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1951, one of seven children.