Yi Chen is Christensen fellow at the Ashmolean ( I first met Weimin He when he held that post. ) She and Shelagh Vainker curated this delightful exhibition. I can recommend it if you need to slow down, relax and enjoy a
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. Now
Tim Metcalfe, before his tenure as editor of Oxfordshire Limited Edition came to an end, agreed to send Trevor Cowlett to Oxtopia . My April 2015 Castaway was not famous like castaways Sir Roger Bannister or Peggy Seeger but is the director of a
Our March 2015 castaway is the author,broadcaster and journalist Georgina Ferry. Georgina is brilliant at communicating science and telling stories about scientists to non scientists. She is the biographer of Dorothy Hodgkin of whom she said, “She was the least
I feel privileged. My thirty first castaway, Ray Foulk, was the man responsible for stealing Bob Dylan from Woodstock (NY) and luring him to the Isle of Wight. For a few days in 1969 the eyes of the world were
Lady Fiona Carnarvon the mistress of the real Downton Abbey is my February 2015 castaway. I took a trip to Highclere Castle to interview her. She is an avid reader and writer. Her books tell the true stories of
Smoke and Mirrors Flier A4 V1 The talented Nia Williams has written the musical Smoke and Mirrors about twins born into poverty in Berlin in 1900, who become separated when fleeing Berlin and the Nazis. One finishes up in California,
Its official ! On Friday, Nancy Hunt was named ‘the most inspirational woman’ in the UK. The Venus Awards were established in 2011 to promote women in business. In her category Nancy was recognised as the founder of the Nasio
George Harrison of the Beatles gave the name of ‘Legs' to my January 2015 castaway, Larry Smith of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. George also called him King of La-di- Dah and even wrote a song about him. He introduced
I’m not imagining it! Until December 14, work by China’s most famous dissident artist is on display in the stately home of the Duke of Marlborough. , Click on the link to read my review in Weekend magazine. Copy alone.Ai Weiwei