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
Think of any great British actor and it’s a good bet that they have worked on a Victor Glynn production. Nigel Hawthorne, Leo McKern, Judi Dench, Ian Richardson, Nigel Havers, the young Hugh Laurie and even Gandalf! My May 2013
September Castaway My first rock star Colin Greenwood of Radiohead. Colin is Global Ambassador for the inspirational organisation The Children's Radio Foundation. CRF's UK director is Charlotte Bannister Parker is also a resident of Oxtopia. My village of Kennington chose CRF as our 2013
Why and how did I become interested in China? ( A Portrait of Michael Sullivan by one of the founders of The Stars Art Movement Qu Leilei) Castaway No 42 Dame Jessica Rawson was one of ‘the three’: one of
The Times August 29 2013 It must be frustrating to watch the horror of unfolding events in Syria and believe one can change the situation for the better. But I hope our elected representatives will think carefully about recent as
