I began writing for The Oxford Times in 1998 at about the same time that Christopher Brown arrived in Oxford to take up the post of director of the Ashmolean. The Ashmolean has always been a place where town and
Speaking engagements between November 2014 – April 2015 Tuesday November 18: @7.30 Stonesfield WI Wednesday December 10@ 7.30pm @ the Albion Beatnik Bookshop, Walton Street , Oxford ( £2 to Vale House). Just turn up. Tuesday January 15 @ 7.30pm Marsham WI
Flight and the Artistic Imagination @Compton Verney (August 2012) (This review was syndicated ) Compton Verney goes from strength to strength. Its visitor numbers are seventy per cent up on last year and the recently opened exhibition Flight and the
Weimin’s painting of a workman doing a handstand in sight of the Observatory is joyful. I was delighted to see that the editor, Tim Metcalfe had used it on the cover of Oxfordshire Limited Edition. I get great pleasure
I was at the press day for the latest exhibition at the glorious Compton Verney. Gardener/artist Dan Pearson has created a vast Morris inspired wild flower meadow . Compton Verney was the brave creation of castaway Sir Peter Moores.Why brave?
Review of Royal Academy exhibition Weekend 2007 (I am currently writing an Anglo Indian novel inspired by the idea of rediscovering lost history. Many of these sensuous sculptures were destroyed and others lost. ) The skills of that master of
(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
Sir Roger and Lady Moyra Bannister, Colin Dexter, Victor Glynn, Bill Heine, Ray Foulk, Korky Paul, Jim Bennett, Debbie Dance, Jenny Lewis, Robin Bennett and many more castaways enjoyed a fabulous evening celebrating in Antiques on High who were generous hosts.