Darwin
February 12 is the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of a man who changed our understanding of the world and our place within it. A sculpture of Charles Darwin as an old man looks benignly down at visitors and
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01, 2009
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01, 2009
Every Antique tells a Story
January 2007 This was the introductory feature of my Oxfordshire Limited Edition (The Oxford Times) series in 2007. I used this story of my own and combined it with the parallel story from Blenheim Palace to invite readers to send
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01, 2009
From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love This landmark exhibition at the Royal Academy (RA) arrived with overtones reminiscent of cold war paranoia. During the on/off period prior to its opening, the Russians exhibited some arrogance. When you see the show lent
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01, 2009
A Rural Revolution
Oxfordshire | Archive | 2007 | June | 5 This was part of my Every Antique tells a Story series published in Oxfordshire Limited Edition but I sought this one out myself. I had seen some of William Clegg's truncheons
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10, 2008
The Bishop and Bede
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.
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09, 2008
Marc Chagall — From Russia via France to the Dadbrook Gallery
One of the highlights of 2008, From Russia, at the Royal Academy, shone a spotlight on Russian art from 1870 to1925. A Russian artist whose work needed no introduction was the well-known and much-loved Marc Chagall (1887-1985).
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08, 2008
The Archivist and the Family Silver
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.
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08, 2008
Light Hearted Look at the Seventies
The Decade that Taste Forgot? That is the question posed in the title of the latest exhibition at the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock. Readers who remember the flowered shirts, flared trousers, nylon bedspreads and the psychedelic curtains of the period may agree with the proposition.
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07, 2008
Arrowheads of Desire
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.
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05, 2008
Comics, Coca-Cola and Childhood Memories
Hamish Vigne Christie Paul - better known to his many fans as Korky was born in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1951, one of seven children.