George McGavin

5 04, 2021

Oxford the Hollywood of Stories and how hard it is to talk about me.

By Sylvia Vetta|April 5th, 2021|Categories: Biography, History, Kennington, Novels and short stories, Oxford, Oxford Castaways, The Oxford Times|Tags: Desert Island Discs, George McGavin, Peggy Seeger, Radiohead, The Story Museum, Tiger Spirit|0 Comments

When she interviewed me for her podcast, Yang May and I discovered a common passion for libraries and storytelling. I hope my stories are global but they arise from the web of connections to all continents that you find in

2 01, 2016

News from Oxtopia: Eminent entomologist names rare butterfly ‘Sylvia Vetta’, a message from Brian Aldiss and an inspirational project led by Charlotte Bannister Parker.

By Sylvia Vetta|January 2nd, 2016|Categories: Oxford Castaways, The Oxford Times|Tags: castaways, George McGavin, Oxtopia|0 Comments

As well as inviting local castaways to the launch of Brushstrokes in Time on February 2 at Blackwell’s in Oxford @ 6.45pm (free but booking preferable.) I inquired about life on Oxtopia. This was TV naturalist Dr George McGavin’ssurprising reply. “I