Andrew Gilmour speaks to me from Berlin where he is the Executive Director of the Berghof Foundation, an organisation dedicated to peacebuilding and conflict resolution around the world. He’s just come back from a holiday in his native Scotland which, he smilingly informs me, was apparently the only place not blessed with sun.
When you think of the notable figures that have come to Oxford University in its almost 1000-year history, you’ll most likely think of Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll, Bill Clinton or basically
Review
Relish
A Chippy off the Old Block
Lucy Pearman on free croissants, impostor syndrome and going up London.
Handing your Diary to Strangers
Dizraeli on The Unmaster
Get Better with Money
Jess from @shesgotwealth has your back
“Either Get on Board or F*ck Off.”
The Venn Diagram Career of Nick Helm
“One of the things I’m most proud of – and I’m not a proud man – was that somebody said I was able to voice how they were feeling. What they responded to was that they felt like they weren’t alone.”
Anxiolytic Classical Music
Eight Pieces to Soothe the Soul
When I write, I can’t listen to music with words. Something about it just throws a phonological spanner in the works and hijacks my train of thought. I’ve always had a fondness for
“Stand-up is a breakdown.”
Kerry Godliman on stand-up, Afterlife and boshing about.
OX editor and long-suffering housemate Sam gets an email, turns to me and announces that we’ve got time with Kerry Godliman for our Women’s Issue. “Bosh!” is my instinctive
Review: Educating Rita
Russell's iconic play still warms the heart 40 years on
Having not seen the 1983 adaption of Willy Russell’s play, my eyes were fresh to Stephen Tompkinson and Jessica Johnson as Frank and Rita, without a preconception of the shoes being filled.
Principal ballet dancer Ashley Shaw returns this year to the role of Vickie Page in Matthew Bourne’s production of The Red Shoes. We spoke to Ashley to discuss the show and the ways which
Stephen Emmer
From Bach to Wilroy
Dutch composer, arranger and artist Stephen Emmer has been busy collaborating with Canadian artist Wilroy, remixing tracks from his award-winning album Home Ground, originally released in 2017
Soul Fire Farm
"This Land is our Classroom"
Leah Penniman, author, activist and farmer, is committed to ending racism and injustice in our food system. She and her team at Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York are working to increase farmland
Practising the Moment
With Squashua
Anyone who’s spent a lot of time out and about in Oxford will recognise a few regular faces; the sorts of people that you don’t know, but you sort of do at the same time. One artist