TRAVEL: Surfing, clubbing, baseball, Mexico – The conclusion of An American Road Trip of...
We were determined to make the most of our final few days. We had seen all the major touristy spots, so were now entering lesser known territory,...
Child-friendly ‘If Oxford’ Science and Ideas Festival continues into half term
As the festival continues into the second weekend, and on into half term, there are more mind-blowing discoveries, questions to ponder and insights explained, for children, in...
Carve it, Cook it, Eat it but don’t Bin it! The Oxford Pumpkin Festival...
"Every year over a quarter of all Halloween pumpkins end up in landfill – that’s 18,000 tonnes of food waste. Many more pumpkins go straight to the...
Is pottery the new art? Oxford Ceramics Fair is back this weekend with demonstrations...
"If you want to see contemporary pottery in its most diverse and accessible form, then Oxford Ceramics Fair is that snapshot," potter Dylan Bowen tells me.
Having exhibited...
Famous author Margaret Atwood on fame, expectation, returning to Gilead, being a ‘literary rockstar’...
"There have been many requests for a sequel which I've always said no to," famous author Margaret Atwood explains.
"However, as time moved on, and instead of moving...
New dancing duet 111 debut at IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival
After a successful run at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the team behind 111 - American dancer Joel Brown and Estonian dancer Eve Mutso, make their Oxford...
TRAVEL: SURVIVAL – Death Valley, The Grand Canyon and Vegas. The American Road Trip...
We were departing California, heading into the less visited south western states, and looking forward to a culture change. Our itinerary was chock-a-block as there was so...
Speed dating, physics in the pub, eating with dinosaurs, naked maths and soundscaping. How...
"Think of the rise and fall of Rome or Mexico. Yes, Oxford is an established city of 1000 years, but in light of all the changes we...
ARE WORMS SECRET SUPERHEROES? AND OTHER BURNING QUESTIONS AT FAMILY FRIENDLY SCIENCE AND IDEAS...
IF you have ever wondered what history looks like from inside a giant dinosaur, or whether worms are really secret superheroes, then you will be relieved to...
TRAVEL: The Wilderness Years – black bears, cliff jumping at Lake Tahoe, and the...
SEVEN MATES, ONE RV, 3100 MILES, SIX STATES AND THE AMERICAN ROAD TRIP OF A LIFE TIME. PART 2
Our next stage would see us departing the endless...
