Eat
The Milkshed’s Thursday night pop-up supper clubs are back. We talk to owner Lucie Ellis about Cornwall, cookbooks and being a ‘show-off
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We have met early at The Milkshed before service begins, one of my favourite places to eat in Oxfordshire, despite being inauspiciously situated...
Books
Famous author Margaret Atwood on fame, expectation, returning to Gilead, being a ‘literary rockstar’ and her live interview in Oxford
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"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,...
Music
Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook talks about raising money for The Trussell Trust anti-poverty charity and foodbank network
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Almost three years ago, deep in the heart of the BBC, Glenn Tilbrook was preparing to perform with Squeeze on The Andrew Marr...
Classical
Meet the musicians: Why the Abbey Chamber Concert series is growing in popularity and ambition
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Fancy a cosy, relaxing Sunday afternoon concert in convivial company, in one of Abingdon’s loveliest churches?
Look no further than the Abbey Chamber Concerts...
After a successful run at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the team behind 111 - American dancer Joel Brown and Estonian dancer Eve...
Do
TRAVEL: SURVIVAL – Death Valley, The Grand Canyon and Vegas. The American Road Trip Part 3 hots up
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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...
Dance
James Wilton on complex new dance piece The Storm and his company’s first appearance at Oxford Playhouse
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“I wanted to make a piece that mattered, that would help people in some way," the founder of the James Wilton Dance tells...
Eat
REVIEW: The Black Horse in Thame gives you a run for your money and your tastebuds
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What constitutes a chain restaurant? Massive corporations with a branch in every city or independents growing slowly but surely? And do we automatically...
See
Wrestling with demons: New play ‘Unspoken’, by award-winning BMH Productions, tackles stigmas and bullying
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"Do you know someone with a stammer or a stutter?" director Alexandra Coke asks me."According to research, it's very likely that you do....
Comedy
REVIEW: With two standing ovations, Tim Minchin is ‘Back’, proving it’s never too late for a Rock and Roll Nurd
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Tim Minchin is most certainly ‘Back’. Eight years since his last tour in the UK, he’s performing three sold out nights at the...













