http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/ The Oxford Times /news/features/ en-gb Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:43:33 +0000 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:43:33 +0000 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/resources/images/727338/?type=rsslogo http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/ http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/4016239.Spiderman_heads_for_lost_world/ Two minutes into meeting George McGavin and already I was getting a pretty good idea of what drives this entomologist, explorer, lecturer, author and, in his most recent incarnation, television presenter. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:40:00 +0000 9992d6508ee105854fab6a6b693e74dc http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/4010298.Drop_in_size_but_not_quality/ Reg Little takes a look back over the news that made the headlines in Oxfordshire in 2008. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:00:00 +0000 a3ccdb660cbba442a1c3ab019acb634e http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3973125.Grand_plans_for_little_jewel/ Its place in the history of music is assured, echoing down the ages as the oldest public concert hall in Europe. But to local people the Holywell Music Room is a little 18th-century jewel in the heart of medieval Oxford, built in 1748 to provide acoustic perfection that would stand the test of time. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:40:00 +0000 6ec1db54626a928c10f0570bad071c52 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3959513.What_next_for_canal_basin_/ The sorry story of the Oxford canal basin is charted in a detailed study that some hope may map out the future of the historic city site that somehow ended up as an eyesore car park. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:30:00 +0000 a581976948ca0690bd37d986f21b79c5 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3940027.Boy_s_Own_kind_of_character/ When Christopher Bulstrode first inquired about joining the army there was laughter at the other end of the telephone. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:10:00 +0000 285a84f9d1a6b42d7f44a99c9cc1d45d http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3871979.How_one_man_went_over_the_top/ He had wanted to sail around the world in the wake of the great lone sailors Sir Francis Chichester and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. In fact, Adrian Flanagan’s bold intention was to follow these heroic yachtsmen into the history books, rather than simply repeat their remarkable solo feats. And somehow you sense that with Mr Flanagan there lurks a desire to achieve things the hard way — the title of his new book Over the Top is well chosen. Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:10:00 +0000 21eb305ded8cb24d18d9db236ab38902 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3854224.Bid_to_change_healthcare_for_ever/ As a medical student working as a locum doctor, Alastair Buchan can lay claim to the honour of having welcomed the very first acute surgical patient to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:50:00 +0000 b2c46b0031d4501403974a2922f7ab51 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3834323.Inspiration_for_the_Devil_s_Whore/ So this was where the Devil’s Whore first got down to business. Looking out from her kitchen, Martine Brant gestured towards a sturdy oak tree, where in a certain light, she can almost see a satanic figure sitting astride one of the branches. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 7e0708108779c11d542688c09a731eb6 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3808964.A_most_singular_Yank_in_Oxford/ There has never been anyone in broadcasting like Bill Heine and we can be pretty damn certain there will never be again. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:40:00 +0000 e7d2a0bd54ec05453822dec4436670e8 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3795800.The_future_of_cardiac_treatment/ Gordon Brown had driven to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital to bring home his dying mother. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:20:00 +0000 ef05a5cad200a3d8a6fa309108466bc7 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3777256.A_taste_of_M__Blanc_s_life/ Raymond Blanc still winces as he recalls the crack on the head that sent him stumbling into a life of exile in Oxfordshire. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:40:00 +0100 9d0a056e8a99b0b391c524d3394003bb http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3752872.People_power_focuses_on_Thames/ Local Hero can be counted among Lord Puttnam's great successes as a film producer. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:30:00 +0100 a30b0c3f31957c651b8869021568ff33 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3731618.Revisiting_an_ivy_covered_age/ Brideshead. The very name is enough to have Oxford University admissions tutors reaching for a swift slug of dry sherry. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:10:00 +0100 522c179c1d4b99086a27216cfb10a92e http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3722966.Remembering_the_Magic_Man/ A very senior media executive once told Humphrey Carpenter’s widow: “I would never advise anybody to have Humphrey’s sort of career." Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:52:33 +0100 ca1ea83e713b4f9f7a8696698417fc29 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3705905.When_the_nation_s_men_returned/ Julie Summers has begun to feel very protective towards the small army of middle aged and elderly women that she repeatedly refers to as "my ladies". Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:18:55 +0100 beade1b03af519b8be2d8c54aa1c7c0a http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3673880.The_other_talented_Yorke_boy/ His stag night in Kent had left Andy Yorke feeling somewhat under the weather. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:50:00 +0100 b62766c2eebd72e771d7e24ad706a7cb http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/3659650.New_take_on_tackling_dementia/ Oliver James famously got in touch with Peter Mandelson's hidden emotions a few years back in a memorable television interview. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:20:00 +0100 e41dcb78eedc5734446fa7b8110e845e http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/2437656.Global_goings_on_in_local_woods/ Wytham Woods, an area of ancient, mixed woodland just three miles from the city centre known for its bluebells, badgers and birds, even for featuring in Inspector Morse mysteries, has taken on an ambitious new role. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:27:00 +0100 dd87232d573380f417f043e1790b4b36 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/2433276.Documenting_dodo_s_extinction/ Dodos are a passion for Anthony Cheke. But then he's also passionate about the broadbilled parrot, burrowing boas, giant tortoises, bats and giant lizards, and countless other animals and plants that are now extinct, but which once existed unchecked on the island of Mauritius. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:09:00 +0100 5543aa6d9f63f6b7d05425dc9d8c9a16 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/features/2427714.Street_fighting_man/ In the days when heads of state and film stars would wait patiently in line to shake the hand of Muhammad Ali, 'The Greatest' found time to visit a housing estate in Abingdon. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:34:00 +0100 3334a2f4edc3d9fef7ff598cb8e2c92f