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Oxford's sole independent cinema, the Ultimate Picture Palace, has been named among five candidates for the British Independent Film Awards' Cinema of the Year prize.
The Cowley Road venue was select...
Florence Welch's sixth studio album, Everybody Scream, examines the divide between a celebrated performer and the private individual responsible for sustaining that public image.
Released in 2025 aft...
Oxford's sole independent cinema, the Ultimate Picture Palace, has been named among five candidates for the British Independent Film Awards' Cinema of the Year prize.
The Cowley Road venue was select...
Florence Welch's sixth studio album, Everybody Scream, examines the divide between a celebrated performer and the private individual responsible for sustaining that public image.
Released in 2025 aft...
Speculation about the next actor to portray James Bond has prompted bookmakers to establish Turner as the leading contender, with Scotland's Jack Lowden positioned second.
The casting process is repo...
Oxford's sole independent cinema, The Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP), has received a nomination for Cinema of the Year at the British Independent Film Awards.
Located on Cowley Road, it is one of five...
Melissa Todd left Oxford University after studying philosophy, politics and economics for one year, saying that university life had become overwhelming.
The 49-year-old subsequently began working as ...
Maya Jama's decision to leave the Love Island presenting team has prompted reports about potential replacements, with former contestant Chloe Burrows among the names mentioned.
Burrows was born in Bi...
The poem explores an earlier fascination with water in its many forms, including large expanses, rapids, foam and the sea.
Its speaker was drawn to the movement of tides, the sensation of wet sand be...
BAFTA-winning comedian Chris McCausland is preparing to undertake a UK stand-up tour, beginning in September 2027 before extending into 2028.
McCausland's new show, *Waffle*, will include a performan...
The Ultimate Picture Palace has been nominated for a national award, with its chairman stating that the recognition demonstrates the cinema's importance to Oxford and the wider United Kingdom.
The Ea...
The triennial Oxford Greek Play opened on Wednesday evening at the Playhouse with Euripides' Iphigenia at Aulis, directed jointly by Kelly Yu and Wally McCabe.
The production also marked a notable co...
Social media feeds have made recurring summer songs a familiar feature of online culture, with short-form video algorithms repeatedly presenting the same track across feeds devoted to concerts, dances...
*The Gang of Three* examines the political ambitions of Roy Jenkins, Denis Healey and Anthony Crosland, three senior figures within the Labour Party.
Created around half a century ago, the play cover...
Oxford's sole independent cinema, the Ultimate Picture Palace, has been named among five candidates for the British Independent Film Awards' Cinema of the Year prize.
The Cowley Road venue was select...
Florence Welch's sixth studio album, Everybody Scream, examines the divide between a celebrated performer and the private individual responsible for sustaining that public image.
Released in 2025 aft...
Speculation about the next actor to portray James Bond has prompted bookmakers to establish Turner as the leading contender, with Scotland's Jack Lowden positioned second.
The casting process is repo...
Oxford's sole independent cinema, The Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP), has received a nomination for Cinema of the Year at the British Independent Film Awards.
Located on Cowley Road, it is one of five...
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