Friday 30th January 2026

Culture

‘An enormous amount of humour’: ‘Lemons’ review

Lighthouse Productions’ debut project delivered a fast paced, hilarious version of Sam Steiner’s script. Even the argumentative scenes prompted laughs.

How does an Oxford student read for fun?

No matter which book is in front of me, I’m almost always reading in twenty-second bursts, and I’m constantly thinking about what else I could be looking at if I only picked up my phone.

‘Funny, sad things’: In conversation with ‘GREYJOY’

The cast and crew of 'Greyjoy' discuss their upcoming production, a show with a sharply comic tone that grapples with weighty themes.

Family resemblance: Oxford’s twin cities

From prestigious university towns to ancient settlements, Oxford is twinned with seven cities around the world, spread across three continents.

Review: Phoenix – Bankrupt!

Jack Chown finds Phoenix's long-awaited new album to be a good listen

Pompeii and Circumstance

Alexander Reut-Hobbs takes a look at the British Museum's latest exhibition.

Interview: Dog Is Dead

Luke Barratt talks pop and partying with Trev from Dog Is Dead

A Touch of Frost and a little Nixon

Ksenia Harwood and Katie Ebner-Landy look forward to Frost/Nixon by looking back to Nixon at the Union

Review: The Ice Cream Girls

Despite some strong performances, Veronica Heney finds this adaptation doesn't do justice to the drama of the novel

Review: Scott and Bailey

Georgina Pollard welcomes the return of Manchester's finest crime-fighting duo

Hacked Off?

The latest cinema event from Hacked Off Films promises 'an evening of immersive psycho-sexual horror'

Media use detrimental to grades

New research shows that texting and browsing the internet have been linked to lower grades at university

Review: Endeavour

Spire-porn at its best? Oxford is the real star of this Morse prequel, writes Tess Colley

Sounds of Summer!

With trinity term rapidly approaching Cherwell music look at tracks with a particularly summery flavour....

Review: Game of Thrones

Sarah Fan finds that season three of this epic fantasy drama gets off to a disappointing start

Review: Made in Chelsea S5E1

TV & Film's resident M.I.C addict ponders the intricacies of the series five opener

Tracks of the Week: 9th April

This time I scoured youtube, not soundcloud, for the best stuff of the past week or so. All about that consistency.

Review: Paramore – Paramore

Luke Barratt is unconvinced by Paramore's comeback attempt

Review: Filthy Boy – Smile That Won’t Go Down

Matt Walsh is enamoured with Filthy Boy's dangerous debut

Thatcher’s Dead, Long Live Thatcher

The soundtrack to whatever you’re doing in commemoration of Thatcher’s death, whether you’re telling everyone on Facebook how it’s wrong to celebrate someone’s death regardless of their character, mourning, or nursing a 3 litre bottle of White Lightning.

Authorial Immunity

Marc Pacitti asks why we feel the need to excuse our authors for their prejudices.

Review: The Voice

The new series of The Voice simply doesn't strike a chord with Georgina Pollard

Interview: Steve Oram

Marcus Balmer talks to Steve Oram about the dark British comedy, Sightseers

Review: George Catlin’s American Indian Portraits

Beth Timmins enjoys George Catlin's warm portrayals of American Indian peoples and their way of life.

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