“To know how somebody really feels about you, ignore everything they say. Look at how they touch you.”
Robin Dunbar is Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford, famous for his research on social networks and friendships. He is...
“I’ve been the luckiest actor who will ever be”: In conversation with Sir Derek Jacobi CBE.
Sir Derek Jacobi is acting royalty, one of the most distinguished actors of our time.
His career began as a founding member of the National Theatre...
“It’s about having the courage to say what you mean”: In conversation with Gwyneth Lewis
Gwyneth Lewis is the former National Poet of Wales, the first writer to be given the Welsh laureateship and was recently appointed Member of...
Wilde at heart: In Conversation with members of the Lincoln Drama Society
It’s practically a cliché to say that with such short and busy terms, there are more events happening in Oxford than any person could...
The anti-Politician: An afternoon with Anjali Ramanathan
The considerations of a would-be student politician. A student, who, despite being a self-declared introvert, has been thrust to the very top of student politics. President of the Christ Church JCR, candidate for the presidency of the Oxford Union -- Ramanathan wants to run things.
Star-Gazing: In Conversation With Cate Blanchett
It’s a strange feeling to stare into the void of a Zoom loading screen, waiting for a two-time Oscar winner to join the call. But that’s what I did one Sunday morning, counting the seconds until my interview with Cate Blanchett began.
“I don’t believe in a redemption arc for Perez Hilton” : Perez Hilton in Conversation
Perez Hilton is saying sorry.
17 years since the rise and fall of his controversial blog, this near-universally loathed gossipmonger turned businessman and doting father...
‘I’m a practical man’: Lech Wałęsa in conversation
There can’t be many people who have inspired both an opera and a U2 stadium anthem. President Lech Wałęsa may well be one of...
In conversation with Annabel Croft
"It teaches you humility, and how to cope with defeats and disappointments. And that's a really important factor in life: you can't win everything."
In Conversation with HONNE
When I met HONNE over Zoom, they’d been up late the night before working on a new music video for an acoustic version of...
In Conversation with India Hicks
Although having enjoyed a varied career, India Hicks is perhaps best known for two things: her eponymous lifestyle brand (now defunct), and being Prince...
In Conversation with Ted Hodgkinson
From the window above my desk I can see straight into four of my neighbours’ offices. The workspace belonging to the family opposite sits...
In Conversation with Baroness Hale
The diaries of Lord Hope, the first Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, describe Baroness Brenda Hale: “Brenda is not easy to deal...
Interview: Richard Herring
The comedian on his podcast, his time in Oxford and living in Boris Johnson's armpit
