Blog
Archive of blogs from previous festivals.
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Dinomania for those aged 7 to 99 - April 3 - 3.46pm - 2022
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Heard the one about the blood donor scheme for bats…? - April 2 - 11.44am - 2022
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As dazzling as the HAL 9000, as entertaining as Woody Allen - April 1 - 3.37pm - 2022
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‘Round like a circle in a spiral…’ - March 31 - 6.15pm - 2022
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Food for thought - March 31 - 3.32pm - 2022
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Fit for Royalty - March 30 - 3.56pm - 2022
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‘A dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind…’ - March 30 - 11.24am - 2022
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The wonder of wonder - March 29 - 5.57pm - 2022
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Environment of lies and false truths exposed - March 29 - 3.50pm - 2022
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This year’s buzzword - March 29 - 12.45pm - 2022
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A much welcome rebellious soul - March 29 - 11.35am - 2022
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Oxford’s own Superheroes (and not a cape in sight) - March 28 - 7.36pm - 2022
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His secret is… he doesn’t ‘Poop!’ - March 27 - 1.37pm - 2022
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A veritable rainforest of cheering revelations - March 27 - 11.25am - 2022
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“This may hurt..for longer than you think” - March 26 - 6.30pm - 2022
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What does ‘normal’ mean anyway? - March 26 - 2.25pm - 2022
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“We want Harry, we want Harry!” - March 26 - 11.36am - 2022
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A thought provoking tour de force - March 25 - 4.00pm - 2022
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A real humdinger of a start to the festival - March 25 - 1.45pm - 2022
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And here we are three years later … March 24 - 10.15AM - 2022
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FOR YOUNGSTERS (AND THE CHILD IN ALL OF US) - CHAPTER TWO - MARCH 14 - 4.30PM - 2020
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FOR YOUNGSTERS (AND THE CHILD IN ALL OF US) - MARCH 13 - 12.26PM - 2020
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ACCESSIBLY CHILLED, ACCESSIBLY PRACTICAL - MARCH 8 - 7.59PM - 2020
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THE TWO ‘A’S OF A GREAT FESTIVAL - MARCH 7 - 2.19PM - 2020
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CHAPTER ONE… MARCH 1 - 7.10PM - 2020
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BRILLIANTLY BEWILDERING - APRIL 7 - 4.59PM - 2019
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WELL, WE CERTAINLY WEREN’T SHORT-CHANGED - APRIL 6 - 9.05pm - 2019
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MURDEROUSLY FASCINATING - APRIL 6 - 4.39PM - 2019
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THE ULTIMATE BRAND - APRIL 5 - 7.30PM - 2019
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DISSECTING MAN-MADE MYTH - APRIL 5 - 3.38PM - 2019
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A QUIRKY BREATH OF MEDITERRANEAN CHARM - APRIL 5 - 1.09PM - 2019
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ALIVE, THRILLING AND COOL - APRIL 4 - 5.57PM - 2019
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GLORIOUSLY WHIMSICAL - APRIL 4 - 3.37PM - 2019
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UNRAVELLING THE MYSTERIES OF SLEEP (OR AT LEAST ATTEMPTING TO) - APRIL 4 - 3.59PM - 2019
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THE QUOTE OF THE CENTURY (AND THAT’S NO EXAGGERATION) - APRIL 4 - 11.27AM - 2019
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KEEPING IT REAL - APRIL 3 - 6.55PM - 2019
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A FLAWLESS CALL TO ARMS - APRIL 3 - 3.38PM - 2019
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(MUCH) LARGER THAN LIFE - APRIL 3 - 1.58PM - 2019
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STERLING - APRIL 2 - 8.45PM - 2019
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ALL FIRED UP WITH NOWHERE TO GO - APRIL 2 - 4.09PM - 2019
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MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU - APRIL 1 - 7.16PM - 2019
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THE ENDURING ALLURE OF (THE REAL) LADY CHATTERLEY - APRIL 1 - 3.29PM - 2019
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I BOUGHT THE TICKET THEREFORE I AM - APRIL 1 - 1.37PM - 2019
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UNEXPECTEDLY FUN, UNEXPECTEDLY COOL - MARCH 31 - 3.54PM - 2019
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MORE TAME THAN FLAME - MARCH 31 - 1.26PM - 2019
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YES, HE MENTIONED TRUMP AND THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND IN THE SAME SENTENCE - MARCH 31 - 11.34AM - 2019
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SOBERING, VERY S.O.B.E.R.I.N.G - MARCH 30 - 5.55PM - 2019
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IF ONLY ALL HISTORY TEACHERS COULD BE LUCY WORSLEY - MARCH 30 - 3.15PM - 2019
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DANCING TO A SNAPPY, WARM AND ENGAGING RHYTHM - MARCH 30 - 1.08PM
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WHOOSH!... AND THERE GOES OUR HISTORY - MARCH 30 - 10.36AM - 2019
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WANDS, WIZARDS AND INFECTIOUS EXCITEMENT - MARCH 30 - 10.02AM - 2019
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FIVE, FOUR, THREE… YOU KNOW THE REST - MARCH 29 - 4.25PM - 2019
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THE POLITICS OF POLITICS - MARCH 28 - 10.02AM - 2019
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A DELICIOUSLY SELF-INDULGENT OPPORTUNITY TO GAPE, GAWP, GAZE AND LEARN - MARCH 27 - 9.59AM - 2019
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LIKE A LITERARY EPISODE OF ‘POINTLESS CELEBRITIES’ (MINUS ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG) - MARCH 26 - 9.39AM
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NOTHING SAYS ‘LITERARY’ LIKE A GREAT MEAL WITH SELECTED WINES - 10.04AM - MARCH 25 - 2019
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AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY TASTY - MARCH 22 - 3.09PM - 2019
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A CHILD EYE’S VIEW (CHAPTER TWO) - MARCH 18 - 4.37PM - 2019
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A CHILD’S EYE VIEW (CHAPTER ONE ) - MARCH 15 - 9.25AM - 2019
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THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO ALL THAT BOOKISH INTENSITY - MARCH 12 - 9.49AM - 2019
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TAKE A LEAF FROM ROBERT FROST’S ‘THE ROAD NOT TAKEN’ - MARCH 7 - 2.25PM - 2019
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HELLO, WELCOME AND MAKE YOURSELVES AT HOME! THE COUNTDOWN STARTS HERE… MARCH 2 - 12.37PM - 2019
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WHAT A WAY TO GO! - MARCH 25 - 3.19pm
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LIKE A WARMING BRANDY ON A COLD NIGHT - MARCH 24 - 4.38pm
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GOD THEY WERE SMART - MARCH 24 - 4.08pm
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PAINFULLY JOYFUL - MARCH 24 - 11.23am
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THE OLDER WOMAN’S BIBLE - MARCH 24 - 9.09am
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A GUILTY PLEASURE - MARCH 23 - 3.29pm
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DEPRESSING? NOT A BIT OF IT! - MARCH 22 - 5.39pm
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PLAYFULLY COMBATIVE - MARCH 22 - 3.10pm
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BUBBLE, BUBBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE - MARCH 22 - 1.32pm
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DID WHAT IT SAID ON THE TIN - MARCH 22 - 11.18am
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A DISCERNING DIP INTO THE JOYS OF GIN - MARCH 22 - 9.29am
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THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD - MARCH 21 - 2.48pm
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BEE-LIEVE - MARCH 21 - 11.07am
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SWANKY BASH - MARCH 21 - 9.15am
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50 SECONDS, 5 QUESTIONS - CLAIRE COCK-STARKEY - MARCH 20 - 1.41pm
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50 SECONDS, 5 QUESTIONS - JOANNE HARRIS - MARCH 20 - 11.31am
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SHUSH… IT’S A QUIET (WELL RELATIVELY) DAY TODAY - MARCH 20 - 9.54am
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SAY “HELLO” TO HARMONY, SAMANTHA, ROXIE AND HANK… - MARCH 19 - 1.00pm
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“EMINENTLY STROKABLE…” - MARCH 19 - 11.01am
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“YOU NEED TO TURN ME ON FIRST…” - MARCH 19 - 9.07am
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WHY COFFEE IS A GREAT LEVELLER - MARCH 19 - 8.51am
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HIGH RISK OF CABIN FEVER… - MARCH 18 - 9.36AM
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AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE - OPENING DAY, MARCH 17 - 5.03pm
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AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT - OPENING DAY, MARCH 17 - 2.07pm
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DISTURBING AND UNSETTLING - OPENING DAY, MARCH 17 - 1.04pm
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LUDICROUSLY GOOD - OPENING DAY, MARCH 17 - 11.22am
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50 SECONDS, FIVE QUESTIONS
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WHAT’S THE SECRET TO A GREAT FESTIVAL? ITS AUDIENCE - OPENING DAY, MARCH 17 - 8.35AM
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SET YOUR WATCHES - MARCH 16 - 7.05PM
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A TIMELESS SLICE OF SUNDAY AFTERNOON BLISS - MARCH 15 - 9.58am
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YOU’LL KINDA WISH HE WAS YOUR BOSS… - MARCH 14 - 9.59am
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CELEBRATING THE AFTERGLOWS - MARCH 13 - 10.51am
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FIVE… (4, 3, 2, 1 WILL FOLLOW) - MARCH 12 - 11.56am
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SO NOW THE REAL COUNTDOWN BEGINS - MARCH 10 - 4.15pm
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AT LEAST WORTH A SELFIE - MARCH 8 - 10.08AM
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NOT JUST FOR ADULTS…BUT YOUNG ADULTS TOO - MARCH 7 - 7.47am
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‘INSIDER’ TIPS FOR ACHIEVING TIP-TOP SATISFACTION - MARCH 3 - 10.05AM
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A ‘VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION’ ON HOW TO BECOME SMUG (IN JUST 15 EASY MINUTES) - MARCH 1ST - 4.37PM
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JUST THINK OF THIS AS A LITERARY ADVENT CALENDAR… WITH, AS OF TODAY, 33 WINDOWS LEFT TO OPEN!
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WITH JUST SIX-AND-A-BIT WEEKS TO GO, IT’S OKAY TO START DROOLING…
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IT’S TIME TO STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING, GET OUT A RED PEN, STUDY THE FORM AND START PLANNING…
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TOBY OR NOT TO BE, THAT IS THE QUESTION… - APRIL 2 - 6.19PM
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AWFULLY DECENT OUTRAGE - APRIL 2 - 2.39PM
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A GENUINE TREAT - APRIL 2 - 12.35PM
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A GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF CHARMER - APRIL 1 - 6.03PM
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“SHE WORE WHAT!?” - APRIL 1ST - 12.51PM
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WHY DO KIDS HAVE ALL THE FUN? - APRIL 1ST - 11.13AM
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OUT OF THIS WORLD! - MAR 31 - 6.13PM
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ERUPTION FREE - MAR 31 - 3.23PM
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A WINK TO THE WISE - MAR 31 - 10.19AM
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MASTURBATION AND BREAKFAST - MAR 30 - 3.25PM
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INFINITELY MORE PALATABLE THAN FORESKINS - MAR 30 - 1.29PM
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“OF A CERTAIN AGE…” - MAR 28 - 8.45PM
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WHAT WE CANNOT KNOW (NO MATTER HOW MANY OMEGA 3 FISH OIL CAPSULES WE CONSUME…) - MAR 28 - 5.21PM
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A MATTER OF SOME GRAVITY - MAR 28 - 3.09PM
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A SHAMELESS PLUG - MAR 28 - 12.46PM
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MIND-BOGGLING ‘BODLEIANALIA - MAR 27 - 7.37PM
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“I’LL BE BACK…” - MAR 27 - 3.53PM
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MARQUEE MOMENTS - MAR 27 - 3.48PM
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A DISHY “DREAMBOAT” FOR THE OVER-50S - MAR 25 - 1.11PM
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TASTE BUDS AT BOILING POINT - MAR 26 - 7.24PM
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SIMPLY THE BEST - MAR 26 - 4.38PM
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THE LESSONS WE NEVER LEARN (THANK GOD) - MAR 26 - 1.10PM
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BEEFCAKE BLUES - MAR 25 - 4.06pm
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THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A DAME… MAR 25 - 1.40PM
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“CABBAGES ARE IMPORTANT…” MAR 25 1.02PM
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WELCOME TO THE QUANTUM WORLD OF GROUPIES… 11.00AM
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THE WOMB… MARCH 25 - 09.24am
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FIRST DAY JITTERS - MAR 25 - 07.56am
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Last call of the day - and festival!
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A ‘Blur’ of opticians…
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You wanna go large…?
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A bit of gossip
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Don’t mention Frank Muir…
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Way to go Your Majesty/Royal Highness/foxy aristocrat
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Now rub furiously…
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“Let me just pick up those grapes…”
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Astonishing…
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Please, stick to the subject…
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Looking like a sleuth
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Live long and prosper
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Breaking Dawn,,,
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There’s something about Mary…
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It’s all ‘Greek’ to me…
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Brilliant location, dreamy atmosphere and the perils of a rather full stomach…
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Finally something juicy…
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Squawk!
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Monday. Wet. Lunchtime…
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Here’s hoping…
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Two things…
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Gandalf rocked. And charmed. And captivated…
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Middle Earth calls
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You could have knocked me down with a feather…
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Just waiting…
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I WAS WRONG…
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Star spotting…
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On the edge of our seats
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No Sunday blues today
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“My name is… Enid Blyton”
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A short intro about buying…
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In the beginning…
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OX magazine editor at large Jeremy Smith writes about the festival