Literature
Oxford What's on
22 April-4 Sept. The Bodleian Libraries celebrate the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare with an exhibition of documents examining the theme of death in Shakespeare's works.
The show ex...
Oxford What's on
Magical Books: From the Middle Ages to Middle-earth
For its summer exhibition the Bodleian celebrates children's fantasy literature with a display of original documents relating to some of the genre's foremost modern exponents, such as C.S. Lewis, J.R....
Oxford What's on
2 June - 28 October. The Bodleian Library celebrates the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens with an exhibition that recalls the world in which he lived.
Prompted by quotations from his w...
Oxford What's on
The Oxford Book lecture series.
10 Feb-10 March 2009. Since Oxford University printed its first book in 1478, the city of Oxford has built a reputation of excellence in printing and publishing. The Oxford Museum presents a brief lec...
Oxford What's on
Climate change lecture at the Playhouse.
1 Feb 2008. Climate change expert and director of the Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre, Bill McGuire, presents a talk on saving planet earth at the Oxford Playhouse. With new research pointing to i...
Oxford What's on
10 Nov 2006. One of Britains favourite contemporary poets, Roger McGough, comes to the Oxford Playhouse for an evening of informal storytelling with a musical backdrop provided by his long-time friend...
Oxford What's on
8 Feb-2 March 2006. This year the annual series of lectures presented by the independent charity, Oxford Amnesty Lectures (OAL), focuses on the war on terror and its implications for human rights. Spe...
Oxford What's on
Lunchtime gallery talks at the Ashmolean.
4-28 Oct 2005. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays this month the Ashmolean Museum is holding lunchtime talks covering a wide variety of subjects. Starting on Tues 4 with Tea, Coffee, Chocolate the pr...
