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  • The Games that nearly weren’t, part II

    The Games that nearly weren’t, part II

    August 16, 2026

    Last time: we went to the bowls, and I got very excited about supporting Norfolk Island. Once I’d been told, on a Monday afternoon, that I wouldn’t be needed for jury service, the Friday…

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  • There’s a lot you can teach me

    There’s a lot you can teach me

    August 9, 2026

    The Fringe has now started, but it only officially started two days ago, so I don’t have much to say about it yet. Actually, it started today as I’m writing this, so I’ve seen…

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  • The Games that nearly weren’t, part I

    The Games that nearly weren’t, part I

    August 2, 2026

    This summer, the Fringe isn’t the only major international event taking place in Scotland. At the other end of the M8, Scotland’s biggest city is hosting the Commonwealth Games, the international multi-sport event for…

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  • Fringe appeal

    Fringe appeal

    July 26, 2026

    Admin note: the answers to last week’s quiz are now online. In a little under two weeks’ time, the world’s biggest performing arts festival comes back to Edinburgh. For 25 days in August, the…

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  • Welcome to the London Borough of…, the quiz

    Welcome to the London Borough of…, the quiz

    July 19, 2026

    I’m still on reduced writing power this week, so here’s a quiz for you. It’s three weeks since the last instalment of my three-weekly series in which I described my journey taking pictures of…

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  • Dear giant creatures

    Dear giant creatures

    July 12, 2026

    This month I have a little less time for writing for the blog, partly because I’m going to an in-person thing that I need to write something for. So, like last week’s post, this…

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Fiction (5) Probably Interesting (12) Puzzles and quizzes (9) Random Tube journey (4) Sport (3) The Name of the Game (8) Welcome to the London Borough of… (11)

Escaping Oxford

This started as a guide to places to visit from Oxford; some typical tourist attractions, some less so. It’s now just a place for me to put whatever I want to on the web. Updates on Sundays.

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