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A midwinter mystery

2:59pm Thursday 18th February 2010

Oxford archaeologist Anthony Johnson has uncovered evidence that challenges accepted views about Stonehenge and its association with the summer solstice

City of sculpture

2:17pm Wednesday 20th January 2010

Centuries of artistry and imagination await your discovery, writes Philip Opher

Christmas in wartime

10:55am Friday 11th December 2009

Malcolm Graham reveals how Oxfordshire folk were urged to celebrate the festive season in a bid to keep up morale

Curious contraptions

10:53am Friday 11th December 2009

Julie Webb discovers a fascinating collection of rural bygones

• Landscape in miniature
• Tony tells a tool story

Pioneering the study of modern languages

10:47am Friday 11th December 2009

On the centenary of his death, Nicola Lisle explores the achievements of Slavonic languages scholar William Morfill

• Taylor Institution Slavonic and Modern Greek Library
• William Buckland, pioneer in the study of geology and palaeontology

‘Once a member, always a member'

10:42am Friday 11th December 2009

Just as there are secret places of Oxford, so there are societies and clubs in Oxford known only to a few. Vincent’s club is one of them. But, writes Alastair Lack, it was not always so

Discovering a lost world

10:38am Friday 11th December 2009

Reg Little reveals how a rock star’s obsession uncovered the work of a pioneering Victorian photographer who captured 3D images of rural life in an Oxfordshire village

New role for St Cross

11:11am Thursday 3rd September 2009

As St Cross Church prepares to become a repository for historic papers belonging to Balliol College, Alastair Lack reflects on the building’s fascinating past

Saviour of St Ebbe’s

11:01am Thursday 3rd September 2009

Nicola Lisle explores the Oxford legacy of rector, doctor and philanthropist John Stansfeld, the latest recipient of a blue plaque

A Mogul fantasy in the Cotswolds

10:55am Thursday 3rd September 2009

Jane Bingham visits Sezincote, the house and gardens which inspired the Prince Regent to create Brighton Pavilion