Christ Church

Christ Church is a unique institution, one of the largest colleges in the University of Oxford and the Cathedral Church for the Diocese of Oxford. It has a world famous Cathedral Choir; scholarly collections of books and art; and is enjoyed by many people as visitors or guests at conferences and Summer schools. Christ Church has a fascinating history and many distinguished people have studied here including John Locke, Robert Hooke, John Wesley, Robert Peel, William Gladstone, W.H. Auden, David Dimbleby, Rowan Williams, Richard Curtis and Howard Goodall.

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Title	Description	People	Date
Tower Poetry 2017	Peter McDonald, Vahni Capildeo and Sarah Howe discuss the 2017 Tower Poetry competition.	Peter McDonald, Vahni Capildeo, Sarah Howe	17 May, 2017
Tower Poetry 2017: Qianling Stele'	Annie Fan, second prize winner in the 2017 Tower Poetry competition, reads her poem Qianling Stele.	Annie Fan	16 May, 2017
Tower Poetry 2017: rosetta	Ella Standage, first prize winner in the 2017 Tower Poetry competition, reads her poem rosetta.	Ella Standage	16 May, 2017
Tower Poetry 2017: I am a river	Freya Gray Stone, commended prize winner in the 2017 Tower Poetry competition, reads her poem I am a river.	Freya Gray Stone	16 May, 2017
Tower Poetry 2017: Snowdrops	Flora Barber, commended prize winner in the 2017 Tower Poetry competition, reads her poem Snowdrops.	Flora Barber	16 May, 2017
Tower 2017: If I Gave You a Stone	Rachel Oyawale, third prize winner in the 2017 Tower Poetry competition, reads her poem If I Gave You a Stone.	Rachel Oyawale	16 May, 2017
Tower Poetry 2017: The Millstone	Sofia Al-Hussaini, commended prize winner in the 2017 Tower Poetry competition, reads her poem The Millstone.	Sofia Al-Hussaini	16 May, 2017
About the Tower Poetry Summer School	Find out more about the Tower Poetry Summer School - 2012 tutor, Alan Gillis, talks to participant, Camille Ralphs about the value of the summer school and how approachable it is.	Alan Gillis, Camille Ralphs	17 June, 2016
So, how does it feel to win?	Ashani Lewis (winner of the 2016 Christopher Tower Poetry competition) talks to one of the judges, Katherine Rundell, about how it feels to have won first prize.	Ashani Lewis, Katherine Rundell	17 June, 2016
The most amazing experience	Ashani Lewis (winner of the 2016 Christopher Tower Poetry competition) talks to one of the judges, Katherine Rundell, about the experience of winning in 2016.	Ashani Lewis, Katherine Rundell	17 June, 2016
From being unplaced in the 2015 competition to winning in 2016.	Ashani Lewis (winner of the 2016 Christopher Tower Poetry competition) talks to one of the judges, Katherine Rundell, about how she went from being unplaced in the 2015 competition to winning in 2016.	Ashani Lewis, Katherine Rundell	17 June, 2016
Let the poem come to you	Ashani Lewis (winner of the 2016 Christopher Tower Poetry competition) talks to one of the judges, Katherine Rundell, about she went from being unplaced in the 2015 competition to winning in 2016.	Ashani Lewis, Katherine Rundell	17 June, 2016
If at first you don't succeed'	Ashani Lewis (winner of the 2016 Christopher Tower Poetry competition) talks to one of the judges, Katherine Rundell, about how she went from being unplaced in the 2015 competition to winning in 2016.	Katherine Rundell, Ashani Lewis	17 June, 2016
Tower Poetry 2016: Driving Lesson	Commended winner of the 2016 Christopher Tower Poetry competition, Ed Pryor, reads his poem 'Driving Lesson'.	Ed Pryor	17 June, 2016
Tower Poetry 2016: Nine Days	Commended winner of the 2016 Christopher Tower Poetry competition, Natasha Blinder, reads her poem 'Nine Days'	Natasha Blinder	17 June, 2016
Tower Poetry 2016: The Awakening	Commended winner of the 2016 Christopher Tower Poetry competition, Sophia West, reads her poem 'The Awakening'.	Sophia West	17 June, 2016
Tower Poetry 2016: UFO Beach Abduction	Commended winner of the 2016 Christopher Tower Poetry competition, Grace Fraser, reads her poem 'UFO Beach Abduction'.	Grace Fraser	17 June, 2016
Tower Poetry 2016: Flowers From The Dark	Winner of the 2016 Christopher Tower Poetry competition, Ashani Lewis, reads her poem 'Flowers From The Dark'	Ashani Lewis	17 June, 2016
On Closer Inspection: placing Hooke's Language under the Microscope	Dr Anna Camilleri English Fellow, Christ Church give a talk on the use language within Hooke's writings.	Anna Camilleri	9 October, 2015
Atomic-resolution Electron Microscopy for Chemistry: From Brain and Fancy to plainness of Observations	Professor Eiichi Nakamura, Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo talks about innovations in microscopy.	Eiichi Nakamura	9 October, 2015
Christ Church in the Commonwealth: Hooke’s college	Judith Curthoys Archivist, Christ Church talks about Robert Hooke's time at Christ Church.	Judith Curthoys	9 October, 2015
Multi-dimensional Super Resolution Imaging	Dr Steven Lee Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge gives an insight into some modern microscopy innovations.	Steven Lee	9 October, 2015
Concluding remarks	Professor Dirk Aarts, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford and Chemistry Fellow, Christ Church gives the concluding remarks to the days talks.	Dirk Aarts	9 October, 2015
Robert Hooke’s Micrographia: 350 years on	Dr Allan Chapman Science Historian, Wadham College talks about Robert Hookes groundbreaking book Micrographia.	Allan Chapman	9 October, 2015
Tower Poetry 2015: The Forensics of Salt-Licking	Winner of the 2015 Christopher Tower Poetry competition, Isla Anderson, reads her poem 'The Forensics of Salt-Licking'.	Isla Anderson	14 May, 2015
Tower Poetry 2015: Fusion	Second prizewinner of the 2015 Christopher Tower Poetry competition, Max Thomas, reads 'Fusion'.	Max Thomas	14 May, 2015
Tower Poetry 2015: Firewood	Third prizewinner of the 2015 Christopher Tower Poetry competition, Lewis Harrington, reads his poem 'Firewood'.	Lewis Harrington	14 May, 2015
Tower Poetry 2015: Purblind	Commended winner of the 2015 Christopher Tower Poetry competition, Matt Ward, reads 'Purblind'.	Matt Ward	14 May, 2015
Tower Poetry 2015: Closed Door	Commended winner of the 2015 Christopher Tower Poetry competition, Andrew Wells, reads 'Closed Door'.	Andrew Wells	14 May, 2015
Tower Poetry 2014: Schiamachy	Runner up to the 2014 Tower Poetry competition, Phoebe Stuckes, reads her poem, 'Schiamachy'.	Phoebe Stuckes	3 June, 2014
Tower Poetry 2014: Current Affairs	Runner up to the 2014 Tower Poetry competition, Jessica Matthews, reads her poem 'Current Affairs'.	Jessica Matthews	3 June, 2014
Tower Poetry 2014: Voyager	Runner up to the 2014 Tower Poetry competition, Charlie Holmes, 'Voyager'.	Charlie Holmes	3 June, 2014
Tower Poetry 2014: How to Prepare for Bad News	Runner up to the 2014 Tower Poetry competition, Alexander Shaw, reads his poem, 'How to Prepare for Bad News'.	Alexander Shaw	3 June, 2014
Tower Poetry 2014: Bat Child Found!	Third Prize winner of the 2014 Tower Poetry competition, Masha Voyles, reads her poem, 'Bat Child Found!'	Masha Voyles	3 June, 2014
Tower Poetry 2014: Hell-of-an Island	Second Prize winner of the 2014 Tower Poetry competition, Sam Buckton, reads his poem 'Hell-of-an Island'.	Sam Buckton	3 June, 2014
Tower Poetry 2014: Annunciation	Winner of the 2014 Christopher Tower Poetry Competition, Dominic Hand, reads his poem entitles 'Annunciation'.	Dominic Hand	3 June, 2014
"How Much is Enough? The Love of Money and the Case for the Good Life" Session 3	In this McDonald Centre conference, Robert and Edward Skidelsky debate their controversial book about work, wealth, and human well-being with Rowan Williams, Cecile Fabre, John Thanassoulis, and other theologians, philosophers, economists and journalists.	Edwina Moreton, Diane Coyle, Donald Hay, Edmund Newell	16 April, 2014
"How Much is Enough? The Love of Money and the Case for the Good Life" Session 2	In this McDonald Centre conference, Robert and Edward Skidelsky debate their controversial book about work, wealth, and human well-being with Rowan Williams, Cecile Fabre, John Thanassoulis, and other theologians, philosophers, economists and journalists.	Robin Lovin, John Thanassoulis, David Vines, Rowan Williams	16 April, 2014
"How Much is Enough? The Love of Money and the Case for the Good Life" Session 1	In this McDonald Centre conference, Robert and Edward Skidelsky debate their controversial book about work, wealth, and human well-being with Rowan Williams, Cecile Fabre, John Thanassoulis, and other theologians, philosophers, economists and journalists.	Robert Skidelsky, Edward Skidelsky, Cecile Fabre, John Hughes	15 April, 2014
“If you do not want to see God’s hand in everything, even in the most unbearable, you are lost.” Experiencing the First World War Alongside Kaiser Wilhelm II	Leeds University's Professor of Central European History, editor of An Improbable War?The Outbreak of World War I and European Politicsl Culture before 1914, views the war through the letters of one of the Kaiser's generals to his wife.	Holger Afflerbach	4 March, 2014
The War and English Religion	Merton College's Tutor in History, an historian of 20th century Britain, argues that English Christianity survived the First World War rather better than is often assumed.	Matthew Grimley	25 February, 2014
1914–1918: Was Britain Right to Fight?	The Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology, Canon of Christ Church, and author of In Defence of War (2013) analyses Britain's belligerency in terms of Christian just war reasoning, and concludes that it was justified.	Nigel Biggar	13 February, 2014
Victorious Donkeys? British Generals and Generalship of the First World War Reconsidered	The Professor of War Studies at Wolverhampton University, a leading British military historian of the First World War, explodes some myths about British generalship and the performance of the British Army.	Gary Sheffield	11 February, 2014
Accident or Choice? The Outbreak of the First World War	The causes of the First World War have long been controversial and remain so. The Warden of St Antony's College, Oxford, and author of The War that Ended Peace (2013) brings us up to date on the debate.	Margaret MacMillan	3 February, 2014
Tower Poetry 2013: Research	Luke van den Barselaar reads his entry for the 2013 Tower Poetry Competition.	Luke van den Barselaar	10 July, 2013
Tower Poetry 2013: Swimming in Loch Suili; The Lake of Shadows	Eva Wallace reads her entry for the 2013 Tower Poetry Competition.	Eva Wallace	10 July, 2013
Tower Poetry 2013: The Devil	Erin Tunney reads her entry to the 2013 Tower Poetry Competition.	Erin Tunney	10 July, 2013
Tower Poetry 2013: Investigation Details; Echo and Narcissus	Kathryn Cussons reads her entry to the 2013 Tower Poetry competition.	Kathryn Cussons	10 July, 2013
Tower Poetry 2013: Origins	Azfa Ali reads her entry to the 2013 Tower Poetry Competition.	Azfa Ali	10 July, 2013
Tower Poetry 2012: Maiden Voyage	Millie Guille reads her entry to the 2012 Tower Poetry Competition.	Millie Guille	8 May, 2012
Tower Poetry 2012: The Sirens Tell Their Tale	Hannah Tran reads her entry to the 2012 Tower Poetry Competition.	Hannah Tran	8 May, 2012
Tower Poetry 2012: Papa's Epilogue	Sarah Fletcher reads her entry for the 2012 Tower Poetry Competition.	Sarah Fletcher	8 May, 2012
Tower Poetry 2012: Postcards	Lucy Hely-Hutchinson reads her entry for the 2012 Tower Poetry Competition.	Lucy Hely-Hutchinson	8 May, 2012
Tower Poetry 2012: Balloon Song	Bethan Smith reads her entry for the 2012 Tower Poetry Competition.	Bethan Smith	8 May, 2012
Above All Liberties: Media Freedom in the Digital Age	Adam Boulton, Political Editor of Sky News, gives the fourth lecture for the Christ Church Gorbachev Lectures on Press Freedom.	Adam Boulton	10 November, 2011
Privacy in an open society: getting the balance right	Max Mosley, Former President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, give a talk for the Christ Church Gorbachev Lectures on Press Freedom.	Max Mosley	28 October, 2011
The Regulator's Tale	Sir Christopher Meyer, Former Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, gives the second Christ Church Gorbachev Lectures on Press Freedom.	Christopher Meyer	26 October, 2011
Why Quality Journalism Still Matters in a Digital Age, or, who can you believe these days?	Mark Thompson, Director General of the BBC, gives the first lecture in the Christ Church Gorbachev Lectures on Press Freedom.	Mark Thompson	26 October, 2011
Tower Poetry 2011 Wires	Elizabeth Johnson, winner of the 2011 Tower Poetry Competition, reads her poem Wires.	Elizabeth Johnson	3 October, 2011
Tower Poetry 2011 Simple	Abigail Richards reads her entry for the 2011 Tower Poetry competition. Simple.	Abigail Richards	3 October, 2011
Tower Poetry 2011 The Breaking Day	Molly Underwood reads her entry for the 2011 Tower Poetry competition, The Breaking Day.	Molly Underwood	3 October, 2011
Tower Poetry 2010 - Introduction	Kathryn Grant, the Christopher Tower Poetry Administrator, introduces the 2010 Tower Poetry Competition entries.	Kathryn Grant	14 June, 2010
Tower Poetry 2010 Love has no Larynx	Emily Harrison reads her entry for the 2010 Tower Poetry Competition 'Love has No Larynx'.	Emily Harrison	14 June, 2010
Tower Poetry 2010 A Portait Painted Scarfless	Julia Goroszeniuk reads her poem 'A Portrait Painted Scarfless', her entry for the 2010 Tower Poetry Competition.	Julia Goroszeniuk	14 June, 2010
Tower Poetry 2010 Selkie	Katie Woods reads her poem 'Selkie', her entry for the 2010 Tower Poetry Competition.	Katie Woods	14 June, 2010
Tower Poetry 2010 Sign Language	Hugo Havranek reads his poem 'Sign Language' for the 2010 Tower Poetry Competition.	Hugo Havranek	14 June, 2010
Tower Poetry 2009: Introduction	Kathryn Grant, the Christopher Tower Poetry Administrator, introduces the 2009 Tower Poetry Competition entries.	Kathryn Grant	1 October, 2009
Tower Poetry 2009: Grey Mile	Second Prize winning poem for the 2009 Christopher Tower Poetry Prize Competition, written and read by Iona Twistan-Davies of Matthew Arnold School, Oxford.	Iona Twistan-Davies	24 September, 2009
Tower Poetry 2009: Three Guesses	Third Prize winning poem in the 2009 Christopher Tower Poetry Competition written and read by Paul Merchant of Tonbridge School, Kent.	Paul Merchant	24 September, 2009
Tower Poetry 2009: Villanelle	Runner-up poem in the 2009 Christopher Tower Poetry Competition written and read by Sophie Stephenson-Wright of St Paul’s Girls’ School, London.	Sophie Stephenson-Wright	24 September, 2009
Tower Poetry 2009: Evidence	Runner-up poem in the 2009 Christopher Tower Poetry Competition written and read by Emma Jourdan of St Paul’s Girls’ School, London.	Emma Jourdan	24 September, 2009
Tower Poetry 2009: Contact	Runner-up poem in the 2009 Christopher Tower Poetry Competition written and read by Bethany Aitman of St Paul's Girls School, London.	Bethany Aitman	24 September, 2009
Tower Poetry 2008: PDF of all shortlisted entries	A pdf file of all shortlisted entries for the 2008 Christopher Tower Poetry Competition.	University of Oxford	9 June, 2009
Tower Poetry 2008: We Beasts	Runner-up poem in the 2008 Christopher Tower Poetry Competition written and read by Charlotte Geater of Northgate High School, Ipswich, Suffolk.	Charlotte Geater	8 June, 2009
Tower Poetry 2008: Sestina 102 ; 26	Runner-up poem in the 2008 Christopher Tower Poetry Competition written and read by Anna Savory of Fort Pitt Grammar School, Chatham, Kent.	Anna Savory	8 June, 2009
Tower Poetry 2008: Quickening	Runner-up poem in the 2008 Christopher Tower Poetry Competition written and read by Amelia Penny of South Hampshire High School, London.	Amelia Penny	8 June, 2009
Tower Poetry 2008: Texting In Church	Runner-up poem in the 2008 Christopher Tower Poetry Prize competition, written and read by Richard O’Brien of the Bourne Grammar School, Lincolnshire.	Richard O’Brien	8 June, 2009
Tower Poetry 2008: Journey to Hilly Country	Second Prize winning poem for the 2008 Christopher Tower Poetry Prize Competition, written and read by Ashley McMullen of The Sixth Form College, Colchester, Essex.	Ashley McMullin	8 June, 2009
Tower Poetry 2008: The Five Stages	First Prize winning poem for the 2008 Christopher Tower Poetry Prizes Competition written and read by Emily Middleton, The King’s School, Macclesfield, Cheshire.	Emily Middleton	8 June, 2009

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