Member of Oxford University - Deputy CIO, senior member of English Faculty, University Reader
Joined March 2012
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May 19
Really pleased to see this is now out. Congratulations to Beppe Pezzini on pulling this collection together. I have a piece in there on Smith and #Tolkien's war poetry! @engfac @ExeterCollegeOx
link.springer.com/book/10.10…
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Apr 12
Really looking forward to this. What promises to be a much-needed study of the rise of occultism in the 20th century by Felix Taylor (who I had the pleasure to co-supervise for his doctorate).
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Jan 25
I wrote this play in 2006 - it was meant to be a dystopian vision of the US in the light of G W Bush, but it seems a far more innocent time back then than now. It won the 2007 Oxford Playhouse Award and is aimed at KS3 or 11-16 year olds: youtube.com/watch?v=wW9UyKHr…
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Jan 25
Basic plot summary: two refugees hiding in attic (re Anne Frank). A downed RAF pilot breaks in to hide from troops outside. It was meant to be a warning of what could happen if things went too far, not a prediction.
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Jan 23
New interview as part of our Bloomsbury-Oxford Summer School just posted - Samantha Shannon: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/interview-…
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Jan 23
We are pleased to announce more recordings from our Bloomsbury-Oxford Summer School - this time follow-up interviews with some of the speakers: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/fan…
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20 Dec 2025
Got Christmas off to a start with this #cocktail by Eddie Clarke from @TheSavoyLondon American bar:
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Stuart Lee retweeted
11 Dec 2025
The Oxford War Collections have now been viewed more than 1 million times!
It's good to know that people are still finding their way to the fascinating stories and objects that families shared between 2017 and 2024.
Learn more 👉war.web.ox.ac.uk/
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11 Dec 2025
Many Oxford colleges can claim to be a home to fantasy lit but @ExeterCollegeOx takes some beating:
exeter.ox.ac.uk/exeter-colle…
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1 Dec 2025
Just noticed this doc on #Tolkien is being repeated on Arte TV (I have a small part in there but lots of contributions from a range of excellent Tolkien scholars): arte.tv/en/videos/115010-000…
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12 Nov 2025
Hey @British_Airways when I book a return flight with you leaving T5 at LHR I expect you to be dropped back at T5 by a BA plane not at T4 by Vueling meaning I have to get a train to the central bus station. I look forward to your reply.
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Stuart Lee retweeted
22 Oct 2025
Sorry to say that tomorrow's talk (23/10/25) as part of our 'Weird and Wonderful' series at Oxford on 'Charles Williams and the Occult' by Felix Taylor has had to be cancelled. Please accept our apologies.
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15 Oct 2025
First of our 'Weird and Wonderful' talks tomorrow where I will be speaking on H P Lovecraft @ExeterCollegeOx @engfac - english.ox.ac.uk/seminar-ser…
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Stuart Lee retweeted
2 Oct 2025
In person & online!
A talk about our newly opened exhibition 'John Le Carré: Tradecraft': visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/even…
Co-curators Jessica Douthwaite & Federico Varese & the Bodleian's Head of Public Engagement will discuss JLC's archive & the development of this exciting exhibition
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25 Sep 2025
To remind everyone of this free seminar series on fantasy lit coming up at Oxford this term: english.ox.ac.uk/seminar-ser…
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1 Sep 2025
This term @engfac and @ExeterCollegeOx are hosting a seminar series on 'The Weird and the Wonderful'. Open to the public and free to attend (talks and registration in the link below). Topics range from Arthur Machen to Game of Thrones: english.web.ox.ac.uk/seminar…
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19 Jul 2025
Whilst in-person attendance is now closed you can still register to join us online (over 1k attendees already) at the Bloomsbury/Oxford 3-day summer school on Fantasy Literature. Register for a free space at: eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-bl…
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11 Jul 2025
Hey @SpringerNature - your 'Author Support' is beyond dreadful. I've been waiting 8 months for a simple answer and, when you bother to reply, have received garbled responses. The latest gem is you will respond 'after July 22nd'. August? December? 2028? 3001?
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24 Jun 2025
If you were unable to attend the Oxford-Bloomsbury Fantasy Lit Summer School in September 2025, registration for online attendance (for free) is now live at: fantasyliteratureschool.web.…
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Stuart Lee retweeted
3 Jun 2025
Those of you with fond memories of our #Tolkien exhibition 'Tolkien Maker of Middle-earth' or who weren't able to make it may enjoy this video tour of the exhibition highlights: youtube.com/watch?v=NysI02G9…
3 Jun 2025
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth was a truly brilliant exhibition that I visited twice at @bodleianlibs in 2018. There are too many favorites to list, but I particularly enjoyed seeing Pauline Baynes’s iconic poster-map of Middle-earth, a collaboration between Baynes and Tolkien.
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