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The Return of Rev
Rev
, starring Tom Hollander, OA 1985 returned to
BBC2 on 10 November for a second series of this
highly acclaimed comedy. The first series won the
2011 BAFTA for Best Sitcom.
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Award for David Mears
David Mears, OA 2011, currently at King’s
College, Cambridge, has won a Cornwell
Scholarship, towards developing his performance
skills. On 20 November, David played the clarinet
in Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro at a concert in
King’s College Chapel.
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Varsity OA
Hong Kong international Sebastian Perkins, OA
2001, played for Oxford in the 130th Varsity match
on 8 December when Oxford beat Cambridge
28-10. Sebastian, who is studying for a PGCE in
Biology, is the second OA in successive years to
play for Oxford.
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Agent Zigzag
In BBC 2’s
Timewatch
on 15 November author
Ben Macintyre, OA 1982, presented the story of
the British wartime agent, Eddie Chapman.
A month earlier Ben’s former history master,
Dr Hubert Zawadzki, appeared in the unlikely
company of Len Goodman in
Who Do You Think
You Are
. Dr Zawadzki was Len Goodman’s
Polish interpreter.
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