The Oxford Police Department recently evacuated Oxford Middle School following a bomb threat, while residents elsewhere in the city were rattled by an airborne propeller that detached from a plane mid-flight.
While current events dominate the local news cycle, Desert Island Discs host Lauren Laverne recently revisited the city's quieter history, reminding listeners that Thom Yorke and his family "eventually settled in Oxford in the late '70s."
Across the podcast dial, The Rest Is History is looking further back. Dominic Sandbrook focused on the academic legacy of the city, noting that Robert Graves "won an exhibition to Oxford" before his wartime service.
The contrast between the modern-day chaos of Oxford—from the Oxford United roster shakeups to the departure of Andrew Gant—and its quiet scholarly reputation is growing starker. Expect the conversation to shift toward local governance as the city's transport leadership transitions.
