Reader holidays, air and coach travel and trips from the Oxford Mail covering Oxfordshire.

What's On

News
Showbiz latest

Theatre

Novel Approach

4:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

After the success of the recent Hollywood version of Les Miserables, how do you go back to a small-stage production? Katherine MacAlister asks Adrian Preater to explain
Other articles:
Comedy

Audiences Deserve More

4:00pm Thursday 28th March 2013

April is an average sort of month on the comedy scene in the county with a good variety of stand-up available for the discerning but no household names appearing at city centre theatres, although Micky Flanagan is at the New Theatre on April 28 and he’s increasingly familiar from television.

Have your say
Other articles:
Books

Train Lines

4:00pm Thursday 4th April 2013

ANDREW FFRENCH gets on track with our latest Book of the Month

Have your say
Other articles:
Art

Looking ahead to Artweeks

5:06pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

SARAH MAYHEW looks forward to the burst of creativity that heralds Artweeks

Have your say
Other articles:
Showbiz

Children 'are my priority now'

12:27am Monday 20th May 2013

Model and fitness fanatic Nell McAndrew has shown off her new baby daughter - and says that children are now her priority rather than her health challenges.

Have your say
Other articles:

Rod Stewart album tops UK charts

12:27am Monday 20th May 2013

Rod Stewart's first album of self-penned songs in 20 years has gone straight to the top of the UK album charts.

Have your say
Stewart 'over the moon' at success

12:27am Monday 20th May 2013

Rod Stewart said he was "over the moon" as he celebrated his 15th number one record with a champagne toast.

Have your say
Children 'are my priority now'

12:27am Monday 20th May 2013

Model and fitness fanatic Nell McAndrew has shown off her new baby daughter - and says that children are now her priority rather than her health challenges.

Have your say
Cinema staff go Star Trek mad!

10:42am Sunday 12th May 2013

RESISTANCE is futile!

Have your say
Jazz superstars and top bands head Hampshire venue's summer line-up

10:36am Sunday 12th May 2013

JAZZ superstars, rock bands, top tribute acts and 60s pop bands are among a star-spangled summertime package at The Concorde Club.

Comments (2)
Charlatans to play Forest Live, Delamere Forest

4:45pm Thursday 4th April 2013

THE Charlatans have been named as the third and final headliner of this year’s Forest Live concert, along with Blondie and Paloma Faith.
Ant and Dec enjoy chart success

2:44pm Monday 25th March 2013

Ant and Dec could be Rhumbl-ing the music charts once again, as their revived hit song lands the top spot in the iTunes download chart.

Comments (1)
Walters given South Bank award

3:35pm Tuesday 12th March 2013

Julie Walters has been honoured with an outstanding achievement award to recognise a career spanning almost four decades.

Have your say
Bieber shares picture from hospital

10:57am Friday 8th March 2013

Justin Bieber posted an online picture of himself in a hospital bed just hours after leaving the stage during a UK show, complaining he was short of breath.

Comments (1)
Hoppen joins Dragons' Den panel

3:56am Tuesday 19th February 2013

Interior designer and businesswoman Kelly Hoppen is to join the fearsome panel on TV's Dragons' Den.

Have your say
I've served up last TV show: Delia

10:13am Tuesday 5th February 2013

Delia Smith has called time on her television career and said programme makers were now sacrificing education for entertainment.

Have your say
Will Neil take the Big Brother crown?

12:40pm Friday 25th January 2013

FORMER Saints defender Neil Ruddock could become part of reality television royalty if he is crowned winner of Celebrity Big Brother during tonight’s final.

Comments (6)
Pamela boobs on ice dance show

10:02pm Sunday 6th January 2013

Pamela Anderson suffered a stumble and a wardrobe malfunction as she became the first celebrity to be axed from Dancing On Ice.

Comments (2)
First BB housemates up for eviction

9:09pm Sunday 6th January 2013

Model Paula Hamilton and US reality stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have joined jockey Frankie Dettori as the first housemates up for eviction from Celebrity Big Brother.

Comments (1)
'Child sex' charges rocker remanded

11:35am Monday 31st December 2012

Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins has reappeared before a court to face allegations of plotting to rape a baby.

Comments (4)
Live blog - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 European Premiere in London

5:20pm Wednesday 14th November 2012

From 5.30pm: Live coverage of the European premiere of the final installment of the Twilight Saga in London's Leicester Square. Follow the event as Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart - fresh from their very public break-up - walk the red carpet alongside Taylor Lautner and other fellow vampires.
Stones announce Paris warm-up gig

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

The Rolling Stones have surprised fans by announcing they are to play a warm-up gig - their first for five years - with an intimate show in Paris tonight.

Have your say
Williams: Monogamy not natural

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

Robbie Williams has admitted that if he started drinking again he'd end up being unfaithful.

Have your say
Hugh Bonneville on dog's demands

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville has unmasked a diva on the hit show.

Have your say
McGovern: Live shows are terrifying

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern has confessed she "embraces the terror" every time she goes on stage with her band.

Have your say
Craig 'wanted to keep 007 pants on'

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

Skyfall star Berenice Marlohe has told how Daniel Craig kept his pants on during their shower scene - until she persuaded him to take them off.

Have your say
Kylie dazzles Charles and Camilla

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

Kylie Minogue dazzled the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall when she performed a surprise concert by royal appointment.

Have your say
Cruise files suit against publisher

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

Tom Cruise has filed a 50 million US dollars defamation lawsuit against the publishers of Life & Style magazine for articles that said the actor has abandoned his six-year-old daughter Suri.

Have your say
X Factor Ella: Tulisa feels guilty

12:00pm Tuesday 20th November 2012

X Factor reject Ella Henderson has revealed mentor Tulisa Contostavlos felt she was to blame for the 16-year-old's shock exit from the show.

Comments (1)
Revel Horwood: Riley is fantastic

3:35pm Monday 19th November 2012

Craig Revel Horwood has confessed he can't help but have favourites on Strictly Come Dancing.

Have your say
Car insurer drops speeding Clunes

4:25pm Sunday 18th November 2012

Actor Martin Clunes has been dropped from a car insurance campaign after being disqualified from driving.

Comments (1)
Cheryl Cole lifts lid on romance

3:58pm Saturday 17th November 2012

Cheryl Cole has opened up on her new romance with backing dancer Tre Holloway in a documentary.

Comments (1)
Flanagan flops again in jungle

2:14am Saturday 17th November 2012

Helen Flanagan flopped again after fouling up her fourth bushtucker trial in I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here.

Comments (1)
Tulisa: No war of words on Simpson

3:54pm Friday 16th November 2012

X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has said she does not want to get into a "war of words" after being pictured with Premier League footballer Danny Simpson several times.

Comments (1)
Helen on jungle trial - yet again

1:12pm Friday 16th November 2012

It is fourth time unlucky for Helen Flanagan after she was picked to do the next bushtucker trial in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!.

Comments (1)
Pammie training for Dancing On Ice?

10:45am Thursday 15th November 2012

Pamela Anderson looks set to compete on the next series of Dancing On Ice.

Comments (1)
Kidman: Cruise split was a shock

1:35pm Wednesday 14th November 2012

Nicole Kidman has admitted it took her "a very long time to heal" after her split from Tom Cruise.

Comments (1)
X Factor's Arthur: I keep it real

9:47am Tuesday 13th November 2012

X Factor star James Arthur has said a bit of insecurity is vital to staying grounded.

Have your say
Kim: Khloe has got the X Factor

9:47am Tuesday 13th November 2012

Kim Kardashian has said she is "so proud" of her sister Khloe's hosting skills on The X Factor USA.

Have your say
'Insecure' Taylor triumphs at EMA

10:53pm Sunday 11th November 2012

Taylor Swift has triumphed at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) picking up three gongs.

Have your say
Justin and Selena 'call it quits'

12:33pm Saturday 10th November 2012

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are no longer together, a source has confirmed.

Comments (1)
X Factor: James comes back fighting

1:04pm Wednesday 21st November 2012

X Factor hopeful James Arthur has said he is "reinvigorated" after ending up in the bottom two in last week's show.

Have your say
Savile TOTP repeats may be dropped

6:25pm Wednesday 21st November 2012

The BBC could drop its archive repeats of Top Of The Pops in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.

Comments (1)
Parkinson speaks out on Savile

12:31am Saturday 1st December 2012

Michael Parkinson has said the BBC made "mistakes" over the Jimmy Savile abuse case, but the real question was why the DJ was given access to schools and hospitals.

Comments (1)
Hunnam: Wilde is a true grafter

11:37am Friday 30th November 2012

Olivia Wilde's co-star in new thriller Deadfall has dubbed the actress one of the hardest working women in Hollywood.

Have your say
Maloney: I wish I enjoyed comp more

10:23am Friday 30th November 2012

X Factor star Christopher Maloney has revealed that criticism of his performances put a dampener on his experience.

Have your say
Jackson's father suffers stroke

11:29pm Thursday 29th November 2012

A spokeswoman for Michael Jackson's father says the musical family's patriarch has suffered a mild stroke.

Comments (1)
Sheeran 'dead ringer for Harry'

12:16pm Thursday 29th November 2012

Ed Sheeran has revealed that even the royals think he looks like Prince Harry.

Comments (1)
Minogue: I have bad fashion points!

12:16pm Thursday 29th November 2012

Kylie Minogue has joked that she should publish another book featuring her fashion misses.

Have your say
Pena: Chavez role means a lot to me

11:51am Monday 26th November 2012

Michael Pena has said landing the lead in upcoming biopic Chavez was a dream come true.

Have your say
Two-part finale planned for Merlin

1:32am Monday 26th November 2012

Family drama series Merlin is to be axed after five years, with the current BBC One run to be its last.

Comments (1)
Pena: End Of Watch was eye-opener

1:33pm Friday 23rd November 2012

Michael Pena has revealed he felt like a real cop while making End Of Watch.

Have your say
Cooper: I love Hangover character

12:47pm Friday 23rd November 2012

Bradley Cooper has revealed he loves revisiting his Hangover alter ego.

Have your say
Nick Grimshaw imposes Rihanna 'ban'

10:13am Thursday 22nd November 2012

Nick Grimshaw has apparently scrapped Rihanna's new single as his record of the week after she cancelled an interview on his Radio 1 show.

Comments (1)
Cooper liked calling De Niro 'dad'

9:15am Thursday 22nd November 2012

Bradley Cooper has revealed that one of the best things about being part of the impressive cast line-up of his new film Silver Linings Playbook was being able to call Robert De Niro "dad".

Have your say
More showbiz stories?

click2find

Today's events

View all

8:00: Florence Park Photography Competition Oxford

9:00: Big Botanic Backpack Oxford; Stoicism and its Legacy Oxford; The Art Of Ply Didcot; The Art Of Ply Didcot; Tent Show (end Aug 11) Bicester; 'Art at the Angel' Art Exhibition Faringdon

9:30: David Cameron Pictures go on sale in Aid of Sobell House Witney; Contemporary Art Exhibition Oxford

10:00: In Reverse: Where the Future Meets the Past Oxford; Flight Oxford; Brook Moreton-in-Marsh; Fair Trade Showcase: Oxford; Art Exhibition-'Almost Artweeks!' Faringdon; Wheatley birds of Prey Wheatley; Oxford Art Society Members' Exhibition Oxford; Wellbeing Roadshow Carterton; Oxford Art Society exhibition Oxford; The Bicycle Oxford

10:15: Baby Yoga Summertown

11:00: ARTWEEKS EXHIBITION Woodstock; Businesses in Bampton from the middle of the 19th Century Bampton; Story Time! Summertown; Nigel Fletcher Art Exhibition Banbury

11:30: Craft Club! (end May 31) Summertown

12:00: GCSE and pre-GCSE classes (end Jul 1, 2013) Cowley; Andrea Stultiens: The Kaddu Wasswa Archive Oxford; Andrea Stultiens: The Kaddu Wasswa Archive Oxford; Flo Park Photo Competition Oxford; V I Pensioners Lunch (end Jun 24) Iffley

13:00: Artweeks Exhibition by Michele Field Kidlington; Artweeks Exhibition by Michele Field Oxfordshire

14:00: Prophecies, Histories, Legends and Law in Drawings by Old Masters Oxford

15:30: Dance session 1-3yrs Summertown; Dance Sessions Ages 1 to 3 yrs (end May 27) Summertown

16:00: Abdabs Youth Theatre open new Performing Arts classes in Carterton, Oxfordshire Carterton; Dance session (4+yrs) Summertown; Dance Sessions Ages 4+ yrs. Summertown

16:45: Yoga Pretzels (May 20) Summertown; Yoga Pretzels Summertown; Yoga Pretzels Summertown

17:00: Professor Lee Smolin Science Lecture Oxford; Professor Lee Smolin Science Lecture Oxford

18:00: Jogging Oxford

18:30: Swirve (end Jul 8) Yarnton; Hatha Yoga mixed ability class Appleton

19:00: Meditation (chakra) in the modern world (end Jul 1) Abingdon; Meditation (chakra) in the modern world. Abingdon; Joined up Singing Community Choir Oxford

19:30: Cash bingo Witney; Bicester Local History Society Bicester; Railway Correspondence and Travel Society meeting Osney

19:45: Talk - Oxford Eccentricity Kennington

20:00: Scottish country dancing Abingdon; The Duke and the Miner's Daughter – the fascinating truth behind a Forest of Dean family myth Kidlington

20:15: Sharkspark Oxford

20:30: ABINGDON PLUS Abingdon; Hamilton Loomis Band Oxford

21:00: Kev Cripps is Elvis Burford

21:30: Artweeks Exhibition Summertown

Add an event to our listings. It's free »

Cinema: Now showing

The Great Gatsby

Stockbroker Nick Carraway is drawn into the glamorous world of millionaire war hero Jay Gatsby, who throws the most lavish parties in swinging 1920s New York.
Check showtimes »
Fast & Furious 6

Tenacious federal agent Luke Hobbs tracks down fugitives Dominic Toretto and Brian O'Conner and offers to expunge the racers' criminal records in exchange for bringing down British criminal mastermind Owen Shaw.
Check showtimes »
Star Trek Into Darkness

Starfleet is rocked by a terrorist attack in London masterminded by the mysterious John Harrison.
Check showtimes »
The Hangover Part III

Alan suffers a mental breakdown in the aftermath of his father's death, and Phil, Stu and Doug offer support.
Check showtimes »
Iron Man 3

Billionaire industrialist Tony Stark is used to hogging the headlines for his showy antics but he finds himself in the spotlight when diabolical foe The Mandarin destroys personal relationships and nudges the inventor to the brink of self-annihilation.
Check showtimes »
Epic

Seventeen-year-old Mary Katherine lives with her madcap father Professor Bomba in the forest.
Check showtimes »
All Stars

Youngsters Ethan and Jaden, who attend a youth club called The Garage, vow to save the building from the bulldozers by organising a talent show.
Check showtimes »
I'm So Excited! (Los Amantes Pasajeros)

A Peninsula Airlines flight to Mexico develops mechanical failure, seemingly condemning passengers and crew to a grim fate.
Check showtimes »
My Neighbour Totoro (Tonari No Totoro)

Check showtimes »
Olympus Has Fallen

Terrorists storm the White House, taking US President Benjamin Asher hostage.
Check showtimes »
Mud

Teenager Ellis and his best friend Neckbone live on the river with their parents.
Check showtimes »
The Place Beyond The Pines

Stunt show motorcyclist Luke Glanton learns that he has fathered a son by one former conquest.
Check showtimes »
The Gatekeepers

Documentary about Israel's security agency, Shin Bet, revisiting the group's triumphs and devastating failures through the eyes of its six surviving directors: Avraham Shalom, Yaakov Peri, Carmi Gillon, Ami Ayalon, Avi Dichter and Yuval Diskin.
Check showtimes »
Promised Land

Steve Butler persuades cash-strapped communities to sign leases to his energy company for the right to drill for natural gas.
Check showtimes »
Bonnie And Clyde

Two lovers blaze a trail across America with the authorities in hot pursuit.
Check showtimes »
Timmy Time

Check showtimes »
Promised Land (Parent And Baby Screening)

Steve Butler persuades cash-strapped communities to sign leases to his energy company for the right to drill for natural gas.
Check showtimes »
Lincoln

Two months have passed since Abraham Lincoln's re-election, the American Civil War rages on for a fourth year and the president's thoughts turn to the highly contentious slavery bill.
Check showtimes »
Arbitrage

Multi-billionaire Robert Miller is involved in a car accident and kills his mistress Julie.
Check showtimes »
NT Live Encore Screening: This House

Check showtimes »
Lad: A Yorkshire Story

Check showtimes »
Rockshow: Paul McCartney And Wings

Check showtimes »
Theorem

A mysterious figure called The Visitor arrives at the Milanese home of Paolo and Lucia and their two children, Odetta and Pietro.
Check showtimes »
Shell

A 17-year-old called Shell and her emotionally crippled mechanic father, Pete, eke out a meagre living in a run-down petrol station.
Check showtimes »
The Croods

Grug Crood is a caveman, who has taught his family to be afraid of the dark and new experiences.
Check showtimes »
Eight And A Half

Check showtimes »
Epic (Autism Friendly Screening)

Seventeen-year-old Mary Katherine lives with her madcap father Professor Bomba in the forest.
Check showtimes »
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

Hallucinogenic road movie about a drug-fuelled odyssey across the American Midwest, inspired by Hunter S Thompson's book of the same name.
Check showtimes »
Finding Nemo

When his only son Nemo is plucked from sea and rehoused in a fish tank in a dentist's waiting room, a courageous clownfish called Marlin embarks on an epic adventure to bring the youngster back home.
Check showtimes »
The Princess Bride

Spoof swashbuckler in which a lowly servant called Wesley struggles to save a beautiful maiden called Buttercup from the forces of darkness and the razor-sharp teeth of the Rats Of Unusual Size.
Check showtimes »