The friendship between BBC Oxford presenter Bill Heine and artist John Buckley was cemented when a shark crashed through a roof 25 years ago. Bill came up with the idea and John created the shark, which has now become an iconic Oxford landmark. Their collaboration on John’s latest exhibition is equally eccentric and equally compelling. Bill invited John to sit in on his live interviews on his Sunday Morning programme, sketching the interviewees during the show. The result, after almost a year of interviews, is a stunning collection of Oxford’s Great and Good as seen while performing for the radio. For John, the experience has proved a curious exercise in people watching. His pictures are not like a portrait in the accepted sense; in fact, those viewing his works, on show at the Jam Factory until August 22, may find themselves quite bewildered when confronting some of the faces. “Who is this person? Why do I believe I know him or her, yet stand staring at a face which, while familiar, I do not recognise?” If you look long enough, the identity of the sitter usually becomes clear. What John has done is capture a moment while they are in full flight, talking live to Bill and suddenly exposing a hidden aspect of their personality. The faces could be likened to rabbits caught in the headlights, frozen for a moment by Bill’s questions. They are, therefore, not posing as they would for an official portrait where they sit (hands folded) smiling at the artist. These are personalities captured as they respond to searching questions that only Bill can ask. Some look quizzical, some look puzzled and some downright confused. All portraits are named, which means the viewer can identify the sitters, if only because their name tag is attached to the work. Actually, once the name is known, one wonders why they didn’t identify them immediately. They are not cartoons; they are works of art and a statement on the world as it was last year. Certainly, they are highly collectable.