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? = review on dailyinfo.co.uk = dailyinfo.co.uk/podcast EATEN BY BEARS Sian Caton’s colleague Fiona was sad to see her eaten by bears – but she had hurt her foot and so was pretty much a goner anyway. If you’d like a friend or colleague to be eaten by bears, please contact [email protected] Want to make Films? Film Oxford offers affordable training for adults in Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Digital Media. We also have free opportunities for teenagers. www.filmoxford.org @filmoxford 01865 792731 FRENCH HOLIDAY SELF-CATERING, VEZELAY, Burgundy, in heart of medieval town. www.gitevezelay.co.uk. [email protected] 5 0 in f o m o u s y ea r s JOBS Fri 3rd - Mon 6th Oct 2014 (Oxford Uni vacation - 0th week) WHAT’S ON PROPERTY Issue No. 8549 Next issue: Tue 7th Oct. Deadline: 10am, Mon 6th Oct Oxford’s DAILY INFO Advertise instantly via www.dailyinfo.co.uk [email protected] 01865 241133 (Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm) 1st floor of 121 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1HU Line ads @ 50p/word. 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GIGS & COMEDYFri 3rd

OPEN FOLK SESSION / All welcome / 8.30pm. £2 / oxfordfolkclub.com / The White House, 38 Abingdon Rd, OX1 4PD / 790106 MUTTZ KNUTTZ / Rock & pop covers band / 10pm. Free / O’Neill’s, 37 George St OX1 2AY / 250708 / oneills.co.uk/oneillsoxford OKTOBERFEST / Beer festival with entertainment from many local bands including The Reckless Sleepers / 7-10pm. Free / beaconwantage.co.uk/whats-on / 01235 763456 / The Beacon, Portway, Wantage OX12 9BX THE SENSATIONAL SIXTIES EXPERIENCE / See Theatre OSPREY & THE OX4 ALLSTARS, THESE ARE OUR DEMANDS, GEMMA MOSS, PURPLE MAY / All-weekend festival celebrating 23 years of the mighty Klub Kak / 8pm. £5 / The Wheatsheaf, 129 High St, OX1 4DF / 721156 FROM THE JAM - ‘SETTING SONS’ 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR / Mod legend Bruce Foxton plays the seminal ‘Jam’ album / 7pm. £20 / O2 Academy Oxford, 190 Cowley Rd, OX4 1UE / oxford-academy.co.uk MOSCOW DRUG CLUB / Evening of music, song & voice. Berlin Jazz. Gypsy campfire. Neuvo Tango. Hot Club de France / 7.30pm. £15 (one glass prosecco & light bites) or £10 / Tetsworth Memorial Hall, High St, OX9 7AB PEERLESS PIRATES, VIENNA DITTO, THE OTHER DRAMAS, CHARLIE LEAVY / Nautical indie-rock and voodoo sci-fi blues / 8pm / The Jericho Tavern, 56 Walton St, OX2 6AE / 311775 / thejerichooxford.co.uk DUCHESS, RUSSIAN COWBOYS, ONE WING LEFT, CPR, MOMENTO / Up & coming acts / 6pm. £5 / The Bullingdon, 162 Cowley Rd, OX4 1UE OWU / Jazz, blues & soul with vocals / 8.30pm. Free / James St Tavern, OX4 1EU TEMPLE FUNK COLLECTIVE, MR BENN, COUNT SKYLARKIN / New Orleans brass band plus DJ playing reggae, dancehall & ska / 10pm-3am. £5 (adv), £6 (otd) / The Cellar, Frewin Court / 244761 / cellaroxford.co.uk

Sat 4th

THE ORIGINAL RABBIT FOOT SPASM BAND - COLD WAR! / Soviet kitsch party / 7.30pm. £7 adv / The Jericho Tavern, 56 Walton St, OX2 6AE HAWAIIAN TEA DANCE / Evening tea-dance with The Honolulu Cowboys / 7pm. £2 / maxmoonlight.co.uk / St Giles’ Church, 10 Woodstock Rd, OX2 6HA OKTOBERFEST / See Fri, above FRACTURE, KNIGHT OF MENTIS, THE MIGHTY REDOX, DES BARKUS, CHARMS AGAINST THE EVIL EYE, MARK ATHERTON / All-weekend festival celebrating 23 years of the mighty Klub Kak / 6.30pm. £5 / The Wheatsheaf, 129 High St, OX1 4DF / 721156 ULTIMATE GENESIS / Genesis tribute band / 7pm. £13 / O2 Academy Oxford, 190 Cowley Rd, OX4 1UE / oxford-academy.co.uk WE LOVE HIGHFIELD FUNDRAISER GIG / Toliesel, Peerless Pirates, Talc Daemons, Clarke & Moore, Jess Hall, Rory Evans + more. Fundraiser for Highfield Unit Oxford / 3-11pm. £20 / The Isis Farmhouse, Iffley Lock, OX4 4EL ROBYN HITCHCOCK / Cult singer-songwriter and guitarist / 7.30pm. £17 adv, £20 otd / tmdmedia.co.uk / SJE Church, 109 Iffley Rd, OX4 1EH JOHN WHEELER / Hayseed Dixie frontman with solo acoustic jazz punk folk show / 8pm. £8 / The Cellar, Frewin Court / 244761 / cellaroxford.co.uk TOM VEK / Alt-rock / 7pm / The Bullingdon, 162 Cowley Rd, OX4 1UE NAMELESS / Rock covers band / 9pm. Free / Cricketers Arms, Cowley, 102 Temple Rd, OX4 2EZ / 718459 / cricketersarmsoxford.com

Sun 5thHALF MOON FOLK SESSION / 8pm. Free / Half Moon, St Clements, OX4 1AB THE BOOKIES OPEN MIC / Come join the fun every Sunday. Hosted by Chris Padmore. All welcome / 8.30-11pm. Free / The Old Bookbinders, 17-18 Victor St, Oxford OX2 6BT / 553549 / oldbookbinders.co.uk HOAM: HARCOURT ARMS OPEN MIC SESSION / Very supportive atmosphere, all musicians welcome! / 7.30-10pm. Free / nigelbrown.org/harcourt-arms.html / The Harcourt Arms, Jericho, OX2 6DG LES CLOCHARDS, BEARD OF DESTINY, TWIZZ TWANGLE, PUPPET MECHANIC, MOON LEOPARD / Celebrating 23 years of the mighty Klub Kak / 2.30pm. Free / The Wheatsheaf downstairs bar, 129 High St, OX1 4DF MATT JONES TRIO / Top drummer extraordinaire Matt Jones & his amazing trio play Latin & African jazz / 6.30pm. Free / oxfordwinecafe.co.uk / Oxford Wine Café, 38 South Parade, Summertown, OX2 7JN OXFORD SLOW SESSION / Session aimed at those learning to join in folk sessions / 3.30pm / oxfordslowsession.wordpress.com / The Gardeners Arms, Plantation Rd, 39 Plantation Rd, OX2 6JE

Mon 6thHARP WORKSHOP / Open Harp session, all harpists welcome / 8pm. Free / James St Tavern, OX4 1EU / 246611 / facebook.com/jstoxford EUROBAR INTERNATIONAL OPEN MIC SESSION / Drinks for performers and those singing in a new language / 7.30pm. Free / nigelbrown.org/baboom.html / Eurobar, 65 George St, OX1 2AQ/ 980546 SOUTHERN, LIVES, CARDBOARD CASTLE / Liverpool-based brother & sister band / 7pm. £6 / O2 Academy, 190 Cowley Rd, OX4 1UE ERJA LYYTINEN / Blues / 8pm. £10 adv, £12 otd / havenclub.co.uk / The Bullingdon, 162 Cowley Rd, OX4 1UE / 244516 OXFORD UKULELES / Informal ukulele workshop session/ 7.30-10pm. £5 / oxfordukuleles.co.uk / The Port Mahon, 82 St Clements, OX4 1AW GEORGE’S JAMBOREE OF MUSIC, POETRY & COMEDY... POSSIBLY / Open-Michael cabaret hosted by local poet George Chopping / 8pm. £4 / Jam Factory, 27 Park End St, OX1 1HU / 244613 / jamfactoryoxford.com

LECTURES & MEETINGSFri 3rd

FESTIVAL OF ANCIENT TALES / Lively festival celebrating classical myths and stories / 3.30-7pm. Free / eoccc.org.uk/festival-of-ancient-tales / 308698 / Cheney School, Headington, OX3 7QH FRIDAYS AT 5PM: SIMON SINGH / Introducing and signing copies of his new book The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets / 5pm. £7 (£5) / Oxford Playhouse, 11-12 Beaumont St, OX1 2LW / oxfordplayhouse.com THE POETRY & SONGS OF WW1 / Talk by Dr Stuart Lee, lecturer in WW1 literature / 6pm. Free / Pegasus Theatre, Magdalen Rd, OX4 1RE / pegasustheatre.org.uk ONE BISHOP’S PILGRIMAGE OF PRAYER / Talk by The Rt Revd John Pritchard / 6pm. Free / St Michael at the Northgate, Cornmarket St, OX1 3EY DEAF CLUB / Friendly social event held regularly near the city centre / 7-11pm. Free / Oxford Deaf & Hard of Hearing Centre, Littlegate St, OX1 1RL ROBERT GROSSETESTE AND THE ORDERED UNIVERSE / Presenting work on three treatises in Grosseteste’s “scientific” cannon / 4.30-7.30pm. Free / 610952 / Pembroke College, OX1 1DW

Sat 4thMINDFULNESS TAUGHT BY RIGDZIN SHIKPO / 9am-5pm. £50 (£20) / North Oxford Association Community Centre, Summertown, OX2 7DP

Sun 5thAMALGAMAS / For native or fluent Spanish speakers! / 8-10pm. Free / Albion Beatnik Bookstore, 34 Walton St, OX2 6AU / albionbeatnikbookstore.blogspot.co.uk SUNDAY ASSEMBLY / Event dedicated to senior citizens and ageing / 11am-12.30pm. Free / East Oxford Community Centre, Princes St, OX4 1HU

Mon 6thBOOKS ON THE BROAD / Fiction reading group / 6.30-8pm. Free / Blackwells Bookshop, 48-51 Broad St, OX1 3BQ WANT TO TRY WATER POLO? / New player recruitment session, no experience necessary. Must be 16+ and competent swimmer / 8.30pm. Free / oxfordwaterpolo.co.uk / Radley College, Kennington Rd, Radley, OX14 2HR

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New Theatre (0844 871 3020) THE SENSATIONAL SIXTIES EXPERIENCE Fri 3rd: 7.30pm50th anniversary tour, with Herman’s Hermits, Dave Berry & Alan Mosca. £31.25-£33.25 AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE Sat 4th: 8pmBritain’s biggest burlesque extravaganza, direct from the West End. £30.25 ALAN DAVIES: LITTLE VICTORIES Sun 5th: 8pmQI’s resident dunce with his brand new show. £41.65-£46.25 PETER ANDRE Thu 9th: 7pm Popular singer and reality star. £33.25-£82.75 FASCINATING AIDA: CHARM OFFENSIVE Fri 10th: 7.30pmTopical songs and outrageous old favourites. £27.75 LEVEL 42 Sat 11th: 7.30pm30 years of hits. Support from Will Stapleton. £33.75

Burton Taylor Studio (305305) THE WATERY JOURNEY OF NEREUS PIKE Fri 3rd: 7.30pmTale of myth and magic by award-winning comedian Laura Mugridge. £10 (£8)THE OXFORD FUN PALACE Sat 4th: 11.00amExplore the exciting world behind the scenes at the BT. Free CONSCIENTIOUS Mon 6th & Tue 7th: 7.30pmRebekah begins writing about her great-grandfather, a WWI conscientious objector. £10 (£8) THE NOVICE DETECTIVE Wed 8th: 7.30pmHow Sophie Willan and her slightly psychic Gran found her long lost father. £10 (£8)FICTION Thu 9th & Fri 10th: 7.30pmA surreal and atmospheric trip through the sprawling architecture of our dreams. £10 (£8) EVERYTHING YOU’VE EVER NEEDED TO KNOW EVER

Sat 11th: 11.00am, 2.00pmAn hour of silly comedy for kids and adults. £10 (£8)

North Wall Arts Centre (319450) FAST TRACK Fri 3rd: 8pm; Sat 4th: 2pm & 8pmA day in the lives of 6 city-dwellers stuck in a relationship with money. £12 (£10)FERAL Wed 8th: 8pmPuppetry & live animation create an idyllic seaside town gripped by anarchy. £13 (£11) STOWAWAY Sat 11th: 8pmAn extraordinary journey in search of an impossible future. £13 (£11)

Oxford Playhouse (305305) IN TIME O’STRIFE Fri 3rd: 8pm; Sat 4th: 2.30pm, 7.30pmPowerful 1926 classic play about a Fife mining community. £11-£26.50 MARK STEEL’S IN TOWN Mon 6th: 7.30pmLive show from the Radio 4 writer and stand-up comedian. £16 (£14) THE ANGRY BRIGADE Wed 8th: 7.30pm

Thu 9th, Sat 11th: 2.30, 7.30pm; Fri 10th: 8pmHeart-stopping 70s-set thriller based on real life events. £11-£26.50

The Old Fire Station (263980) OXFORD IMPROVISERS Tue 7th: 8pm Showcase of new and improvised music. £9 (£6)LAST TRAIN TO OXFORD Sat 11th: 7.30pmDramatised adaptation of John Schad’s documentary novel Someone Called Derrida. £8 (£5)

Pegasus Theatre (812150) THE MUDDY CHOIR Fri 3rd & Sat 4th: 7.30pmNew play about the humanising power of music marks the centenary of WW1. £13 (£9, £6) FUNKY MONKEY PUPPET SHOW Sun 5th: 11am and 2pmA puppet show filled with songs, humour, gunky food, funky food and a monkey dude! £5 (£3) STRICTLY BALTI Thu 9th: 7.30pm; Fri 10th: 10.30am

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Ultimate Picture Palace (245288) BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME [PG] Fri: 9.00pmDocumentary about Memphis cult band followed by a live performance by The Dreaming Spires. NIGHT MOVES [15] Fri, Sun: 6.00pm; Sat: 9.15pm; Tue, Thu: 9.00pm

Wed: 6.30pmThree radical environmentalists conspire to blow up a dam. BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL LIVE (ENCORE) [12A] Sat: 3.00pmBased on the Oscar-nominated film with sensational dance and a powerful storyline. THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY [PG] Sat: 6.45pm; Sun: 8.30pm

Mon, Wed: 9.00pm; Tue: 6.30pm; Thu: 4.00, 6.30pmThe Best Exotic French Restaurant, with Helen Mirren. Subt: Tue 6.30pm BABY CLUB: THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY [PG] Thu: 12.30pmScreening for parents and guardians with babies under 1. CHARULATA [U] Sun: 3.30pm; Mon: 6.30pmClassic 1964 drama about a lonely wife seeking fulfilment.

Odeon Magdalen St (0871 2244 007) GONE GIRL [18] daily: 1.45, 5.00, 8.15pmThe spotlight turns on Ben Affleck when his wife goes missing. WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY [12A]

Fri & Sat, Mon: 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, 8.45pm; Sun: 6.15, 8.45pm Tue: 1.15, 3.45, 6.15pmFamily comedy drama. Subt: Sat 1.15pm, Tue 6.15pm

THE BOXTROLLS [PG] (2D) Sun: 1.15, 3.45pmStop-motion animation adventure about a boy raised by underground trolls. WITHNAIL & I [15] Tue: 8.45pmTwo quadruple whiskies, please. THE REWRITE [12A] Wed & Thu: 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, 8.45pmA cynical washed up screenwriter turns teacher and finds love. With Hugh Grant & Marisa Tomei.

Odeon George St (0871 2244 007) THE BOXTROLLS [PG] (2D) Fri, Mon - Thu: 2.20, 4.40pm

Sat: 11.45am, 2.20, 4.40pm; Sun: 4.45pmA young boy is raised by trolls. THE EQUALIZER [15] Fri, Mon - Thu: 2.30, 5.30, 9.15pm

Sat: 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 9.15pm; Sun: 9.15pmDenzel Washington tries to save a young prostitute from Russian gangsters. Subt: Thu 5.30pm RIOT CLUB [15] daily: 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, 8.45pmNoir comedy about a fictionalised Bullingdon Club. Subt: Fri 3.45pm, Mon 6.15pm GONE GIRL [18] Fri - Sun: 2.45, 6.00, 7.00. 9.00pm; Mon: 2.45, 6.00, 9.00pm

Tue - Thu: 2.45, 6.00, 7.00, 9.00pmLiterary thriller. DOLPHIN TALE 2 [U] Fri, Mon & Tue: 1.30, 4.00, 6.30pm

Sat & Sun: 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30pm; Wed & Thu: 1.30, 4.00pmContinuing true story of a dolphin with a prosthetic tail. MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT [12A] daily: 8.30pmColin Firth, magician, is set to unmask fraudulent spiritualists, but romance intervenes. DRACULA UNTOLD [15] Fri, Mon - Thu: 2.15, 4.30, 6.45, 9.15pm

Sat & Sun: 12.00, 2.15, 4.30, 6.45, 9.15pmDracula’s origins. ODEON KIDS: PUDSEY THE DOG: THE MOVIE [U]

Sat & Sun: 11.15amBritain’s Got Performing Dog, voiced by David Walliams. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 [PG] (2D) Sat & Sun: 12.15pmSit! Fly! Breathe fire! Good dragon. BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL LIVE (ENCORE) [12A] Sun: 1.00pmBased on the Oscar-nominated film with sensational dance and a powerful storyline. TONY BENN: WILL AND TESTAMENT [15] Sun: 4.30pmFeature-length documentary about the longest-serving Labour MP in history. WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY [12A] Sun: 11.45am, 2.00pm

Wed & Thu: 6.30pmFamily comedy drama from the creators of Outnumbered. NT ENCORE: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Mon: 7.00pmTennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Recorded live at the Young Vic. SENIOR SCREEN: CHEF [15] Wed: 10.45amFeel-good flavoured comedy with Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson and Dustin Hoffman.

Albion Beatnik Bookstore (07737 876213) JOHN SAMSON RETROSPECTIVE Fri: 8.00pmThree original short films - Tattoo (1975), Arrows (1980), Dressing For Pleasure (1977). £5 YAKUAYA Thu: 8.00pmMarcelo Castillo’s documentary film on a drop of water and its travels from glacier to sea. £5

Vue Cinema (08712 240 240) DRACULA UNTOLD [15]

Fri, Wed: 11.45am, 2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 8.45, 11.00pm Sat: 1.30, 3.45, 6.00, 8.15, 10.30pm; Sun: 1.00, 3.15, 5.30, 7.45, 10.00pm

Mon & Tue, Thu: 12.45, 3.00, 5.15, 7.30, 9.45pmDracula’s origins. Vlad makes a deal with the devil. PRIDE [15] Fri & Sat, Mon & Tue: 1.15, 4.00pmWelsh miners join forces with London gay and lesbian activists to thwart Thatcher. THE EQUALIZER [15] Fri: 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 7.45, 10.45pm

Sat: 2.40, 5.40, 7.45, 10.45pm; Sun: 2.40, 5.40, 7.45pm Mon & Tue, Thu: 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.00pm

Wed: 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.00, 11.00pmA retired ‘black ops’ commander tries to save a young prostitute from Russian gangsters. DOLPHIN TALE 2 [U] Fri: 12.15, 2.45, 5.15pm

Sat & Sun: 9.50am, 12.15, 2.45, 5.15pm; Mon - Thu: 12.30, 3.00, 5.30pmContinuing true story of a dolphin with a prosthetic tail. BANG BANG [12A] Fri & Sat, Wed: 1.30, 5.15, 9.00pm

Sun - Tue, Thu: 12.45, 4.30, 8.15pmBollywood version of action movie Knight & Day. THE BOXTROLLS [PG] (2D) Fri, Mon - Thu: 11.45am, 2.15, 5.05pm Sat: 11.00, 11.45am, 12.20, 2.15, 4.45pm; Sun: 10.15, 11.45am, 12.20, 2.15, 4.45pmAnimated comedy about a boy raised by trolls; Ben Kingsley voices the baddie. Subt: Sun 12.20pm RIOT CLUB [15] Fri & Sat: 8.30, 9.45, 11.00pm; Sun, Thu: 8.30pm

Mon & Tue: 6.45, 8.30, 9.15pm; Wed: 8.30, 11.00pmNoir comedy about a fictionalised Bullingdon Club. Subt: Tue 9.15pm WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY [12A]

Fri, Wed: 12.30, 3.00, 5.30, 8.00, 10.30pm Sat: 10.15am, 12.30, 3.00, 5.30, 8.00, 10.30pm

Sun: 11.30am, 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, 8.45pm Mon & Tue, Thu: 11.30am, 2.00, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30pmFamily comedy drama.

THE MAZE RUNNER [12A] Fri & Sat: 7.00pmA group of boys work together to escape a maze and understand their dystopian world. GONE GIRL [18]

Fri, Wed: 11.30am, 1.30, 3.00, 5.00, 6.30, 7.30, 8.30, 10.00, 10.45pm Sat: 10.00, 11.30am, 1.30, 3.00, 5.00, 6.30, 7.30, 8.30, 10.00, 10.45pm

Sun: 10.00, 11.00am, 1.30, 2.30, 5.00, 6.00, 7.30, 8.30, 9.15pm Mon, Thu: 11.15am, 1.30, 2.30, 5.00, 6.00, 7.30, 8.30, 9.15pm

Tue: 12.30, 1.30, 4.00, 5.00, 7.30, 8.30pmThe spotlight turns on Ben Affleck when his wife goes missing. CINDERELLA [U] Sat & Sun: 11.00amShe shall go to the ball. Disney classic. MONSTER HIGH: FREAKY FUSION [U] Sat & Sun: 10.30amThe animated ghoul friends travel back in time to the first day of Monster High. KIDS AM: MALEFICENT [PG] (2D) Sat & Sun: 10.30amDame Angelina as the scary fairy. BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL LIVE (ENCORE) [12A] Sun: 2.00, 6.00pmBased on the Oscar-nominated film with sensational dance and a powerful storyline. FOOTBALL MANAGER DOCUMENTARY + Q&A [12A] Tue: 7.15pmA documentary about the game, followed by live Q&A with game director Miles Jacobson. SENIOR CLUB: CHEF [15] Tue: 11.00amFeel-good flavoured comedy with Jon Favreau, Scarlett Johansson and Dustin Hoffman. THE REWRITE [12A] Wed: 11.45am, 2.15, 4.45, 7.15, 9.45pm

Thu: 12.15, 2.45, 5.15, 7.45pmWashed-up screenwriter turns teacher and finds love.

Phoenix Picturehouse (0871 902 5736) GONE GIRL [18] Fri: 12.00, 2.30, 6.00, 9.15pm

Sat: 1.10, 5.45, 9.00pm; Sun: 1.20, 8.00pmBen Affleck becomes the target of a media man-hunt when his wife (Rosamund Pike) goes missing. PRIDE [15] Fri: 6.00pm; Sat: 11.00am, 6.50pm; Sun: 11.45amFeel-good British drama of the year. MAPS TO THE STARS [18] Fri: 12.00, 3.15, 8.45pm; Sat: 4.20, 9.30pm

Sun: 11.00am, 8.45pmDavid Cronenberg’s savage portrayal of a Hollywood family. BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL [12A] (ENCORE) Sat: 1.45pmBased on the Oscar-nominated film about a little Geordie ballet dancer. KIDS’ CLUB: POSTMAN PAT [U] (2D) Sat: 11.00amPat enters a TV talent competition, but who’s going to deliver the mail? Robots, obviously. TONY BENN: WILL AND TESTAMENT [15] + SATELLITE Q&A

Sun: 4.30pmFeature-length documentary about the longest-serving Labour MP in history. WHICH WAY IS THE FRONT LINE FROM HERE? [15] Sun: 6.00pmDocumentary about Tim Hetherinton, photojournalist killed while covering the 2011 Libyan Civil War. WINGS [PG] Sun: 2.30pm

Two young WWI fighter pilots from different walks of life fall in love with the same girl. (1927)

CARE ASSISTANT, OXFORD. Permanent job; £8.50 - £11 per hour. Call Completely Care: 01865 727751 / [email protected] SKILLED office/sales admin needed. Ideally 10am-3pm 3 days a week. Must be competent at Excel and able to pick up new systems quickly. Must be flexible and able to take own initiative. Perfect English required. [email protected] ACCOUNTANT/BOOKKEEPER p/t 25 hrs/wk; full range of duties (experienced/qualified). See www.proimmune.com for further information. To apply, send your CV and cover letter to [email protected], INDEPENDENT CITY centre restaurant cafe requires outgoing FOH staff. Weekend shifts. Apply with your CV. [email protected] MACHINIST / TRIMMER / upholsterer wanted. Administration skills a bonus, salary dependent on experience. Phone Gerry on 07757 343698 / 01865 350132 or [email protected] PART-TIME NANNY for 12-year old girl in Holton/Wheatley. Responsibilities include: school pick-up in Headington; supervision of homework; preparation of her dinner; transporting to activities; and performing light housework. Must have own car, experience with older children, fluency in English. Email for further info. [email protected]: SERVING DINNER at busy school in Headington, Oxford. Experience required. Six days a week from 5.25pm until 8.30pm. [email protected] ASSISTANT REQUIRED with strong Excel skills to join our small, busy accounts team in Wallingford. AAT-qualified or QBE and able to work to tight deadlines. Please email your CV to: [email protected] TO UPLOAD course materials onto IT system. Eye for detail required. Work p/t from home. CV please to [email protected] CLEANER REQUIRED for local area. Must have experience and a very good understanding of spoken and written English. Van provided; clean driving licence required. Hours are Monday - Friday 9am - 3pm, with some flexibility due to the nature of the job. Please forward C.V. to Clive Latham at Can-Klean Ltd. [email protected].

P.A. & LIGHTINGP.A. HIRE, LIGHTING hire, P.A., disco / lighting sales. 118 Cowley Road, 01865 722027, www.722027.co.ukDISCOS, KARAOKES AND EQUIPMENT HIRE - Dave Seamer Entertainments: 01865 240054. www.daveseamer.co.ukSPEAKERS, LIGHTING AND party equipment hire. Student discounts! 01865 875519, www.acdisco.com.

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Tickets: Playhouse 01865 305305 / 07518 479062

Holywell Music RoomSun 5 Oct, 11.15am

Cavaleri String Quartetwith Chris Windass (viola)Smetana Quartet no. 1 in E Minor “From My Life”Mendelssohn String Quintet no.2 in B Flat Major Op.87

Eaton Environmental Services Ltd

DEPUTY OFFICE MANAGERWe have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Deputy Office Manager for a fast growing water treatment company in the Oxford area.This is a new role to provide administrative support to the Office Manager in overseeing the day-to-day running of the office in addition to carrying out your own dedicated administration tasks. This is a responsible post which requires efficient administration, excellent IT skills and supervisory experience. Knowledge of Sage would be desirable. You must possess good interpersonal, communication and attention to detail skills and be able to keep track of multiple tasks.This is a full time, permanent position, working from 8.30am until 5.00pm, 40 hours per week. Salary Range: from £22,000.(Dependent on experience).

To apply, please e-mail your CV to [email protected]

or call 01865 864488Closing Date: 10th October 2014

Interview Date: 16th October 2014As the office is poorly serviced by public

transport, candidates will need to have their own transportation.

Retail Staff Required for smart convenience store near city centre.

Includes some evening and weekend shifts.

Call 318974 for more details

Kings Oxford

Teacher of MathematicsWe are looking for a teacher of Mathematics to join this successful international college.

Teaching experience at A Level, GCSE or Foundation (University Pathway)

courses is desirable.For full details, please contact

Christine Leach on:[email protected] Colleges is committed to safeguarding

and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and

volunteers to share this commitment.

www.kingscolleges.com

£Basic + commission / Permanent

Equal Opportunity Employer (Agy) www.nurseplusuk.com

In return we offer competitive salary, commission, bonus, pension contribution,

company healthcare, 20 days holiday (25 after 2yrs) plus investment with training.

Healthcare Recruitment Agency Nurse Plus are seeking a sales driven individual to join

our busy team based in Oxford. Your responsibilities will include interviewing staff, sales calls, new business generation, client visits & more.

Camera Nightclub is looking for friendly and articulate bartenders, glass collectors and waiting staff, both full and part time.

Apply with a CV to [email protected]

CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD

Commis Chef (Full Time, Fixed Term for One Year)

An exciting opportunity for someone who has recently completed their apprenticeship or is an experienced junior chef to join the kitchen brigade in one of Oxford’s largest and busiest colleges. Flexibility to work shifts on weekdays and weekends, and additional hours during busy periods, is essential. £16,000 - £18,000 pa, depending on qualifications, plus other benefits.

Application form and full details available at: www.chch.ox.ac.uk/general-information/employment

or please contact:Bridget Guiste, Clerical Assistant, Steward’s Department

Telephone: 01865 286993 Email: [email protected]

Deadline for applications: Friday, 10 October 2014

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Sales Executive

Bar-focused events company based in Oxford requires a dynamic sales executive to develop clients and deal with enquiries. Applicants will be highly organised, articulate, have good IT skills and work in a professional manner. There will be the opportunity for quick progression within the growing company. Salary: on application.

[email protected]

Independent Catholic boarding and day school for 400 girls aged 3-18 (and day boys aged 3-8).

Required for November 2014

Marketing and Communications Manager

We are looking for a part-time (10 hours per week) Marketing and Communications Manager to take responsibility for coordinating the school’s marketing communications, including social media output. The post-holder will project manage the development and launch of the school’s new website, due to be completed in Spring 2015.

Salary of £35,000 per annum pro rata.

Details of the post and application forms are available on the Staff Vacancies page of the school’s website, or from Ms Ellen Phelips, Human Resources Manager (01865 229227, [email protected]).

Applications (application form, accompanying letter and full curriculum vitae with contact details for two referees) should reach the Headmistress by Monday 13 October 2014. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 21 October 2014.

Rye St Antony Pullen’s Lane, Oxford OX3 0BY

Telephone: 01865 762802 E-mail: [email protected]

www.ryestantony.co.uk

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and all staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Receptionist Vacancy35 hours per week (term time only)

Salary: Grade 5 (£12,709 actual salary) per annum.

For further details and to apply, please visit: http://www.cherwell.oxon.sch.uk/vacancies.php

The Cherwell School A centre of opportunity

INTERNATIONALMARKETING EXECUTIVE

To start as soon as practicabled’Overbroeck’s is an 11-18 co-educational independent

day and boarding school in Oxford with a roll of around 460 students.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive, resourceful person with experience of educational marketing

to play a key role in our marketing team.For full details please visit

www.doverbroecks.com/postsClosing date: Monday 13 October 2014

d’Overbroeck’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. An enhanced

DBS check is a prerequisite for all appointments.

WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO PEOPLE’S LIVES AND GET PAID FOR IT TOO?

Full-time & Part-time Charity Fundraisers(Temporary Contracts)

We are looking for bright, articulate and enthusiastic Telephone Fundraisers with a mature outlook to work afternoon and evening shifts in our relaxed and friendly Cowley office. You’ll need to

be confident, results-focused, enjoy the thought of raising money for excellent causes

and not be afraid to ask!Earn from £6.75 per hour.

Please call Alistair or Robin on 01865 713600 for further information or send your CV to

[email protected]

WADHAM COLLEGErequires full-time

ASSISTANT BUTLERSWadham College are looking to recruit two full-time Assistant Butlers to be involved in the day-to-day supervision, administration, and maintenance of the highest standards of service in all catering service areas of the College.

The salary: £17,768 pa, based on previous experienceApplication deadline: 12 noon on Monday 13th October 2014

------------This role will involve carrying out routine tasks, for example waiting on tables, setting up tables and servicing college events. You will be assisting with food service, cleaning and ensuring H&S requirements are met.

The working hours are 2080 hours per annum (40 hours a week rota)

College benefits include: College bonus, free meals, uniform, bus pass, health and pension schemes.

To apply for the role please contact the HR department on 01865 277968 or [email protected].

Further details are available to download from the jobs page at: www.wadham.ox.ac.uk

Wadham College is an equal opportunity employer

DRAMA WORKSHOPSTue 7th & 14th October, 7-9pm

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Wed 8th October, 6.30-8.30pmCornerstone Arts, Station Rd,

Didcot, OX11 7NE

Join us for one or both! Anyone 16+ welcome.

Free taster session on Forum Theatre - no acting experience necessary!

You’ll be safe, you’ll be surprised and you’ll have fun!

www.archwayfoundation.org.uk

Places limited! 01865 790552

FREE

ART WORKSHOPSFun, thought-provoking workshops

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Thu 9th & 16th October, 1-3pm Ark-T, Cromwell Rd,

Oxford, OX4 3LN

Working with local artist Alison Berrett, come along and create

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yourself to think about labels, masks, hats,

faces and much more.

www.archwayfoundation.org.uk

Contact Louise on 01865 790552

FREE

VOLUNTEERS WANTEDWe are conducting a research study to assess if a new medication affects performance on cognitive tasks and need people 18-45yrs old to complete our online questionnaire.

www.manchester.ac.uk/sep

The study involves visiting our research facility on 3 occasions.You will receive compensation for your time and reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.

To participate in this research you must be:aMale or female aged between 18 and 45 (inclusive)aFit and well, both physically and mentallyaA light or a non-smokeraRight handedaA fluent English speakeraWilling to take one dose of study medication or dummy medication

CONTACT: Text STUDY to 70099; Call 07760 486222Or email us at [email protected] to find out more.

VOLUNTEERS

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING INA BRAIN SCAN STUDY?We are looking for people between the ages of 28 and 65 who are healthy, without any history of mental illness and not taking any medication to help to identify biochemical changes that happen in depression. The study involves having a single brain scan using magnetic imaging (MRS). For information in confidence, with no obligation to participate please contact:

Clare Williams: (01865) 223633 e-mail: [email protected]

Participants will be reimbursed for their time and expenses

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Next 2 Day Volunteer Training Course:Sat 25th Oct + Sun 2nd Nov

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Clinical Vaccine TrialsWe are developing vaccines against

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If you are aged 18 to 55 and in good health, get in touch to receive more information.

Participants will be paid compensation for expenses and time put aside to take part.

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www.jenner.ac.ukEach study will require several short visits to an outpatient clinic over 4 - 12 months. A response to this advertisement will be recorded, but carries no obligation to take part.

TRANQUIL RURAL COTTAGE, October - April. Professional mature, single person or couple, double bedroom, kitchen & bathroom. Office, sitting room. Broadband, dishwasher etc. 4 miles from Oxford, good train & bus services. £675 pcm excl. 01235 534959 / 07796 476990. [email protected] 3 BED house to rent in Florence Park, Cowley from 1st November. Suit couple, 2 sharers or family. Furnished/semi-furnished. No pets or smokers. £1050 pcm excluding bills. [email protected]

CENTRAL SUMMERTOWN - SINGLE studio flat in basement of family house. Own street entrance, en-suite, cooking corner, furnished, wireless broadband. £595 pcm bills included except electricity. Suit single, quiet, non-smoking post-grad/visiting academic. Available now for short let. [email protected] ONE BEDROOM flat, OX4. Single person only - n/s professional. Secluded. Parking. £1200 pcm incl. [email protected]

EXPERIENCED HOST FAMILIES WANTED

Do you have a spare room available NOW and want to make some money? Immediate bookings available for twin and single rooms. £180 per week for single rooms.

Must be able to provide meals and act as friendly hosts, and must be able to take male and female students.

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Oxford International Language School

English Language Courses

Full-time, part-time, daytime, or evening Starting 6 October 2014

General English, all levels - Beginner to Advanced, IELTS Small groups, or 1-2-1

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Tel: 01865 403351. Email: [email protected]

One to One Tutoring Maths, Science: Physics, Chemistry, Biology,

Latin, French, GCSE, A LevelsOxbridge Tutors - Free Trial Lesson - Central Oxford

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FREE PEAR TREES!FREE PEAR TREES for people in Abingdon. I’m on a mission to make Abingdon a greener, even more pleasant place to live and am therefore offering free Williams pear trees to people living in the area. Just pop me an email to arrange a time to plant it. Completely free, although donation of £5 to put towards the cost gratefully received. [email protected]

PART-TIME DRIVER / FULL-TIME DRIVER +

SCHOOL MAINTENANCE. Full-time position: £15,000 p.a.

Start date: November 2014.

CV & covering letter to Katie Townsend: [email protected]

The Knowledge Project Introduction to Novel Writing

Voice. Character. PlotEight intimate evening classes taught by an Oxford Creative

Writing postgrad

Peace House, OxfordFridays 6 - 7.30pm £80. Oct 17th – Dec 5th

All proceeds go to local children’s charity Jacariwww.knowledgeproject.co.uk