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GRAY MATTER: Sculptor Michael Black, a great Oxford eccentric
Gray Matter: 'Oh What a night' - Jersey Boys show will be Christmas corker
Gray Matter: When the future King Edward VIII landed in Oxford...
GRAY MATTER: Eighties Soho lowlifes, their Oxford equivalent, and am I going off the rails?
GRAY MATTER: A missing tenner, intriguing letters, and more dockless bike drama
GRAY MATTER: A was totally Spellbound by the Ashmolean's magical exhibition
GRAY MATTER: The beauty of the Chilterns, some old haunts, Edinburgh overkill, and Tom Bateman's big break
GRAY MATTER: Bookending with JB Priestley and celebrity death overkill
GRAY MATTER: Oxford's gruesome history unearthed, and GWR's electric shock
GRAY MATTER: Dodgy cars, a plague of bikes, and the art of Waugh
GRAY MATTER: Oxford's latest crime wave, one 'r' or two, and my permanent holiday
GRAY MATTER: 'Oxford interest' at Buxton, the Cipriani Five, and rude bus drivers
COLUMN - GRAY MATTER: Cravats are perfect for hiding a turkey neck
COLUMN - GRAY MATTER: Why shouldn't a critic say that a fat actress is fat?
COLUMN: Gray Matter - Playing a must-see game of thrones
Mind your language as The Sun hits the theatre
Gray matter: Re-Kindle your love for the feel of a real book
This shopper is fed up with charity chuggers
COLUMN - GRAY MATTER: All the fun of the Leys
Quad Talk: Edward Clarke - 'a grandiose claim for the efficacy of literature'
Gray Matter: Snootiness about village is bizarre and unnecessary
Gray Matter: An absolutely fabulous time at festival opening
Gray Matter with Chris Gray: Le Fanu gave me good read but Wilkie did not succeed
Gray Matter with Chris Gray: Falling pound is already hitting island’s tourism
Gray Matter: Poundland is the place to go for your cheap books
Gray Matter: Pants are on parade at V&A’s latest exhibition
Oxford Gin is on the way from new artisan distillery
First Person: Getting creative to end loneliness
Gray Matter: Racehorses of the tracks restored to former glory
Gray Matter: The BBC’s scandals are weighing on our minds
Gray Matter: Morris Minor stars in a memoir of fifties Oxford life
Gray Matter: New-look museum is a treat for car enthusiasts
Gray Matter: Refreshing encounters with old and new venues
Gray Matter: Buses provide a glimpse of our county’s beauty
Gray Matter: True admirer of Terry Wogan – but just don’t mention wigs
Gray Matter: Paintings display steady stare of voyeuristic artist
Gray Matter: Bowie's role in a fine spoof on the New York art world
Gray Matter: Work to marvel at in Academy's great garden show
Gray Matter: Stop allowing pandering of ‘untouchable’ performers
Gray Matter: Remembering manners around eating in public
Gray Matter: The inimitable David Bowie had a song for every occasion
Gray Matter: Former PM’s wife and poet Lady Wilson reaches 100
Gray Matter: Fond farewell to lovable rogue, irreverent friend
Gray Matter: Posh victories I saw as a lad in the 1960s outshone U’s
Gray Matter: Keep your shirt on – that TV phwoar factor is back
Gray Matter: 1960s Morse prequel finds inspiration in Gatsby novel
Gray Matter: Puzzlement is being caused on island by mystery cycle
Gray Matter: What’s in a name? One friend’s trip to ‘Lapland’
Gray Matter: Writer’s home in tiny village was visited by famed people
Gray Matter: Restaurant critic tells of battling with the bottle
Gray Matter: How I missed my own ‘walk on wild side’ with film stars
Gray Matter: Rudyard Kipling tried to steal Mark Twain’s pipe
Gray Matter: A look back through the history books at city life
Gray Matter: Department store’s cafe has been well worth the wait