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The Story

The Feud (Pt 1): Down the rabbit hole

The Story

The Times

Current Affairs, Daily News Podcast, News Analysis, Politics, News, Audio Storytelling, Uk News, Exclusive Interviews, Investigative Reporting, In-depth Journalism, Daily News, Long-form Audio, Global News

3.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In 2014 The Very Reverend Professor Martyn Percy walks into Christ Church as the new Dean of the Oxford college.

But in this ‘Alice in Wonderland’ universe has this traditional institution met its match?

In this five-part series, The Times' journalist Andrew Billen delves into the most bizarre story he's every covered.

This episode was first broadcast in October, 2022.

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.

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Hi, it's Manvine here.

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We're away this week on a short summer break,

0:59.0

but we thought we'd take this opportunity to listen back

1:02.0

to a series that we first broadcast last year.

1:06.0

The feud follows a bitter dispute at one of the oldest

1:10.0

and most prestigious university colleges in the world,

1:14.0

Christchurch Oxford.

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