In the inaugural episode of Voxford, Leanne narrates three very different pieces: first, a fictional story of a fresher, written by a Durham alumnus (!); second, a letter from an uncle to his nephew, giving him advice on how to live at Oxford; third, Matthew Arnold's Thyrsis, the poem that first gave Oxford the name of the City of Dreaming Spires.

02:10: Extract from The Adventures of Mr Verdant Green, An Oxford Freshman. By Cuthbert Bede (pen-name of Edward Bradley).

07:57: Letter II: Choice of Friends, and Behaviour in Society, in 'Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford, in Ten Letters , from an Uncle to his Nephew. By the Rev. Edward Berens, M.A. Late Fellow of Oriel College.

18:19: Thyrsis. By Matthew Arnold

The second episode of Voxford is themed around rivers and rowing in Oxford. Leanne narrates a chapter from ‘Tom Brown at Oxford’, as well as four poems about the rivers Cherwell, Isis, and the Oxford Canal.

1:37: Chapter II: A Row on the River, in ‘Tom Brown at Oxford’. By Thomas Hughes
23:45: Cherwell, from the Terrace. By John Bruce Norton.
25:55: The Isis. By John Bruce Norton.
27:12: The River Cherwell. By William Lisle Bowles.
28:24: Oxford Canal. By James Elroy Flecker.

This week, Leanne interviews Michelle Chin, a recent Fine Art graduate from Christ Church who was the creative mind behind the interactive installation “You’re Invited To A Tour of Christ Church” during Christ Church Arts Week last year, which involved audio recordings describing various parts of her college.

In the interview, they discuss their experiences feeling like outsiders as BAME students in Oxford, the divide between “town and gown”, what motivated Michelle to start this project, and her favourite places in Oxford!

Michelle’s website: michellezchin.com