who of note was a contemporary of yours at school or university?

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I went to college with this man

Sounds about right then Smug.

Thanks, Pruners, my Jason is the one on the right! (He had longer, curly hair when I knew him, though!)

I was '87 as well.

CC, that sounds like a Rees-Mogg-ism. I think he's attemting a comeback - that kind of thing won't go down well in the new fluffy Conservative party!

Michael Gove was a contemporary of DH's.

When I joined the Oxford Union, Michael Gove was the president - gave us our little new members' pep talk. He was a cocky/confident (delete as applicable) chap even then!

Oh, bleurgh.

Sorry, I wasn't a fan!

Come on then Unquiet - which college?

St John's.

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Ooh, that was a brainy (or should that be briany?) college...

Can't say I even noticed, Pruners!
I must have had my mind on other things... maybe I should have used that as a pulling line. "Come to my college gardens and look at the lovely crocuses."

Briany as in "Starter For Ten"?

Those of us who were at university between 1987 and 1994 - basically two full courses' worth across the country - never had the chance to even apply for "University Challenge", because those were its dead years!

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Stephen Twigg (of Michael Portillo fame) was a contemporary of mine -- a couple of years older, I think. He was president of OUSU, iirc.

You beat me to the question Dinosaur! Very brainy Unquiet. I was at Trinity.

yes. my years at uni were definitely blighted by not being able to go for university challenge. had to make do with Blind Date in the college bar instead.

It was quite a "worky" college but we did party as well.

I remember us being one of the few to go ahead with a college bop the night the Anarchists threatened chaos across the city. Most of the other colleges bolted and barred their doors!

I once posted a link on mn to a picture of someone I knew quite well who is an Actor and it turned out that he and his family are quite friendly with Crunchie and family.

Tis a small world, indeed.

Ooh, just remembered, knew Sam West at college as well. He was lovely .

omg so many Oxford people and familiar names. I am also a contemporary of you lot.

Bink was also a contemporary . But sadly I did not know her then.

ermmmm... HW do you mean the first year of my whole life? Spooky.

I think I might know the other person you know who married someone etc etc....

Rachel Cusk was a contemporary as well. She was at St Hilda's, though.

Motherinferior absolutely loathes her.

I've never read anything by her.

Nightynight, are you prepared to divulge any details ?

She was published very young, wasn't she? 24 or thereabouts? She must have been writing "Saving Agnes" (or something that became it) while at university...