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1993
Ted Jones (F, 1989-1993) organised a
sponsored row between Oxford (the
Teddies boat club) and Henley in July 2017.
The event was designed to raise money for
the Tom Bowdridge Foundation, a teenage
cancer charity, and also in memory of his
father, Hume Jones, a huge (and vocal!)
supporter of both the Teddies rowing and
rugby teams! On one famous occasion
his support was so ‘vocal’ the Warden of
Radley refused to attend tea in protest! 50
miles by river, the row involved a number of
ex-Teddies characters - Tim Browning (A,
1987-1992), Ed Boughton (E, 1987-1992),
Lucas Jones (F, 1987-1992), Tariq Hussein
(G, 1987-1992), Tim Waite (F, 1988-1993),
Chris Pearce (D, 1988-1993), Hamish
Floyd (F, 1988-1993) and Clive Williams-
Jones (A, 1988-1993) ably assisted by
wives, parents and children cycling along the
towpath. Dinner was held in Leander that
evening followed by a long sleep in the St
Edward’s suite in the club that night!
1995
John Blythe (K, 1990-1995) emailed
the OSE Office to tell us that he is a
craniofacial surgeon in London performing
major skull and facial trauma and
reconstruction.
1996
Simon Nicholls (D, 1991-1996) writes:
“This year I’ve returned to the BBC, as
an Executive Producer in the comedy
department. Previously I worked as an
award-winning producer at the BBC’s
comedy department from 2001 - 2011.
In my new role I develop and produce TV
and radio comedy as well as manage a
team of producers.”
1997
Nick Lloyd Webber (K, 1992-1997)
composed the music for the BBC drama
series Love, Lives and Records which aired in
November 2017.
2000
Holly Branson (J, 1998-2000) has co-
written ‘ WEconomy: You Can Find Meaning,
Make a Living, and Change the World’ with
and Marc and Craig Kielburger. The book
was published in March 2018.
2001
Giles Hannah (C, 1996-2001) is now
heading up the International Division of
Dubai Properties, part of Dubai Holding,
working for his Royal Highness Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Life
in the United Arab Emirates is going well
and Giles is enjoying spending time with his
three sons. Giles was delighted to see Ben
Ryan, former St Edward’s schoolmaster
and his rugby coach who recently was head
coach for the Fiji Sevens Olympic Gold
medal winners along with Brian O’Driscoll,
former British Lions captain and Ireland
rugby captain, at the World Rugby Sevens
Championship held in Dubai in December.
Georgia Moffett (J, 1998-2001) has
produced You, Me and Him, a witty
romantic comedy set in middle class
England about two female lovers, one
a career-driven lawyer and the other a
fun-loving, pot-smoking layabout, and their
annoying Casanova neighbour. The film
which also stars Georgia’s husband, David
Tennant, was released in April 2018.
2005
Mark Quartley (G, 1998-2003) played
Ariel in The Tempest at both the RSC at
Stratford and the Barbican in London
during 2017. Mark wore a motion capture
suit creating a live digital avatar which
appeared alongside him throughout the
performance and pioneered motion
capture on stage.
Matt Hemsley (B, 2000-2005) wrote
to us at the end of 2017 from Bahia in
Brazil: “I left Teddies in 2005. The school
prepared me for a lot more than I could
have ever thought. Since leaving I have
used many of the things that as a child I
thought I would never use. Recently I used
Pythagoras theorem to help some friends
from my community erect an antenna for
V A L E T E
O S E N E W S
Left to right: Brian O’ Driscoll, Giles Hannah
and Ben Ryan.
OSE modelling potential new Rhubarb merchandise. From left to right: Rajesh Pillai (F, 1990-1995),
Alexander Muspratt-Williams (D, 1990-1995), Martin Browning (E, 1990-1995) and Oliver Sedgwick
(D, 1990-1995) together with David Browning (E, 1955-1959) enjoying 40th birthday celebrations in the
South of France.