Full English Buffet Breakfast in The Quod next door to our hotel.

3 minute walk to New College for lecture by Richard Dawkins on Darwinism and his book The Selfish Gene.

Richard Dawkins was educated at Oxford and has taught Zoology at Berkeley and Oxford, where he became a Fellow in 1970. He was elected Charles Simonyi Reader in 1995. His books about evolution and science include The Selfish Gene, The Extended Phenotype, The Blind Watchmaker, River out of Eden, Climbing Mount Improbable, Unweaving the Rainbow and most recently, The Ancestor's Tale.

Tea and coffee break in the garden.

Further comments and question and answer session with Richard Dawkins.

Relaxed buffet lunch in New College Hall.

The name of the college often strikes visitors as odd for an institution more than 620 years old. It is referred to in this manner because its original "official" name - the College of St Mary - is the same as that of Oriel College. Hence "the new college of St Mary".

Lecture by Sir Peter Atkins on the Great Questions of the Universe and his most recent book, Galileo's Finger.

Professor Peter Atkins is Smith Kline Beecham Fellow and Tutor in Physical Chemisty. He was educated at the University of Leicester, where he read Chemistry. After his PhD (in electron spin resonance) he went to the University of California, Los Angeles as a Harkness Fellow, and returned to Oxford in 1965 as Fellow of Lincoln College and University Lecturer in Physical Chemistry.

Tea and coffee in the garden.

Optional punting lessons on the River Isis departing from Magdalene Bridge Boat House.

A punt is a long, narrow boat propelled with a long pole by the "punter" who stands at the back of the boat. The punter and puntees can then take a serpentine route on the Cherwell river past the Botanical Gardens and down beside Christchurch Meadows to where the tributary runs into the Thames (which for some reason is called the Isis as it flows through Oxford). Punting is quite easy once you've got the hang of it, but students and tourists alike are frequently bedeviled by the punting pole, which can get stuck in mud, by ramming into either bank on a regular basis or by colliding with other sub-standard punters!

Private Concert by the Christ Church Choir in Christ Church Cathedral.

Christ Church Cathedral Choir is 500 years old and unique in the world. There are twelve men and sixteen boys in the Choir along with two organists. The boys are selected for their musical ability and attend Christ Church Cathedral School. Of the men, six are professionals (the lay clerks), and six are undergraduates (the academical clerks).

Gourmet dinner in the Hall of Corpus Christi College.

Richard Fox, Bishop of Winchester, founded Corpus Christi College in 1517, and was responsible for the construction of the buildings of the main quadrangle, in the center of which is an elaborate sundial with the Pelican, a symbol of the Eucharist adopted by Fox, perched on the top. Corpus Christi is the smallest Oxford college, with about 220 undergraduates, 100 graduates and 40 Fellows.

The Old Bank Hotel, Oxford.

The recently opened Old Bank Hotel (which used to be a Barkley's bank surprise surprise!) now sets the standard for modern, comfortable and stylish accommodation in Oxford. Located on the High St, it offers the best of both the historic old city and the modern, vibrant social scene. There are 42 bedrooms in total, all different but all “design” in approach.