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Christ Church, Oxford: a bastion of higher education since the 16th century that produced some of the country’s best and brightest, and is home to a very British way of life.
When The Very Reverend Martyn Percy - a reformer from a working-class background - was appointed dean in 2014, everything looked promising. Until it didn’t.
Andrew Billen explores the city's dreaming spires to find out why.
Host: Andrew Billen, feature writer, The Times
Clips: BBC
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