Postcard Portraits

Lower VI

1 &16 Charlie Darmody, 2 Wendi Men, 3 & 17 Beatrice Murray-Nag, 4 Claudia Latham, 5 Polly Smith, 6 Phoebe Liu, 7 Chris Bullock, 8 Molly Bythell, 9 Sophie Sweetland, 10 Katie Reid, 11 & 14 James Emery, 12 joe Himsworth, 13 Alex Tarn, 15 Laura Barron, 16 Charlie Darmody, 17 Sophie Willink, 18 Peter Miles, 19 Beatrice Murray-Nag.

Tim Coker

Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?

Christopher Marlowe, Jeff Astle (former West Bromich Albion footballer) and Jack Warburton (former French teacher).

Why your former French teacher?

Monsieur Warburton was one of the most idiosyncratic teachers I have ever come across. He referred to us, no matter how old or how tall, as 'little fellows' and could throw a piece of chalk twenty yards to hit a boy's nose with impressive accuracy. He's one of those teachers who got inside your head and whose voice, mannerisms and teaching remain with you forever. 'C'est is for it is and he is and she when a noun or pronoun take to it, you see?'

What will be your fondest memory of your time at Peter's?

Oliver Marshall cross-dressing as Henry Higgins in 'My Fair Lady'. I think it was the moment St. Peter's realised that drama could be interesting and doesn't have to do what it says on the tin. It made me laugh to see a whiff of naughtiness in such an ancient school.

If you were Headmaster for a day, what would you do?

Make the school carbon neutral.

First record you ever bought? Howard Jones - 'What is love?'

What would be your dream production to direct? 'Dr Faustus Lights the Lights' - Gertrude Stein

Why? Because it's impossible.

What would be your dream role to act in?

The King in 'Eight Songs for a Mad King' by Peter Maxwell Davis