LONDON - MAY 28: Michael Palin holds The Odes of Horace manuscript, written by William Morris and illuminated by Morris, Edward Burne-Jones (Exeter College) and Charles Fairfax Murray at the Oxford University launch of a ?1.25 billion campaign at the British Academy on May 28, 2008 in London, England. The launch of Oxford University's most important campaign which has the theme 'Oxford Thinking', was attended by Richard Dawkins, Sir Roger Bannister and Michael Palin among other Oxonians. Getty Images logo Getty Images 18 months ago

LONDON - MAY 28: Michael Palin holds The Odes of Horace manuscript, written by William Morris and illuminated by Morris, Edward Burne-Jones (Exeter College) and Charles Fairfax Murray at the Oxford University launch of a ?1.25 billion campaign at the British Academy on May 28, 2008 in London, England. The launch of Oxford University's most important campaign which has the theme 'Oxford Thinking', was attended by Richard Dawkins, Sir Roger Bannister and Michael Palin among other Oxonians.

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