or Taylorian, where the modern languages library is situated. The four-year B.A. degree includes a compulsory year abroad, spent either enrolled at a university or with paid or volunteer work in a foreign country where the target language is spoken. Some notable alumni of the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages Julian Barnes (Magdalen), novelist and essay-writer. Fiona Bruce (French and Italian, Hertford), television journalist, newsreader and presenter. Victoria Glendinning (Somerville), writer. Brent Hoberman (New), co-founder of lastminute.com. Bridget Kendall, MBE (Russian, Lady Margaret Hall and St Antony’s). BBC Radio correspondent Nigella Lawson (Lady Margaret Hall), chef and writer John Le Carré (German, Lincoln), writer. Gary O’Donoghue (Philosophy and Modern Languages, Christ Church), BBC journalist. Daphne Park (Baroness Park of Monmouth), (Somerville) ‘Queen of Spies’ Graham Robb (Exeter), biographer, historian, literary critic. Dorothy L. Sayers (Classics and Modern Languages, Somerville), novelist John Sturrock (French and Spanish), commissioning editor and journalist for the TLS and LRB. Emma Walmsley (Classics and Modern Languages, Christ Church), CEO of GlaxoSmithKline Marina Warner DBE, FRSL, FBA (French and Italian, Lady Margaret Hall), writer and cultural historian Susie Dent (Modern Languages, Somerville), lexicographer, etymologist, author and presenter of Countdown and post-watershed spinoff 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown References External links Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages website French sub-faculty German sub-faculty Modern Greek sub-faculty Italian sub-faculty Portuguese sub-faculty Russian sub-faculty Spanish sub-faculty Studying Yiddish The Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics The Voltaire Foundation The Maison Française d'Oxford Educational institutions established in 1903 Medieval And Modern Languages Medieval And Modern Languages Oxford University, Medieval And Modern Languages 1903 establishments in England