Editing Christopher Martin-Jenkins (section)

==University==
He went to [[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge]], where he read Modern History and graduated with an upper second in 1967. During his time at Cambridge he won two half-[[blue (university sport)|blues]] for [[Rugby fives]] but never played for the University cricket first XI, although he narrowly missed out on gaining his blue after he was named 12th man for the 1967 [[The University Match (cricket)|Varsity match]] at Lord's.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article3645121.ece |title=Christopher Martin-Jenkins |work=[[The Times]] |location=London}}</ref> Nevertheless, he skippered the Crusaders (the University 2nd XI) during 1966 and 1967 and was also a successful captain of his college XI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.petersfraserdunlop.com/Authors/christopher-martin-jenkins|title=Christopher Martin-Jenkins|work=Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD)|access-date=3 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825045250/http://www.petersfraserdunlop.com/authors/christopher-martin-jenkins|archive-date=25 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He had a great talent for mimicry, which enabled him to progress to final auditions for the Cambridge University [[Footlights]], where his performance was adjudicated by a panel that included [[Germaine Greer]], [[Eric Idle]] and [[Clive James]].<ref name="telobit">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9774049/Christopher-Martin-Jenkins.html |title=Christopher Martin-Jenkins |date=1 January 2013 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}</ref>