Explore Events

Showing events for adults.

Use one or more of the search filters below to find events.

Browse this year's themes
 

Kate Anderson, Rosemary Goring & Jade Scott: The Captive Queen and Her Son

Wednesday 20 August 12:45 - 13:45

Kate Anderson, Rosemary Goring & Jade Scott: The Captive Queen and Her Son Find out more
  • Attend in person
  • Watch online
  • Captioned
Rosemary Goring's Exile: The Captive Years of Mary, Queen of Scots and Jade Scott's Captive Queen shed remarkable new light on the duplicitous years of Mary's English imprisonment. Meanwhile, Kate Anderson's Art & Court of James VI & I reconsiders Mary's…
 

Geoff Dyer: Stories from a Vanished Time

Wednesday 20 August 13:15 - 14:15

Geoff Dyer: Stories from a Vanished Time Find out more
Why not try? Yiyun Li: A New Alphabet, A New Vocabulary Yiyun Li: A New Alphabet, A New Vocabulary Sun 10 Aug 17:00 - 18:00
 

Introduction to Graphic Novels: A Workshop with Lizzy Stewart

Wednesday 20 August 13:30 - 15:30

Introduction to Graphic Novels: A Workshop with Lizzy Stewart Find out more
Why not try? Jenny Colgan: Coming Back Home Jenny Colgan: Coming Back Home Tue 19 Aug 14:15 - 15:15
 

Irene Revell, Sarah Shin & Alice Vincent: Hearing and Listening, Profoundly

Wednesday 20 August 13:45 - 14:45

Irene Revell, Sarah Shin & Alice Vincent: Hearing and Listening, Profoundly Find out more
  • Attend in person
  • Captioned
Join us for a fascinating event exploring the art and politics of listening. Bodies of Sound, an anthology edited by Irene Revell and Sarah Shin, brings together poets, musicians, and writers to offer new insights into how we listen and hear. Alice……
 

Beyond Borders: Women in Conflict

Wednesday 20 August 14:00 - 15:00

Beyond Borders: Women in Conflict Find out more
Why not try? Leila Aboulela & Karen Campbell: Watch Me Begin Again Leila Aboulela & Karen Campbell: Watch Me Begin Again Mon 11 Aug 11:30 - 12:30
 

Dan Gunn & Frances Wilson: The Legacy of Muriel Spark

Wednesday 20 August 14:15 - 15:15

Changed Dan Gunn & Frances Wilson: The Legacy of Muriel Spark Find out more
  • Attend in person
  • Captioned
With access to over 3,000 letters penned by Muriel Spark, distinguished professor Dan Gunn has spent five years decoding the enigmatic author while compiling The Letters of Muriel Spark. Meanwhile, journalist Frances Wilson's fascination with Spark led…
 

Marcus du Sautoy: Creativity by Numbers

Wednesday 20 August 15:00 - 16:00

Marcus du Sautoy: Creativity by Numbers Find out more
Why not try? Vigdis Hjorth: Love Will Tear Us Apart Vigdis Hjorth: Love Will Tear Us Apart Wed 20 Aug 15:45 - 16:45
 

Andy Wightman: Who Owns Scotland?

Wednesday 20 August 15:00 - 16:00

Andy Wightman: Who Owns Scotland? Find out more
  • Attend in person
  • Watch online
  • Captioned
Ten years ago Andy Wightman – a former Member of the Scottish Parliament with the Scottish Greens and a tireless campaigner over issues around land ownership and reform in Scotland – published The Poor Had No Lawyers, a definitive investigation into just…
 

Paul French: Wallis Simpson’s Lost Years in China

Wednesday 20 August 15:30 - 16:30

Paul French: Wallis Simpson’s Lost Years in China Find out more
  • Attend in person
  • Captioned
For her unimpeachable fashion sense, her role in the abdication of her husband, and her shameful connection with Adolf Hitler - fascination with Wallis Simpson continues unabated nearly 40 years after her death. Now, award-winning historian Paul French…
 

Dinner for One: A Table Talk with Michèle Roberts

Wednesday 20 August 15:30 - 17:00

Dinner for One: A Table Talk with Michèle Roberts Find out more
  • Attend in person
Booker-shortlisted author of Daughters of the House, Michèle Roberts' career has spanned fiction, poetry, and memoir. The constant through-line, though, is food, so it's almost surprising that French Cooking for One is her first work wholly dedicated to…