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1212: The Making Of A City: Talk
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3 Apr Apr 3, 12.30pm–1.30pm Yorkshire Museum, York
12up Reading Group (over 12s)
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12 Mar Mar 12, 3.45pm–4.45pm Fleetwood Library, Fleetwood
17th Century Surgery Talk
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A talk about the work of surgeons from the century and how health care has changed for the better as a result.
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30 Apr Apr 30, 2pm–4pm, booking essential, children must be accompanied National Trust: Sudbury Hall & The National Museum Of Childhood, Ashbourne
18th-Century Rural Life In The Peak District: David Spencer, Park Senior Supervisor: Talk
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Spencer gives a talk about the subject.
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2 Mar Mar 2, 11am Chatsworth House And Park, Bakewell
19th Century Paintings : Talk
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21 Feb Feb 21, 1.15pm–2pm Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
20 Questions: Jeremy Deller With Matthew Higgs
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The artist answers questions from critics and friends about his career.
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23 Feb Feb 23, 7.30pm Purcell Room at Southbank Centre, London SE1
The 2012 Andrew Tannahill Debate
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More than thirty years after his death, Hugh MacDiarmid remains a colossal and controversial figure, central to modern Scottish literature and political thinking. What relevance do MacDiarmid, and Scots, have in the twenty-first century? Speakers include Lesley Duncan, Janet Paisley, Scott Lyall, John Manson and Rab Wilson. The event is chaired by Alan Riach. Part of Aye Write!
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9 Mar 7.30pm Mitchell Library, Glasgow
2012 Olympic Medals: Talk
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Philip Atwood gives a talk about the subject.
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16 Feb Feb 16, 1.15pm Room 37 at British Museum, London WC1B
3,500 Years Of British Treasure: Talk
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Ian Richardson talks about objects, including jewellery and coins that have been found in this country.
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24 Feb Feb 24, 1.15pm Room 51 at British Museum, London WC1B
The 4th Marquess Of Hertford As A Collector Of Paintings: Talk
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7 Mar Mar 7, 1pm–2pm Wallace Collection, London W1U
5 O'Clock Verses: David Morley & Kerry Hardie
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David Morley is a poet, critic and ecologist, and has published eleven collections of poetry. His latest, Enchantment, continues a lifelong fascination with his Romany heritage and 'takes delight in the immutable realities of folk culture: the world of nature and the ancient stories of Romany culture.' Irish poet Kerry Hardie is also a chronicler of the natural world. As one critic commented: 'poems and lives move through the unstoppable clockwork of seasons in her collections.' Presented…
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17 Mar 5pm Parliament Hall, St Andrews
5 O'Clock Verses: Lachlan Mackinnon & Hilary Menos
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Lachlan Mackinnon has published four collections of poetry, most recently Small Hours (Faber). Described as 'witty, serious with a taste for colloquial', his acknowledged influences are Robert Lowell and WH Auden. Hilary Menos, poet and organic farmer, lives in Devon. Her debut collection, Berg (Seren, 2009), won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Her work 'crackles with formal skill, with extraordinary, vibrant language.' Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival.
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15 Mar 5pm Byre Theatre, St Andrews
5 O'Clock Verses: Tony Curtis & Bernard O'Donahue
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Celebrate St Patrick's Day early with two distinguished and engaging Irish poets. Bernard O'Donoghue was born in County Cork and teaches at Wadham College, Oxford. The most recent of his six collections is Farmer's Cross (Faber 2011). Tony Curtis is winner of many awards, including the Irish National Poetry Prize. He has published seven collections, most recently Folk (Arc, 2011). Presented with the support of Culture Ireland. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival.
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16 Mar 5pm Parliament Hall, St Andrews
60 Years On: Linda Grant & Simon Schama: Talk
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Emily Maitlis the novelist Linda Grant and the historian to remember, debate and extrapolate to the future.
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18 Feb Feb 18, 8pm Hall One at Kings Place, London N1
The 62 Group: Talk
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June Hill and Audrey Walker talk about the history of the 62 Group Of Textile Artists and the group's future.
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11 Mar Mar 11, 2pm–4pm Ruthin Craft Centre, The Centre For The Applied Arts, Ruthin
Abbey Quarter Project Update: Talk
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A talk about the history of Reading Abbey and an update on the progress of the project.
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17 Feb Feb 17, 1pm–2pm Museum Of Reading, Town Hall, Reading
Aberfeldy Festival
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A bigger and better version of previous years, with plans to expand the literary strand of this community affair. Saturday features a Family Fun Day and Traders Market, while the rest will be curated by a special guest, following up the work of last year's ideas man: Ian Rankin.
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2 Nov Times vary Various Venues, Aberfeldy
Aboyne and Deeside Festival
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A diverse programme from the wee festival, which has covered theatre, comedy – last year featuring Hardeep Singh Kholi – with exhibitions, workshops, music and film all included. Planned acts include the Bingham Quartet and an appearance from children's author Mairi 'Katie Morag' Hedderwick.
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13 Jul29 Jul Times vary
Deeside Theatre will act as main venue, but some events will take pace around Deeside.
Deeside CEC Theatre, Aboyne
Accentuate the Negative
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'It wasn't me, I wasn't even there!' Sometimes the things we deny, the things we didn’t do, the places we didn’t visit, speak more powerfully than the affirmative. Join Jo Bell to write poems based on subtext, denials and the powerful word NO. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival.
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16 Mar 10.30am Meeting Room at St Andrews Library, St Andrews
Adam Mars-Jones: Talk
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The novelist, short story writer and essayist talks about the uncertainty of writing, the essay form and judging the On Creativity competition.
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5 Mar Mar 5, 10.15am–11.45am Studio at Theatre By The Lake, Keswick
Adam Sisman: Talk
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Sisman talks about the life and work of historian Hugh Trevor-Roper, including the forged Hitler Diaries.
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9 Mar Mar 9, 2.30pm Studio at Theatre By The Lake, Keswick
Add-Art
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Building on last year's involvement at Aye Write! - add-ART will work alongside a drama practitioner and professional playwright over a ten week programme. With the support of the artists, participants in recovery from addictions in the North East area of Glasgow will create and perform their own work; celebrating individual and group skills as well as creative writing. Part of Aye Write!
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13 Mar 4pm Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Adina Hoffman: The Poetry Of Taha Muhammad Ali: Talk
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Author Hoffman talks about the work of the Palestinian poet and her biography of him, My Happiness Bears No Relation To Happiness: A Poet's Life In The Palestinian Century.
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19 Feb Feb 19, 12.30pm Kings Place, London N1
Adina Hoffman: The Poetry Of Taha Muhammad Ali: Talk
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The author and biographer talks about the work of the Palestinian poet and her book My Happiness Bears No Relation To Happiness.
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19 Feb Feb 19, 12.30pm Kings Place, London N1
Adult Reading Groups
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7 Feb28 Feb Tue 10.30am–11.30am
6 Mar27 Mar Tue 10.30am–11.30am
3 Apr24 Apr Tue 10.30am–11.30am
Donald Hope Library, London SW19
16 Feb Feb 16, 5.45pm–6.45pm
15 Mar Mar 15, 5.45pm–6.45pm
19 Apr Apr 19, 5.45pm–6.45pm
2 Mar Mar 2, 10.30am
6 Apr Apr 6, 10.30am
4 May May 4, 10.30am
17 May May 17, 5.45pm–6.45pm
Plympton Library, Plymouth

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