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Sunday Papers Live

A full day of discussions and performances based on the Sunday papers, with commentators, musicians, actors and poets bringing to life the day's news, section by section. Dress code? Smoking jackets and Sunday best, of course.

Cecil Sharp House, London NW1

Sun 26 May

£20 / 020 7485 2206

This week includes performances from UN insider Mukesh Kapila, journalist and novelist Jon Ronson, fashionista Katherine Hamnett (CBE) and artist Gavin Turk, plus many more.

11:00

Tales Of Robin Hood: Robin Hood And The Sheriff

Nottingham Castle Museum And Art Gallery

Sat 1 Jun

£5 adv booking required / 0115 915 3700

12:00

Thomas Cheap Of The Honourable East India Company: Lecture

John White presents an insight into 18th-century aspirations, in costume as one of the many social climbers of the 18th century.

Danson House, Bexleyheath

Wed 17 Jul

£12 / 01322 621238/526574

11:00 – 12:30

Thoughts And Things In China: Conference

Leading scholars discuss significant issues in the field of Chinese art and archaeology in honour of Professor Dame Jessica Rawson.

British Museum, London WC1B

Fri 14 Jun

Stevenson Lecture Theatre

£35 adv booking required (£25 adv booking required; £25 adv booking required) / 020 7323 8299

09:30 – 18:30

Sat 15 Jun

Stevenson Lecture Theatre

£35 adv booking required (£25 adv booking required; £25 adv booking required) / 020 7323 8299

10:00 – 18:30

Tiny Tales

Different tales every time, followed by a creative play session. Ages 6 months to 2 years.

Tron Theatre, Glasgow

Wed 10 Jul

£6 / 0141 552 4267

10:00

Wed 17 Jul

£6 / 0141 552 4267

10:00

Wed 24 Jul

£6 / 0141 552 4267

10:00

Wed 31 Jul

£6 / 0141 552 4267

10:00

Understanding Handwriting Workshop

Learn how to decipher unfamiliar handwriting in family history documents.

National Maritime Museum, London SE10

Wed 22 May

£8 ( £7) / 020 8858 4422

11:00 – 12:30

Vivienne Toon: Book Signing

The author signs copies of From Geordie Land to No Man's Land; a chronicle of a Geordie at war in the trenches.

Waterstones, Newcastle upon Tyne

Sun 10 Nov

Free / 0191 261 7757

12:00

Writers Group: Workshop

Sneinton Library, Nottingham

Fri 24 May

Phone for prices / 0115 915 1192

10:00 – 12:00

Fri 31 May

Phone for prices / 0115 915 1192

10:00 – 12:00

Fri 7 Jun

Phone for prices / 0115 915 1192

10:00 – 12:00

…and 7 more dates until 26 Jul

Zoom To The Moon: Nursery Rhyme Time (Ages 2-5)

An interactive storytelling and craft session for pre-school children to explore space race homes.

Geffrye Museum, London E2

Tue 28 May

Free / 020 7739 9893

10:30 – 11:30
12:00 – 13:00

10 Years Of The Henley Swim: Talk

Founding member of the outdoor swimming event Jeremy Laming looks back over the last 10 years as well as looking forward at future events for 2013.

The River And Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames

Sat 15 Jun

£6 / 01491 415600

11:30 – 12:30

11 Plus Mock Exam

Mocks in maths, English and verbal reasoning, with confidential results and feedback by email.

Whalley Village Hall, Clitheroe

Sat 15 Jun

£30 / 01254 824695

09:00 – 12:00

18th Century Crime And Punishment: Talk

A look at crimes that were committed in the 18th century and the extreme methods that were used to punish and deter.

Handel House Museum, London W1K

Sat 22 Jun

£6 (£5) / 020 7495 1685

12:00

1960s Sunday Pass

SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER Weekend events from 10am The Pill. Rebellion. Experimentation. Protest. Civil Rights. This weekend we look at the Vietnam protests, pop art, social change, the anti-nuclear movement, civil rights, the Profumo affair, Skiffle, the Beatles and maverick composers including Frank Zappa, Stockhausen…

Royal Festival Hall, London SE1

Sun 27 Oct

£15 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) (£50) / 0844 875 0073

09:00

1960s Weekend Pass

SATURDAY 26 – SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER Weekend events from 10am The Pill. Rebellion. Experimentation. Protest. Civil Rights. This weekend we look at the Vietnam protests, pop art, social change, the anti-nuclear movement, civil rights, the Profumo affair, Skiffle, the Beatles and maverick composers including Frank…

Royal Festival Hall, London SE1

Sat 26 Oct

£15 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) (£50) / 0844 875 0073

10:00

Active Storytelling: Workshop (Ages 3-7)

An opportunity to become an actor and tell the story of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Fri 31 May

Ruinart Circle Bar, Level 1

£3 (Children £2) / 0844 800 1110

11:30 – 12:15

Adrian Perkins: Book Signing

The local author signs copies of the fifth and final book in the Ghost Detective series.

Waterstones, Northampton

Sat 25 May

Free / 01604 634854

11:00 – 14:00

Adult Reading Groups

Donald Hope Library, London SW19

Tue 28 May

Free / 020 8542 1975

10:30 – 11:30

Tue 4 Jun

Free / 020 8542 1975

10:30 – 11:30

Tue 11 Jun

Free / 020 8542 1975

10:30 – 11:30

…and 7 more dates until 30 Jul

Plympton Library, Plymouth

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 01752 337867

10:30

Fri 5 Jul

Free / 01752 337867

10:30

Africa In Translation: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed: Talk

As part of the symposium on African culture, writers, publishers, translators and academics will discuss the role of the digital and written word on the continent.

The British Library, London NW1

Fri 5 Jul

Conference Centre

Free, ticketed / 0843 208 1144

10:00 – 13:00

Alec Roth In Conversation

The composer charts his artistic development in relation to the Festival, which encompasses The Rivered Earth with writer Vikram Seth, Chinese Gardens, Earthrise and his second and third string quartets.

Salisbury Arts Centre

Wed 5 Jun

£5 / 0845 241 9651

10:30 – 11:30

Alexander McCall Smith: Talk

The author talks about his novel The Limpopo Academy Of Private Detection, the 13th book in his The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.

Althorp, Northampton

Sat 6 Jul

£15 Day Ticket (up to four events) £40, Two Day Ticket (up to four events each day) £65, Three Day Tickets (up to four events each day) £95 / 01604 770107

10:00 – 12:30

Sat 13 Jul

£15 Day Ticket (up to four events) £40, Two Day Ticket (up to four events each day) £65, Three Day Tickets (up to four events each day) £95 / 01604 770107

10:00 – 12:30

Sat 20 Jul

£15 Day Ticket (up to four events) £40, Two Day Ticket (up to four events each day) £65, Three Day Tickets (up to four events each day) £95 / 01604 770107

10:00 – 12:30

Sat 27 Jul

£15 Day Ticket (up to four events) £40, Two Day Ticket (up to four events each day) £65, Three Day Tickets (up to four events each day) £95 / 01604 770107

10:00 – 12:30

Amanda Prowse: Book Signing

The author signs copies of her bestseller Poppy Day and latest novel What Have I Done?.

Waterstones, Bath

Sat 25 May

Free / 01225 448515

12:00 – 14:00

Americans In Britain Tour

A tour looking at the US aircraft flown from RAF Duxford and other USAAF stations in East Anglia during the World War Two.

Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridge

Wed 29 May

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11:00

Sat 15 Jun

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11:00

Wed 17 Jul

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11:00

Sat 17 Aug

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