September, Books

The legendary Mancunian punk poet, who is a spiritual godfather to the likes of Mike Skinner and Plan B hauls his insatiable laconic wit on tour.

Baroness Mary Warnock lectures on the cultural impact of Plato's philosophy.

A fully audio-visual presentation hosted by former Top Gear presenter Steve Berry, which tells the story of Herbert's career as well as indulging in all things motor racing.

Paul Roberts gives a talk on the ancient city which was destroyed by the eruption of the volcano in 79 AD. With sign language.

With Helen Waters, Alan Cristea Gallery.

With a strong local community focus, this festival offers a range of spectator and participatory events, with history walks and a camera museum ranking as two of the most popular among a programme of concerts, workshops, visual arts displays and literary events.

Author Saul David will discuss his research on the First World War and present his findings from the perspective of non-white, non-British soldiers.

John Goodchild explores the topic in depth.

The military historian, author and former Army officer talks about his book Fight The Good Fight: Britain, The Army & The Coming Of The First World War.

Curator Dinah Winch and volunteers explore this display, including objects to handle.

The author talks about her book Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure, a biography of the travel writer, including his adventures during the Second World War.

Dr John Kenyon introduces the works in the collection and discusses the history of the buildings.

Conceptual text-based work from the New York-based artist, concentrating on the relationship between the artwork and the viewer, and exploring the notion of language as sculpture.

A discussion of Stravinsky's The Rite Of Spring, one of several events commemorating the 100th anniversary of its riotous premiere

Meet the museum scientists and learn how the insect, plant, mollusk, vertebrate and marine life specimens are documented and conserved.

Go behind the scenes of the geology department and find about current research projects as well as learning how the team keeps track of the thousands of specimens the venue houses.

An informal local literary fest taking place in the Old Brewery. As well as the expected readings and talks, the festival organisers make an effort to offer some out-of-the-box events on the themes of books and spoken word.

The cricket commentators talk about their careers and stories from their trips around the world.

An innovative festival drawing on Scotland's love of the literary macabre and celebrating crime writing by bringing together leading Scottish and international writers, showcasing debut voices and encouraging new writers. The festival is an annual event complementing Stirling Library’s own Off the Page festival.

A meeting of Sutton House's book group in Bryck Place cafe.

An informal reading group.

Hear the story of how the Olympic logo was designed. The designers developed the identity that became London 2012.

SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER Weekend events from 10am In the fraught atmosphere of the Cold War, Benjamin Britten’s pacifism, socialist leanings and homosexuality cast him as an outsider. Likewise, his tonal, communicative music was viewed as suspicious by his avant-garde contemporaries. We look at his remarkable work in…

SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER Weekend events from 10am In the fraught atmosphere of the Cold War, Benjamin Britten’s pacifism, socialist leanings and homosexuality cast him as an outsider. Likewise, his tonal, communicative music was viewed as suspicious by his avant-garde contemporaries. We look at his remarkable work in the…