Previous events
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JUN 10
CrimeCon: Martin Brunt
True crime is so much more than murder recreations and dramatic courtroom showdowns. This genre is rich with real-life stories of triumph and tragedy; heartbreak and heroism. It runs the full spectrum from the criminal mind, to the criminal act, to the criminal justice system leaping into action. It’s about psychology, victimology, and methodology....
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MAY 28
Hay Festival: Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman talks to Suzannah Lipscomb THE WINDING STAIR Sunday 28 May 2023, 7pm Hwyl Stage MP Jesse Norman’s witty historical novel The Winding Stair is the story of the rivalry between scholar Francis Bacon and Edward Coke, already acclaimed as the greatest lawyer of his generation. As Queen Elizabeth I is dying and James I waiting to accede...
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MAY 28
How The Light Gets In: Jesse Norman
The Truth of Fiction To uncover truth, we must look to fiction. And to live in the present, we must engross ourselves in the past. Join MP and author of the widely-acclaimed historical fiction The Winding Stair, Jesse Norman, to explore the power of story, and how the past provides us with a fresh perspective on contemporary issues. "Engrossing...
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MAY 24
Toppings Ely: Martin Brunt
We are delighted to welcome Sky News reporter, Martin Brunt, to Ely for his book, No One Got Cracked Over the Head for No Reason: Dispatches from a Crime Reporter. What is it about crime that we find so fascinating, even if at the same time the details are repugnant? Why exactly do we immerse ourselves in true crime podcasts and TV shows? Has this...
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MAY 23
Aye Write Festival: Dave Rich
Antisemitism is supposed to have disappeared long ago, but despite our abhorrence of racism and oppression in all its forms, this ancient prejudice continues to thrive. At a time of economic, political, and social turmoil, fuelled by conspiracy theories on your smartphone or conflict in the Middle East, antisemitism is back, and we need to know why...
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MAY 20
Aye Write Festival: Tom Clark
A dozen years into austerity, statistical warning lights are flashing to suggest a return to types of deprivation we once imagined we had consigned to history. In the decade up to the pandemic, the official count of rough sleepers and recorded malnutrition in hospital patients both doubled, while recourse to food banks rocketed by an order of magnitude...
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MAY 20
Aye Write Festival: Chris Mullin
“When I retired from Parliament in April 2010, I ceased keeping a diary, on the assumption that life would no longer be of sufficient interest to justify doing so. It soon became apparent that I was wrong…” Picking up where he left off in 2010’s Decline and Fall, celebrated diarist Chris Mullin returns with his trademark irreverence and keen eye for the...
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MAY 18
Toppings Edinburgh: Chris Mullin
Chris Mullin was Labour MP for Sunderland South from 1987 until he stood down at the 2010 general election. As a journalist in the 1980s, he successfully campaigned for the release of the Birmingham Six. In Parliament, he chaired the Home Affairs Select Committee and was a minister in three departments. He is the author of three widely acclaimed diaries...
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MAY 17
Toppings St Andrews: Chris Mullin
Chris Mullin on Didn't You Use to Be Chris Mullin? Diaries 2010-2022 Chris Mullin was Labour MP for Sunderland South from 1987 until he stood down at the 2010 general election. As a journalist in the 1980s, he successfully campaigned for the release of the Birmingham Six. In Parliament, he chaired the Home Affairs Select Committee and was a minister in...
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MAY 15
Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature: Sarah-Louise Miller
Dr Sarah-Louise Miller – The Women Behind The Few Monday 15 May, 4:00pm-5:00pm Fowey Town Hall £10.00 Historian and author Dr Sarah-Louise Miller discusses the work of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force and RAF Intelligence during the Second World War and how their ‘hidden’ contribution was vital to the success of the ‘Few’. In this thrilling book, Sarah...
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