Previous events
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SEP 13
Iain Dale at Chiswick Book Festival
As part of the Chiswick Book Festival, a frank discussion between Sarah Vine and Iain Dale will cover their recent political memoirs. Author and columnist Sarah Vine (How Not to be a Politician’s Wife) and broadcaster and podcaster Iain Dale (Have I Said Too Much? My Life in Politics and the Media) talk frankly about their memoirs, including Sarah’s marriage...
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SEP 11
Penny Mordaunt: Pomp & Circumstance at Gloucester History Festival
Pomp & Circumstance: Great British Traditions Penny Mordaunt’s sword-carrying role at the Coronation of King Charles III became one of the ceremony’s defining images. Now the former Leader of the House of Commons explores the history of Britain’s greatest traditions. From the Coronation Service to royal weddings and funerals, the State Opening of Parliament...
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SEP 08
Julian Lloyd Webber at The Oldie Literary Lunch
Meet the speakers at 12 noon;
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SEP 05
Iain Dale at Queen's Park Book Festival
Award-winning broadcaster Iain Dale has led a life full of incident and success but also some very public failures. In his new book Have I Said Too Much? Iain has written a refreshingly honest account of his life and careers in business, politics and the media for the first time. With the same raw candour that earns him 750,000 weekly listeners, he...
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AUG 28
Michael Heseltine at Ludlow Assembly Rooms
We welcome Michael Heseltine to Ludlow Assembly Rooms, where he will be delving into the defining moments of his remarkable career, reflecting on the challenges and triumphs of public life and sharing his vision for Britain’s future. In conversation with Peter Florence, this promises to be a candid, wide-ranging and thought-provoking evening with one of the most influential...
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AUG 07
Martin Fitzgerald's The Umbrella Man at The Edinburgh Fringe
Dallas, 22 November 1963. The main event is supposed to be on Main Street – crowds fifty deep, a blizzard of ticker tape. A few blocks away in Dealey Plaza, the scene is quieter: a handful of people, clear skies. A man with an umbrella. A woman with a polaroid. A dressmaker with vertigo. These are the strange, true stories of the ordinary people who...
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JUL 23
Martin Fitzgerald - Edinburgh Preview Show
A special preview of Martin Fitzgerald's spoken word Edinburgh show - The Umbrella Man and Other Stories: What We Talk About When We Talk About the JFK Assassination. Dallas, 22 November 1963. The main event is supposed to be on Main Street – crowds fifty deep, a blizzard of ticker tape. A few blocks away in Dealey Plaza, the scene is quieter:...
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JUL 20
Martin Fitzgerald - Edinburgh Preview Show
A special preview of Martin Fitzgerald's Edinburgh spoken word show - The Umbrella Man and Other Stories: What We Talk About When We Talk About the JFK Assassination. Dallas, 22 November 1963. The main event is supposed to be on Main Street – crowds fifty deep, a blizzard of ticker tape. A few blocks away in Dealey Plaza, the scene is quieter:...
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JUN 16
An Evening With: Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber
Join us for an evening celebrating Julian Lloyd Webber’s 75th birthday and the launch of his ‘no holds barred’ autobiography Bows and Arrows. In the first half, Julian and Jiaxin explore the extraordinary story behind Bach’s sublime Cello Suites, and why they remained unperformed for two hundred years until they were rediscovered by Pablo Casals. The second...
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JUN 13
Penny Mordaunt: Pomp & Circumstance
Penny knows more than most about pomp and circumstance. As Lord President of the Council, she held aloft the Sword of State at King Charles III’s coronation – for a very long time. In this superb new book, written with Chris Lewis, Penny celebrates the traditions and values that underpin British life. Her achievement is to show how important pomp and...
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