Upcoming events
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MAY 11
Stratford Literary Festival: Vybarr Cregan-Reid
Two writers share the joy of books and the impact they can have on our lives at a time when the arts are being squeezed out at every level and where book bans in schools and libraries have surged to record highs. Author and broadcaster, Vybarr Cregan-Reid uncovers the profound impact that books have in shaping our reality at a time when their value...
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JUN 01
Hay Festival: Michael Heseltine
Sunday 1 June 2025, 5.30pm – Discovery Stage Michael Heseltine (Member of Parliament from 1966 to 2001) left the political arena once, only to be called back by David Cameron to advise the government. Here he shares a potpourri of reminiscences of his youth, early adulthood and previously unexplored aspects of his political career with the BBC’s Europe...
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JUN 07
Everywoman Festival: Theo Clarke
Theo Clarke was the Member of Parliament for Stafford. She chaired the first parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma in British history and previously set up the All Party Parliamentary Group on Birth Trauma in the House of Commons. She won 'Political Speech of the Year' at the Parliamentarian of the Year Awards and was included in the Top 100 Women...
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JUL 14
Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution: Martyn Whittock
The medieval “Rus” state (origin of both Russia and Ukraine) was founded by Vikings, who met Islamic traders on the Volga, besieged Constantinople, appeared in Baghdad on camels, and converted to Orthodox Christianity in 988. Then, in the 1240s, “Kyivan Rus” was devastated by the Mongol invasions and the political centre of gravity shifted to Moscow. The...
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