Upcoming events
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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 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 26
Mark Nicol at Hereford Military History Festival
Steve Crawshaw, who has devoted his career to the pursuit of international justice, and Daily Mail defence and diplomacy editor Mark Nicol confront one of the toughest dilemmas of the moment: How to hold those in power to account. In Blades Mark lifts the lid on Afghanistan and Operation Northmoor, the biggest and most sensitive UK Military police investigation...
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SEP 26
Penny Mordaunt Literary Afternoon Tea
Join Penny Mordaunt for a Literary Afternoon Tea at Solihull Borough of Conservatives
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OCT 03
Iain Dale at Shoreham Wordfest
Award-winning broadcaster Iain Dale shares a candid, entertaining account of a life shaped by success, setbacks, and headline-making moments across business, politics, and the media. From the corridors of power to the pressures of live broadcasting, this is Iain Dale off-air and unfiltered: insightful, witty, and full of unforgettable behind-the-scenes...
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OCT 06
Julian Lloyd Webber at Henley Literary Festival
From London Underground’s first official busker, to the only classical musician chosen to play at the 2012 Olympics closing ceremony, cellist and conductor Julian Lloyd Webber has had a unique career. His no-holds-barred autobiography Bows and Arrows takes us into a cut-throat world of agents, violin dealers and substance abuse. As he makes his long-awaited...
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OCT 09
Karen Phillipps at Isle of Wight Literary Festival
Get Thorpe: Julian Francis Godolphin & Karen Phillipps One of the most sensational political scandals of the twentieth century culminated in the 1979 trial of former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe, who stood accused of conspiracy to murder. For Get Thorpe, lawyer and author Julian Francis Godolphin joins barrister and Get Carman author Karen Phillipps...
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OCT 10
Vicky Pryce and Penny Mordaunt: The Times Brexit Debate at Cheltenham Literature Festival
The Times Debate: Brexit: Triumph or Tragedy Has the Brexit campaign delivered on its promises to the British people, or permanently damaged our prospects? The Times columnist Fraser Nelson, former Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt, economist Vicky Pryce and Anand Menon of UK in a Changing Europe join Times Radio’s John Pienaar to consider the real impacts of Brexit on Britain, both positive and negative. A decade on from the momentous decision to...
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OCT 10
Iain Dale at Isle of Wight Literary Festival
Award-winning broadcaster Iain Dale has led a life full of incident and success but also some very public failures. With the same raw candour that earns him 750,000 weekly listeners, he recounts his journey from driving a combine harvester at age eight to driving the national conversation on LBC, taking in his encounters with household names such as...
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OCT 10
Penny Mordaunt at Cheltenham Literature Festival
What does it mean to be British? In conversation with the broadcaster and author Hashi Mohamed, the Former Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt and historian Helene von Bismarck come together for a timely and revealing conversation about identity, ceremony and national self-image. From pageantry and parliament to empire, monarchy, immigration and Brexit...
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