2012 FESTIVAL – PROGRAMME (updated 2 February 2012)
Key to venues: PC-Parish Church; MH-Memorial Hall; RR-Reading Room; JQMH-Jordans Quaker Meeting House.
Please note, the timing and venues of events may be subject to change as we complete our programme.
Tuesday 8th May
Evening welcome – 1915 (MH) - Readings by students.
Wednesday 9th May
David Taylor – Victorian Literature - 1500 (PC)
Tony Williams – “From Borrioboola-gha to Shepherds Bush: Dickens and Philanthropy” -2000 (PC)
Thursday 10th May
Free
Friday 11th May
Michael Slater, Lucinda Hawksley, Tony Williams – Charles Dickens – 2000 (MH)
Saturday 12th May
Matt Rogan – “Britain and the Olympic Games” – 1430 (MH)
Frances Wilson – “How to Survive the Titanic: The Sinking of J Bruce Ismay” – 2000 (MH)
Sunday 13th May
Free – Gardens Open Day
Monday 14th May
Jonathan Rush – Self publishing – 1600 (RR)
Pamela Neville-Sington – "The World is all Before Us: Robert Browning's Life And Poetry" - 2000 (PC)
Tuesday 15th May
Ben Hatch – “Are We Nearly There Yet?” – 1500 (RR)
Wednesday 16th May
"Creative Writing Workshop" - 1000-1200 (RR)
Adrian Vaughan – “The Inconsistencies of Men of Supposed Genius” – 1500 (PC)
Thursday 17th May
Kate Colquhoun – Victorian Society – 1300 (JMH)
Friday 18th May
Robert Hardman – The Queen – 1600 (MH)
Saturday 19th May
Music Hall – 1930 (MH)
Sunday 20th May
Gerald Dickens – “The Republic of My Imagination” – 1500 – (MH)
Prize-giving – 2000 – (PC)