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)