2012 FESTIVAL – PROGRAMME
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Tuesday 8th May
Readings from Dickens.
Wednesday 9th May
David Taylor – Victorian Literature
Dr. Tony Williams – “From Borrioboola-gha to Shepherds Bush: Dickens and Philanthropy”
Friday 11th May
Michael Slater, Lucinda Hawksley, Dr. Tony Williams – Panel discussion "Dickens at 200"
Saturday 12th May
Matt Rogan – “Britain and the Olympic Games”
Frances Wilson – “How to Survive the Titanic: The Sinking of J Bruce Ismay”
Monday 14th May
Jonathan Rush – "My Persian Girl" and D J Kelly – "A Wistful Eye - The Tragedy of a Titanic Shipwright" – Self-publishing: talks and discussion
Pamela Neville-Sington – "The World is All Before Us: Robert Browning's Life And Poetry"
Tuesday 15th May
Ben Hatch – “Are We Nearly There Yet?”
Wednesday 16th May
Sandra Smith – Creative Writing Workshop
Kate Summerscale – "Mrs Robinson's Disgrace"
Thursday 17th May
Adrian Vaughan – “Isambard Kingdom Brunel”
Kate Colquhoun – "The First Railway Murder and its Effect on Victorian Life"
Friday 18th May
Robert Hardman – "Our Queen"
Saturday 19th May
Music Hall
Sunday 20th May
Gerald Dickens – “The Republic of My Imagination”