All Events

• Peter Stanford

  If These Stones Could Talk CANCELLED

  Event was on Fri 12 Nov 2021

• Lucy Mangan and Georgie Hall (AKA Fiona Walker)

  Family Life, Hey?

  Event was on Fri 12 Nov 2021

• Workshop - Make Christmas Boxes pm

  Ursula Jeakins

  Event was on Fri 12 Nov 2021

• Workshops - Make Christmas Boxes am

  Ursula Jeakins

  Event was on Fri 12 Nov 2021

• John Barnes

  The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism

  Event was on Thu 11 Nov 2021

• Greg Jenner

  Ask a Historian

  Event was on Thu 11 Nov 2021

• Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen

  The Library – A Fragile History

  Event was on Thu 11 Nov 2021

• JJ Bola

  ONLINE EVENT The Selfless Act of Breathing

  Event was on Thu 11 Nov 2021

• Alan Johnson

  The Last Train to Gipsy Hill

  Event was on Tue 9 Nov 2021

• Miles Jupp

  In conversation

  Event was on Tue 9 Nov 2021

• Robin Ince

  The Importance of Being Interested

  Event was on Tue 9 Nov 2021

• Zoë Playdon

  ONLINE EVENT The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes

  Event was on Tue 9 Nov 2021

• Aardman Model Making Workshop - Morph

  Create your very own Morph model

  Event was on Sat 22 May 2021

• Aardman Model Making Workshop - Feathers McGraw

  Create your very own Feathers McGraw model

  Event was on Sat 22 May 2021

• Maisy Mouse Activities

  Celebrate 30 years of Lucy Cousin's much loved creation with free activities and makes for 3+ years

  Event was on Sat 22 May 2021

• Aardman Model Making Workshop - Shaun the Sheep

  Create your very own Shaun the Sheep model

  Event was on Sat 22 May 2021

• Creative Writing Workshop - Sally Bayley on Finding Your Voice

  Creative writing workshop with the leading Oxford University creative writing fellow

  Event was on Thu 20 May 2021

• Creative Writing Workshop - Caroline Lea on Plotting Your Story

  Warwick University creative writing lecturer guides writers through the challenges of creating compelling plot and structure

  Event was on Wed 19 May 2021

• Cressida Cowell - The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever - Recording

  Recording of our live online event with the Children's Laureate

  Event was on Mon 17 May 2021

• Cressida Cowell - The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever

  The Children's Laureate on the final book in The Wizards of Once series

  Event was on Sun 16 May 2021

• Playbox Theatre Workshop - 12+ years

  THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Story-telling through drama

  Event was on Sun 16 May 2021

• Playbox Theatre Workshop 8-11 Years

  Story-telling through drama

  Event was on Sun 16 May 2021

• Sir Michael Morpurgo - Why do Blackbirds and Ducks Make Us Smile?

  The War Horse creator shares his two latest books for younger and older children

  Event was on Sun 16 May 2021

• Liz Pichon - Ten Tremendous Tales

  The very latest from the legend that is Tom Gates

  Event was on Sun 16 May 2021

• Swapna Reddy - Ballet Bunnies

  An introduction to her brand new series which is perfect for emerging readers

  Event was on Sun 16 May 2021

• Michelle Robinson & Tom Knight - When Jelly Had a Wobble

  Can Jelly make everyone at the party like him?

  Event was on Sun 16 May 2021

• Sean Taylor - How to be Cooler than Cool

  A silly story about the importance of friendship

  Event was on Sun 16 May 2021

• Christopher Lloyd - Family Quiz

  Pit your wits with the award winning children's author

  Event was on Sat 15 May 2021

• Kate Mosse & Josh Cohen - Life Lessons

  What we can learn from the most memorable characters in literature

  Event was on Sat 15 May 2021

• Mel Giedroyc - The Best Things

  The sparkling debut from the comedian and Bake Off host

  Event was on Sat 15 May 2021

• Rory Cellan-Jones - Always On

  The BBC's Technology Reporter on life ruled by the smartphone

  Event was on Sat 15 May 2021

• Kate Mosse - The City of Tears

  Follow up to the bestselling The Burning Chambers

  Event was on Sat 15 May 2021

• Graeme Hall - The UK's Leading Dogfather on Training Your Pooch

  Bought a Lockdown pooch? The UK's leading dog whisperer solves all your training problems!

  Event was on Fri 14 May 2021

• David Baddiel - Jews Don't Count

  The comedian and writer on why the racism battle is imbalanced

  Event was on Fri 14 May 2021

• Tim Marshall - The Power of Geography

  Latest from the No.1 bestselling author of geopolitics

  Event was on Fri 14 May 2021

• Philip Parker - The Fascinating History of the World in Trade Maps

  The leading map historian gives a compelling account of the way the world has worked and developed throughout history

  Event was on Fri 14 May 2021

• Festival Big Read - Marianne Cronin

  Read ahead and meet the author

  Event was on Thu 13 May 2021

• Caroline Lea & Alan Judd - Fictionalising Fact

  How do you write stories about real events?

  Event was on Thu 13 May 2021

• Tracey Follows - The Future of You

  Can your identity survive technology?

  Event was on Thu 13 May 2021

• Emily Mayhew - The Four Horsemen

  How science is helping us take on the apocalypse

  Event was on Thu 13 May 2021

• Jay Blades - Making It

  The Repair Shop host's inspirational memoir

  Event was on Thu 13 May 2021

• Local Writers' Showcase

  The chance to hear and celebrate the work of local independent writers

  Event was on Wed 12 May 2021

• Quercus/Riverrun Debut US Writers

  Sharing the best US novels published this spring in the UK

  Event was on Wed 12 May 2021

• Jane Monckton-Smith & Jess Phillips MP - Domestic Violence

  Why we should be talking about it

  Event was on Wed 12 May 2021

• Julian Norton - All Creatures

  Heartwarming tales from the Yorkshire Vet

  Event was on Wed 12 May 2021

• Nick Bryant - When America Stopped being Great

  The BBC North America reporter on the global superpower of the US

  Event was on Wed 12 May 2021

• Thomas Erikson - Surrounded by Psychopaths

  How to stop being exploited by others

  Event was on Tue 11 May 2021

• Black Writers Write Back

  Celebrating some of the best novels by black writers from the past 20 years

  Event was on Tue 11 May 2021

• Richard Dawkins - Books Do Furnish a Life

  A celebration of science writing

  Event was on Tue 11 May 2021

• Sir Peter Westmacott & Sir Robert Cooper - Diplomacy and how it shapes our world

  Two leading ambassadors talk about the role of diplomacy in shaping the world

  Event was on Tue 11 May 2021