We’re talking the rollercoaster, deliciously candid and brilliantly funny autobiography of Britain’s maverick radio DJ, world music champion and foreign correspondent.
A hunter goes in search of a leopard cub, a sacrifice in honour of his newborn son - but on finding two cubs, greed overcomes reason and he takes both. Their mother however, a shape-shifting leopard is determined to see her children returned home safely and the hunter pay a high price for his selfishness.
Hypnotic trance grooves, featuring the transcendental, dubbed-out sound of musical alchemists Justin Adams (guitar) and the Gambian ritti master Juldeh Camara in a mesmerising and thrilling live performance. They’re joined by Billy Fuller on bass and Dave Smith on drums.
Two live drummers and deep basslines with strong jazz and classical influences make cinematic, emotive, percussive, next-generation music using traditional instrumentation and organic samples. Their debut album Night Walks showcases their energetic originality. Their beautifully crafted, explosive live show, where the core quartet is augmented with visuals, cello and brass, has cemented their reputation as one of the UK’s unique upcoming outfits.
Rugby players are the ultimate Welsh sporting heroes, aren’t they? What about our footballers, athletes, boxers, cyclists, snooker players, surfers and all the rest? And who are the villains? (THE Gerald Davies! – Ed..)
What was once an insult used to marginalize those curious people and their obsessive interest in science has increasingly become a badge of honour. And it’s a high ambition to entrench scientific thinking more deeply into politics and society.
What do the surviving Greek tragedies and comedies, and the information we have about their performance and audiences, tell us about the Classical world?
President Obama’s Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security was the chief negotiator on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with the Russian Federation. Chaired by Nik Gowing.
In association with the Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness Programme
Mrs Robinson’s Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady
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Venue: Big Tent
A compelling story of romance and fidelity, insanity, fantasy, and the boundaries of privacy in a society clinging to rigid ideas about marriage and female sexuality. The Samuel Johnson Prize-winner (The Suspicions of Mr Whicher) brings vividly to life a complex, frustrated Victorian wife, longing for passion and learning, companionship and love.
The National Trust Director General and Chair celebrate the centenary of Octavia Hill, the social reformer and founder of the National Trust, and discuss her legacy in the work of the Trust today.
The ever-growing demand for materials to support our lifestyles is not sustainable – it is time to use those materials more efficiently and explore new ways of manufacturing and production. The authors of Sustainable Materials and Sustainable Energy discuss.
Come and meet the women who’ve built successful local and rural enterprises - the TOAST clothing and homewares company, the natural gardening supplier Wiggly Wigglers, and Baileys Home Store - winner of ‘best homewares retailer’ in the Telegraph Magazine 2012. There’ll be an open conversation about starting up, building a business, design, marketing, management and maximising local potential. Chaired by Kitty Corriganand with Barbara Ann King of Barclays. Numbers are limited. Please see also events 447 and 489 with Mary Portas and Luke Johnson.
The film of the book by Michael Morpurgo. Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and across Europe as the war rages on. Directed by Steven Spielberg, screenplay by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis, produced by Revel Guest.
Is there any sex in Austen? What do the characters call each other, and why? What are the right and wrong ways to propose marriage? And why is it risky to go to the seaside? Mullan shows that you can best appreciate Austen's brilliance by looking at the intriguing quirks and intricacies of her fiction – by asking some very specific questions about what goes on in her novels and why, he reveals their devilish cleverness and their art.
The English Prof, Late Review star and Guardian Book Club host discovers what games people played and why they had to wear mourning, how they addressed each other and how wealth was inherited, who shared bedrooms and who owned coaches. He explores the rituals and conventions of her fictional world in order to reveal her technical virtuosity and sheer daring as a novelist. Though not a book about Jane Austen's life, it uses biographical detail and telling passages from her letters to explain episodes in her novels; readers will find out, for example, what novels she read and how much money she had to live on and why she was obsessed with the weather.
John Mullan's books include How Novels Work and Anonymity: A Secret History of English Literature.
Discover a world where Vampyres feed on the defenceless, orphans are sacrificed to hungry gods and if a woe-begotten catches your scent it will hunt you for ever. A brilliantly twisted take on the Dickens classic that will have you on the edge of your seat.
