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Poems
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- Carol Ann Duffy
Carol reads through a series of selected pieces, giving us a broad cross-section of her life’s work. She also tells us about the inspiration behind some of her most iconic…
An unruly look at the English language
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- Mark Forsyth
In this fantastically entertaining talk Mark takes on what is considered ‘correct’ English: dispelling myths, highlighting inconsistencies and generally poking fun at what all our teachers taught us to be…
Black Cab Sessions
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- Jono Stevens
Jono discusses the ‘knock on effects of doing something silly’. In this deeply inspiring talk, he tells us about travelling the USA with Jack White in back and Jonhn C…
On the Map.
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- Simon Garfield
Simon explores the weird and wonderful world of cartography, taking us on a whistlestop tour of maps, starting at 276 BC, and ending in the present day. We are shown…
The art of Parkour.
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- Ben Scheffler
In this nail-biting talk and demo, Ben Scheffler takes us through the philosophy of this fast growing urban phenomenon while his crew take on the 5M walls of Stattbad Swimming…
A Craftivist Story.
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- Sarah Corbett
Sarah shares her story of how she was a ‘burned out’ activist before discovering that craft allowed her to reflect on issues and ‘slow down’ using her hands, head and…
Anonymity, a fox’s tale.
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- Susie Boniface
Susie’s talk is an insider commentary on the press and her love-hate relationship with the industry: an industry that on the one hand, lets you meet fascinating people and travel…
This is Rollerderby
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- Courtney Welch
In her personal and passionate talk Courtney shares her love for the sport that is ‘for the skaters, by the skaters’. With all its bumps, scrapes and stockings, it’s a…
Turning the page.
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- Liz Ann Bennet
Liz’s talk explores the growing revolution in women’s media and argues that it’s high time magazines started making us happier.
Growing Up Black.
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- Dennis Morris
In this lecture, Dennis talks about his illustrious career as well as his personal journey from Jamaica to England: with funny family anecdotes and fabulous reflections about his relationship with…