Events
The talk generally lasts around an hour, including questions from the audience. Afterwards, there’s usually the chance to meet the writer and ask them to sign a copy of their book.
Shearwater with Roger Morgan-Grenville
At HomeTen weeks into its life, a Manx shearwater chick will emerge from its burrow and fly 8,000 miles from the west coast of the British...
Children’s Online Creative Writing Workshop
At HomeKeep their imaginations alive this Easter with our Children’s Creative Writing Workshop. Join children’s author Francesca Gibbons for an exciting online workshop, suitable for budding...
Open Water with Caleb Azumah Nelson
At HomeTwo young people meet at a pub in South East London. Both are Black British, both won scholarships to private schools where they struggled to...
All Dogs Great and Small with Graeme Hall
At HomeHave you ever wished you could get the dogs in your life to behave better? Graeme Hall ‘The Dogfather’, star of Channel 5’s Dogs Behaving...
The Governor with Vanessa Frake
At HomeViolence. Drugs. Killers. Riots. Welcome to the world of the Governor. Having worked for 16 years in a high security women’s prison dealing with the...
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym with Paula Byrne
At HomeShe was Pym to friends. Miss Pym in her diaries. Sandra in seduction mode. Pymska at her most sophisticated. She became beloved as one of...
Barbarossa with Jonathan Dimbleby
At HomeBarbarossa, Hitler's invasion of Russia in June 1941, was the largest military operation in history, its aim nothing less than 'a war of extermination' to...
Toto the Ninja Cat with Dermot O’Leary
At HomeJoin Dermot (and Toto) for some mysterious after school fun! Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can't wait for you to join her on...
Money and Power with Vince Cable
At HomeWe're delighted to be welcoming economist and politician Vince Cable to our virtual stage, where he'll be discussing his new title Money and Power. Through...
An Evening with Clare Chambers and Rachel Joyce
At HomeJoin us for an evening with bestselling authors Clare Chambers and Rachel Joyce. Small Pleasures - Clare Chambers With the emotional intelligence of Maggie O'Farrell...