Books &amp; Literature in Stratford-upon-Avon

📅Thu 29 Oct·17:00

Baroness Minette Batters - Harvest

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Jonn Elledge - 31 Inventions That Built our World

📅Thu 29 Oct18:30

Jonn Elledge - 31 Inventions That Built our World

The author of the Sunday Times bestseller A History of the World in 47 Borders takes us on a journey through the ideas and technologies that made modernity poss…

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📅Thu 29 Oct·18:30

Jonn Elledge - 31 Inventions That Built our World

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Nigel Biggar and Brian Harrison - This Sceptered Isle?

📅Thu 29 Oct14:00

Nigel Biggar and Brian Harrison - This Sceptered Isle?

It's become fashionable to have a certain narrative about Britain. In decline, both economically and on the world stage.

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📅Thu 29 Oct·14:00

Nigel Biggar and Brian Harrison - This Sceptered Isle?

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📅Thu 29 Oct17:00

Amy Jeffs - Arthur: a New Life

The bestselling author of Storyland brings us her sparkling retelling of the story we all think we know: the legend of King Arthur.

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📅Thu 29 Oct·17:00

Amy Jeffs - Arthur: a New Life

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Matt Coyne and Helen Russell - the Book Taster Event: Fabulous Fiction

📅Thu 29 Oct18:30

Matt Coyne and Helen Russell - the Book Taster Event: Fabulous Fiction

Matt Coyne, author of the bestselling Frank and Red, is back with his latest - a hilarious story of the 60 year old, sweary nun, who drives like a lunatic and s…

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📅Thu 29 Oct·18:30

Matt Coyne and Helen Russell - the Book Taster Event: Fabulous Fiction

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Workshop Jarred Mcginnis - Memory and Story

📅Thu 29 Oct10:00

Workshop Jarred Mcginnis - Memory and Story

We all remember events in a different way depending on our circumstances when they happened.

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📅Thu 29 Oct·10:00

Workshop Jarred Mcginnis - Memory and Story

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📅Thu 29 Oct14:00

Victoria Hislop - the Wine-Dark Sea

The much-loved author, whose books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide, brings us a riveting tale of families flung across continents amid the Greek civi…

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📅Thu 29 Oct·14:00

Victoria Hislop - the Wine-Dark Sea

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Dennis Sewell - Turncoat: Roundhead to Royalist

📅Thu 29 Oct15:30

Dennis Sewell - Turncoat: Roundhead to Royalist

Who was George Downing? He was one of the English Civil War's most cunning spies and head of Oliver Cromwell's military intelligence, before spectacularly defec…

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📅Thu 29 Oct·15:30

Dennis Sewell - Turncoat: Roundhead to Royalist

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📅Thu 29 Oct10:00

Workshop Alix Almond

Join the popular artist and printmaker for our ever-popular linocut workshop! Bring along an idea that inspires you, and Alix will guide you through the process…

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📅Thu 29 Oct·10:00

Workshop Alix Almond

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Celia Imrie - the Elegant Hustler: Adventures From a Life on the Move

📅Thu 29 Oct20:00

Celia Imrie - the Elegant Hustler: Adventures From a Life on the Move

Join the stage and screen actress, official national treasure and windy Celebrity Traitors superstar as she journeys back in time and shares the most memorable…

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📅Thu 29 Oct·20:00

Celia Imrie - the Elegant Hustler: Adventures From a Life on the Move

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📅Thu 29 Oct16:30

Sir Max Hastings - Plunder

Philip Lidbury Heath Memorial TalkIn the final weeks of the Second World War, the Western Front witnessed extraordinary scenes of heroism and horror.

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📅Thu 29 Oct·16:30

Sir Max Hastings - Plunder

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John Sweeney and Daniel Trilling - Turning Right

📅Thu 29 Oct20:00

John Sweeney and Daniel Trilling - Turning Right

Over recent years right wing parties and organisations have seen increased support both here and in Europe.

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📅Thu 29 Oct·20:00

John Sweeney and Daniel Trilling - Turning Right

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📅Thu 29 Oct18:30

Sir Nicholas Hytner - a Life in Stages

The multi award-winning theatre and film director (and former director of the National Theatre) joins us to discuss his storied career and the art and alchemy o…

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📅Thu 29 Oct·18:30

Sir Nicholas Hytner - a Life in Stages

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📅Thu 29 Oct12:30

Harriet Tyce - Witch Trial

The million-copy bestselling novelist and star of The Traitors brings us her latest smash hit.

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📅Thu 29 Oct·12:30

Harriet Tyce - Witch Trial

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Gavin Stoneystreet - William Morris and His Gardens

📅Thu 29 Oct13:30

Gavin Stoneystreet - William Morris and His Gardens

William Morris's patterns have become part of our national consciousness, but less attention has been given to the gardens that inspired his designs and influen…

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📅Thu 29 Oct·13:30

Gavin Stoneystreet - William Morris and His Gardens

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📅Fri 30 Oct15:30

Sophie Shorland - All the Queen's Men

After ascending to the throne, the most eligible woman in Europe was flooded with proposals from princes, archdukes and kings.

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📅Fri 30 Oct·15:30

Sophie Shorland - All the Queen's Men

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📅Fri 30 Oct14:00

Damien Lewis - Sas: Behind Enemy Lines

The Top 10 bestselling author and historian uncovers the story of a real-life special forces hero who helped change the course of WWII.

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📅Fri 30 Oct·14:00

Damien Lewis - Sas: Behind Enemy Lines

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📅Fri 30 Oct20:00

Marina Litvinenko - a Life in Fragments

Alexander Litvinenko died in 2006 in a poisoning that caused shockwaves around the world.

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📅Fri 30 Oct·20:00

Marina Litvinenko - a Life in Fragments

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📅Fri 30 Oct14:00

Jim Al-Khalili - on Time

Does time have a beginning and end? Can it be reversed? Is it even real? While we have come along way towards deciphering the laws of the universe, many physici…

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📅Fri 30 Oct·14:00

Jim Al-Khalili - on Time

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Ian Buxton - Whiskies Galore - a Tour of Scotland's Island Distilleries

📅Fri 30 Oct19:30

Ian Buxton - Whiskies Galore - a Tour of Scotland's Island Distilleries

Drinkers the world over are entranced by the heritage and mystique of Scotland's island whiskies, not to mention their highly distinctive flavours - often imita…

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📅Fri 30 Oct·19:30

Ian Buxton - Whiskies Galore - a Tour of Scotland's Island Distilleries

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Emelia Hutchinson - Workshop: An Introduction to Playwriting

📅Fri 30 Oct13:30

Emelia Hutchinson - Workshop: An Introduction to Playwriting

Have you always wanted to write a play but never known where to start? This practical workshop is designed for writers of all levels who are new to the craft.

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📅Fri 30 Oct·13:30

Emelia Hutchinson - Workshop: An Introduction to Playwriting

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Teresa Krasny With David Troughton - Claude Monet: a Life in Letters

📅Fri 30 Oct16:00

Teresa Krasny With David Troughton - Claude Monet: a Life in Letters

Claude Monet's letters offer an unmatched glimpse into the life of the hugely influential artist, revealing his passions, anxieties and frank opinions, and expa…

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📅Fri 30 Oct·16:00

Teresa Krasny With David Troughton - Claude Monet: a Life in Letters

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📅Fri 30 Oct18:00

Sir Jeremy Hunt - Can We Be Rich Again?

Despite a revolving door of PMs and a lot invested in the current incumbant, the former Chancellor believes Britain's economy is stuck.

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📅Fri 30 Oct·18:00

Sir Jeremy Hunt - Can We Be Rich Again?

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📅Fri 30 Oct15:30

Rory Maclean - Geography of Heaven

When Rory MacLean's wife died, he couldn't imagine living without her. So he set out to find out where she'd gone.

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📅Fri 30 Oct·15:30

Rory Maclean - Geography of Heaven

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DJ Taylor - Tolkien: the King Under the Mountain

📅Fri 30 Oct12:30

DJ Taylor - Tolkien: the King Under the Mountain

We all know the worlds J.R.R. Tolkien created. Since his death in 1973, his major works - The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion - have sold over h…

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📅Fri 30 Oct·12:30

DJ Taylor - Tolkien: the King Under the Mountain

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📅Fri 30 Oct20:00

Nick Heyward - Fantastic Days: My Story

In 1981, Nick Heyward and school friends Graham Jones and Les Nemes signed their band Haircut One Hundred to Arista records.

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📅Fri 30 Oct·20:00

Nick Heyward - Fantastic Days: My Story

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George E Osborn - Power Play: the Political Influence on Gaming

📅Fri 30 Oct18:30

George E Osborn - Power Play: the Political Influence on Gaming

Video games are the world's largest entertainment medium. They connect billions of people across the globe, creating digital third spaces where people share ide…

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📅Fri 30 Oct·18:30

George E Osborn - Power Play: the Political Influence on Gaming

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📅Fri 30 Oct17:00

Joanne Harris - Sleepers in the Snow

The bestselling author of Chocolat brings us her chilling new ghost story. Out on the moor, in the snow, a house stands beneath a pylon, full of memories and ol…

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📅Fri 30 Oct·17:00

Joanne Harris - Sleepers in the Snow

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📅Fri 30 Oct12:00

Dr Xand van Tulleken - Make Me Well

There has never been a more confusing time to try to be healthy. The writer, broadcaster (with his twin brother) and public health expert brings us his investig…

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📅Fri 30 Oct·12:00

Dr Xand van Tulleken - Make Me Well

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Workshop: Layla Robinson - Wreath Making

📅Fri 30 Oct09:30

Workshop: Layla Robinson - Wreath Making

Learn how to create a vibrant and everlasting dried flower wreath with the floral artist.

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📅Fri 30 Oct·09:30

Workshop: Layla Robinson - Wreath Making

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📅Fri 30 Oct17:00

Alycia Pirmohamed - Shorelines

As a young Muslim woman, the Canadian poet grew up with her body as racialised and her faith as seemingly dangerous.

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📅Fri 30 Oct·17:00

Alycia Pirmohamed - Shorelines

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📅Fri 30 Oct11:00

Sarah Moss - the Winter Guest

The Sunday Times bestselling author of Ripeness, Summerwater and Ghost Wall brings us her propulsive new book.

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📅Fri 30 Oct·11:00

Sarah Moss - the Winter Guest

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Catherine Heaney and Bernard O'Donoghue - My Father Seamus Heaney

📅Sat 31 Oct19:00

Catherine Heaney and Bernard O'Donoghue - My Father Seamus Heaney

Join us to celebrate the life and legacy of the poet Seamus Heaney and the recent publication of The Poems of Seamus Heaney, a landmark collection spanning all…

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📅Sat 31 Oct·19:00

Catherine Heaney and Bernard O'Donoghue - My Father Seamus Heaney

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Andrew Davies - An Unsuitable Boy: a Life in Scripts

📅Sat 31 Oct18:30

Andrew Davies - An Unsuitable Boy: a Life in Scripts

The man behind our favourite period dramas - from Pride and Prejudice to Bleak House - has finally turned his pen on the most challenging subject of all: himsel…

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📅Sat 31 Oct·18:30

Andrew Davies - An Unsuitable Boy: a Life in Scripts

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Dame Margaret Hodge - Battle Axe: a Memoir

📅Sat 31 Oct14:30

Dame Margaret Hodge - Battle Axe: a Memoir

Born in Alexandria in 1944 to Jewish parents from Germany and Austria, the politician and life peer arrived in England aged four - stateless, foreign, and an ou…

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📅Sat 31 Oct·14:30

Dame Margaret Hodge - Battle Axe: a Memoir

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Justin Anderson - Wilderness Songs: Nature's Hidden Sounds

📅Sat 31 Oct13:00

Justin Anderson - Wilderness Songs: Nature's Hidden Sounds

The wildlife documentary maker (BBC Planet Earth series, National Geographic, Discovery Channel) as he discusses his quest to track down the most unusual and im…

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📅Sat 31 Oct·13:00

Justin Anderson - Wilderness Songs: Nature's Hidden Sounds

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📅Sat 31 Oct10:30

Drop in and Do - Halloween Craft!

It's Deja-BOO! Drop in and Do is back this Autumn with free arts, crafts and face-painting with a spooky twist.

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📅Sat 31 Oct·10:30

Drop in and Do - Halloween Craft!

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Nicola Baker - Saving Snowflake: a Whistledown Farm Adventure

📅Sat 31 Oct10:00

Nicola Baker - Saving Snowflake: a Whistledown Farm Adventure

Journey to Whistledown Farm for a heart-warming adventure with the star of Our Farm on the Dales.

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📅Sat 31 Oct·10:00

Nicola Baker - Saving Snowflake: a Whistledown Farm Adventure

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Alexei Sayle - How I've Tried to Change the World

📅Sat 31 Oct13:00

Alexei Sayle - How I've Tried to Change the World

Born in working-class Liverpool in 1952 to devoted members of the British Communist Party, Sayle has spent a lifetime walking down the middle of the street shou…

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📅Sat 31 Oct·13:00

Alexei Sayle - How I've Tried to Change the World

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📅Sat 31 Oct16:00

Dungeons & Dragons

Get ready for a spooktacular adventure with your friends! Come and try Dungeons & Dragons with our talented team of Dungeon Masters.

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📅Sat 31 Oct·16:00

Dungeons & Dragons

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📅Sat 31 Oct16:00

Bella Mackie - Claws Out!

The Sunday Times bestselling writer (How to Kill Your Family) brings us her new, deliciously wicked thriller.

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📅Sat 31 Oct·16:00

Bella Mackie - Claws Out!

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Peter Ormerod and Alexander Larman - David Bowie: Starman

📅Sat 31 Oct19:30

Peter Ormerod and Alexander Larman - David Bowie: Starman

Bowie, arguably one of the biggest influences on music in the 20th century, died 10 years ago this year. Always changing and developing, his vision was unique.

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📅Sat 31 Oct·19:30

Peter Ormerod and Alexander Larman - David Bowie: Starman

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Lucy Porter - Middle Aged Women Get Sht Done

📅Sat 31 Oct18:00

Lucy Porter - Middle Aged Women Get Sht Done

We all know that middle aged women are the glue that binds society together. They are invincible, all-powerful, and you mess with them at your peril.

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📅Sat 31 Oct·18:00

Lucy Porter - Middle Aged Women Get Sht Done

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Sir Jonathan Bate - the Garden: our 4,000 Year Quest for Paradise

📅Sat 31 Oct16:30

Sir Jonathan Bate - the Garden: our 4,000 Year Quest for Paradise

The garden has always been far more than a place to grow things. It is where we work out our relationship with the natural world, and our longings for beauty an…

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📅Sat 31 Oct·16:30

Sir Jonathan Bate - the Garden: our 4,000 Year Quest for Paradise

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📅Sat 31 Oct11:00

Matt Baker - My Dogs and Me

From training young sheepdogs as a boy on the dales to famous Meg on Blue Peter, the life of the Countryfile and former The One Show presenter has always been s…

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