Talks

  LAURIE LEE Writer & Poet THE LOST RECORDINGS an illustrated talk by DAVID PARKER In his 80th year, Laurie Lee shared memories of his early life and influences with award winning film-maker, David Parker. A rare occurrence as he tended to avoid television. In the recordings Laurie talks, with eloquence, about his life in... 

  ALISON BEVAN Director-Royal West of England Academy presents an illustrated talk on HAROLD HARVEY - PAINTER OF CORNWALL Alison is an eminent Cornish art historian, exhibition curator and lecturer. Penzance-born Harvey was a prominent figure in the Newlyn School artist's colony, a group who captured the life and landscape of Cornwall from 1880 till... 

  JOHN GARTH presents an illustrated talk on THE WORLDS OF J.R.R TOLKIEN PLACES THAT INSPIRED MIDDLE-EARTH John Garth is a world-leading authority on Tolkien. Many claims have been made for places supposed to have inspired him. John debunks popular misconceptions and myths by putting forward Tolkien's true inspirations. The landscapes of Middle-Earth are much... 

  HOWARD JACOBSON Winner of the Man Booker Prize The distinguished author introduces and reads some of the contrasting contributions he wrote for BBC Radio 4's Sunday morning programme 'A Point of View'. Outstanding in their literary brilliance, with flashes of dry humour, they provide profound insights into humankind's enlightenment, and folly. Sponsors: Malvern Book...