The Manufactured Woman
The Manufactured Woman: The Story of Pandora and How She Inspired Generations of Artists by Mary Sharp In Greek legend, Pandora was created with the express purpose of…
The Glasgow Girls
The Glasgow Girls by Elaine Hansen The Glasgow Girls, a group of women artists and designers studied and worked in Glasgow at the turn of the twentieth century….
The Sahara as Palimpsest
The Sahara as Palimpsest. A Cultural History of the World’s Greatest Desert by Eamon Gearon The Sahara has inspired the artistic and cultural life of the West for…
The Art of the Cartoonist
The Art of the Cartoonist by Henry Venning Harry Venning has been a professional cartoonist for thirty years, during which time he has provided cartoons for several high…
Prized Possessions
Prized Possessions: Dutch 17th Century Art in National Trust Houses by Jane Choy-Thurlow This talk is about two of Jane’sfavourite things: English Country Houses and Dutch 17th century…
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age by Sandy Burnett Jazz is one of music’s most important genres: a fascinating blend of rigorous structure, free-wheeling creativity, close-knit ensembles and imaginative improvisation. Drawing…
An Actor’s Life for Me?
An Actor’s Life for Me? by Tyler Butterworth Drawing on his own experiences as both a child and adult actor, Tyler reveals the pains and the pleasures of…
The Real Richard III
The Real Richard III by Tobias Capwell The discovery of the grave of King Richard III in Leicester raised an army of new and fascinating questions. The severe…
Architectural Superstar
Zaha Hadid: Architectural Superstar by Helen Sijsling Zaha Hadid: Superstar Architect, the Queen of the Curve, A Planet in its own Orbit, Larger than Life and Bold as…
The Swinging Sixties
The Swinging Sixties by Steve King By 1960 interest in rock ‘n’ roll had started to fade, its biggest star was moving on and a new generation of…