MONDAY 3 MARCH
Michael Rosen 4.30 – 5.30pm Guildhall £9 (£8) D5 The former Poet Laureate takes you on an unforgettable adventure through the history of the alphabet, fizzing with personal anecdotes and fascinating facts. From minding your Ps and Qs to wondering why X should mark the spot, Alphabetical will change the way you think about letters forever.
Jonathan Grimwood & John Walsh – Food in Fiction 4.30 – 5.30pm Guildhall £7.50 (£6.50) D6 The foodie’s answer to Patrick Suskind’s Perfume, Jonathan Grimwood’s extraordinarily evocative novel The Last Banquet, set in pre-revolutionary France, is “a true feast for the senses” (The Scotsman). Hear him talk sparrow kebabs and fillet of cat with bon viveur and the Guild of Food Writers Restaurant Reviewer of the Year, John Walsh.
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Douglas Alexander 6.15 – 7.15pm / Guildhall £9 (£8) / D7 In Influencing Tomorrow, Douglas Alexander, Shadow Foreign Secretary, brings together leading thinkers to ponder the constant new challenges that British foreign policy faces. Join him as he discusses the complexities of global issues outlined in their work and how the UK can respond. Chaired by Stefan Stern. Sponsored by
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