MONDAY 9 OCTOBER 1.45–2.45pm
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2–3pm
Box Office 01242 850270 L106
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Fiction
Classic Literature
Charles I: A Toxic Legacy
Translating Cultures
Town Hall, Baillie Gifford Stage £9*
Town Hall, Pillar Room £8*
The Mitford Sisters: A Lasting Legacy
The 1649 execution of Charles I demonstrates the astonishing dissenting power of Parliament in their successful plot to overthrow the monarchy. Steven Gale talks to Charles Spencer (To Catch A King) and Linda Porter (Royal Renegades) about what this meant.
Do translators translate words, or ideas? And what of rhythm, cadence, humour and the vast cultural hinterland that underpins every text? As translated literature grows in popularity with British readers we join Jen Calleja (AHRC Translator in Residence at the British Library), Maureen Freely (Orhan Pamuk) and Frank Wynne (Michel Houellebecq and Pierre Lemaitre) to discuss their working methods and the many-layered challenges of translating across cultures as well as language.
1.45–2.45pm
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Travel & Adventure
The Sunday Times Travel Team The Inkpot £9* Join The Sunday Times travel experts as they reveal their top ten travel experiences to try next year. From short-hop to long-haul, splurge to spend – something for every taste and budget. Chaired by The Sunday Times Travel Editor Stephen Bleach.
The Times Forum £10* Nancy, Pam, Diana, Unity, Decca and Debo – why does the story of the six aristocratic Mitford girls, who scandalised 1930’s society, continue to fascinate? Two were friends with Hitler, one eloped with her cousin, another attempted suicide, while the eldest wrote two of the best-loved novels of the 20th century. We are joined by Decca’s son Ben Treuhaft, The Lady’s Juanita Coulson and biographer Laura Thompson (Take Six Girls: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters) to discuss their enduring appeal.
2.30–3.30pm 2–3pm
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The Story Of British Art
Gainsborough: A Portrait The Sunday Times Garden Theatre £10* Gainsborough’s double portrait Mr and Mrs Andrews (1749-50) went rapidly from oblivion to world fame when it was bought by the National Gallery in 1960. Its late public appearance in the canon of British art threw new light on Gainsborough and has altered the perspective by which he is seen, as leading art historian, James Hamilton discusses.
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2.15–3.15pm
History
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