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Sunday 05 October_
ANCIENT WORLD
How to Read A Latin Poem Our fearless panel - classics dons Mary Beard, Llewelyn Morgan and author and classicist Peter Stothard - explore the masterclasses in brevity that are the witty (and sometimes saucy) poems of Martial. With translations provided, only minimal knowledge of Latin is required! Imperial Square, The Sunday Times Garden Theatre 3.30-4.30pm, £8 Members 10% off L088 POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
AGE 12+
Garth Nix and Ursula Jones Calling all fantasy fans! Bestselling writer Garth Nix is over from Australia and joins Ursula Jones, who completed her sister Diana Wynne Jones’ final book Islands of Chaldea, for a fascinating discussion on beginnings and endings and what makes a classic fantasy. Imperial Square, The Studio * 4-5pm, £5 Members 10% off
LB40
LIFESTYLE
Stanley & Rachel Johnson Stanley I Resume Picking up where his first acclaimed volume of recollections left off, Stanley Johnson regales us - in this interview with daughter Rachel - with more riproaring tales of his life story and his clan of outrageously talented children, including a columnist, a Member of Parliament, a banker, a singer, a sustainability expert and, oh yes, a Mayor of London. Imperial Square, Town Hall, Main Hall 3.30-4.30pm, £10 Members 10% off L086
A Slice of Britain: Around the Country by Cake If there’s one thing we Brits never say no to, it’s a cup of tea and a slice of something tasty. Caroline Taggart journeys around the country unravelling the stories behind our national obsession with cake. Sample delicious recipes from the book within the beautiful setting of our Spiegeltent. Montpellier Gardens, The Spiegeltent * 3.45-5.15pm, £15 L089 Ticket includes an ‘around Britain’ afternoon tea. CLASSIC LITERATURE
The Tempest JOURNALISM
Meet the Editors Peter Kemp and Andrew Holgate of The Sunday Times take you behind the literary desk of a major national newspaper. You’ll hear what makes a book worth reviewing, the pleasures, perils and pitfalls of literary journalism and, because it’s never too early, they offer their Christmas picks for the bibliophile in your life (or yourself!). Imperial Square, Town Hall, The Drawing Room * 3.30-4.30pm, £7 Members 10% off
L087
Shakespeare’s The Tempest is still among the most admired of his plays. Former actress, now lecturer at Birmingham University Abigail Rokison, author Kamila Shamsie (A God in Every Stone) and Erin Sullivan, Lecturer and Fellow of the Shakespeare Institute celebrate this great work and explore why it has stood the test of time. Montpellier Gardens, The Salon 4-5pm, £8 Members 10% off L090
ANCIENT WORLD
Mary Beard Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling and Cracking Up What made the Romans laugh? Historian Mary Beard explores frivolity, humour, wit and irony in Ancient Rome – their role in courts of law, imperial palaces and even the spectacles of the arena. Imperial Square, Town Hall, Main Hall 5.15-6.15pm, £8 Members 10% off L091