tue08sep(sep 8)5:00 pmsun20(sep 20)8:00 pmTake it to the CleanersHannah Thomson
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Celebrating the unsung heroes of heritage and ensuring they are recognised for the invaluable work they do. At this online event, audiences will hear about their favourite objects
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Celebrating the unsung heroes of heritage and ensuring they are recognised for the invaluable work they do. At this online event, audiences will hear about their favourite objects or parts of the heritage sites they clean as well as their own experiences and stories
Visit the ‘Take it to the Cleaners’ page to listen – click here
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Celebrating the unsung heroes of heritage and ensuring they are recognised for the invaluable work they do. At this online event, audiences will hear about their favourite objects or parts of the heritage sites they clean as well as their own experiences and stories
fri18sep3:15 pmMembers' Teawith Janina Ramirez
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Scriptorium Buttery, Blackfriars Priory
GL1 2HS
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Scriptorium Sessions FREE for Members Only Join Festival President Janina Ramirez for tea, cake and excellent conversation! Meet fellow Festival members, share your views and hear Janina share exciting plans for the
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Scriptorium Sessions
FREE for Members Only
Join Festival President Janina Ramirez for tea, cake and excellent conversation! Meet fellow Festival members, share your views and hear Janina share exciting plans for the future.
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Scriptorium Buttery, Blackfriars Priory
fri18sep6:30 pmMother’s Ruin: A History of GinAndy Cole
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Scriptorium Buttery, Blackfriars Priory
GL1 2HS
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Scriptorium Sessions £15 to include a selection of 4 gins or alcohol free botanicals Gin expert Andy Cole uncovers gin’s colourful journey from medicinal spirit to eighteenth-century craze and British favourite. Discover
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Scriptorium Sessions
£15 to include a selection of 4 gins or alcohol free botanicals
Gin expert Andy Cole uncovers gin’s colourful journey from medicinal spirit to eighteenth-century craze and British favourite. Discover why it became notorious as ‘Mother’s Ruin’, how the Gin Craze transformed society and how changing laws and fashions have reshaped its reputation. All whilst enjoying a guiding tasting of a delicious selection of gins or alcohol-free botanicals.
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Scriptorium Buttery, Blackfriars Priory
sat19sep5:30 pmChocolate Night: A Delicious Journey Through HistorySam Bilton & Kathryn Laverack
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Scriptorium Buttery, Blackfriars Priory
GL1 2HS
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Scriptorium Sessions £15 (includes delicious craft chocolates) Unwrap chocolate’s irresistible history as food historian Sam Bilton follows cacao from the ancient Americas to European courts and fashionable chocolate houses in a compelling
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Scriptorium Sessions
£15 (includes delicious craft chocolates)
Unwrap chocolate’s irresistible history as food historian Sam Bilton follows cacao from the ancient Americas to European courts and fashionable chocolate houses in a compelling new talk. Kathryn Laverack of Cocoa Encounters then leads a delicious guided tasting of carefully selected chocolates.
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Scriptorium Buttery, Blackfriars Priory
sat19sep8:00 pmJung ChangFly, Wild Swans
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£15 / £7 Livestreamed Jung Chang’s worldwide bestseller Wild Swans was both an epic personal history of ‘three daughters of China’ – Jung, her mother and grandmother – and a history
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£15 / £7 Livestreamed
Jung Chang’s worldwide bestseller Wild Swans was both an epic personal history of ‘three daughters of China’ – Jung, her mother and grandmother – and a history of China itself undergoing seismic change. Her bestselling sequel Fly, Wild Swans brings the story up to date in a deeply moving and unforgettable account as China faces another watershed moment poised between capitalism and communism. Join her as she discusses her life and writing in a rare event.
