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From science for the family with Adam Hart-Davis, Shakespeare with Gregory Doran to innovative British drama with Stephen Poliakoff. Join us for an incredible final Sunday at the 2009 Literature Festival.
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Join Adam Hart-Davis on an epic journey from the earliest beginnings of science to the present day and beyond — taking in everything from ancient Greek geometry to quantum physics and the wedge to the worldwide web. Science has never been more fun!
Gregory Doran, Chief Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, discusses his work on stage and his latest book The Shakespeare Almanac, a cornucopia of the family occasions, local customs and global events that made up Shakespeare’s world.
How has the changing political and social landscape of Britain been reflected in comedy writing over the last 50 years? From Beyond the Fringe to The Young Ones and The Day Today, Jonathan Coe is joined by The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci, David Nobbs, creator of Reginald Perrin and author of A Bit of a Do, and Spitting Image writer John O’Farrell.
After helping Great Britain get back on her feet with his Book of British Common Sense, Pub Landlord Al Murray is back! He steps out from behind the taps once again, determined to help you Think Yourself British. First lesson: to take one step forward, we must first take two steps back.
Arguably the most inventive writer/director working in the UK today, BAFTA winner Stephen Poliakoff offers us a rare glimpse behind the scenes. From his seminal TV dramas Caught on a Train, The Lost Prince and the award-winning Gideon’s Daughter to his upcoming, long-awaited new screen release Glorious 39, he is at the very heart of innovative British drama.
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We’ve tagged this post with comedy, literature, science, Shakespeare on Friday 16 October 2009.
