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ilkley literature festival 10 with Skipton Building Society 18 47. Monday 4th October 9pm Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside The Poetry School in York and Leeds – Live Seven poets. Seven minutes each. Introduced by Poet in Residence Antony Dunn. FREE FRINGE EVENT See page 45 for full details. 48. Monday 4th October 9pm Ilkley Playhouse Wildman Their Spirits, My Demons: John Ormond John Ormond introduces his humorous, emotive book about growing up in an emotionally unstable home. FREE FRINGE EVENT See page 45 for full details. 49. Tuesday 5th October 6–7pm Manor House Close Reading 1: Poems by Carol Ann Duffy and Simon Armitage If you’ve ever read a poem and struggled to find a way into it, you can be sure you’re not the only one. Poet in Residence Antony Dunn offers a close reading workshop for those who’d like to know more about getting to the heart of a poem. A lively interactive workshop, exploring poems by poets appearing at the Festival. £5 See also Event 123 Places limited – please book in advance. Ellen MacArthur 50. Tuesday 5th October 7.30pm Kings Hall Ellen MacArthur Last October Ellen MacArthur, twice Sailor of the Year, World Champion and one of the greatest sportswomen in the world, announced her retirement from competitive sailing. How could the woman who set so many records give up racing, what had she discovered that was so important? Tonight she talks about her last ten years and the fateful trip to South Georgia which changed her life. £9/7 Sponsored by Spooner Industries Ltd 51. Tuesday 5th October 7.45pm Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside The Hemlock Cup: Bettany Hughes on Socrates Conversations about Empires Socrates was famously executed in c.399 BC. Piecing together a unique combination of archaeological, geological and historical clues, acclaimed classical historian Fellow of Kings College London and renowned television history presenter, Bettany Hughes, recreates Socrates’ world in 5th Century BC Athens. The result is a unique picture of the man whose fundamental questions – How should we best live? What makes us good? – underpin much of modern thinking. £6/4 52. Tuesday 5th October 7.30pm Ilkley Playhouse Wildman The Baverstock Lecture – The Media and Public Debate: Noise, Signals and Democracy Stephen Coleman, Professor of Political Communication at the University of Leeds, reflects on how modern media has changed the ways in which we can contribute to the democratic process. His most recent book (with Jay G Blumler) focused on the interplay between the internet and democratic citizenship, while his recent research explored public and media reactions to the televised leaders’ debates during the general election campaign. £6/4 In association with the Friends of Donald Baverstock 53. Tuesday 5th October 9.15pm Ilkley Playhouse Wildman Flying with the Moon The search for a lost airman. Jean Stevens introduces her new book. FREE FRINGE EVENT See page 45 for full details. Bettany Hughes
Box Office 01943 816714 www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk Andrew Graham-Dixon 54. Wednesday 6th October 6.30– 8pm Manor House Museum Faces of Poetry and Jacquetta Hawkes Exhibitions – Festival Private View A special evening for Festival goers. Relax with a glass of wine as you enjoy these two stunning exhibitions. Upstairs, the National Portrait Gallery’s photographs of leading poets is brought to life with readings by members of Ilkley Playhouse. Downstairs enjoy the fascinating display celebrating the life of archaeologist and writer Jacquetta Hawkes. FREE. Then continue your evening at Event 55. 55. Wednesday 6th October 7.45pm Ilkley Playhouse Wildman Old Land, New Land: a journey through Jacquetta Hawkes’ poetic geography The lyrical writings of celebrated archaeologist and writer Jacquetta Hawkes (1910–1996) included the script for an experimental film about Barbara Hepworth, Figures in a Landscape (1953), which continues themes Hawkes explored vividly in A Land (1951), her noted book synthesising geology and literature. Christine Finn, Hawkes’ biographer, introduces the Hepworth film alongside a showing of A New Land, made to celebrate the centenary of Hawkes’ birth. £5/3 This event lasts 90 minutes 56. Wednesday 6th October 7.30pm All Saints Parish Church Andrew Graham-Dixon on Caravaggio ‘What begins in the work of Caravaggio is, quite simply, modern painting …’ Andrew Graham-Dixon, leading art critic, presenter of six landmark BBC art series including A History of British Art and Renaissance, and author of acclaimed studies of Howard Hodgkin and Michelangelo, has spent ten years piecing together the life of tumultuous 16th century Italian artist, Caravaggio. Notorious for his brawling; famed for his intense emotional realism and dramatic use of light. £6/4 Sponsored by Skipton & Wharfedale Decorative & Fine Arts Society 57. Wednesday 6th October 7.30pm Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside Robin Ince’s Bad Book Club: The Books that Taste Forgot … Is hideous prose and ghastly poetry more fabulous than great literature? Robin Ince, multi-award-winning comedian, writer, TV and radio regular (Mock The Week, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, The Now Show and Loose Ends) has spent the 21st century rummaging through charity shops to compile the defining collection of the world’s worst inadvertently hilarious books. A voyage through the hinterland of underappreciated classics … £5/3 58. Wednesday 6th October 8.30 –10pm Ilkley Happiness Centre The Unlikely Poetry of Michael Conneely Visionary poetry and an ‘Open Mic’ for like-minded poems. Refreshments available. FREE FRINGE EVENT See page 45 for full details. Thursday 7th October National Poetry Day 59. Thursday 7th October 2–4.30pm St Margaret’s Hall Poetry Alive! Open Mic and Networking Event Celebrate National Poetry Day at our annual ‘Open Mic’ and networking event for poets from across the Yorkshire region – catch up with other writers, share your pamphlets and chapbooks – hosted by Antony Dunn. Poets wanting to read should arrive by 1.45pm to put their names down. Everyone, including non-performing listeners, welcome. FREE includes refreshments Robin Ince 19
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