Michael Palin In Conversation with David Baddiel
Monday 5 November, 7:30pm
Michael Palin will be at the MCT at Alleyn's this November discussing his new book Erebus.
Join the former Monty Python stalwart and much-loved television globe-trotter – as he discusses his books and writing, and brings to life the world and voyages of HMS Erebus. Michael will be in conversation with comedian, novelist and television presenter David Baddiel.
In Erebus Michael Palin charts the ship’s history from its construction in the naval dockyards of Pembroke, to the part it played in Ross’s Antarctic expedition of 1839–43, to its abandonment during Franklin’s ill-fated Arctic expedition, and to its final rediscovery on the seabed in Queen Maud Gulf in 2014.
This event is a live edition of the Penguin Podcast and is a unique opportunity to spend an evening with a master explorer and storyteller. The Penguin Podcast allows listeners to understand the origins and creative processes of constructing a story, and the experiences that influenced its development. Don’t miss this chance to be in the audience as Michael discusses five objects that inspired or shaped the writing of his book, telling us the stories behind his story.
A signed copy of Erebus: The Story of a Ship by Michael Palin is included with every purchase.
Tickets:
Ticket and Book: £25
Two tickets and one Book: £35
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Dan Snow: On This Day in History
Photo credit: Mark Edgar
Wednesday 28 November, 7.30pm
Join us for an evening with Dan Snow as he looks back at over 3000 years of the most important stories from the past. From the Ides of March to D-Day, Dan Snow tells the story of an important event that happened on each day of the year. Some are famous – from Julius Caesar fatally ignoring a soothsayer’s warning about 15 March to how World War II actually ended (D-Day) – and others more surprising – from Ada Lovelace’s meeting in 1833 which led to the invention of the computer, or the Great Beer Flood of 1814 that killed eight people. Dan shows how each offers a different and unexpected insight into our past.
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Alleyn's Holly Fair: Cathy Newman in conversation with Rosemary Bennett
Saturday 1 December, 11am
Cathy Newman is one of Channel 4 News' anchors, having joined as a political correspondent in 2006.
Her book, Bloody Brilliant Women, is about the pioneering women who defied the odds to make careers for themselves and alter the course of modern history; women who achieved what they achieved while dismantling hostile, entrenched views about their place in society.
Cathy will be in conversation with Rosemary Bennett who is Education Editor of The Times, having joined the paper as Deputy Political Editor in 2002. She was born and grew up in Belfast during the 1970s before moving to England to study and started her newspaper career at the Financial Times. At The Times she campaigned successfully to reform the law on adoption, and led the paper's 'Time to Mind' campaign to raise the profile of poor teenage mental health.
Ticket includes free entry to the Holly Fair.
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