New Writing North History & Classics October 2017

History & Classics events from New Writing North in October, full details below:

The Durham Book Festival programme is now live! History and Classics Durham Book Festival proudly presents events from a variety of writers inspired by History and the Classics. From award-winning comedian and journalist, Viv Groskop’s self-help memoir inspired by the Russian classics, to Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan’s thrilling compilation of true war experiences from those who lived it. Woman’s Hour presenter Dame Jenni Murray will present her account of the history of Britain through the achievements of 21 inspiring women, from Boadicea to Mary Quant. While, Lyndall Gordon will introduce, Outsiders, which links the life stories of five female novelists, including Mary Shelley and Virginia Woolf. We think there is an event for everyone to fully appreciate our history in this year’s programme. Alec Ryrie: Protestants Saturday 7 October, 11.30am–12.30pm, Palace Green Library Protestant Christianity began with one stubborn monk. Today, it includes a billion people across the globe. On the 500th anniversary of Luther’s rebellions, this dazzling history traces the revolutionary and quarrelsome faith. Protestants tells the story of the radical men and women of this religion...read more Jenni Murray: A History of Britain in 21 Women Sunday 8 October, 4pm–5pm, Gala Theatre Woman’s Hour presenter Dame Jenni Murray offers a history of Britain, as it’s never been told before. Boadicea battled the Romans. Nancy Astor fought in Parliament. Emmeline Pankhurst campaigned for female suffrage. And Mary Quant revolutionised the fashion industry. Jenni’s....read more Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan: War Stories: Gripping Tales of Courage, Cunning and Compassion Monday 9 October, 6.15pm-7.15pm, Gala Theatre Durham Book Festival is delighted to welcome back Peter Snow, a highly respected journalist, author and broadcaster. He was ITN’s Diplomatic and Defence Correspondent and presented BBC’s Newsnight. His wife Ann MacMillan is...read more Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough: Beyond the Northlands Saturday 14 October, 11.30am–12.30pm, Palace Green Library From the dying days of the eighth century, the Vikings voyaged to all corners of the medieval world and beyond. Their stories are preserved in the Old Norse sagas, which mix realism and fantasy to become exotic, quasi-historical adventures...read more Viv Groskop: The Anna Karenina Fix Saturday 14 October, 12pm–1pm, Durham Town Hall Viv Groskop has discovered the meaning of life in Russian literature. As she knows from personal experience, everything that has ever happened in life has already happened in these novels: from not being sure what to do with your life (Anna Karenina) to being in love with someone who doesn’t...read more Lyndall Gordon: Outsiders: The Royal Literary Fund Talk Sunday 15 October, 3.30pm–4.30pm, Durham Town Hall Outsiders tells the stories of five novelists – Mary Shelley, Emily Brontë, George Eliot, Olive Schreiner, Virginia Woolf – and their famous novels. We have long known their individual greatness but in linking their creativity to their lives as outsiders, this biography...read more New Writing North PO Box 1277, Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 5BP Tel: 0191 204 8850 office@newwritingnorth.com     Like     Tweet     Forward