Monday 3rd November Archives - Bridport Literary Festival

Event 6 | Philip Marsden | Under A Metal Sky

£12.00

Philip Marsden - Under A Metal Sky - A Journey Through Minerals, Greed and Wonder
Philip Marsden traces the dazzling achievements and dark consequences of our ability to extract from the earth – minerals which generated a leap forward in technology, producing amazement and wonder, but also destruction and greed. From his homeland of Cornwall, Marsden travels eastwards into Europe, uncovering stories of potent resources, from iron-rich meteorites to radium, mercury and gold. As he travels, he explores precious seams of ideas, and those who pursued them - from Paracelsus to Marie Curie. an illustrated talk - Introduced by James Crowden Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Monday 3rd November 2025 @ 10.30 am

Where: The Bull Ballroom

Sponsored by: Felicity Fairbairn

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Event 7 | Paula Byrne | Six Weeks By The Sea

£12.00

Paula Byrne - Six Weeks By The Sea - The Summer Jane Austen Fell in Love

A revelation made by Jane Austen’s sister, ten years after her death, gestures to a brief, intense relationship one Summer holiday. Paula Byrne tells the story of this encounter, dramatising what has been lost to history. Jane’s relationship with two, very different, men brings about unexpected surprises; by Summer’s end, the course of her life will have changed forever. Set against the backdrop of Austen’s family, the tensions of the Napoleonic Wars, and naval and colonial politics, Byrne’s novel is the story of how our most celebrated romance writer first fell in love.
in conversation with Jo Willett Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Monday 3rd November 2025 @ 12 noon

Where: The Bull Ballroom

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Event 8 | Helen Rappaport | The Rebel Romanov

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Helen Rappaport - The Rebel Romanov - Julie of Saxe-Coburg, the Empress Russia Never Had
This is the story of Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Queen Victoria’s aunt. Born in 1781 in a small, impoverished duchy of Germany, Julie married into the Russian Imperial Family. This world proved no fairytale. Helen Rappaport recreates the life of this forgotten figure; she sheds new light on the Romanovs, revealing the sacrifices Julie made to further her family’s interests and she investigates the nature of Julie’s relationship with Tsar Alexander I and a world thrown into tumult by the murder of Emperor Paul and the rise of Napoleon.
in conversation with Celia Brayfield Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Monday 3rd November 2025 @ 2.00 pm

Where: The Bull Ballroom

Sponsored by: Barry Mawhinney

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Event 9 | Sophie Pavelle | To Have or To Hold

£12.00

Sophie Pavelle - To Have or To Hold - Nature’s Hidden Relationships

Award-winning author Sophie Pavelle explores nature’s symbiotic relationships. Investigating eight relationships trying to survive the climate crises, Pavelle asks: what can nature teach us about living together? Species form and sever alliances everywhere. Whether deep within temperate rainforests or the open ocean, nature thrives on relationships as glamorous as they are grotesque. Low carbon travelling around the British Isles, Sophie presents nature’s frauds, fortunetellers, and misfits.
in conversation with Sam Rose Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Monday 3rd November 2025 @ 3.30 pm

Where: Bridport Arts Centre

Sponsored by:Rob and Alex Appleby

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Event 10 | James Fox | Craftland

£12.00

James Fox - Craftland - A Journey Through Britain’s Lost Arts and Vanishing Trades

Historian and broadcaster James Fox, guides us through the lost and endangered crafts that shaped Britain. Always a craft land, for generations, what we made defined our families and communities. Through the stories of often humble-seeming objects of both exquisite beauty and utility, Fox shows us how craft connects us to the land, becoming the material expression of our regional identities and cultures. In encounters with some of the last remaining craftspeople at work today, Craftland reveals a richer and more connected way of living
an illustrated talk - Introduced by Malcolm Seal Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Monday 3rd November 2025 @ 5.00 pm

Where: The Bull Ballroom

Sponsored by: Francesca Radcliffe

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Event 11 | Merlin Hanbury-Tenison | Our Oaken Bones

£12.00

Merlin Hanbury-Tenison - Our Oaken Bones - Reviving a Family, a Farm and Britain’s Ancient Rainforests
Merlin and his wife Lizzie leave London and return to his childhood home, a Cornish hill farm. Reeling from personal grief, they find the farm slipping into debt, whilst discovering that the damaged woods running through the valley are one of the UK’s last fragments of Atlantic temperate rainforest. So begins a fight to save not only themselves and their farm, but also one of the world’s most endangered habitats. Our Oaken Bones is a story about renewal, the astonishing healing power of nature, and our duty to heal it in return.
an illustrated talk - Introduced by Sam Rose Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Monday 3rd November 2025 @ 6.30 pm

Where: The Bull Ballroom

Sponsored by: Georgia Langton

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Special Event | Angie Porter | She Speaks

£0.00

Angie Porter - She Speaks - Open Mic Poetry
This much loved monthly event which takes place in Waterstones Bookshop, once again falls in BridLit week. She Speaks, with Angie Porter, is Bridport’s women’s only poetry group, and welcomes you to read a poem or piece of writing of your own, or to just join and listen. We very much support literary events in our community, and an evening spent here is hugely uplifting. This is a walk in event. Just come along on the night - no need to book tickets.

When: Monday 3rd November 2025 @ 7.00 pm

Where: Waterstones Bridport

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