Monday 4th November Archives - Bridport Literary Festival

Event 6 | Ian Acheson | Screwed

£12.00

Ian Acheson - Screwed - Britain’s Prison Crisis and How to Escape It
Ian Acheson has served for twenty years as both an officer and Prison Governor. In 2015, the then Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove, asked him to lead an independent review of prison extremism which laid bare a corporate culture of ineptitude, secrecy and arrogance that threatened national security. Nothing has changed Screwed is the inside story of the collapse of His Majesty’s Prison Service told from the front line. This hard hitting account looks at the politics and the operational decisions that have driven our prison to rock bottom, where extreme violence, indolence and victimisation are normalised. Acheson also outlines how a new corporate culture and mission can achieve a much needed revolution in the way the service is run. in conversation with Jamie Giles Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Monday 4th November 2024 @ 10.30 am

Where: The Bull Ballroom

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Event 7 | Roland Philipps | Broken Angel

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Roland Philipps - Broken Angel - The Tempestuous Lives of Roger Casement

Pioneering, human rights campaigner, patriot, traitor, romantic and martyr, Roger Casement was one of the twentieth century’s most complex figures. In 1904, he became internationally celebrated for unearthing the violence of the Belgian Congo and soon after won even greater renown for his humanitarian work in the Amazon jungle. However, his internal fault lines ran deep. Casement was vulnerable to his own unexamined emotions. Roland Philipps reveals all.
in conversation with John Dean Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Monday 4th November 2024 @ 12 noon

Where: The Bull Ballroom

Sponsored by: Flora Hood

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Event 8 | Andrew O’Hagan | Caledonian Road

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SOLD OUT - Andrew O’Hagan - Caledonian Road
Andrew O’Hagan is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and serious chroniclers of our times. Born in Glasgow he has been nominated for the Booker Prize three times and his novels have won him worldwide critical acclaim. Caledonian Road is a sweeping Dickensian portrait of modern Britain in which nobody is let off the hook. Over the course of an incendiary year, a web of crimes, secrets and scandals reveals that privilege is not exempt from shattering exposure. This state of the nation novel exposes an unseemly clash of classes.
in conversation with Nic Jeune Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Monday 4th November 2024 @ 2.00 pm

Where: The Bull Ballroom

Sponsored by: Tim and Sara Clarke

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Event 9 | Jo Willett | Sarah Siddons

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Jo Willett - Sarah Siddons - The First Celebrity Actress

Sarah Siddons grew up as a member of a family troupe of travelling actors, always poor and often hungry. She rose from abject poverty to superstardom before she was 30 and became one of the country’s most celebrated and revered tragic actresses, electrifying audiences with her performances. Jo Willett has written this first biography of the legendary actress who was not only adored and celebrated by everyone but who also had to manage her reputation in an eighteenth-century world of gossip and satire.
an illustrated talk Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Monday 4th November 2024 @ 4.00 pm

Where: Bridport Arts Centre

Sponsored by: Felicity Fairbairn

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Event 10 | Derek Gow | Hunt for the Shadow Wolf

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SOLD OUT - Derek Gow - Hunt for the Shadow Wolf - The Lost History of Wolves in Britain and the Myths and Stories that Surround Them

Wolves were endemic to Britain around the time of the last Ice Age 10-12,000 years ago. Sightings in this country have long been restricted to cages at zoos and at wildlife parks. After raising two cubs in his home, Derek Gow became fascinated with the wolf. With bitingly funny and tender stories, Hunt for the Shadow Wolf is his quest to reveal the true nature of this magnificent creature and, as a maverick re-wilder, his hope that we will see the return of the wolf in Britain.
in conversation with Sam Rose Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Monday 4th November 2024 @ 6.00 pm

Where: The Bull Ballroom

Sponsored by: West Dorset Wilding

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Special Event | Angie Porter | She Speaks in Bridport

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Angie Porter - She Speaks In Bridport - Open Mic Poetry
To celebrate events throughout the town, BridLit invites you to join this monthly Waterstones event taking place during Festival week. She Speaks in Bridport is Angie’s Bridport Women’s Only Poetry Group, which invites women of all ages to read a poem or piece of writing of their own, or to just join in and listen. This is a walk in event. Just come along on the night - no need to book tickets.

When: Monday 4th November 2024 @ 7.00 pm

Where: Waterstones Bridport

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