Friends of Clifton Centre and Library
Jem Southam Jem Southam was born in Bristol in 1950. After studying Photography at the London College of Printing he moved back to Bristol and worked at Arnolfini between 1976 and 1982. It was during this time he undertook his first photographic study of the dockland landscape and its remaining harbour infrastructure. This was exhibited […]
Fiona Beckett in conversation with Paula O’Rourke Fiona is a food and wine writer who has written at one time or another for most of the UK press. She is currently the Guardian’s drinks writer and a regular contributor to Decanter and National Geographic Traveller Food. She has written 25 books including - perhaps surprisingly - […]
Martin Sixsmith in conversation with David Parker Martin Sixsmith witnessed the end of the Cold War first-hand, reporting for the BBC from Moscow during the presidencies of Gorbachev and Yeltsin. In The War of Nerves, he draws on a vast array of archives and sources, as well as his own experiences, to take us into […]
Don’t miss this meeting of vibrant poetic voices from both sides of the Severn Estuary, a bridge over the flowing waters of imagination, a glorious span of ideas, feelings and language from four major poets. Our two most recent Bristol City Poets – Kat Lyons and Caleb Parkin – join forces with Abeer Ameer and […]
Dr Onyeka Nubia: Understanding England’s Past The sound bite of ‘political correctness gone mad’ hides the narrative that there is history ‘out there.’ And it is impossible to tell England’s story, without including multiple voices! History is not his-story, the elite musings of few very powerful-rich, landed gentry who were born in Europe. England’s history […]
Bruce Fellows Bruce Fellows will be talking about his novel, The Best One There, in which a young German pilot is forced to grapple with personal beliefs when confronted with the horrific results of Nazi doctrine. Bruce currently writes about books in The Bristol Six + Eight Magazine. He has written an earlier novel, That […]
From earliest beginnings on Children’s TV, (especially with Tony Hart’s sidekick Morph), Peter’s company Aardman has gone from strength to strength. As well as kids’ series, they have produced independent short films like Creature Comforts, music videos like Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer, and the first full length animated feature to be made in Britain in decades, […]
Janet Reibstein in conversation with Helen Taylor Dr. Janet Reibstein is a psychologist, academic, researcher, broadcaster and psychotherapist. She is Professor Emerita in the School of Psychology at the University of Exeter, where she directed the postgraduate programme in family and couple therapy for MSc and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology students. Janet wrote the official UK […]
Pete Dalby One Hundred Days in a Balloon in conversation with Michael MacMahon Pete Dalby will discuss his life in ballooning in conversation with Michael MacMahon. From a chance encounter with a balloon pilot in the mid eighties to flying the largest operational balloon in the UK, carrying a very surprising load, Pete transports us […]
Carmina 3: Words Become Music Carmina3 play a mix of folk, jazz and Celtic music in powerful original songs that often draw their inspiration from literature. Award-winning songwriters and founder members Rob King (acoustic guitar, bodhran) and Pippa Marland (vocals, saxophones, Irish whistles) met while studying English at the University of Bristol. They have toured […]