Friends of Clifton Centre and Library
Alice Roberts at Clifton LitFest This event is now SOLD OUT We are delighted that Alice will be the opening speaker of this year’s Festival. Ancestors: A history of Britain through burials What can a grave tell us about a person and past lives? From the Bronze Age to the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons, Alice […]
Sian Norris at Clifton LitFest in conversation with Sarah LeFanu Sian Norris is a freelance journalist and writer specialising in human rights. Her work has appeared in the Observer, the Guardian, the i, the New Statesman, Open Democracy, and Byline Times. Sian’s book Bodies Under Siege: How the far right attack on reproductive rights went […]
Clifton LitFest: Sara Davies Radio Drama Workshop This event is now SOLD OUT Sara Davies Radio Drama Workshop Saturday 10.00 - 12.00am Pavey House (Waterloo Street) Cost: £20 What makes a standout radio play? How do audio stories make an impact? What can only happen on radio (and what can't)? This session with radio producer […]
Doug Allan; Whale Meet Again Doug Allan has filmed whales in Antarctica, off coral reefs, among the giant kelp in California and under the Arctic pack ice. Finding them depends on co-operation with scientists, skilled boat handlers on location, a special patience, and even a healthy dose of luck. Doug describes his most memorable moments […]
Jonathan Bradley and Yealand Kalfayan: The Cardinal, Cleopatra and the Pasha Jonathan Bradley and Yealand Kalfayan will talk about their forthcoming book The Cardinal, Cleopatra and the Pasha. The title refers to the exotic names of some butterflies that occur in France, where there are many more species than in Britain. Jonathan will tell their […]
Clifton LitFest: Nathan Filer This event is now SOLD OUT Nathan Filer, in conversation with Beri Hare, is an author and broadcaster. The Shock of the Fall, his novel about the life of a young man grieving the loss of his brother, was a Sunday Times bestseller and translated into thirty languages. It won the […]
Clare Reddaway Story Walk 2023 This event is now SOLD OUT Clare’s popular Clifton story-walk is back, with a brand new walk created for the 2023 festival. Described as ‘innovative’ and ‘an absolute joy’ by audiences, Clare’s walks regularly sell out. Clare leads walkers on a stroll through Clifton, combining unusual facts with short fictions […]
Charles Dowding Charles Dowding talks all about the no dig gardening method and how it is good for the soil, saves time, produces fewer weeds and healthy harvests. He draws upon 40 years of experience, growing in four market gardens with different soils. He also does many comparisons of growth between dig and no dig […]
POLLY TOYNBEE in conversation with Chris Mullin Polly Toynbee, political and social commentator for The Guardian, is the former BBC Social Affairs Editor. Twice named Commentator of the Year, she also won the George Orwell prize. Her previous books include studies on manual work, (Hard Work: Life in low Pay Britain), inequality (Unjust Rewards), the […]
David Parker; Remembering Johnny Kingdom No one filmed wildlife like Johnny Kingdom. With no media training, no academic knowledge and only a small hand held video camera Johnny was a ‘one off’. He broke all the rules of wildlife film making but he knew his beloved Exmoor like the back of his hand and produced […]