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Event Name: Sum: The Opera opens
Event Date: 23 May 2012
Wayne McGregor directs Max Richter's unique new chamber opera, which takes its inspiration from neuroscientist David Eagleman's bestselling b..Event Name: David Eagleman at Intelligence Squared
Event Date: 24 May 2012
David Eagleman discusses the science of hatred and dehumanisation at Intelligence Squared. See IQ2 site for details...Event Name: Books for Breakfast with David Eagleman
Event Date: 25 May 2012
Kick-start your day with a mind-blowing look at the unconscious world...Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you're aware of da..Event Name: Incognito and The Art of Possibilianism
Event Date: 25 May 2012
Renowned neuroscientist and writer David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries. He discusses ..Event Name: Walking into Words: A Writing Workshop, with Olivi
Event Date: 30 May 2012
This one day workshop on Wednesday 30 or Thursday 31 May includes a poet’s lunch and full refreshments. Acclaimed writer and critic, Olivia L..Event Name: Harry Belafonte: In Conversation
Event Date: 01 June 2012
Harry Belafonte has led one of the great American lives of the last century. Now, this extraordinary icon tells us the story of that life, publish..Event Name: Harry Belafonte at Hay on Wye
Event Date: 02 June 2012
The Hamlin lecture 2012 - The actor, singer and Civil Rights hero, who acted as a conduit between Martin Luther King and the Kennedys, l..Event Name: Carol Birch in conversation with Carlo Gébler
Event Date: 02 June 2012
Carol Birch is the award-winning author of eleven novels. Her latest novel Jamrach’s Menagerie was shortlisted for the Man Booker Pr..Event Name: Geoff Dyer talks to David Gritten
Event Date: 02 June 2012
Geoff Dyer's Zona - A Book about a Film about a Journey to a Room is a homage to Tarkovsky’s masterpiece Stalker, cut w..Event Name: Nikita Lalwani and Tahmima Anam talk to Ariane Koe
Event Date: 02 June 2012
Lalwani's The Village pitches a British-Asian documentary maker into an open prison in India. Anam's The Good Muslim follows the ..Event Name: Richard Holloway talks to AC Grayling
Event Date: 03 June 2012
The former Bishop of Edinburgh examines how anyone can claim a complete understanding of the mystery of existence; Why is the Church, which claim..Event Name: Harry Belafonte at the Southbank Centre
Event Date: 06 June 2012
Harry Belafonte discusses his extraordinary life as a celebrated singer and activist to celebrate the publication of his life story, 'My Song..Event Name: Dubravka Ugrešic on Bohumil Hrabal
Event Date: 10 June 2012
Croatian-born novelist, essayist and scholar Dubravka Ugreši? discusses the short novel, Too Loud a Solitude, by the late great Cze..Event Name: A S Byatt
Event Date: 12 June 2012
Subscribers to the London Review of Books should call 020 7269 9030 for a discount...Event Name: Oliver Burkeman & Action for Happiness
Event Date: 14 June 2012
Oliver Burkeman brings his refreshing perspective on how to lead a happy life without the need for constant positive thinking...Event Name: Claudia Hammond at the Royal Institution
Event Date: 14 June 2012
In this talk Claudia will discuss mysteries of time perception such as why lives seems to speed up as we get older, how it is that our minds keep..Event Name: Richard Holloway at Borders Book Festival
Event Date: 15 June 2012
In Leaving Alexandria: A Memoir of Faith and Doubt, Richard Holloway recounts a remarkable life. Leaving home in Alexandria in the Vale of..Event Name: The Big Book Group with Glen Duncan
Event Date: 19 June 2012
Authors Sarah Rayner and Glen Duncan invite you into their worlds, discussing writing and their favourite reads...Event Name: Deconstructing film: Geoff Dyer in conversation wi
Event Date: 24 June 2012
This year's Festival is built around nine themes: big ideas, provocations, creative thinking, learning in the 21st century, new frontiers, post 1..Event Name: Richard Holloway: A Personal Pilgrimage
Event Date: 29 June 2012
For the first time, the former bishop and prolific author has published a deeply personal memoir, Leaving Alexandria, an account of the fo..Event Name: A Fiction Masterclass with M J Hyland
Event Date: 30 June 2012
In this practical, hands-on workshop, Booker-shortlisted author, M.J Hyland teaches you the fundamentals of writing great short stories. With 20 ye..
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