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SUMMARY:Anjana Khatwa – The Whispers of Rock
DESCRIPTION:A poetic journey through deep time\, in which geologist Anjana Khatwa weaves scientific knowledge with traditional stories to bring alive the stories that rock holds and tells us. \n\n\n\nFrom the sacred stones of Stonehenge to the rose red city of Petra\, from towering mountains to the smallest grains of sand\, rocks have had a profound influence on human life. Anjana Khatwa\, explains how rocks have been shaped over the eons and how they have shaped us. Boldly alternating between modern science and ancient lore\, Khatwa takes us on an exhilarating journey through deep time from bursting volcanoes in the Andes to the wonder of the Dorset coastline\, while honouring the Indigenous stories that have brought the land alive over the millennia. \n\n\n\nDr Anjana Khatwa is an award-winning earth scientist who has worked for several universities\, the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and the National Trust. A contributor and presenter of TV programmes for the BBC and ITV\, she holds the Geographical Award for public engagement by the Royal Geographical Society\, the RH Worth Award by the Geological Society of London and the Halstead Medal from the Geologists’ Association. In 2021\, she received a National Diversity Award in recognition of her work to champion inclusion within earth science and natural heritage\, and was longlisted for the Nan Shepherd Prize for nature writing. She lives with her family in Dorset in a house filled with rocks and fossils collected from all over the world. The Whispers of Rock is her first book. \n\n\n\nTickets £14.00 (£10.00 Students)
URL:https://dorchesterliteraryfestival.com/event/anjana-khatwa-the-whispers-of-rock/
LOCATION:The Dorford Centre\, 2 Bridport Road\, Dorchester\, Dorset\, DT1 1RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Adult
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SUMMARY:Brian Jackman – Lion Song: A Portrait of Wild Africa
DESCRIPTION:For five decades\, Brian Jackman\, Britain’s foremost safari writer\, has witnessed Africa’s wildlife drama unfold at the front line. From his first encounter with a roaring lion in Kenya’s Masai Mara in 1974\, to documenting the famous Marsh Lions that captivated millions through the BBC’s Big Cat Diary\, Jackman has chronicled both the majesty and fragility of Africa’s wilderness. Throughout his career\, Brian has  championed the cause of wildlife conservation\, to highlight the importance of preserving Africa’s wilderness for future generations. His dedication to the continent’s wildlife and landscapes has earned him widespread acclaim in the realm of travel literature. \n\n\n\nIn this poignant memoir Jackman charts the progress of African conservation\, from the days when over a million elephants flourished\, to today\, when living elephants\, though precious to tourism\, face extinction from poaching. Through vivid encounters with legendary conservationists such as George Adamson\, and graphic accounts of anti-poaching wars\, Jackman reveals a continent where lions greet the dawn\, but may not for much longer. \n\n\n\nBrian Jackman is a freelance journalist and author with a lifetime’s passion for travel and wildlife\, who has worked for The Sunday Times and the BBC. He was voted Travel Writer of the Year in 1982 and won the BBC TV’s Wildscreen award for the best commentary script\, Osprey. Retired from mainstream travel writing\, following his 90th birthday last year\, he still writes regularly for Travel Africa Magazine. Brian is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society\, an enthusiastic supporter of Tusk Trust and a former trustee of the George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust. \n\n\n\nTickets £14.00 (£10.00 Students)
URL:https://dorchesterliteraryfestival.com/event/brian-jackman-lion-song-a-portrait-of-wild-africa/
LOCATION:The Dorford Centre\, 2 Bridport Road\, Dorchester\, Dorset\, DT1 1RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Adult
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SUMMARY:Monisha Rajesh – Moonlight Express
DESCRIPTION:The wonder of the night train: headlamps ablaze\, passengers boarding after sunset and leaving before sunrise\, slipping in and out of compartments unseen. For Monisha Rajesh\, the singular thrill of sleeper trains inspired a new journey around the world – one filled with moonlit landscapes\, cosy compartments and quirky companions. \n\n\n\nFrom Austria’s Nightjet to Scotland’s Caledonian Sleeper and Finland’s Santa Claus Express\, Rajeshinvites us on a multi-year adventure aboard the world’s most wondrous awe-inspiring trains. Along the way she samples reindeer stew on the night-train to Norway\, sips on pisco sours while riding theBelmond Andean Explorer to the shores of Lake Titicaca – and considers a game of cricket down acarriage on the Shalimar Express. \n\n\n\nA decade ago night trains were giving way to budget airlines and high-speed rail. But as people search for slower and more environmentally friendly ways to travel\, night trains are in the midst of a renaissance. \n\n\n\nBy turns romantic and hilarious\, Moonlight Express brings us along for the ride – and drops us back at the platform before sunrise. \n\n\n\nMONISHA RAJESH is a British journalist whose writing has appeared in Time Magazine\, The New York Times\, and Vanity Fair. Her first book\, Around India in 80 Trains\, was named one of the Independent’s best books on India. Her second book\, Around the World in 80 Trains\, won the National Geographic Traveller Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year. In 2024 she was named in Condé Nast Traveller’s Women Who Travel Power List. \n\n\n\nTickets £14.00 (£10.00 Students)
URL:https://dorchesterliteraryfestival.com/event/monisha-rajesh-moonlight-express/
LOCATION:The Dorford Centre\, 2 Bridport Road\, Dorchester\, Dorset\, DT1 1RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Adult
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SUMMARY:Charlie Walker – On Thin Ice
DESCRIPTION:In early 2022\, Charlie Walker set out to hike 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers. He hoped to learn who its people are and how they reckon with their haunted past\, as well as what the future might hold for this remote corner of the world. Camping in temperatures down to -50 degrees\, exploring semi-deserted villages\, meeting indigenous Arctic reindeer herders and those whose parents survived the Gulag camps\, Walker’s solo trek provides a fascinating insight into the coldest inhabited place on earth. But then\, on February 24\, Russia invaded Ukraine\, with dire consequences for the author. What had begun as an adventure descended into a paranoid nightmare towards the end of the journey as Walker began to suspect he was being monitored by the Russian authorities. Upon finishing the hike he was arrested and imprisoned. \n\n\n\nOn Thin Ice juxtaposes the harsh beauty of a Siberian winter with a thriller-like series of events that exposes the dark heart of Putin’s propaganda machine. It is both the extraordinary record of one man’s walk through the most inhospitable place on earth and a powerful insight into a deeply troubled – and troubling – nation. \n\n\n\nCHARLIE WALKER is an award-winning explorer\, author and international keynote speaker. He has travelled over 60\,000 miles by foot\, horse\, raft\, bicycle\, ski and dugout canoe\, in places as varied as the Tibetan plateau\, the Mongolian steppe\, the Congolese jungle\, the Arctic tundra\, the highlands of New Guinea and the Sahara Desert. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society\, a ScientificExploration Society Explorer Award winner\, and the author of Through Sand & Snow and On Roads That Echo. \n\n\n\nTickets £14.00 (£10.00 Students)
URL:https://dorchesterliteraryfestival.com/event/charlie-walker-on-thin-ice/
LOCATION:The Dorford Centre\, 2 Bridport Road\, Dorchester\, Dorset\, DT1 1RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Adult
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SUMMARY:Tony Juniper – Just Earth: How a Fairer World Will Save the Planet
DESCRIPTION:From wildfires and floods\, to food poverty\, degraded rivers\, mass migration and conflict\, the environmental crisis is already here – and it’s set to get worse. How can people lead good lives without ultimately hastening global collapse\, and how might we ask those in developing countries to reject the consumerist culture that has seized richer nations? \n\n\n\nIn this extraordinary\, hopeful book\, leading environmentalist Tony Juniper shows the answer lies in fairness. We can’t fight the climate and nature crises without addressing the ever-widening gaps between rich and poor\, the powerful and the weak. Green technologies won’t work on their own – in order to save and restore the natural systems which sustain society\, the economy and civilisation\, it is vital that we break the traps set by inequalities. Including a range of interviews with globally renowned experts and drawing upon 40 years of research\, influence\, campaigning and advocacy\, in Just Earth\,Tony Juniper provides answers to how we can achieve real\, lasting change.Tony Juniper CBE is a prominent environmental figure\, Chair of the British Government’s official conservation agency Natural England and a Fellow with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. His books include the multi-award winning What Has Nature Ever Done For Us? and Harmony\, which was co-authored with His Majesty King Charles III. \n\n\n\nTickets £12.00 (£10.00 Students)
URL:https://dorchesterliteraryfestival.com/event/tony-juniper-just-earth-how-a-fairer-world-will-save-the-planet/
LOCATION:The Dorford Centre\, 2 Bridport Road\, Dorchester\, Dorset\, DT1 1RR\, United Kingdom
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