Adult

Dr Lucy Pollock – The Golden Rule – Lessons in Living
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomToday, we are living longer lives, and have choices now as never before about how we will age. What will make us happy? What are we frightened of? What might ... Dr Lucy Pollock – The Golden Rule – Lessons in Living

Anne Sebba – The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomIn 1943, German SS officers in charge of Auschwitz-Birkenau ordered that an orchestra should be formed among the female prisoners. Almost fifty women and girls from eleven nations were drafted ... Anne Sebba – The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz

Rev Richard Coles – A Death on Location
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomIn the spring of 1990, we return to Champton, where the characters we’ve come to love are all aflutter as a glamorous Hollywood movie takes over Champton House as its set location. ... Rev Richard Coles – A Death on Location

Sarah Vine – How Not To Be a Political Wife
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomAn unflinching account of life at the heart of politics, and what it's like to have politics rip the heart out of your life. This is a story of high ... Sarah Vine – How Not To Be a Political Wife

John Agard and Philip Nanton – Caribbean Sensations
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomJoin us in a special event of poetry, musicality and conversation to showcase the Caribbean culture that has helped to transform Britain. Featuring the acclaimed poet John Agard who has ... John Agard and Philip Nanton – Caribbean Sensations

PBFA Dorchester Book Fair
Dorset Museum High West Street, Dorchester, United KingdomIndependent sellers will be offering antiquarian & second hand books, modern firsts, signed editions, prints, maps and ephemera at the Dorchester book fair, in the stunning Victorian Hall of the Dorset ... PBFA Dorchester Book Fair

Christopher Summerfield – These Strange New Minds
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomIn the first authoritative book to explain how AI works and what it means, the Research Director at the UK government's AI Safety Institute explains how advances in digital technology ... Christopher Summerfield – These Strange New Minds

Gyles Brandreth – Somewhere a Boy and a Bear – A Biography of A A Milne and Winnie-the- Pooh
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomNext year marks the centenary of the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh, one of the best-selling children’s books of all time. Best-selling biographer Gyles Brandreth knew the real Christopher Robin and his new ... Gyles Brandreth – Somewhere a Boy and a Bear – A Biography of A A Milne and Winnie-the- Pooh

Jonathan Sumption – The Challenges of Democracy
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomAcross the globe, democracy is in crisis – in the UK it has been rocked by Brexit, the pandemic and successive attempts by governments to bypass legal norms. But how ... Jonathan Sumption – The Challenges of Democracy

Martin Clunes – Meetings With Remarkable Animals
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomInspired by Martin Clunes’ own adoption of a former guide dog, Meetings With Remarkable Animals celebrates the fascinating, moving and sometimes astonishing ways animals have enriched our lives. From search ... Martin Clunes – Meetings With Remarkable Animals

Jeremy Vine – Murder on Line One
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomDarkness looms over sunny Sidmouth, when an unsolved murder comes to the attention of late-night radio talk show host Edward Temmis. Recently sacked from his beloved job after a devastating ... Jeremy Vine – Murder on Line One