London, 2007. It's summer in the City: the economy is booming, profits are up and the stock market hits near record highs.But journalist Gil Peck is a lone voice worrying ... Robert Peston – Crash

Walking tour around Hardy’s Casterbridge (Dorchester) and Fordington (Durnover) reciting the poetry and prose of this great writer and discovering the places and buildings that inspired him to write The ... A Walk Around Dorchester in the Footsteps of Thomas Hardy

Becoming a WriterA masterclass for those who are taking their first steps in writing fiction. If you want to start writing, this session will help you to explore your talent and ... Celia Brayfield – Becoming a Writer

Why do we want to write and what stops us?How does the urge to express ourselves fight with the worry that no-one will care or that we will get in ... Cathy Rentzenbrink – Write It All Down

The Winterborne JourneyAngus Waycott is an author and narrator whose work has appeared in the UK, USA and elsewhere. During 15 years in Japan he wrote books about daily life ... Angus Waycott – How to Self Publish Your Book

An open mic event for local writers and poets.Join us to hear up to twenty poets and writers read and perform their work. To sign up to participate at this ... Poetry Slam with Angie Porter

Anna Kent has delivered babies in war zones, caring for the most vulnerable women in the most vulnerable places in the world. At twenty-six years old, not yet a fully-trained ... Anna Kent – Frontline Midwife

A ravishing coming-of-age story set in the shadow of an oncoming war, The Whalebone Theatre fizzes with invention and compassion as an 'unmarriageable' girl elects to defy convention and find her own ... Joanna Quinn – The Whalebone Theatre

Detailing six high profile murder and manslaughter cases over which they have presided, an Old Bailey judge reveals the inner workings of a crown court and how we should all ... Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC – Unlawful Killings

The Ben Shephard Memorial LectureAn Infantry Battalion at War, 1939The only way to truly understand what it was like to fight in the Second World War is to listen to ... Peter Hart – Footsloggers

Million-copy bestselling author Damien Lewis has established himself as one of the most popular WWII historians, and this book builds on the success of SAS Great Escapes which has sold more than 40,000 copies in just over a year. SAS Great Escapes II reveals how SAS men crossed deserts, evaded hunter forces and escaped through ... Damien Lewis – SAS Great Escapes II