What’s On

The villagers of Fleetcombe like to think of it as one of the most picturesque spots in Dorset: two pubs, a small playground, enough gorgeous cottages to keep a thatcher in business. It’s the last place you’d expect a grisly murder. But a body is discovered, tied to a chair in the middle of a ... Chris Chibnall – Death at the White Hart

In Rome Father Asser is waiting to die. His idealism has landed him in a papal prison on false charges of heresy, but then salvation arrives in an unexpected form. Cardinal Balotelli also dreams of a better Europe, free from the ravages of the Norlanders. He has an important job for Asser, one that will ... Sir Tony Robinson – The House of Wolf

Harry Mount, the Editor of The Oldie, will be talking to AN Wilson the award winning author of 60 histories, novels and biographies on subjects ranging from Queen Victoria, Charles Darwin and Jesus to John Betjeman, Leo Tolstoy and Adolf Hitler, and one of The Oldie’s regular columnists. His latest book, Goethe: His Faustian Life, reveals ... The Oldie Event: When Harry met Andrew – Harry Mount in conversation with A N Wilson

An explosive memoir from the heart of Westminster, lifting the lid on some of the leadership battles that have defined British politics for a decade and a half during the ... Sir Graham Brady – Kingmaker – Secrets, Lies and the Truth about Five Prime Ministers

Today, 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

In 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

In 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

An 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

Join 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

Independent 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

In 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

Next 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