The Big Lebowski (1998) Showing as part of Reflections: A Roger Deakin retrospective - a series of films celebrating the cinematography of Dartmouth’s Academy Award Winner. The Big Lebowski begins with a case of mistaken identity which escalates when Jeffrey Lebowski - alias The Dude - attempts to seek recompense for the despoilation of his ratty-ass little rug, and then finds himself entang...

Arthur Snell - in conversation with Mary Nightingale Arthur Snell is an expert on the interaction between geopolitics and climate change with a degree in History from the University of Oxford. He has over 30 years’ experience in conflict zones and fragile states through the Middle East and Africa and has advised governments – including Ukraine during the current conflict – on a range of sec...

Daniel Stables – in conversation with Martin Hesp Daniel Stables is a travel writer and guidebook author based in the UK, specializing in regions such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Southern Europe. He has authored or contributed to over 30 travel books for various publishers, including Rough Guides and DK Eyewitness, and writes for outlets like BBC Travel and National Geographic Trave...

A 1.5 hour guided walk around Dartmouth visiting the places where Dartmouth writers lived and worked. Hear stories of a non-conformist preacher, banned from Dartmouth, whose sermons are still in print today; of the Victorian politician and inventor who wrote a gothic ghost story for his friend, about Dartmouth’s Gomerock Tower. Listen to poems about the River Dart, and Townstal Church, by a Dartm...

Is Britain stuck in a doom loop of higher debt and higher taxes? Or can we fix the British economy? In Can We Be Rich Again? Jeremy Hunt argues that getting out of Britain’s low growth is a solvable problem, and that we should approach the country’s economic future with optimism. Hunt asks the key questions: How deliverable are the changes we need by a Labour, Conservative or Reform governme...

In this session, members of Dartmouth Poetry Group invite you to share their love of poetry. There will be readings from Simon Armitage's The Owl and the Nightingale. Dartmouth Poetry Group are poetry enthusiasts who meet monthly at The Flavel. New members are always welcome to come and share in their love of poetry.

Robert Winder was Literary Editor of the Independent (where he ran the Foreign Fiction Award for translated novels) and Deputy Editor of Granta. He is the author of many titles (both fiction and non-fiction) including Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain and The Last Wolf: The Hidden Springs of Englishness. The former helped inspire the Migration Museum Project, which aims to cre...

Join poetry legend Michael Rosen as he presents his new one-person show Getting Through It, formed of a double bill of monologues, The Death of Eddie and Many Kinds of Love. Getting Through It is a powerful, deeply personal yet universally relatable, double bill of monologues and poetry. In the first part, The Death of Eddie, Michael explores his experience after losing his 18-year-old son t...

Patrick Gale – in conversation with Sophie Pierce From beloved, bestselling author Patrick Gale comes a searing portrayal of escape and the power of love, home and a family. Love Lane is a brilliant new standalone novel featuring characters from Patrick’s Costa-shortlisted novel A Place Called Winter. 1950s Northern England. Three generations of men, two of women. When veteran Canadian wheat...

Bob and his feline friend have escaped shipwreck and are off on a nautical treasure hunt. They meet many friendly animals along the way who guide them to an oceanic volcano where the treasure is hidden and guarded by a mysterious creature. Will the friends find the treasure, will they escape the volcano?! This beautifully written tale is the perfect sequel to Bosun Bob The Salty Old Sea Dog. ...