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£10.00
DATE: Saturday 6th June
TIME: 17:30 – 18:45
LOCATION: Monks Yard
DESCRIPTION:
Expect stunning wildlife photography and an intriguing account of how Shakespeare was absorbed into so many aspects of African society in this fascinating story. Brothers Edward Wilson-Lee and Jeff Wilson’s childhood began in Kenya before trailing their parents around East Africa and then heading to boarding schools in Switzerland and England. Jeff followed the family trade as a wildlife film maker, but Edward took a different route. In this very special event brothers Edward and Jeff come together to talk about their childhood and the way it led them both down such diverging roads. Jeff will talk about his work with David Attenborough and beyond, reminiscing on some of his greatest filmic moments such as tracking snow leopards, observing birds of paradise and following penguins in Antarctica. Edward will reflect on his journey in search of Shakespeare in Africa to find the bard entwined in every twist and turn of colonisation and decolonisation.
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£10.00
DATE: Saturday 6th June
TIME: 15:30 – 16:45
LOCATION: Monks Yard
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.
From Austria’s Nightjet to the Caledonian Sleeper and the Santa Claus Express, Rajesh invites us on an adventure aboard the world’s most wondrous night trains. Along the way, she samples reindeer stew in Scandinavia, retraces the original route of the Orient Express, sips on pisco sours aboard the Andean Explorer, and watches the sun rise over the Potomac River on the Silver Meteor to New York.
A 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. By turns romantic and hilarious, Moonlight Express brings us along for the ride – and drops us back at the platform before sunrise.
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£15.00
DATE: Saturday 6th June
TIME: 13:30 – 14:45
LOCATION: Monks Yard
DESCRIPTION
A challenge over his Cornish roots prompts Petroc Trelawny to undertake a pilgrimage of the land of his boyhood and find out whether he still feels he belongs there. He visits old industrial sites, archaeological remains, historic buildings, places where new technology was forged, and where poets, musicians, architects and film makers have worked to shape Cornwall’s cultural identity. He considers the decline of the Cornish language, and the complex relationship with tourism. “Trelawny’s Cornwall” is a moving account of a very personal journey
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