Talk

Wed 14 Sept 2022, 7.30pm. Following many great rugby evenings at the Blake, we have another sensational guest for you to enjoy. Dan Biggar is the current Captain of the Welsh national side having won his 100th cap in the…

Mon 19 Sept 2022, 7.00pm. A Room of One’s Own. A Room of One’s Own Dyad Productions By Virginia Woolf The award-winning creators of Female Gothic, Orlando, I, Elizabeth, Christmas Gothic, and Austen’s Women return with a twenty-first century take…

Friday 23rd September 7:30pm My Life with Murderers is the story of TV’s David Wilson’s journey from idealistic prison governor to expert criminologist and professor, a career which has brought him into contact with virtually every recent serial killer. With…

Sat 5 Nov 2022, 11am. Shaun the Sheep. Back by popular demand, Aardman Animations are giving you the chance to learn how to make your very own Shaun the Sheep character at these fun, hands-on clay modelling workshops. Lead by…

Sat 5 Nov 2022, 1pm. Gromit. Aardman Animations are giving you the chance to learn how to make your very own Gromit character at these fun, hands-on clay modelling workshops. Lead by one of their expert model makers, you’ll also…

Sat 5 Nov 2022, 3pm. Feathers McGraw. Back by popular demand, Aardman Animations are giving you the chance to learn how to make your very own Feathers McGraw character at these fun, hands-on clay modelling workshops. Lead by one of…

Sat 12 Nov 2022, 7.30pm. The Night Sky Show. THE NIGHT SKY SHOW THE NIGHT SKY SHOW IS AN ENTERTAINING EVENING FOR THOSE WHO LOOK UP AND WONDER… ASTRONOMY AND THE DEEPER COSMOS HAS NEVER BEEN SO MUCH FUN! With…

Thur 17 Nov 2022, 7.30pm. Author and comedian Natalie Haynes fresh from her Radio 4 series ‘Natalie Haynes Stands up For the Classics’  talks about her new book ‘Stone Blind’, the story of Medusa. Medusa is one of the most…

Sat 21 Jan 2023, 2pm. SUSIE DENT presents The Secret Lives of Words. Lexicographer – Best Selling Author – Queen of Dictionary Corner,25 years on Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Take a journey into the curious,…

Fri 17 Feb 2023, 7.30pm.  Toes in the Soil.  In 2020, Sue Kent launched her gardening career by sending a viewer’s home video into BBC2 Gardeners’ World, it was such a hit that she is now a regular presenter on…