Lecture Reviews

LECTURE REVIEWS 2010-11
7th October 7.30 p.m. 2010
The Green Man in Art and Myth
Dr David Bostwick
David Bostwick is a lecturer and consultant in the cultural history of the Medieval, Tudor and Stuart periods. Former keeper of the social History Collections at Sheffield City Museum, consultant to the National Trust, English Heritage and Historic Scotland and visiting lecturer at the University of Glasgow.

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4th November 7.30 p.m. 2010
Guernica – The greatest painting of the 20th Century
Prof Anthony Slinn

Anthony Slinn is a professional artist who has over the years developed a series of lectures to share his enthusiasm for painting. Years of meticulous research involving travel to Europe and North America have made possible his unique presentations on the lives and works of famous artists.

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2nd December 7.30 p.m. 2010
'I told you I was sick'
Nigel Rees

Nigel Rees is an author and presenter who was at 32 was the youngest ever regular presenter of Radio 4’s Today programme. He has been involved in broadcasting all his working life but is perhaps best known for devising and hosting the long running (since 1976)  Radio 4 panel game Quote... Unquote.   He is the author of more than fifty books of reference, humour and fiction.

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6th January 7.30 p.m. 2011
The Making of the Antiques Road Show
Christopher Lewis

Christopher Lewis joined the BBC as a researcher in 1968 and during his 35 years career in broadcasting he directed and produced a wide variety of programmes: from news and current affairs to documentaries, arts programmes and quizzes - including Animal Magic with Johnny Morris. Until he retired in 2003, he was the long-serving executive producer of the BBC's flagship programme Antiques Roadshow and oversaw its expansion to be one of the UK’s favourite television shows.

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3rd February 7.30 p.m. 
'Appointed to direct the Art of the Country': Henry Cole, Victorian cultural impresario.
Anthony Burton

Anthony Burton has been for most of his working life employed by the Victoria and Albert Museum. During this time, he has been Assistant Keeper of the library and Head of the V & A’s branch museum- the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood. He is a trustee of the Charles Dickens Museum in Bloomsbury and the author of several books including one about the V & A’s founding director: Henry Cole.

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3rd March 7.30 p.m. 2011
The Moderne Movement: Art Deco and Avant-Garde Homes of the 20s and 30s
Dr Adrian Tinniswood

Adrian Tinniswood lives locally. He has been a lecturer at several universities in both the UK and the USA, including the University of Oxford and the University of California, Berkeley. He has acted for many years as a consultant to the National Trust, and with the Heritage Lottery Fund. He is the author of fourteen books on social and architectural history, including The Art Deco House.

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7th April 7.30 p.m.
Windsor Castle, its History and Royal Occupants
Oliver Everett

Oliver Everett worked for the Foreign Office in India and Spain before becoming in turn private secretary to the Prince of Wales and Diana Princess of Wales. Subsequently he was Librarian in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle and Assistant Keeper of the Royal Archives.  Following his retirement in 2002 he is now Librarian Emeritus. He wrote the official guidebook and audio tour on Windsor Castle, and lectures widely in Britain and abroad.

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28th April 7.30 p.m. 2011
ADDITIONAL LECTURE
The Fifth Kingdom – Fungi Friend or Foe?
Dr Elizabeth Johnson

Dr Elizabeth Johnson is Director of the Health Protection Agency Mycology Reference Laboratory in Bristol and past President of the British Society for Medical Mycology. She is the author and co-author of several books and a frequent speaker both in the UK and overseas on issues involving the effects of fungal infections on human health.

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