Henry VIII and the Field of The Cloth of Gold. Speaker Dr Gillian White
In June 1520 the King of France and the King of England met in a field outside Calais to celebrate peace. The celebrations that accompanied this meeting were so magnificent and luxurious that they have become known as The Field of Cloth of Gold. The diplomatic negotiations were ultimately worthless but for Henry VIII and […]
‘Author, Editor, Podcaster’ with Henry Eliot
Henry Eliot describes himself as an author, editor and insatiable bookworm and has ransacked the libraries and archives of world literature compiling hundreds of bookish lists. He is the author of The Penguin Classics Book, The Penguin Modern Classics Book, Follow This Thread, and Curiocity: An Alternative A-Z of London. His book, Eliot’s Book of […]
A Killer in Paradise with Tom Hindle, author.
Sunday Times bestselling author, Tom Hindle, has been hailed by the Daily Mail as “an heir to Agatha Christie”. His debut novel, A Fatal Crossing, was hugely successful. Subsequent books: The Murder Game, Murder on Lake Garda, and Death in the Arctic, have all enjoyed critical acclaim. His latest novel – A Killer in Paradise, […]
Uncompromising Genius – The Life and Work of Frank Lloyd Wright
American Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 – 1959), is recognised as one of the most important architects of all time. He was a genius who believed he was destined to redesign the world. Over the course of his long career, he designed over 800 buildings, including revolutionary structures such as The Guggenheim Museum in New York. […]
Secrets of the Tower
This is a unique opportunity to go inside Evesham’s iconic Bell Tower to visit the first floor Ringing Chamber. Considered one of England’s finest medieval belfries and described by the historian James Lees-Milne as “one of the nation’s architectural treasures”, the Tower was the last part of Evesham Abbey to be built (around 1530) and […]
An Afternoon with Gardening Expert, Reg Moule
Reg Moule comes from a family that has been involved in horticulture for several generations. Since leaving Pershore College of Horticulture, he has spent more than 35 years working as a nursery/garden centre manager. During this time Reg has been a regular speaker, a contributor to various gardening magazines and The Pershore Times, as well […]
‘Richard III – Bones Beneath the Car Park’ with Dave Andrews
The story of the discovery of the bones of England’s last Plantagenet King under a car park in Leicester gained world-wide interest. With his background in Medieval History, journalist Dave Andrews was in a great position to cover the story for BBC Leicester. During the whole period, from the inception of the project, through to […]
‘Richard III – Bones Beneath the Car Park’ with Dave Andrews
The story of the discovery of the bones of England’s last Plantagenet King under a car park in Leicester gained world-wide interest. With his background in Medieval History, journalist Dave Andrews was in a great position to cover the story for BBC Leicester. During the whole period, from the inception of the project, through to […]
‘Behind the Scenes at the Movies’ with Stuart St Paul
Join us for a humorous and insightful behind-the-scenes look into an extraordinary life, including a distinctive global career in the movie industry, from a stuntman, winner of multiple awards as a film director, and now a chart-topping crime writer. And it all started at BBC Wood Norton in 1973! Stuart St Paul began his movie […]
Battle of Evesham Presents Dr Rob Jones
During the famous battle of Agincourt Henry V’s baggage train was ransacked. Amongst the items taken was ‘the sword of King Arthur which was worth so much money that no one knew what to do with it…’ Quite what it was doing there is not immediately clear, but how Excalibur came to be […]
