Wednesday 13th October 2010
2:30pm The Staffordshire Hoard: Swords, Helmets & Crosses Dr Kevin Leahy
The Staffordshire Hoard, found in the heart of Mercia, is going to answer some questions, but raise many more.
Who collected it and why did they put it into the ground 1400 years ago?
This is the start of a long and exciting exploration of this magnificent treasure...
At Bewdley Baptist Church - Tickets £8
Sponsored by Mary & Colin Wells + Marion Evans, Family Solicitors
8:00pm Alexei Sayle - Stalin Ate My Homework. A Memoir.
Alexei Sayle was born in Liverpool on the day egg rationing came to an end.
He always knew his parents were different ... they ate salad; they only read the Soviet Weekly and they went to Czechoslovakia on holiday!
Tonight, Alexei will perform excerpts from his new book - an hilarious memoir of his confusing life as the son of Communist parents, his childhood in Eastern Europe and his years as a teenage Maoist.
Stalin Ate My Homework is a funny and perceptive portrait of a family, a city, a country and a continent going through enormous changes.
Naturally Alexei will also answer questions from the audience about anything from his dazzling show business career to easy stain removal.
At Ramada Hotel - Tickets £14 (£13)
Sponsored by mfg Solicitors + Robert Arthur Davies Limited