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Category Archives: Review
David Miliband in conversation with David Haslam, Mechanics Institute, Manchester, January 25 2012
Vibrant, vital, attractive and smart. Well, I have to confess to plagiarising Hillary Clinton, but I could only agree with her assessment of David Miliband as he deftly answered some tricky questions from author and DJ Dave Haslam, including the … Continue reading
Posted in Politicians in conversation, Review
Tagged Dave Haslam, David Miliband, Labour Party, Manchester
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Laura Wilson at The International Anthony Burgess Foundation
Author and Guardian Crime Fiction reviewer, Laura Wilson, bared her soul as she read from her recent book ‘A Capital Crime’ at Manchester’s International Anthony Burgess Foundation. Old university friend and now Academic Director of Manchester Metropolitan University’s Writing School, … Continue reading
Anthony Horovitz in conversation with Jenni Murray at Manchester Town Hall
In the gothic surroundings of Manchester Town Hall Old Etonian Anthony Horovitz reflected on the dreadful school system of his childhood, an experience which he presumed his male contemporaries in the audience shared. ‘Most of the school teachers would be locked … Continue reading
Colin Bateman at the Anthony Burgess Centre
A girlfriend who believed in Bateman’s first book convinced him to send it directly to a major publisher. “Divorcing Jack” was retrieved from the Harper Collins slush-pile sixteen years ago and the rest as they say… Journalist, Dan Starkey, has … Continue reading
Face to Face with Stephen Butchard
Award-winning screenwriter,Stephen Butchard, a former engineer now famous for “The House of Saddam”, “Stolen” and “Five Daughters”, is to the point when he gives advice to budding writers,’You just have to get on with it’. He didn’t research by reading … Continue reading
