Paul Waterworth, former District Judge at the Ministry of Justice will be giving us 'A View from the Bench: Some Reflections on a Judicial Life and the Rule of Law'. Paul is a former Chairman of the Devon & Exeter Branch and is guaranteed to give an informative and entertaining lecture. For tickets, please contact […]
Nina Savicevic, an outstanding 23-year old Concert Pianist will be telling us all about the life of a professional classical musician and, she has confirmed, will be giving us a 'tune' or two. For tickets, please contact the Dining Secretary, Sue Maunder, on [email protected]
Join us as we welcome Dr Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury and recently retired Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, for 'Church in Society: Perspectives from the Altar Step'. For tickets, please contact the Dining Secretary, Sue Maunder, on [email protected]
'Inn Signia' - John Ericson, an erudite and entertaining speaker will be lecturing on the artwork and stories behind peculiar pub names. For tickets, please contact the Dining Secretary, Sue Maunder, on [email protected].
'The Indian Contingent: The Forgotten Muslim Soldiers of Dunkirk' the title of a book published by Dr Ghee Bowman who has a PhD from the University of Exeter. His interest in the little known Indian presence at Dunkirk started him on a forensic journey of research that has spanned five countries and hundred of lives. […]
We regret that this event has been cancelled. Join Devon & Exter Branch for Lunch followed by an informative talk on “The Public Service Role of the BBC in the Gathering and Broadcasting of News and Current Affairs” by Fran Unsworth. Francesca Mary ("Fran") Unsworth is a journalist and media executive. Fran began her broadcasting […]
We regret that this event has been cancelled. Devon & Exeter Branch's annual Black Tie Dinner with a talk autobiographical talk from Billy “Scratch” Hitchen. At the end of the Easter holidays in 1963, Billy ‘Scratch’ Hitchen, instead of returning to school in Salcombe, having already been expelled by his mother, who was the head […]
Join Devon & Exeter Branch for a lunch followed by a talk on "Principles, Pragmatism and Politics - the making of public policy in the UK - and why it affects us all" by Professor Tony Stoller CBE. Professor Stoller graduated with degrees in both history and law from Cambridge. He has had many important […]
Join Devon & Exeter Branch for lunch followed by a fascinating talk by Professor Richard Toye “Churchill’s Great Game”, rethinking the origins of the Cold War Richard Toye is Professor of Modern History at the University of Exeter. He is a specialist in the history of rhetoric and is the author of numerous articles and […]
An extraordinary range of musical activities, both forced and voluntary, took place in the Nazi ghettos and camps, from the earliest internment centres established in 1933 until the liberation in 1945. The musical works these prisoners created are extraordinary documents from the time: fragments recovered from the rubble of war and genocide; monuments to the lives that were destroyed. In this talk, which will feature many film extracts, Shirli Gilbert, professor of Modern History at Southampton University with a specialism in Jewish History and particularly the Holocaust, will highlight original music from this period, including some rare post-war recordings. The songs offer rich insight into victims’ experiences, conveying the uncertain and shifting perspectives of prisoner communities as they made sense of lived reality.
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