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SUMMARY:Deep into the Sixties – David Kynaston in conversation with Samira Ahmed (In person)
DESCRIPTION:It’s the heart of the Sixties in Britain – the Beatles and the Stones vie at the top of the charts\, England win the World Cup\, and optimism and patriotism percolate through the streets. But this is not the full story of mid-Sixties Britain. Disaffection on the political left increasingly focuses on the escalating Vietnam War; and the ambitious hopes of Harold Wilson’s Labour government start to founder on the precarious state of the pound. It is a time of looking both backwards and forwards – sweeping reforms to secondary education\, huge swathes of urban redevelopment and the irresistible rise of a confident\, free-spending youth culture. Yet everyday life for many\, especially beyond the big cities\, bears a striking resemblance to decades earlier. \nLegendary historian\, David Kynaston\, discusses the latest instalment in his landmark Tales of a New Jerusalem series\, Deep Into the Sixties: Britain 1965–66\, which paints a richly nuanced picture of unrivalled detail\, revolutionising how we see post-war Britain and the so-called Swinging Sixties. He’ll be in conversation with journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed\, whose new BFI Film Classics book on the Beatles film A Hard Day’s Night similarly explores the shifting cultural landscape of 1960s Britain. \nDavid Kynaston has been a professional historian since 1973 and is the author of nineteen critically acclaimed books. His continuing history of postwar Britain\, Tales of a New Jerusalem\, has so far comprised Austerity Britain\, Family Britain\, Modernity Britain\, On the Cusp and A Northern Wind. He has also written several books on aspects of cricket history including the award-winning Arlott\, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket (with Stephen Fay) and Richie Benaud’s Blue Suede Shoes (with Harry Ricketts). \nSamira Ahmed is a journalist\, writer and BBC broadcaster. She presents Front Row on BBC Radio 4\, Newswatch on BBC One\, and has made acclaimed documentaries including Art of Persia (BBC Four)\, Disgusted\, Mary Whitehouse\, and I Dressed Ziggy Stardust (BBC Radio 4). In 2020\, she was named Audio Presenter of the Year by the Broadcasting Press Guild. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian\, The Observer\, and New Humanist\, where she also writes a regular column. A Hard Day’s Night is her first book. \nOur events programme is presented in partnership with Hakluyt & Company\, the global strategic advisory firm for businesses and investors. \nBooks by both speakers will be available to buy at the event and online from our partner bookshop Hatchards. \nThis event will take place in person at The London Library. Doors (and the bar) will open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Please see our Event Access Guidelines before you arrive. \nLondon Library events are subject to Terms & Conditions
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/deep-into-the-sixties-david-kynaston-in-conversation-with-samira-ahmed-in-person/
LOCATION:14 Saint James’s Square\, London SW1Y 4LG\, 14 St James's Square\, London\, SW1Y 4LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Literature
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SUMMARY:The Carmen Talks: Getting the Good Stuff Out There (In person)
DESCRIPTION:Legendary publisher\, Virago\, in memory of their pioneering founder Carmen Callil\, bring their lecture series\, The Carmen Talks\, back to The London Library. \nThe third in a series of five\, this talk by Kit de Waal reflects on her own activism as a writer\, publisher and reader. She’ll discuss what she drew on from her earlier careers in social services and criminal law to bring to her writing and publishing; how it informed her about people and exclusion and about goodness. While applauding the work within publishing to make it more inclusive\, she will talk about what still needs to be done and how. She says she has never thought of herself as a rebel\, ‘more of a miner\, excavating from the bottom\, getting the good stuff out so it can see the daylight’. This generosity of spirit underpins all her work – her novels\, her memoir\, her anthologies and her work with many trusts and charities\, among them: BookBanks; the Black Writers Guild\, Raising Readers\, and her new course\, Writing Kit. \nKit de Waal was born in Birmingham to an Irish mother and a Caribbean father. Her first novel My Name is Leon was published in 2016 and shortlisted for the Costa Book Award. She has since written seven books\, including her memoir\, Without Warning and Only Sometimes\, edited Common People\, an anthology of working-class writers\, and won many awards. Her most recent novel\, longlisted for the Women’s Prize\, is The Best of Everything. \nOur events programme is presented in partnership with Hakluyt & Company\, the global strategic advisory firm for businesses and investors. \nBooks by Kit de Waal will be available to buy at the event and online from our partner bookshop Hatchards. \nThis event will take place in person at The London Library. Doors (and the bar) open at 6.30pm\, the talk will run from 7-8pm and the bar will close at 8.30pm. Tickets include a glass of wine. Please see our Event Access Guidelines before you arrive.
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/the-carmen-talks-getting-the-good-stuff-out-there-in-person/
LOCATION:14 Saint James’s Square\, London SW1Y 4LG\, 14 St James's Square\, London\, SW1Y 4LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Literature,Writers
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