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SATURDAY, 18TH
BORE HOLE - WHY
TREPANNING WORKS
Hosted by Joe Mellen5:45pm-6:30pm
In 1970, Joe Mellen had a hold bored into his head
- he was trepanned. Today he’ll talk about his experience.He’ll explain how the ancient practice results in more blood
in the brain, thus expanding consciousness and enlightening.
A CURIOUS HISTORY OF
PARKS AND PLEASURE GAR-
DENS
Hosted by Travis Elborough7pm -7:45pm
Author Travis Elborough will reveal how the battlefield gave us the bandstand; un-earth otherworldly incidents at Versailles and unseemly antics at Vauxhall, and
prove there’s far more to public parks than swings and roundabouts.
SUNDAY, 19TH
THE HAUNTED MOUSTACHE
Hosted by David Bramwell3pm-3:45pm
David Bramwell gives a fascinating talk that spans magic, memory, occultism, the world’s most dangerous paperback, facial
hair and Doncaster, all of which feature in his new book, The Haunted Moustache, the fantastical and 83% true story of a unique inheritance: a hundred year-old
moustache.
HOW TO KEEP BEES THE
IDLE WAY
Hosted by Bill Anderson
4:30pm-5:15pm
Bill Anderson is a natural beekeeper who keeps hives on the roof of his west
London house. These hives emulate the bees’ natural habitat in the wild - a cavity
in a tree - whilst also making honey. Learn how you can keep bees for little
work and little cost.
SUNDAY, 19TH
THE BEAST IN THE MIRROR
Hosted by Richard Barnett5:45pm-6:30pm
Richard Barnett grabs Scottish mad-doc-tor William Lauder Lindsay’s work on on the animal kingdom in 1879 by its
twitching tail and leads us in a dark jour-ney through the hidden history of animal minds in Victorian science. Taking the dog
for a walk will never be the same.
SUNDAY, 19TH
A QUINTESSENTIAL
ANTHOLOGY OF GIN
Hosted by Ally Martin7:00pm-8:30pm
Join Hendrick’s Gin UK Ambassador, Ally Martin, for an intriguing look a Gin’s history, combining anecdotes, mythology and literature with delcious insight into Hendrick’s Gin, its botani-
cals, and distillation.
Hosted by Hendrick’s British
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WHAT an EXQUISITE
ESTA
BLISHMENT with a DELIGHTFULLY ODD sense of GIN!
Join us at
EROICA
BRITANNIA
FRIDAY, 17TH
THE SECRET OF THE LEY
LINE
Hosted by Robert Stephenson4pm – 4:45pm
Robert Stephenson takes up his narrative theodolite and dowsing rods and leads us on a journey of telluric lines, cults of goat-foot gods, black-dog lines and mock-human sacrifices, Atlanticism and extra-terrestri-
alism.
ALL WEEKEND
HENDRICK’S GIN GARDEN
AND MA’AM
Hosted by Hendrick’s Gin12noon – 10:30pm
Nourish both your mind and your taste buds in Hendrick’s Gin Garden or take a peek inside the Mobile Academy of
Alchemical Meanderings (affectionately known to all as MA’AM). Unusual
characters, eye-opening wisdom and exquisite cocktails await the
curious-minded.
BLAZING SADDLES
Hosted by Karen Poley5:30pm - 6:15pm
From hefty skits & corsets to bifurcated garments & bloomers, from the high heels & helmet hair to gel pants &
lycra shorts, Bike performance artist Karen Poley takes us on a whirlwindcycle ride through the history &
fashion of womens on bikes. Includes one delightful cocktail.
FRIDAY, 17TH
THE STRANGE STORY OF
SOVIET MUSIC ‘ON THE
BONE’
Hosted by Stephen Coates6:45pm - 7:30pm
In a flea market, musician Stephen Coates discovers a peculiar object which leads him on a four year journey of dis-covery into the heart of how much music can matter. Stephen tells an extraordinary
story of recycling, forbidden music, cold war ideology, human endeavour and…x-
rays.
A GENTEEL TIPPLE
THROUGH GIN IN lITERA-
TUREHosted by Ally Martin
8:00pm - 9:30pm
‘I like to have a martini, two at the very most. After three I’m under the table, after four I’m under my host.’ So said Dorothy Parker. Gin has fuelled legendary writers, unforgettable characters and gripping plots. Come and enjoy some especially enlight-ening extracts and sample specially mixed
Hendrick’s cocktails. All drinks included.
SATURDAY, 18TH
THE JOY OF SLOW CYCLING
Hosted by Tom Hodgkinson3pm - 3:45pm
Dismayed by the competitive speed cycling he witnessed in London, Tom
Hodgkinson decided to buy an eighties Raleigh Chiltern and cycle around town very slowly. Today he will argue in favour of slow cycling and rage against the mon-ster in lycra who terrorise the peace-loving
inhabitants of Blighty.
PECULIAR PHILOSOPHERS
FROM THE CYNICS TO THE
CYRENAICSHosted by Mark Vernon
4:30pm - 5:15pm
Ancient Greek philosophers were curious creatures. They were a bunch of anarchists
and hermits. Figures like Socrates and Diogenes changed the world. What did they teach? And how might they have
change your life?
If knowledge is the food of the soul, then let us FEAST! This travelling parlour of enlightenment combines exceptional experts and erudite amateurs in a fiesta of learning and fine cocktails. Prepare to be delighted by unusual characters, exquisite libations, and wisdom of the most
eye-opening variety in the decadent environs of Bakewell.
Hosted by HENDRICK’S GIN
Friday the 17th,Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th
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