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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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