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Talks : Simon’s Introduction to the Poetry of Wordsworth

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Starts: Wednesday, 22 January 2025 at 1:00PM
Ends: Wednesday, 22 January 2025 at 2:00PM



Available spaces: 214
Host: Simon Gregor

Wordsworth, along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, is often credited with "founding" the Romantic movement in English poetry with the publication of "Lyrical Ballads" in 1798. In contrast to many of the ...

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Interests : WI Film Club with Vicky

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Starts: Wednesday, 22 January 2025 at 6:00PM
Ends: Wednesday, 22 January 2025 at 7:00PM



Available spaces: 234
Host: Vicky Constantine-Foster

Welcome to the Film Club!With so many films available on platforms like iPlayer, ITVX, Netflix, Amazon, and Sky, finding a good movie can feel overwhelming. To help you skip the indecision, join us at...

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Talks : Tilo’s Talk on Hungary

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Starts: Monday, 27 January 2025 at 7:30PM
Ends: Monday, 27 January 2025 at 8:30PM



Available spaces: 204
Host: Tilo Flache

A language island in the middle of Europe. A proud nation with its own history, distinct culture and identity that has grown out of the desire to make this land its own, adopting elements from its nei...

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Talks : Simon’s Talk on US Presidents – Herbert Hoover

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Starts: Wednesday, 29 January 2025 at 1:00PM
Ends: Wednesday, 29 January 2025 at 2:00PM



Available spaces: 221
Host: Simon Gregor

Herbert Hoover would take over the presidency from Calvin Coolidge at the end of the 1920s.  In some ways, they had similar ideas - both were Republicans with concerns about the growth of Federal gov...

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Talks : Peter’s Talk on Reading the Timbers – East Anglia’s Ancient Buildings

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Starts: Wednesday, 29 January 2025 at 7:30PM
Ends: Wednesday, 29 January 2025 at 8:30PM



Available spaces: 194
Host: Peter Lawrence

“Hearts of Oak” and “A Square Peg Into A Round Hole” are expressions that come down to us from the medieval housebuilder. Peter will share his early passion for timber framed buildings and how...

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Talks : Steve’s Art History : The Art of the Space Race

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Starts: Monday, 03 February 2025 at 4:00PM
Ends: Monday, 03 February 2025 at 5:00PM



Available spaces: 242
Host: Steve Carroll

The Space Race marked one of humankind’s most extraordinary achievements, propelling us beyond the bounds of Earth and into the cosmos. Yet, despite its monumental cultural and scientific significan...

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Talks : Tilo’s Talk on Cambodia

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Starts: Monday, 03 February 2025 at 7:30PM
Ends: Monday, 03 February 2025 at 8:30PM



Available spaces: 235
Host: Tilo Flache

You hear “Cambodia”, and you probably immediately think of “the temples of Angkor Wat”. However, Cambodia is full of interesting places, both cultural and in the shape of exciting landscapes a...

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Talks : Simon’s Talk on Other Men’s Flowers – A Poetry Anthology

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Starts: Wednesday, 05 February 2025 at 1:00PM
Ends: Wednesday, 05 February 2025 at 2:00PM



Available spaces: 249
Host: Simon Gregor

Field Marshall Archibald Wavell was a military figure who served from the Boer War through until the Second World War, and is renowned for his military exploits.  But he was also a keen lover of poet...

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Talks : Tilo’s Talk on Durham

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Starts: Monday, 10 February 2025 at 7:30PM
Ends: Monday, 10 February 2025 at 8:30PM



Available spaces: 249
Host: Tilo Flache

Located at the borders of England, facing first the Viking invaders and then the Scots to the north, Durham was the centre of power of the Bishops who ruled the County Palatine for centuries for over ...

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Talks : Simon’s Moments in American History – The War of 1812 Part 2

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Starts: Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at 1:00PM
Ends: Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at 2:00PM



Available spaces: 249
Host: Simon Gregor

The War of 1812 was catalysed by disputes with Britain over freedom of the seas and free trade, but as we saw in last month's talk it also drew in concerns about the activities of the British across t...

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Talks : Ruth’s Talk on the Ghosts of AI

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Starts: Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at 6:00PM
Ends: Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at 7:00PM



Available spaces: 238
Host: Dr Ruth Stalker-Firth

With the rise of ChatGPT, it would seem that the singularity - that moment when computers surpass the intelligence of humans - is upon us, and soon we will be turned into batteries to power the robot ...

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Talks : Peter’s Talk on This Freeman’s London

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Starts: Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at 7:30PM
Ends: Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at 8:30PM



Available spaces: 240
Host: Peter Lawrence

As a citizen of the City of London Peter will guide you through an ever-changing City, with new historical discoveries and locations of interest to visit.Zoom log in details will be included at the bo...

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Talks : Ruth’s Talk ‘Bacon on Ice Cream’ – Why AI Needs a Human Touch

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Starts: Wednesday, 05 March 2025 at 7:30PM
Ends: Wednesday, 05 March 2025 at 8:30PM



Available spaces: 240
Host: Dr Ruth Stalker-Firth

As Mcdonalds recently withdrew its AI from the drive-thru after it kept putting bacon on ice-cream, we will take a peek under the hood of chatbots and speech recognition to see why machine learning wo...

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