BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Authors in Oundle - ECPv6.18.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Authors in Oundle X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Authors in Oundle REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250424T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250424T201500 DTSTAMP:20250404T111810Z CREATED:20250209T220711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T111810Z UID:825-1745522100-1745525700@www.authorsinoundle.co.uk SUMMARY:Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC; Rough Justice: Do we have the law we deserve? DESCRIPTION:This event has now sold out. If you would like to be added to the waiting list please email info@authorsinoundle.co.uk stating how many tickets you require. \nWhat is justice? Do our legal courts dispense it? Has our judicial process improved\, for the victims\, the accused and for society? What more must be done to ensure genuine justice is carried out in future? \nHer Honour Wendy Joseph KC examines four gripping trials she presided over and excavates matching historical cases of murder and intrigue. But\, as she compares these modern courtroom tales with eerily similar cases and miscarriages of justice from years ago\, might the most chilling story of all be that the lessons of the past have yet to be learned? \nFrom the trial of a child charged with disposing of dismembered body parts\, to the woman accused of killing her own husband\, Joseph is utterly compelling as she sets out how our justice system works. Incisive and masterfully crafted\, Rough Justice illuminates the struggles of any one of us caught up in our legal system – but particularly the marginalized and the easily exploited\, so often women and girls – and grapples with the concept of ‘justice for all’ so that we might demand better. \nUntil March 2022 Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC was a judge at the Old Bailey\, sitting on criminal cases\, trying mainly allegations of murder and other homicide. She read English and Law at Cambridge\, was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1975\, became a QC in 1998 and sat as a full-time judge from 2007 to 2022. When she moved to the Old Bailey in 2012 she was the only woman amongst sixteen judges\, and only the third woman ever to hold a permanent position there. She was also a Diversity and Community Relations Judge\, working to promote understanding between the judiciary and many different sectors of our community\, particularly those from less privileged and minority groups. She mentors young people\, from a variety of backgrounds\, who hope for a career in law and has a special interest in helping women. Her first book\, Unlawful Killings\, won the Crime Writer’s Association ‘Gold Dagger’ for Non-fiction and was a Sunday Times bestseller \n‘Joseph is such a deft deployer of suspense and nuance that she turns even the Sentencing Act 2020 schedule 21 into a cliff hanger.’ Kathryn Hughes\, The Sunday Times \nInterviewing Wendy at this event we are very pleased to welcome Karen Daber. Karen retired from policing at the rank of Assistant Chief Constable. She was a senior leader and influencer in policing\, with extensive operational and strategic experience. In 2023 she was headhunted by the College of Policing to lead the National Police Integrity Programmed for England and Wales\, developing and delivering the national Code of Ethics for policing in 2014. Since retiring Karen has retained an active and diverse professional portfolio. She is director of her own coaching company K Vanterpool Consultancy and is actively involved in coaching\, mentoring and leadership development in the public and third sectors. She is also a Deputy Lord lieutenant in Cambridgeshire. \nWe are very grateful to Stuart Blow of Stu-Pots Ltd for sponsoring this event.      \nTickets – £9 (£8)\, available from Oundle Bookshop\, (cash only) or online. \nWendy Joseph Website \n    \nIn support of Authors in Oundle\, The Talbot Hotel would like to offer guests attending the event an early dinner offer on proof of ticket purchase\, 25% off food between 5pm- 7pm.  \nBUY THE BOOK \n  URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/her-honour-wendy-joseph-kc-rough-justice-do-we-have-the-law-we-deserve/ LOCATION:The Whitwell Room\, The Talbot Hotel\, New Street\, Oundle\, PE8 4EA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Rough-Justice-PB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250228T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250228T204500 DTSTAMP:20250226T215359Z CREATED:20241229T113459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T215359Z UID:757-1740771900-1740775500@www.authorsinoundle.co.uk SUMMARY:Tom Newton Dunn - Letters From Everest: Unpublished Letters from Mallory’s Life and Death in the Mountains DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. If you do not have a ticket you may not get a seat unless we have some last minute cancellations. \nA unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family\, revealing his innermost thoughts about people\, places and mountains.\nOn the 8th of June\, 1924\, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were seen through a telescope on the upper slopes of Mount Everest. They were never seen alive again. In 1999\, Mallory’s body was found below the ridge where he was last seen. In the 100 years since his disappearance\, many words have been written about Mallory\, but very little has ever been published of his own thoughts.\nLetters from Everest is an eye-opening set of personal letters from Mallory to his family\, collected and published for the first time by his great-nephew. In the letters\, Mallory is completely open about his life\, his climbing and especially the three Everest Expeditions he was a part of – 1921\, 1922 and the last in 1924. His writing is full of extraordinary insights – most of which have never been published in any form. They are a unique collection – an actual reflection\, possibly the one and only\, of the thoughts of a climbing legend who walked into history a century ago. \n‘An extraordinary treasure trove’ Andrew Marr \n‘These handwritten artifacts offer a haunting glimpse into the private life of a British mountaineer who ventured into the high-altitude “Death Zone” before anyone knew if reaching the 29\,000-foot peak was humanly possible’ GearJunkie \nTom Newton Dunn is a broadcaster and political commentator\, and George Mallory’s great nephew. He first made his name as an award-winning defence correspondent before moving to political journalism\, where he led coverage of four general election campaigns and the Brexit referendum\, interviewing seven British Prime Ministers and US President Donald Trump twice. Tom was Political Editor at The Sun for 11 years before leaving to help launch Times Radio and presented its flagship Sunday morning political programme. He moved to TalkTV on its launch to anchor an hour-long weeknight news programme. Tom now works cross-platform for The Times and is an Evening Standard columnist. He has ghost written two military biographies\, Sniper One (2006) and Apache (2008)\, both of which were Sunday Times bestsellers. \nAlistair Sherwin\, English teacher at Oundle School and long-time friend of Tom\, will be interviewing him and chairing questions. \nTickets – £8 (£7)\, £1 off early bird tickets bought before 14th February\, available from Oundle Bookshop\, (cash only) or online. \nIn support of Authors in Oundle\, The Talbot Hotel would like to offer guests attending the event an early dinner offer on proof of ticket purchase\, 25% off food between 5pm- 7pm.  \n \nBUY THE BOOK URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/tom-newton-dunn-letters-from-everest-unpublished-letters-from-mallorys-life-and-death-in-the-mountains/ LOCATION:The Whitwell Room\, The Talbot Hotel\, New Street\, Oundle\, PE8 4EA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Everest-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250206T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250206T204500 DTSTAMP:20250221T122409Z CREATED:20241112T231710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T122409Z UID:731-1738871100-1738874700@www.authorsinoundle.co.uk SUMMARY:Kate Bateman : ‘Story vs History’ - a fast\, fun filled delve into her two unusual careers. DESCRIPTION:Join Kate Bateman\, antiques expert and bestselling historical romance author and discover answers to questions like ‘Is history more fiction than fact?’ \n‘How does the ‘provenance’ behind a work of art add value?’ \n‘Why do humans need stories?’ \n‘How do authors use real history to add excitement and adventure to their books?’ \n \nKate’s event covers everything from Pompeiian graffiti\, fairy tales\, the historical inspiration behind ‘Game of Thrones’\, and a light-hearted look at some classic tropes found in literature and romance. \nKate Bateman is a bestselling author of Regency and Renaissance historical romances\, including the Secrets and Spies series\, Bow Street Bachelors series\, Ruthless Rivals series\, and Her Majesty’s Rebels series. \nTraditionally published by both Penguin Random House and MacMillan / St Martin’s Press\, her books have received multiple starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal\, and have been translated into numerous languages\, including French\, Italian\, Brazilian\, Japanese\, German\, Romanian\, Czech\, and Croatian. \nKate is also a fine art appraiser\, auctioneer\, and antiques expert\, the co-founder of Batemans Auctioneers in Stamford\, Lincs. After a decade living in the USA\, she’s now back in England and regularly appears as an antiques expert on several popular BBC television shows such as Flog It! and Bargain Hunt. \nYou can discover more about Kate via her website: www.kcbateman.com and on social media: Facebook: facebook.com/kcbatemanauthor \nInstagram: instagram.com/kc_bateman \nTickets available online or at Oundle Bookshop (cash only). \nBUY THE BOOK URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/kate-bateman-story-vs-history-a-fast-fun-filled-delve-into-her-two-unusual-careers/ LOCATION:Oundle School Common Room\, Milton Road\, Oundle\, Peterborough\, Select...\, PE8 4AB\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kate-Bateman_Author.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241129T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241129T204500 DTSTAMP:20250221T122552Z CREATED:20240805T213322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T122552Z UID:630-1732909500-1732913100@www.authorsinoundle.co.uk SUMMARY:Ajay Tegala – Wetland Diaries: Ranger Life and Rewilding on Wicken Fen DESCRIPTION:Tucked away in the flat lands of rural East Anglia lies Wicken Fen\, loved for its big skies and tiny creatures\, boasting over 9\,000 recorded species. For 125 years\, this wildlife sanctuary has been cared for by the National Trust. A dedicated team look after this precious wetland of international importance\, working with herds of free-roaming horses and cattle\, weathering the elements to cope creatively with the dramas of a life outdoors at the cutting edge of conservation. \nWetland Diaries is a seasonal account of ranger life on Wicken Fen\, restoring a once widespread landscape and the spectrum of emotions experienced. Ajay shares the spirit and atmosphere of the Fens\, offering an insight into the privileges and pressures of managing semi-wild animals in one of the country’s first wetland restoration projects\, creating precious breathing space for nature and people alike. \nAjay Tegala shares his passion for the natural world through his work as a wildlife presenter. His television credits include BBC Springwatch and Inside the Bat Cave. As a countryside ranger\, Ajay is grounded in the world of conservation. At the age of fifteen\, he decided to become a conservationist after a week volunteering with the National Trust in his native East Anglian Fens. He has worked in nature conservation for over a decade\, first on Blakeney Point\, North Norfolk and then on Wicken Fen. Ajay is passionate about protecting wildlife and engaging people with nature. \n“A wonderfully evocative account of life as a ranger on one of Britain’s oldest and best-loved nature reserves\, packed with delightful stories of the people and wildlife\, and written by one of our brightest young naturalists.”\n– Stephen Moss\, naturalist\, bestselling author\, TV producer. \n“A hugely enjoyable behind the scenes look at the reality of a life given over to the restoration of nature. Ajay’s vivid portrayal of his work at Wicken Fen is written with great honesty and humility\, bringing one of the UK’s most treasured nature reserves to life in all its tangled\, waterlogged glory.”\n– Lee Schofield\, conservationist\, author of Wild Fell. \nAjay will be in conversation with Francis Pryor. \nFrancis was one of the key consultants on Time Team\, and the resident Bronze Age and Iron Age expert. He is also famed for the discovery of Flag Fen\, a 3500-year-old Bronze Age site near Peterborough. He has written many books including The Fens and his latest publication is\, A Fenland Garden\, published last year. Francis was awarded an MBE in 1999 for services to tourism. \nTickets are also available at Oundle Bookshop (cash only). \nBUY THE BOOK \n  URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/ajay-tegala-wetland-diaries-ranger-life-and-rewilding-on-wicken-fen/ LOCATION:The Whitwell Room\, Talbot Hotel\, New Street\, Oundle\, Peterborough\, PE8 4EA\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Wetland-Diaries.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241107T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241107T204500 DTSTAMP:20250221T122752Z CREATED:20240612T221609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T122752Z UID:512-1731008700-1731012300@www.authorsinoundle.co.uk SUMMARY:Keir Giles: Who Will Defend Europe? An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent. DESCRIPTION:New governments in Britain\, Europe and America\, but the same man in the Kremlin. What does it mean for our future? \nFor almost three years Ukraine has been the front line of Europe\, protecting us all by holding back Russia’s plans for conquest and expansion. But now\, the war could come much closer to home. The outcome of the US presidential election will decide Ukraine’s future – but Vladimir Putin has made it plain his ambition doesn’t stop there. And the Kremlin’s campaigns of murder and sabotage across the continent and in the UK have already resumed\, while Russia has been rebuilding its army faster than Ukraine has been able to destroy it. If the US steps away from the defence of Europe\, and the British Armed Forces are hollowed out and still shrinking\, who is left to protect us? \nLocal author Keir Giles’s new book “Who Will Defend Europe” looks for the answers. In his talk for “Authors in Oundle” Keir will explain what Putin’s plans for Europe mean for us – and how the front-line states have been preparing to be the next line of our defence. He will discuss what the US election results means for the UK\, and what must be done to safeguard our future against an aggressive Russia bent on attacking us. \nKEIR GILES has spent his career watching\, studying and explaining Russia. Keir’s work has appeared in a wide range of academic and military publications across Europe and in North America\, and he is a regular contributor and commentator on Russian affairs for international print and broadcast media. He is a Senior Consulting Fellow at the UK’s Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)\, and also works with the Conflict Studies Research Centre (CSRC)\, a group of deep subject matter experts on Eurasian security formerly attached to the British Ministry of Defence. He is a regular contributor to research projects on Russian security issues in the U.S.\, UK and Europe. \nKindly sponsored by Riverside Printers https://www.riversideprinters.co.uk/ \n \nTickets are also available at Oundle Bookshop (cash only). \nBUY THE BOOK URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/keir-giles-who-will-defend-europe-an-awakened-russia-and-a-sleeping-continent/ LOCATION:The Whitwell Room\, The Talbot Hotel\, New Street\, Oundle\, PE8 4EA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/keir-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241010T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241010T204500 DTSTAMP:20241012T171644Z CREATED:20240708T143352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241012T171644Z UID:598-1728589500-1728593100@www.authorsinoundle.co.uk SUMMARY:Nic Aubury: Things My Children Think I'm Wrong About DESCRIPTION:Join us for an entertaining evening event celebrating Nic’s accessible and hilarious poetry. This event has now sold out! Thank you for your support. \nPerfect for sharing and demanding to be read aloud\, this funny\, pithy\, highly relatable collection of small but perfectly formed poems provides the antidote to the manifold frustrations and absurdities of adult life. A verse companion to modern parenthood\, it is the ideal gift for any mother or father whose children know they are wrong about everything. \n‘Nic Aubury’s poetry is proper poetry in the Betjeman/Wendy Cope tradition\, and it’s an utter delight – memorable\, musical\, witty and just brilliant in every way. Nic is hands down the best new poet to emerge in the last 20 years.’ – Sophie Hannah \nNic read Classics at Oxford and now teaches Latin and Greek for a living. He had a chapbook\, Small Talk\, published by Nasty Little Press in 2011\, a book which was named by Sophie Hannah in the Sunday Express as one of her books of the year for 2011. His first full collection\, Cold Soup\, was also published by Nasty Little Press in 2013. Some of his poems were included in the Carcanet anthology New Poetries VI (2015)\, and also appeared in the Penguin anthology The Poetry of Sex (2014) edited by Sophie Hannah. \nHis most recent collection Ignore It All and Hope It Goes Away: Poems for Modern Life (2022) is published by David Fickling Books and is accompanied by illustrations from popular comic artist Moose Allain. He has performed his poetry at various festivals including Port Eliot\, Latitude\, the Cheltenham Poetry Festival and the Ledbury Poetry Festival. Recently he began producing a weekly four-line poem for the New European\, a weekly\, liberal\, explicitly pro-EU political and cultural newspaper and website. \nNic will be in conversation with Farah Sharp\, a comedian and presenter\, named ‘One to Watch’ by the Funny Women Awards 2023. She has been featured on BBC Radio 4 as well as at Latitude and Leeds Festivals\, she also happens to be one of Nic’s ex-pupils! \nKindly sponsored by Lower Farm Bed & Breakfast https://www.lower-farm.co.uk/\n \nTickets are also available at Oundle Bookshop (cash only). \nBUY THE BOOK URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/nic-aubury-things-my-children-think-im-wrong-about/ LOCATION:The Oundle Suite\, Fletton House\, Oundle\, PE8 4AJ\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot-2024-07-08-151430.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240913T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240913T203000 DTSTAMP:20240922T205049Z CREATED:20240510T143336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240922T205049Z UID:243-1726255800-1726259400@www.authorsinoundle.co.uk SUMMARY:Annie Garthwaite: The King’s Mother DESCRIPTION:This is one of the events included in Annie’s historical locations’ tour. This event is now sold out\, thank you for your support! \nReturning to the extraordinary heroine of the critically acclaimed Cecily\, this is a story of mothers and sons; of maternal ferocity and female ambition – of all they can build and all they can destroy. \nCecily Neville was the wife of Richard\, Duke of York\, and the mother of two kings of England: Edward IV and Richard III. Fotheringhay Castle was one of their principal homes and many of their children (including Richard III) were born there. Cecily and her husband were largely responsible for the building of the church in the 15th century and\, most importantly\, it is the place of their eternal rest. They lie in the church side by side\, with several of their children. \n1461. Through blood and battle Edward has gained England’s throne\, king by right and conquest. Eighteen years old and unstoppable. Cecily has piloted his rise to power and stands at his shoulder now\, first to claim the title King’s Mother. \nHowever\, to win a throne is not to keep it and war is come again. As brother betrays brother\, and trusted cousins turn treacherous\, other mothers rise up to fight for other sons. Cecily must focus her will to defeat every challenge. Wherever they come from. Whatever the cost.\nFor there can be only one King\, and only one King’s Mother. \n“A novel in a class of its own” AK Blakemore \n“History at its most powerful” Jennifer Saint \n“Family dynamics at their most fierce – timeless and brilliant” Kate Sawyer \nAnnie Garthwaite is the author of the highly-acclaimed Cecily. She grew up in a working-class community in the north-east of England before embarking on a thirty-year career in international business. In 2017\, she returned to her first love – books – and began writing the story of a lifelong fascination\, Cecily Neville. \nwww.anniegarthwaite.com \nBUY THE BOOK \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/annie-garthwaite-the-kings-mother/ LOCATION:Church of St Mary’s & All Saints\, Castle Mound\, Fotheringhay\, PE8 5HZ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TheKingsMother.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR