Ellen Cheshire spent her childhood reading books, visiting art galleries, watching films and going to the theatre. She began her career as a box office assistant. It was only natural that she would go on to work in the creative arts and is now a specialist in the cinema, and specifically great directors. She has […]
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The Democracy Forum Live Webinar
The Democracy Forum and TDF President Lord Bruce invite you to a live webinar, ‘China & the US: Effects of competing hegemonies in the Indo-Pacific’ on Wednesday May 24, 2023 at 2-4pm UK time (BST) Chair: Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia correspondent Panellists: Dr Peter Harris, Associate Professor of Political Science, Colorado […]
Read MorePurpose, Passion, Grit with Humphrey: Malcolm Brabant
To book a place e-mail [email protected] Malcolm is a larger-than-life figure in the worlds of filmmaking, war and medicine. In 2011, he had a routine yellow fever shot at a clinic near his home in Athens where he was then living as a foreign correspondent. He was due to travel to the Ivory Coast in […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Michael Davies
Michael Davies has been brave enough to step into the shoes of great thriller writer Desmond Bagley who captivated readers and movie goers with his multi-million selling spy and adventure stories. Bagley who died in 1983 would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. Publisher Harper Collins has bought his estate and commissioned Davies to […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Jane Dorner
What is the Stuff of Life? What do we accumulate over the years, our collections, our memories, our relationships cluttered into cards, tickets, shells, bangles? Why did the artist Michael Landy destroy everything he owned in a dramatic 2001 exhibition called Break Down – 7,227 items in front of 45,000 fascinated people. With high and […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Frances Evesham
Frances Evesham’s advice to those thinking of retiring is ‘to do something you truly love, whether it’s travel, growing orchids or painting – the days just fly past.” So, after stopping work as a speech therapist after thirty years, Frances tried her hand at something she really loved, and had been nagging her for years. […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Alan Bardos
Mystery and debate continue to surround many of the events of the First World War. From the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the attempt to bribe Turkey out of the war to flushing out a traitor who is undermining the war effort, historical fiction author, Alan Bardos, delivers compelling, high-stakes human-interest stories set against […]
Read MoreThe Democracy Forum live webinar
The Democracy Forum and TDF President Lord Bruce invite you to a live webinar, ‘Seventy-two years of Chinese colonial rule in Tibet’ on Monday April 24, 2023 2-4pm UK time (BST). Chair: Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia correspondent Panellists: H.E. the Hon. Mr Penpa Tsering, Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration Chris Law […]
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