Thomas Paine and 'Rights of Man'
Thomas Paine, a staymaker's son, was born in 1737 in the small country town of Thetford in Norfolk. He attended the local school until he was twelve and left...
Exhibition by Manchester artist Tim Dunbar. Guernica in Manchester Re-Representation is a drawing project that is based on an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the exhibition of Picasso’s Guernica in a car showroom in Manchester in the first two weeks of February in 1939. The exhibition includes a quarter......
Artist Tim Dunbar will give a talk alongside his exhibition Guernica in Manchester re-representation. Admission free; light refreshments afterwards. ...
Malcolm Hulke (1924-1979) was a successful writer for radio, television and the cinema from the 1950s to the late 1970s. His work included episodes for Armchair Theatre and The Avengers and 54 episodes for Doctor Who, broadcast between 1967 and 1974, for which he is best remembered. Malcolm was......
An exhibition examining how local men opposed military conscription, introduced into Britain for the first time in 1916, and how local women developed organisations to agitate for peace. This exhibition and accompanying events are supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund - full details to follow. ...
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