Autumn Lectures
You may choose up to five free classes in addition to any classes requiring a fee
Course A​
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OSCAR WILDE: His life, works and enduring influence. What has made him such an interesting figure?
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Lecturer: MARGARET MILLS
WEDNESDAY 10:30-12:00. Sep 22 & 29, Oct 6, 13 & 20
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FEE: £24 (Concessions are available. Please contact the Membership Secretary on lfpbrentwood@hotmail.co.uk)
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Course B
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THE STRANGE HISTORY OF FOOD AND WHY CROISSANTS AREN’T FRENCH: A look at some misconceptions about where our food actually comes from.
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Lecturer: FRANCES BOARDMAN
MONDAY 10:30-12:00. Sep27
FEE: FREE
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Course C
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MUSIC AND HOLLYWOOD: A look at how music and films go together.
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Lecturer: MARIA RAZUMOVSKAYA
TUESDAY 10:30-12:00. Oct 5
FEE: FREE
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Course D
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THE REAL DOWNTON ABBEY: What was it really like to be in domestic service?
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Lecturer: IAN PORTER
MONDAY 1:30-3:00. Oct 11
FEE: FREE
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Course E
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ITALIAN CITIES: A sojourn in Mantua. Continuing our look at influential Italian city states.
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Lecturer: LYDIA GOODSON
THURSDAY 1:30-3:00. Oct 14
FEE: FREE
Course F
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AN INTRODUCTION TO PUSHKIN: THE STORY OF COUNT NULIN: The Russian Shakespeare and his greatest comic poem of a seduction gone wrong.
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Lecturer: ADRIAN ECKERSLEY
TUESDAY 1:30-3:00. Oct 19
FEE: FREE
Course G
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SCANDALS THAT SHOOK BRITAIN: 1. The Victorian bounder Jabez Balfour and the Liberator Building Society 2. Jeremy Thorpe and the dog 3. Cap'n Bob: Robert Maxwell 4. 'He would say that, wouldn't he?' (The Profumo scandal) 5. Eddie and
the Yank (the Abdication Crisis).
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Lecturer: DENIS SHEPPARD
TUESDAY 1.30-3.00. Nov 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
FEE: £24 (Concessions are available. Please contact the Membership Secretary on lfpbrentwood@hotmail.co.uk)
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Course H
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SUPREME IN NOT ONE ART ALONE BUT IN ALL THREE: THE DIVINE MICHELANGELO: the multi-talented painter, sculptor, architect and poet.
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Lecturer: LYDIA GOODSON
THURSDAY 1:30-3:00. Nov 4
FEE: FREE
Course J
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THEODORA: FROM TART TO EMPRESS: the Byzantine Empress who started life as a circus performer and prostitute.
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Lecturer: FRANCES BOARDMAN
MONDAY 10:30-12:00. Nov 8
FEE: FREE
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Course K
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DANCE MUSIC: FROM FLOWER GIRL TO AMBASSADOR’S BALL. A look at dance music across the social spectrum.
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Lecturer: MARIA RAZUMOVSKAYA
WEDNESDAY 10:30-12:00. Nov 17
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FEE: FREE
Course L
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THE TITANIC: AFTER THE SHIP SANK. What happened next?
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Lecturer: IAN PORTER
THURSDAY 1:30-3:00. Nov 25
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FEE: FREE
Course M
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PIETER BREUGHEL THE ELDER: A WORLD IN 12 IMAGES: A look at the work of this significant Renaissance artist.
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Lecturer: ADRIAN ECKERSLEY
MONDAY 1:30-3:00. Nov 29
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FEE: FREE