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John Mitchinson – My Life in Books (contains 4 & a half chapters)
Tuesday, 2 October 2018; 6:30pm The Water Rats, Grays Inn Road, Kings Cross. Book your place here. This evening, John Mitchinson is going to talk us through the first 4½ chapters of his virtual autobiography. Co-Founder […]
Naomi Games: MAXIMUM MEANING, MINIMUM MEANS – the life and work of Abram Games
Tuesday, 6 November 2018; 6:30pm The Water Rats, Grays Inn Road, Kings Cross Abram Games (1914-96) was one of the 20th century’s most innovative and important graphic designers. He produced some of Britain’s most enduring […]
R.I.P. Rodney Austin Burbeck
We are hugely saddened to report that our ex-Chairman, Rodney Burbeck, has died after a long period of illness. Rodney had been suffering with Parkinson’s Disease for some years. His health deteriorated after a heart […]
Members’ Summer Party 2018
On Wednesday, 6th June 2018, we had a lovely time on that terrace AGAIN. Lots of lovely people with their lovely guests on the terrace at Doggett’s Coat & Badge * (Well, it is British Summer Time). […]
Judith & Irene – The Science of Storytelling and the Art of Reading Aloud
Tuesday, 1 May 2018; The Water Rats, Gray’s Inn Road, King’s Cross. If you’re sitting comfortably, we’ll begin… Why do we tell stories? Wow! Judith Watts told us why; introducing some of the science and psychology behind […]
Publish & Be Damned: A Fleet Street History
Tuesday 17th April 2018. From St Paul’s to Blackfriars. ………………………………….. Andrea Vail is a qualified City of London Guide, and a member of the City of London Guide Lecturer’s Association. We took a walk down […]
Donna Barkess – The Understated Ampersand
Tuesday, 3 April 2018 at The Water Rats, Gray’s Inn Road, King’s Cross. Donna Barkess very kindly came down from her Northumbrian castle to explain to us how the ampersand – 27th letter in our alphabet […]
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