Film Show: Free Solo
Free Solo is an edge-of-your seat thriller and a deeply human story of an athlete who challenges both his body and his beliefs on a quest to perform one of the greatest athletic feats of any kind
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Film Show: The Lunchbox
Saajan (Irrfan Khan), an ill-tempered Mumbai office worker nearing retirement, is delivered the wrong lunch by a dabbawala…
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Book Arrivals for June
Pat Barker – Women of Troy
Kerry Brown – Xi: A Study in Power
Jeremy Clarkson – Diddly Squat
Film Show: The African Queen
Take two legendary co-stars, a rip-roaring boys’ own story, a fearless director and an eventful location shoot in Zaire and Uganda and you get The African Queen – John Huston’s classic adventure movie…
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Author Talk: Practical advice for urban gardeners with Anna Locke
Useful and thriving garden in either town or country that can be a haven for both wildlife and humans…
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Film Show: Pride
Introduced by Imelda Staunton
1984 – Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners.
Author Talk: Two new heart-warming Novels
Ben Aitken is a volunteer in the library, and this is the true story of the unlikely friendship that develops when he moves in with a difficult widow 50 years his senior
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Lentils Love Spice!
Is a lentil a legume, a pulse or a bean? How many types of lentils are there? Why soak lentils before cooking?
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Author Talk: Martin Sheppard’s new book on the Crimean War
The Charge of the Heavy Brigade was a resounding success in the Crimean War
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