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Tuesday June 27, 2017
What's On Buckingham
Buckingham Literary Festival: Raymond Tallis In conversation with Anthony Seldon
We are delighted to welcome to the Festival one of our foremost popular philosophers, for what promises to be a stimulating and thought provoking...
Radcliffe Centre, Church St, Buckingham
Fri 30 Jun
Buckingham Literary Festival - Anthony Seldon: 10 Keys to Successful Political Leadership
Launch Event at the Buckingham Literary Festival
What makes a good leader? Sir Anthony Seldon is an authority on British Prime Ministers and the...
Radcliffe Centre, Church St, Buckingham
Fri 30 Jun
Buckingham Literary Festival - Peter James: Scaring the Reader - and the Writer
International bestselling writer Peter James reveals how he became a writer, why research is vital to his work, why he spends so much time with...
Radcliffe Centre, Church St, Buckingham
Fri 30 Jun
Buckingham Literary Festival: John Higgs Watlington Street - Travels Through Britain
Watling Street: Travels Through Britain and It’s Ever-Present Past
Watling Street is one of Britain’s oldest and most enchanting roads, connecting...
Radcliffe Centre, Church St, Buckingham
Fri 30 Jun
Buckingham Literary Festival: Mark Lawson in conversation with Georgina Godwin
Best known as a journalist and broadcaster and for many years presenter of BBC Radio 4’s flagship arts programme Front Row, today Mark will be...
Buckingham Literary Festival
Sat 1 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival: Louise Doughty and Clare Mackintosh Writing Crime & Fighting Crime
We’re living in a new golden age of thriller writing and what better way to spend an hour than with two of our best-selling crime and thriller...
Radcliffe Centre, Church St, Buckingham
Sat 1 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival: Jack Cooke A Room With a View
Step into the canopy with Jack Cooke as he takes us on an arboreal adventure, sharing stories from the branches and exploring what compels us to...
Radcliffe Centre, Church St, Buckingham
Sat 1 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival: An Evening with Roger McGough
2017 marks more McGough milestones than the average year. There’s the 50th anniversary of the iconic and top-selling Penguin Modern Poets no.10 – The...
The Festival Tent, University of Buckingham
Sat 1 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival: Lloyd Clark Blitzkrieg France 1940: Man Machine and Myth
Lightning Strike – the new total war attack strategy used by the Germans in 1940 swept all before it– but was the outcome as inevitable as many think...
Radcliffe Centre, Church St, Buckingham
Sat 1 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival: Out of China: How the Chinese Ended the Era of Western Domination
Join Robert Bickers, the writer and historian, who will discuss momentous shifts in the world order.
History matters in China today, and what...
Radcliffe Centre, Church St, Buckingham
Sat 1 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival : Chris Patten in conversation with John Bercow
Chris Patten’s stellar political career took a sharp turn in 1992 when he unexpectedly lost his parliamentary seat. The irrepressible Patten,...
The Festival Tent, University of Buckingham
Sat 1 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival: An Afternoon with Jacqueline Wilson
We are thrilled to welcome the award-winning writer and former Children’s Laureate Dame Jacqueline Wilson to Buckingham. Discover how this much-loved...
The Festival Tent, University of Buckingham,
Sat 1 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival: How To Write Like a Pro
How do you write your best possible book? Where might inspiration come from? How do you research an idea? Does research fuel creativity? What...
Tanlaw Mill, University of Buckingham
Sun 2 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival: Ben Kane Massacre in a German Forest AD 9: Rome’s Greatest Defea
In the final part of his gripping and bestselling ‘Eagles of Rome’ trilogy, Ben Kane yet again justifies his title as a ‘must read’ author. Hear Kane...
Radcliffe Centre, Church St, Buckingham
Sun 2 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival: Henry Hemming - Maxwell Knight MI5’s Greatest Spymaster
Would you make a good spy? To find out, come to Henry Hemming’s gripping talk about two remarkable female spies and the man who ran them – Maxwell...
Radcliffe Centre, Church St, Buckingham
Sun 2 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival: How to be Published Like a Pro
So, you’ve written your book. What now? Do you want a printed book, an eBook, or both? Should you look for an agent? Or publish it yourself – via...
Tanlaw Mill, University of Buckingham,
Sun 2 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival: Mark Stevenson The Future and What To Do About It
It’s the 21st century and our world is under the huge pressures of modern life. What’s to be done? Come to help explore questions about our future...
Radcliffe Centre, Church St, Buckingham
Sun 2 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival: An Evening of Poetry, Storytelling and Music
We launch the Festival with a rollocking Pre-Festival evening of poetry, storytelling and music.
Vanessa Horton, 6th Bard of Stony Stratford and...
Villiers Hotel Conference Centre, Buckingham
Thu 29 Jun
Buckingham Literary Festival: Holly Smale Talking about the Award Winning ’Geek Girl’ se
Join Holly Smale, bestselling author of the award-winning ‘Geek Girl’ series, to celebrate the sixth and final instalment – Forever Geek. She’ll be...
Villiers Conference Centre, 3 Castle St, Buckingham
Fri 30 Jun
Buckingham Literary Festival: Rachel Kelly Walking on Sunshine
Bestselling author and mental health campaigner Rachel Kelly shares what she’s learnt about staying calm and well after a long battle with depression...
Villiers Hotel Conference Centre, Castle St, Buckingham
Sat 1 Jul
Buckingham Literary Festival: Afternoon Tea with Francelle Bradford White
Andrée’s War : Andrée Griotteray was of one of France’s most highly decorated Resistance fighters.
At just nineteen, Andree was lead courier of...
Villiers Hotel, 3 Castle St, Buckingham
Sat 1 Jul
Soul & Funk Club
Wayno Promotions and Soul & Funk Club
Summer BBQ
Saturday 22th July 12pm - Late
The best in soul, funk, 90s R&B, 80s house, oldskool garage...
Buckingham Athletic Sports & Social Club, Stratford Fields, Stratford Rd, Buckingham
Sat 22 Jul
Premium Listing
Buckingham Literary Festival: Midsummer Night’s Dream
Where better to watch Shakespeare’s magical play than in Robert and Carolyn’s beautiful gardens at the Old Mill House beside the Great Ouse near...
Old Mill House, Maids Moreton
Sun 2 Jul
Stowe - Demons land: a poem come true
A multi-media installation in which a great poem - Edmund Spenser’s ’Faerie Queene’ - is brought eerily to life. Its film,...
Stowe, New Inn Farm, Buckingham
Today to Sun 16 Jul
Stowe - Family explorers: Leaf spotters
The trees are in full leaf, so it’s the perfect time to see how many varieties you can spot. Pick up a leaf spotter guide to learn your oak...
Stowe, New Inn Farm, Buckingham
Sat 1 Jul to Mon 31 Jul
Watch for Whales and Dolphins
Sea Watch Foundations’ annual National Whale and Dolphin Watch.
Take part by recording and reporting your sightings, all you need is a pen and some sightings forms.
Saturday 29th July - Sunday August 6th
