Meetings for:
January - December 2009All meetings are held at: |
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(evening meetings start at 7.30 pm
unless otherwise stated |
Visitors Welcome |
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Details of the meetings below are available if the Topic is
underlined click on the underlined link to see them |
January 2009
| Fri | 2 | Herschel Astronomy Group | Bubbling Cauldrons (Super-massive black holes) | Dr. Richard Dunn Southampton University |
| Tue | 6 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tues | 6 | DARWIN AND BEYOND Philosophy Group |
Ethics after Darwin | Dr Donald Cameron, BRLSI Trustee |
| Wed | 7 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Refresher Bridge | Christine Macfarlane |
| Thur | 8 | Bath & Camerton Archeological Society | La Graufesenque to Blacklands; the making and marketing of Roman samian ware | Dr. Peter Webster University of Cardiff |
| Fri | 9 | Bath Film Society | North by Northwest | Dir. Alfred Hitchcock 1959 |
| Mon | 12 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 12 | Passions in Botany | “What’s Your Poison?” | Frederic Gillam |
| Tue | 13 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 14 | Wednesday Morning Cafe (10.30-12.00) |
 "The Road To Financial Ruin" series |
Alex Moss Liquidity Services Co. |
| Wed | 14 | Uni-Verse International Poetry (12.30 – 14.00) |
Various ‘Readers Own Choice’ | Nikki Bennett |
| Wed | 14 | Bath Young Thinkers (5.00 – 6.30) | Sixth Form Philosophy Group | David Walker University of Bristol |
| Thur | 15 | Antiquity Group | Constantine and the Law of Christ |
Dr. Caroline Humfress University of London |
| Thurs | 15 | Bath German Society | Deutsch Lernen Kinderleicht? – Die Sprachentwicklung und Sprachforderung von Migrantenkindern | Sonja Altmuller |
| FRI | 16 | DARWIN AND BEYOND INSTITUTION LECTURE | Dante’s Infernal Problem – Linguistics as a
Precursor and Mirror to the Study of Evolution |
Dr Nicholas Ostler Philologist |
| Mon | 19 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 19 | World Affairs Group | New
Technology from Bath: Athabasca Oil Sands without wrecking the Planet |
Prof. Malcolm Greaves University of Bath |
| Tue | 20 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tues | 20 | Literature & Humanities Group | The
History & Ecology of Music in the West Country |
Prof. Stephen Banfield University of Bristol |
| Wed | 21 | Wednesday Morning Cafe (10.30-12.00) |
"The Road To Financial Ruin" series |
Janet Dabbs Age Concern. |
| Thur | 22 | The Historical Association | Crime in Georgian Bath | Dr. Steve Poole UWE |
| Thur | 22 | World Affairs Group | China Series: Beyond the Ming: New Light on the art of Great Brightness | Prof. Craig Clunas University of Oxford |
| Fri | 23 | Bath Film Society | The Band’s Visit | Dir. Eran Kolirins, 2007 |
| Sat | 24 | BRLSI Members Only 7.00 for 7.30pm | BRLSI
MEMBERS NEW YEAR PARTY call 01225 312084 for tickets |
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| Sat | 24 | The Poetry School | In the detail: writing poetry from life | Julia Copus |
| Mon | 26 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 26 | History and Culture | Taking Part: The impact of the print revolution on political life in 17th century england. |
Dr Jason Peacey UCL |
| Mon | 26 | Bath Family History Group | AGM followed by Public Gardens and Parks in Bath | Felicity Medcalf Blue Badge Guide |
| Tue | 27 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 27 | French Civilisation Group | LAUNCH: Film ‘Bienvenue chez les CH’TIS”
(eng subtitles) |
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| Wed | 28 | Wednesday Morning Cafe (10.30-12.00) |
"The Road To Financial Ruin" series |
Rob Small Christians Against Poverty. |
| Wed | 28 | Bath Young Thinkers (5.00 – 6.30) | Sixth Form Philosophy Group | David Walker University of Bristol |
| Wed | 28 | Poetry Group | A Party, in Honour of Robert Burns,
1759-1796 |
Janet Cunliffe-Jones |
| Thur | 29 | Economics Group and Transport & Built Environment Groups | Bath City Centre – Competitive or Complacent |
Andrew Cooper |
| Fri | 30 | DARWIN AND BEYOND Science Group | Key Stages in the History of Life |
Prof. Michael Benton University Of Bristol |
February 2009
| bold = Lectures /Special Events italics = Visiting Organisations | ||||
| Mon | 2 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 2 | Patrick O'Brian Reading Group | Laudanum in the Napoleonic Period - Medication, Inspiration or Ruin | Christina Stapley |
| Mon | 2 | DARWIN AND BEYOND Bath Natural History Group | The Darwin Conspiracy – Alfred Russell Wallace and the Theory of Evolution Postponed to later this year - details... | Roy Davies
Author and TV Producer |
| Tue | 3 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine Macfarlane |
| Tue | 3 | Philosophy Group | The New Cynicism | Dennis Silverwood |
| Wed | 4 | Bath Young Thinkers (5pm – 6.30pm) | Sixth Form Philosophy Group | David Walker
University of Bristol |
| Thur | 5 | DARWIN AND BEYOND Lunchtime Talk (1.00pm) |
| William Pryor
Writer (and Charles Darwin's great-great grandson) |
| Thur | 5 | Bath Geological Society | AGM at 7.00pm – followed by Supercontinent: Ten Billion Years in the Life of our Planet | Dr. Ted Nield Editor, Geoscientist |
| Fri | 6 | Herschel Group | “A Northern Star – an Ulster TV Presentation” | Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell Oxford University |
| Fri | 6 | Bath Film Society | Brick Lane | Director – Sarah Gavron |
| Mon | 9 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 9 | Passions in Botany |
Tuning the Organs 2 | Corrine Sutterby
Herbal Pharmacologist |
| Tue | 10 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 10 | Transport & Built Environment Group | Creating the Canvas for Public LIfe In Bath |
Rhodri Samuel Regeneration Manager, B&NES Council |
| Wed | 11 | Uni-verse – Lunchtime Poetry Group (12.30pm) |
Pushkin to Pasternak – A brief survey of Russian verse | Anne Armitage |
| Wed | 11 | Bath Young Thinkers (5pm – 6.30pm) | Sixth Form Philosophy Group | David Walker
University of Bristol |
| Wed | 11 |
DARWIN AND BEYOND Visual Arts |
Duncan Cameron - his work and its
connection to Darwin. |
Duncan Cameron Artist |
| Thur | 12 |
DARWIN AND BEYOND |
From Darwin’s fishes to Jenyn’s Fishes – Ichthyology and the Voyage of the Beagle Institution Lecture preceded by the opening of Mr Darwin's Fishes exhibition | Prof. Daniel Pauly University of British Columbia |
| Thur | 12 | Bath and Camerton Archaeological Society | Excavations at Upper Row Farm and updates on projects by the Society – followed by BACAS AGM | Jayne Lawes |
| Fri | 13 | DARWIN AND BEYOND Institution Lectures |
Gwen Raverat: A Neo-Pagan Darwin Rescheduled from 5th Feb - note, now at 7.30pm |
William Pryor Writer (and Charles Darwin's great-great grandson) |
| Mon | 16 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 16 | World Affairs Group |
World Energy Futures | Lord Oxburgh Lords Select Cttee. on Science & Technology |
| Mon | 16 |
NEW EVENT Philosophy/ Young Thinkers Groups |
Today's
Slavery | Dr Julian
Baggini, Author and Broadcaster |
| Tue | 17 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 17 | Literature and Humanities Group |
Ford Madox Ford -1873 to 1939 | Dr Colin Edwards
Bath Spa University |
| Wed | 18 | Wednesday Morning Cafe - 10.30am - 12.30pm. | The Magic Of Numbers Through Time |
Tony Davies |
| Thur | 19 | Bath German Society | Die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra: Wissenschaft in der Antike | Sara Karatas Archaeologist |
| Fri | 20 | Bath Film Society | Respiro | Director – Emanuele Crialese |
| Mon | 23 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 23 | History & Culture Group | Medieval England | Prof. Andrew Roach University of Glasgow |
| Mon | 23 | Bath Family History Group | Irish Migration to Britain | Prof. Graham Davis |
| Tue | 24 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 25 | Wednesday Morning Cafe - 10.30am - 12.30pm. | The Last Ten Years... Educating Children |
Ms Thirza Ashelford Norland Nursery |
| Wed | 25 | NEW EVENT Poetry Group NOTE - 2.30pm |
Alfred Tennyson - a short biographical outline and readings from his works (centenary lecture later this year) |
BRLSI members |
| Wed | 25 | World Affairs Group (China Series) | Is to Get Rich Glorious?: The Implications of Turning Contemporary China into a Consumer Society | Karl Gerth
University of Oxford |
| Thur | 26 | The Historical Association | The Business of Empire: India, The East India Company and the Making of Modern Britain | Prof. H. Bowen University of Swansea |
| Fri | 27 | DARWIN AND BEYOND Science Group |
The Imperfection of the Fossil Record – Updating ‘The Origin’ | Dr. Philip Donoghue University of Bristol |
March 2009
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| Mon | 2 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 2 | Patrick O’Brian Enthusiasts | The Music in the first four books of the Aubrey/Maturin series |
Michael Godwin |
| Tue | 3 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine Macfarlane |
| Tue | 3 | DARWIN AND BEYOND Philosophy Group |
Evolution, Co-operation and Rationality
(click here to book advance tickets) | Prof. Samir Okasha Bristol University |
| Wed | 4 | Wednesday Morning Cafe - 10.30am - 12.30pm. | Educating The Parent And Child |
Catherine Bryant Seesaw Nurseries |
| Wed | 4 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / BATH LITERATURE FESTIVAL EVENT | Darwin: A Life in Poems
(click here to book advance tickets) | Ruth Padel Charles Darwin’s great granddaughter |
| Thur | 5 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Lunch Time Talk (1.00pm) | The Wedgewood’s and the Darwins – a Marriage of Science and Industry (advance tickets sold out, a few to be sold on door) |
Sharon Gater Wedgwood Museum |
| Thu | 5 | Bath Geological Society | The 1607 Flood – a Tsunami in the Bristol Channel? | Prof Simon Haslett University of Wales |
| Fri | 6 | Bath Film Society | Talk to Her (2002) | Pedro Almodovar Director |
| Mon | 9 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 9 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Botany Group | The Economy of Nature – Order and Disorder in Nature From Linnaeus to Darwin | Dr Staffan Muller-Wille |
| Tue | 10 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 10 | Economics / Transport & Built Environment groups | An End To Traffic In Towns? |
Malcolm Buchanan Director, C Buchanans |
| Wed | 11 | Wednesday Morning Cafe - 10.30am - 12.30pm. | Hotel Expansion During A Recession |
Pearl Ollerton Royal Crescent Hotel |
| Wed | 11 | Uni-verse International Poetry Group 12.30-14.00pm | Keralan Reflections and the Soulwater Pool | Claire Williamson |
| Thu | 12 | Bath & Camerton Archaeological Society | TBA | |
| Fri | 13 | Herschel Group | Stand at ‘Bath Taps into Science’ Exhibition, Founders' Hall, University of Bath (10am – 3pm) | Group Members |
| Sat | 14 | Herschel Group | Stand at ‘Bath Taps into Science’ Exhibition, Green Park Station (10am – 3pm) | Group Members |
| Mon | 16 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 16 | World Affairs Group | How was Bletchley Park Organised? | Prof. Chris Grey Warwick Business School |
| Tue | 17 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 17 | DARWIN AND BEYOND | Underground Resistance – Soil-bacterial secrets to combat Darwinian cunning in Superbugs |
Prof. Sir David Hopwood John Innes Institute |
| Thu | 19 | World Affairs Group | Governance and China’s Environmental Crisis | Jimin Zhao University of Oxford |
| Thu | 19 | Literature and Humanities | Fredrich Schiller (1759 – 1805) – Celebrate 250th anniversary of his birth | Dr. Steffan Davies University of Bristol |
| Thur | 19 | Bath German Society | Die Verbreitung Des Christentums: von Jesus Christus zur Evangelischen Kirche uber Luther | Reverend Eva Knauf Lutheran Pastor |
| Fri | 20 | Bath Film Society | I Do (2006) | Eric Lartigau Director |
| Mon | 23 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 23 | CANCELLED | Prof. Sue Wiseman Birkbeck College, University of London | |
| Mon | 23 | Bath Family History Society | ‘Happily Ever After?’ Marriage & Divorce, Laws & Customs | John Hurley |
| Thu | 26 | DARWIN AND BEYOND | ‘DARWIN’S WORMS’ – bizarre drama takes surreal science to strange places. (click here to book advance tickets) | Bent Architect Theatre more... |
| Tue | 24 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 25 | French Culture and Civilization group | All Roads Leaqd To France - Bath and France in World War 1 |
Andrew Swift Local historian |
| Wed | 25 | Poetry Group | New Poetry – Readings and discussion of Collected Poems Michael Longley | Led by Dave Skidmore Poetry Book Society |
| Fri | 27 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Science Project | The Evolution of Promiscuity – What do Birds tell us about Ourselves? (click here to book advance tickets) |
April 2009
| Wed | 1 | Wednesday Morning Café | Commercial Letting during this Recession | Phillip Marshall Crisp Cowley |
| Thu | 2 | DARWIN AND BEYOND NOTE - 1.00pm | The Inspiration of Erasmus Darwin |
Anthony Campbell Director, Darwin Centre, Cardiff University |
| Thu | 2 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Bath Geological Society | After Darwin: Where is Evolution Going? | Prof. S Conway Morris Cambridge University |
| Fri | 3 | Herschel Group | Debate: ‘The Universe is made of Nothing’ | Prof. John Earles Dr. John Davies Cardiff University |
| Fri | 3 | Bath Film Society | Ratatouille | Director Brad Bird |
| Mon | 6 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 6 | Patrick O’Brian Enthusiasts | HMS Surprise | |
| Tue | 7 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine Macfarlane |
| Tue | 7 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Philosophy Group | Darwin’s Memes: Evolution in the Cosmos | Dr Susan Blackmore Author & broadcaster |
| Wed | 8 | Wednesday Morning Cafe (1030am - 12.00pm) | A Better Future. Become a Citizen |
Karl Jaeger Our Future Planet |
| Wed | 8 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Visual Arts Group | Art from Evolution | Perdita Sinclair Artist |
| Tue | 14 | Transport and Built Environment | Bio Buses for Bath | Francis Moran |
| Wed | 15 | Uni-verse Group 12.30 – 2.00 | Travel poems from Germany and America | Will May Poet and Composer |
| Thu | 16 | Bath German Society | AGM / Bunter Abend | |
| Fri | 17 | Bath Poetry Cafe (Note - 7pm) |
"Experiments with Words" Bath Poetry Cafe celebrates its move to the BRSLI with its first ever interactive Poetry Cafe. De Facto editor Jimmy Lowther and graphic artist Ellen Bell join Cafe Poets to consider issues of writing and creativity. |
Jimmy Lowther Ellen Bell |
| Mon | 20 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 20 | World Affairs Group | Hydrogen – Number One Element, Number One Fuel | Dr. Tim Mays University of Bath, and Principal Investigator – UK Sustainable Hydrogen Consortium |
| Tue | 21 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 21 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Literature and Humanities Group | The Descent of Man – Darwin’s Shadow on the Victorian Imagination | Marie-Louise Luxemburg BRLSI Member |
| Wed | 22 | Poetry Group | Readings from Seamus Heaney to celebrate his 70th birthday | Members and non-members |
| Wed | 22 | Antiquity Group | Pyramids Built of Fake Stone? New evidence confirms this bold theory | Prof. Joseph Davidovits, Geopolymer Institute, France |
| Fri | 24 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Science Group | The Importance of Genetics in the Understanding of Evolution | Prof. Laurence Hurst |
| Mon | 27 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 27 | Bath Family History Group | Sources at Bath Record Office | Colin Customs Archivist |
| Mon | 27 | History and Culture Group | Queenship in 16th Century Spain | Elena Woodacre Bath Spa University |
| Tue | 28 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 28 | BRLSI Members' Meeting and Reception |
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| Wed | 29 | French Civilisation Group | Traditional Dance Music of Central France |
Daniel Wolverson |
| Thu | 30 | Economics Group | Investing for our Futures | Peter Hall |
May 2009
| Fri | 1 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / INSTITUTION LECTURE | Is Technology Darwinian? |
Prof. Julian Vincent University of Bath, BRLSI Trustee |
| Mon | 4 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 4 | Patrick O’Brian Enthusiasts | HMS Surprise |
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| Tue | 5 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine Macfarlane |
| Tue | 5 | Philosophy Group | The Ethics of Climate Change |
Prof. John Broome University of Oxford |
| Wed | 6 | Wed Morning Cafe 10.30am - 12.00pm |
Helping People In Need In Bath |
Gloria Ware Genesis Lifeline Centre |
| Wed | 6 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 6 | Adelard of Bath Series (NEW) | Our Greatest Bathonian? |
Michael Davis |
| Thur | 7 | Lunchtime Talk (1.00pm – 2.00pm) | Down House – The Home of Charles Darwin |
Cathy Power Senior Curator, English Heritage |
| Thur | 7 | Bath Geological Society | The Colin Horstmann Memorial Lecture : Bath and Bristol as a Cradle of Geology 1750 – 1850 | Prof. Hugh Torrens University of Keele |
| Fri | 8 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Science Group | Adaptive Evolution and the Descent of Man |
Prof. Adam Eyre-Walker University of Sussex |
| Sat | 9th | Special event | Swine Flu Virus |
Dr Bharat Pankhania Bath NHS Trust |
| Mon | 11 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 11 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Botany Group | Curiosity Unquenched: Darwin’s Garden and the Never Ending Puzzles it Presented Advance tickets available via www.bathfestivals.org.uk Book Now |
Prof. Michael Boulter Natural History Museum, London |
| Tue | 12 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 13 | Uni-Verse Group 12.30 – 2.00 | Poetry and Prose on the theme of Mothers and Daughters |
Caroline Heaton |
| Wed | 13 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 13 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Visual Arts Group | Science and Art : The Work of Joseph Wright of Derby |
Desanka Rowell Bristol University |
| Fri | 15 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / INSTITUTION LECTURE | Twisting by the Gene Pool – with polymorphic Snails Preceded by an informal drop-in advice session on science and the Open University, from 5.30 to 7.15pm. |
Dr. Paul Craze Open University |
| Mon | 18 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 18 | World Affairs Group | Joint event with United Nations Association, Bath. Biological Weapons – How can we Reduce the Threat? |
Richard Guthrie University of Bath |
| Tue | 19 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 19 | Antiquity Group | Squaring the Circle: Unlocking the Secrets of the Ka’Ba |
Paul Rhodes |
| Tue | 19 | Literature and Humanities Group | Moliere and Racine: Two aspects of 17th Century French Theatre |
Christopher Lane St Edward's School, Oxford |
| Wed | 20 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 20 | Bath Poetry Cafe | “Bistro Cafe” Cafe Poets present their recent work. |
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| Wed | 20 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Poetry Group | Early Reactions to Darwin – Satire, Scandal and Poetry Advance tickets available via www.bathfestivals.org.uk Book Now |
Prof. Dame Gillian Beer Cambridge University |
| Fri | 22 | Economics Group | Euro Elections Candidates Speaking |
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| Mon | 25 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 26 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 27 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
June 2009
| Mon | 1 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 1 | Patrick O’Brian Enthusiasts | Laudanum in the Napoleonic Period | |
| Mon | 1 | University of Bath Centre for Orthopaedic Biomechanics £6/£5 incl a glass of wine |
The Patient, the Researcher and the Surgeon - one person, two new hips and a life changed Advance tickets available via www.bathfestivals.org.uk Book Now |
Victoria Wells Prof Ian Learmouth Prof Tony Miles |
| Tue | 2 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine Macfarlane |
| Tue | 2 | French Civilisation Group | Boules Lesson in Queen Square | |
| Wed | 3 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 3 | Green Light on Bath | A sustainable food plan for Britain |
Patrick Holden CBE, Director, The Soil Association |
| Thur | 4 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Philosophy Group | The Limits of Darwinism | Prof. John Dupre University of Exeter |
| Fri | 5 | Herschel/Astronomy Group | “Lunatik astronomy” | Andrew Lound British Planetary Society |
| Mon | 8 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 8 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Botany Group | An Artist’s Journey to Galapagos | Jyll Bradley Gulbenkian Foundation |
| Tue | 9 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 9 | Transport and Built Environment | TBA | |
| Wed | 10 | Uni-Verse Group 12.30 – 2.00 | Selected Poems Luis de Gongora | John Dent-Young |
| Wed | 10 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 10 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Visual Arts Group | How Far Has Art Evolved? | Roger Whelan |
| Thur | 11 | Bath Geological Society | The Geology of Bath's Water Supply |
Luke de Vial Head of Water Resources, Wessex Water |
| Fri | 12 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Science Group | Postponed - we hope to reschedule this event in September/October. Watch our Darwin and Beyond pages for details. | Prof. Greg Hurst University of Liverpool |
| Sat | 13 | Bath Poetry Cafe | ||
| Mon | 15 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 15 | World Affairs Group | The Idea of a Sustainable School: dreams, hopes and realities |
Prof. William Scott University of Bath |
| Tue | 16 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 16 | Literature and Humanities Group | From Realism to Utopia : 1930’s Britain expressed in soundtracks of the GPO films made between 1933 and 1940 | Dr Charles Wiffen Bath Spa University |
| Wed | 17 | Wednesday Morning Cafe - Outdoors 10.30am-12.00pm |
The End Of Juggernauts In Bath? |
Howard Routledge Former Mayor of Bath |
| Wed | 17 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 22 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 22 | History and Culture Group | ||
| Tue | 23 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 24 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 24 | Poetry Group | Dryden's "Absalom and Achitophel" (1681), a satire on contemporary politics." | Gavin Turner Local Writer |
| Professor Chris Ponting's Darwin and Beyond lecture Hidden Treasures of Genomes, originally scheduled for Friday 26th June, will now take place on Tuesday July 14th. To book tickets online click here. | ||||
| Mon | 29 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 30 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 30 | Transport & Built Environment Group | Prosperity without Growth? A More Sustainable Future Without The Need For Economic Growth. |
Prof Tim Jackson University of Surrey |
July 2009
| Thu | 2 | Bath Geological Society | Mapping the Chalk (and Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous) with particular emphasis on the recent mapping work in the Devizes/Salisbury area | Dr. Andy Farrant, British Geological Survey |
| Thu | 2 | Lunch Talk 1pm | KidslitFest | John McLay |
| Fri | 3 | Herschel/Astronomy Group | Prof Dame Joceyn Bell Burnell FRS (co-dicoverer of the Pulsar) introduces the TV documentary A Nothern Star, on her life and work as an astrophysicist. | |
| Mon | 6 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 6 | Patrick O’Brien Enthusiasts | Desolation Island - a discussion concentrating on Naval inteligence of the period. |
Introduced by Ron Millen. |
| Tue | 7 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine Macfarlane |
| Tue | 7 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Philosophy Group | The Selective Advantage of Art -
What can Art do for YOU? | Prof. Julian Vincent University of Bath |
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| Wed | 8 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 8 | Uni –Verse Group 12.30 – 2.00 Poetry Group | Poems and New Verse | David Francis New York USA |
| Mon | 13 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 13 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Botany Group | What Makes A Petal?
Mysteries of Perianth | Kate Warner
Natural History Museum |
| Tue | 14 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Science Group | The Hidden Treasures of Genomes - Adventures in DNA Archaeology Postponed from 26th June - click here to book online. |
Prof Chris Ponting Oxford University |
| Tue | 14 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 15 | Bath University 1.00 - 7.30pm, Free Entry |
Images of Research - an exhibition of photographs by University of Bath researchers. |
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| Wed | 15 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Fri | 17 | BRLSI Poetry Group Note - 2.30pm |
Extra Event - readings from Shakespeare's Sonnets to mark the 400th anniversay of their publication. (Previously read in Bath Abbey on 22 May) |
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| Sat | 18 | Bath Poetry Cafe | The Acumen Launch | Sue Boyle |
| Mon | 20 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 20 | World Affairs | Marine Ecological Surveys – research for Environmental Impact Assessments |
Bryony Pearce
Research Director, Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd |
| Tue | 21 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 21 | Literature and Humanities Group | Exile, Loss, Memory: the life and work of W.G. Sebald | Dr Robert Blackburn formerly of Bath Spa University School of Music and Performing Arts |
| Wed | 22 | Wednesday Morning Cafe 10.30am to 12.00pm |
Can we have power without corruption? (Note - in the courtyard garden, weather permitting) |
Rev Edward Hulme (Retired) |
| Wed | 22 | Poetry Group | The problem of Venice - to find the city behind the myth. | Readings organized by Sue Boyle (Poetry Café) |
| Wed | 22 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Fri | 24 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Science Group | Darwin’s Secret? – was the theory of evolution really held back for 20 years? |
Dr John van Whye Director of Darwin Online, University of Cambridge |
| Mon | 27 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 28 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 29 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
There are no meetings in August
September 2009
Watch this page for more events as they're announced.
| Tue | 1 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine Macfarlane |
| Tue | 1 | DARWIN AND BEYOND/ Philosophy Group | POSTPONED - new date to be announced (see www.brlsi.org for details) |
Dr Tim Lewens University of Cambridge |
| Wed | 2 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Thur | 3 | Lunchtime Talk NOTE - 1-2pm | Low Carbon Cars – Fact Fiction or Folly? |
Colin Axon University of Oxford |
| Mon | 7 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 8 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 9 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 9 | Uni-Verse Poetry 12.30 – 2pm | Georg Trakl - hear about his life and listen to his poems – in original and in translation | Duncan Tweedale |
| Fri | 11 | DARWIN AND BEYOND/ Science Programme | Tales of the Red Queen – why parasites can be particularly important drivers of evolution |
Prof. Greg HurstUniversity of Liverpool |
| Mon | 14 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 14 | Botany Group | Angela Easterling – The Story of her Eden Project Exhibition: from conception to realization NOTE - Rescheduled from Tue 15th Sept |
Angela Easterling Artist |
| Tue | 15 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 15 | Literature and Humanities Group | Art & Argument – Modern Art in Context |
Alan Carter Bath Spa University |
| Wed | 16 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Fri | 18 | DARWIN AND BEYOND/ Science Programme – reception from 6.45pm | The New Science of Evo Devo – probing the genetics of animal diversity |
Prof. Peter Holland FRS University of Oxford |
| Mon | 21 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 21 | World Affairs Group | Saving the World’s Heritage – Plant Genetic Resources for the Future | Geoff Hawtin Former Director General, Int. Plant Genetics Resources Inst. |
| Tue | 22 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 23 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 23 | Poetry Group | Poems for Children – Read by Members |
Janet Cunliffe-Jones |
| Mon | 28 | French Group | Philippe Maurice - Mediaeval Philosopher |
William Smith Archivist |
| Thursday 24th - Monday 28th September 2009 'Self Help' - the 2nd Mechanics Institutes Worldwide International Conference Click here for details |
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October 2009
'Shape Shifters' - an exhibition of photograms made at the Eden project, Cornwall by Angela Easterling. At the BRLSI until October 30th, Mon - Sat 10am - 4pm, admission free. |
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| Thurs | 1 | Lunchtime Talk – Note - 1pm | Bringing Adelard back to Bath |
Declan Walton BRLSI World Affairs Group |
| Thurs | 1 | Bath Geological Society | Global Warming and Climate Change in the Eocene and Oligocene epochs | Dr. Paul Pearson Uni of Wales, Cardiff |
| Fri | 2 | Bath Film Society (Members/Guests only) |
Happy-go-Lucky | Director: Mike Leigh |
| Mon | 5 | Patrick O'Brian Enthusiasts | Admiral Lord Cochrane - a forgotten war hero |
David Clark BRLSI member |
| Mon | 5 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 6 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine Macfarlane |
| Tue | 6 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Bath Natural History Society | ‘The Darwin Conspiracy’—Alfred Russel Wallace and the Theory of Evolution |
Roy Davies Author and TV Producer |
| Wed | 7 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 7 | Poetry Cafe | Discussion Café - What has Poetry to do with Politics? | 5 Poets in debate with an audience |
| Thu | 8 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Philosophy Group | Masters of Suspicion: Darwin’s Influence on Marx, Freud and Nietzsche |
Dr Alison Scott-Baumann University of Gloucestershire |
| Thurs | 8 | Bath & Camerton Archaeological Society | Bath Southgate: something for everyone (excluding Romanists) | Bruno Barber – Museum of Archaeology |
| Fri | 9 | Bath-Kaposvar Twinning Association. | ||
| Mon | 12 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 12 | Botany Group | Therapeutic Gardening |
Fedrick Gillam |
| Tuesday 13th October at 7.30pm The BRLSI John Wood Architectural Lecture 2009 Managing Development in a World Heritage City David Trigwell Director of Planing and Transport Development Bath and North-East Somerset Council |
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| Tue | 13 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 14 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 14 | Uni-Verse Poetry 12.30 – 2pm | Trans-Siberian Train Travels & Mongolian Poetry |
Nikki Bennett |
| Fri | 16 | Bath Film Society (Members/Guests only) |
The Visitor – 103 minutes | Director: Tom McCarthy |
| Sat | 17 | Darwin and Beyond - special live theatre event |
Beyond Paradise - The Wildlife of a Gentle Man. - a one-man play by Sean Street (£7.50 - ring 01225 312084 for advance tickets) |
Christopher Robbie as Charles Darwin |
| Mon | 19 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 19 | World Affairs Group | Saving Our Soils: the Case for Conservation Agriculture |
Amir Kassam OBE. University of Reading |
| Tue | 20 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 20 | Literature and Humanities Group | The English Haydn – Joseph Haydn in London in the 1790s |
Dr Eric Roseberry - Writer, conductor, pianist/organist & academic |
| Tue | 20 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / French Civilisation Group | Lamarckian Myths - Pre-Darwinian evolutionary theories in France |
Pietro Corsi Oxford University |
Wed 21st October 2009 • 7.30pm |
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| Wed | 21 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Fri | 23 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Science Group – reception from 6.45pm | Molecules and the Tree of Life – surprising relations |
Prof. Michael Akam FRS |
| Sat | 24 | Economics Group & Unlock Democracy Note - 2pm for 2.30pm, tea at 4.15pm |
The New European Parliament |
Graham Watson M.E.P South West Region & Gibraltar |
| Mon | 26 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 27 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tue | 27 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society | Frank Lloyd Wright | |
| Wed | 28 | Poetry Group | Bi-Centenary Lecture on Tennyson | Dr. Britta Martens University of the West of England |
| Wed | 28 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Fri | 30 | Bath Film Society (Members/Guests only) |
84 Charing Cross Road (plus AGM) – 99 minutes | Director: David Hugh Jones |
November 2009
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| Mon | 2 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Tues | 3 | Philosophy Group | Consciousness and Being: 21st Century mysticism |
William Pryor Writer and author |
| Tues | 3 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Bath Natural History Society | The Great Evolutionary Conundrum - What is a Species? | Rob Randall BRLSI member and lifelong naturalist |
| Tue | 3 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine Macfarlane |
| Wed | 4 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Thurs | 5 | Lunchtime Talk – 1pm | What Matters? How do we not notice the things that really affect our lives? |
Harry Daniels University of Bath |
| Thurs | 5 | Bath Geological Society | Observations on Ordovician Oceans | Dr. James Wheeley Birmingham University. |
| Fri | 6 | 6-8pm | Duncan Cameron Exhibition - private view (see top of November list for exhibition details) |
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| Fri | 6 | Herschel Group | Cosmic Alchemical Furnaces |
Dr. Roger Moses William Herschel Society |
| Mon | 9 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 9 | Passions in Botany | Chinese Classical Gardens |
Dr. David Goode |
| Tue | 10 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine Macfarlane |
| Tue | 10 | Transport & Built Environment | Severn Tidal Power – the options |
James Colcombe Regional Dir. Env. PB Wales/ Project Manager |
| Wed | 11 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 11 | Uni-Verse Poetry 12.30 – 2pm | Chinese Poetry (& Chinese Tea!) Soft drinks too; bring your own lunch |
Yu Yan Chan and Caroline Heaton |
| Wed | 11 | Holburne Museum 6.30pm |
Going Dutch (Tickets £5 on the door) |
Prof Ann Sumner |
| Thurs | 12 | Bath & Camerton Archaeological Society | Recent developments at the Newport Medieval Ship Project | Toby Jones, Curator of the Newport Ship |
| Fri | 13 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Science Group | Natural Selection – from Chimpanzees and Neanderthals to Modern Humans |
Dr Steve Dorus University of Bath |
| Sat | 14 | Transition Bath | Transition Bath - The Big Event Details - www.transitionbath.org |
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| Mon | 16 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 16 | World Affairs Group | Sustainable Energy: Scope and Limitations | Prof. Geoff Hammond University of Bath |
| Tue | 17 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine Macfarlane |
| Tue | 17 | Literature & Humanities | Mark Twain and Exaggeration |
Betty Suchar BRLSI Trustee |
| Wed | 18 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 18 | Poetry Cafe | Themed Poetry – Remembrance | Cafe Members |
| Wed | 18 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Institution Lecture | Cerebral Evolution - The Ascent of Intelligence? |
Dr Momna Hejmadi University of Bath |
| Thurs | 19 | Greenlight over Bath | Countdown to Copenhagen: What's at stake at the UN climate change negotiations? |
Eliot Whittington, Senior Adviser, Climate Justice Initiative, Christian Aid. |
| Fri | 20 | Bath Film Society (Members and their guests only) |
Lemon Tree – 106 mins | Directed by Eran Riklis |
| Sat | 21 | William Herschel Society 10am - 12.15pm |
Astronomy 2009 – Lecture 3 | Dr Rodney Hllier |
| Sat | 21 | BRLSI / Gaskell Society | Joint Meeting | |
| Mon | 23 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Mon | 23 | Bath Family History Society | Feisty Females in Bath | Audrey Woods |
| Tues | 24 | DARWIN AND BEYOND | Darwin’s Greatest Friend – Sir Joseph Hooker of Kew |
Dr. Tim Hooker – Joseph Hooker’s Great Grandson |
| Tue | 24 | Bridge School of Bath 10am | Beginners 1 | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 25 | Bridge School of Bath | Bridge Club | Christine MacFarlane |
| Wed | 25 | Poetry Group - 2.30pm | Keats in Italy | Debbie James Curator, the Herschel Museum |
| Wed | 25 | French Culture | Nicholas Sarkozy – A man of style or substance? |
Dr. Steve Wharton University of Bath |
| Fri | 27 | Science Group
2.30pm - reception from 1.45pm |
The Origin of our Species
Advance ticket from Bath Festivals Box Office – 01225 463362 |
Prof. Chris Stringer FRS Natural History Museum, London |
| Mon | 30 | Bridge School of Bath 2pm | Bridge For All Term 3 | Christine MacFarlane |
December 2009
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| Tue | 1 | Bath Natural History Society | Fair Isle & Shetland – it’s not just about knitwear | Lucy Delve |
| Tues | 1 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Philosophy Group | Darwin & Philosophy: The Anniversary & the Future | Dr Don Cameron |
| Wed | 2 | Poetry Café Workshop 10 am -1 pm | A monthly taught workshop for poets who want to read at the Bath Poetry Cafe. | Sue Boyle |
| Thur | 3 | Bath Geological Society | Fossilized embryos from the dawn of animal evolution | Dr John Cunningham, Bristol University |
| Fri | 4 | Astronomy Group/ Herschel Society | ‘Early days at Jodrell Bank’
‘Observing with the Open University’ |
Peter Jackson & Mike Hanes Bristol Astronomical Society |
| Fri | 4 | Bath Film Society | Easy Virtue (UK) | Director: Stephan Elliot |
| Sat | 5 | William Herschel Society | Astronomy 2009 – lecture 4 | Dr Rodney Hillier |
| Mon | 7 | French Civilisation | The Future of Chocolate | Philippe Wall, chocolatier |
| Mon | 7 | Patrick O’Brian Enthusiasts | Discussing The Surgeon’s Mate | Anne Meddick (chair) |
| Tue | 8 | Transport & Built Environment | Why Trams? Trams aren’t just buses on rails | Adrian Tuddenham |
| Wed | 9 | Uni-verse Poetry 12.30-2.00pm | More Russian Poetry | Anne Armitage |
| Wed | 9 | DARWIN AND BEYOND / Visual Arts | Captain FitzRoy’s painting men and the voyage of HMS Beagle (1831-1836) | James Taylor, former curator National Maritime Museum |
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| Sat | 12 | William Herschel Society | Astronomy 2009 – lecture 5 | Dr Rodney Hillier |
| Mon | 14 | Passions in Botany | A Veritable Eden: the Manchester Botanic Garden | Dr Ann Brookes Garden Historian |
| Mon | 14 | Bristol & Avon Family History Society (Bath branch) | Members evening over mince pies | |
| Tue | 15 | Literature & Humanities | ‘The Great Cham of Literature’: Dr Samuel Johnson | Christine Rees University of London |
| Fri | 18 | Bath Film Society | Everybody Says I Love You (USA) | Director – Woody Allen |
The BRLSI will be closed from 5.30pm on Thursday 24th December until 9.30am on Monday 4th January. |
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