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5 SUNDAY
APRIL 2009
David Gentleman 818
Design
6pm / JCR, Christ Church / £7.50
David Gentleman has travelled widely and has written
and illustrated books on Britain, London, Paris, India,
Italy and Anglo-American relations. He has designed
British postage stamps and a platform-length mural
on the London Underground. There have been many
exhibitions of his landscape watercolours and
architectural lithographs; his posters have been carried
on marches protesting against the wars in Iraq and
Gaza. He will talk about designing for benign and toxic
purposes, the pleasures and stresses of drawing as a job
in which his only regular commuting has been upstairs
to his studio, and the inseparability of art and design.
Sponsored by Belgravia Gallery
Rebecca Loncraine and
Andrew O’Hagan with
readings by Julian Glover
Chaired by Sally Bayley
‘America is a Place Where
All Things Are Possible:
Barack Obama and the
Tradition of American Rhetoric
828
6pm / Newman Rooms, St Aldates / £8.00
In this lively talk, writers Andrew O’Hagan and
Rebecca Loncraine look back at America’s proud
tradition of political rhetoric, from the founding
fathers to the present day, and examine the way
some of the country’s most famous speakers have
helped shape the country’s view of itself. They will
be helped by celebrated actor Julian Glover, who will
perform excerpts from some of the country’s most
famous speeches, from the Gettysburg Address to
the recent addresses of Barack Obama. The event
will be chaired by Sally Bayley of Jesus College.
Peter Conrad interviewed
by Bryan Appleyard
Islands
835
6pm / Festival Room 1, Christ Church / £7.50
Whether we live on an island or merely fancy escaping
to one, we can all learn something from Peter Conrad’s
thought-provoking book, Islands. With his customary
wide range of references and quick wit, Peter Conrad
visits every corner of the globe to explain why islands
appeal to us and the role that they play in our
dreams and nightmares. In doing so he covers
everything from the myth of Atlantis to Watteau’s
erotic Cythera, Prospero’s magical kingdom and
Nelson Mandela’s prison. Peter Conrad talks to
Sunday Times cultural critic Bryan Appleyard.
Sponsored by Thames & Hudson
James Walton 830
Sonnets, Bonnets and Bennetts
6pm-7.30pm / Hall, Christ Church / £10.00
(includes glass of wine)
Join James Walton, host of BBC Radio 4’s The Write
Stuff, in a literary quiz to celebrate Faber’s 80th
birthday celebrations. In a team of five, you will
fight it out with The Sunday Times and The Writers’
teams. Prizes will be awarded every two rounds and
there will be a fabulous overall winners’ prize, all
from Faber.
James’s latest publication, Sonnets, Bonnets and
Bennetts, is the ultimate literary quiz book, and
includes many of the best-loved rounds from The
Write Stuff on subjects such as literary feuds,
famous literary mistakes and double entendres in
classical literature.
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