This Autumn sees the start of the Arts & Culture Team’s Forum Series talks, in the stunning Alumni Auditorium.

Our first speaker will be the award-winning author Hilary Mantel.  After the huge success of her visit here last year, Hilary will be returning on the evening of Tuesday 29 October to speak about the writer’s task of breaking down, in imagination, the barrier between the living and the dead.  She will reflect on history, heritage and fiction, on memory and myth.

Our second speaker is ‘whispering’ Bob Harris, the legendary DJ and broadcaster who made his name presenting BBC2’s seminal rock programme, The Old Grey Whistle Test , was Co-founder of Time Out Magazine and is current host of BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris Country which focuses on country, roots and Americana music.  On the evening of Tuesday 26 November, Bob will talk about his varied and exciting career in the world of music and broadcasting.

Tickets are £5 for each talk (£3 for students) and can be purchased from the Exeter Northcott Box Office, either in person, by telephone, on 01392 493493, or online via the University’s Arts & Culture website, where more information about the events can also be found.