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Amanda Dalton: The Art of Adaptation

13 Oct 2024

12:45 - 14:45

Clarke Foley Community Hub

Have you ever devoured a novel and longed to see it on the silver screen? Or wondered how the poem that stuck with you could work on the stage? Then this is the workshop for you. Join *Amanda Dalton*, poet, playwright and essayist who’s written for theatre and broadcast over 20 original dramas and adaptations for BBC Radio, as she introduces you to the world of adaptation. Find out how a novel becomes a screenplay, or a poem is transformed into a play, and experiment with the creative joys and challenges of adapting art into a new form.We offer a limited number of free bursary places on selected events. You can apply here.

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Storybees Drop In

20 Oct 2024

10:00 - 15:30

Clarke Foley Community Hub

*This is a free drop-in session. No need to book, just turn up!*Join *Story Bees* for an autumnal story extravaganza! Storytelling sessions begin at 10am, 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm or drop in at any time to enjoy creative and sensory activities to bring the stories to life. Suitable for 0 to 5-year-olds and siblings most welcome.Children must be accompanied by a supervising adult at all times. All events are intended for family groups to attend together. Please book tickets for ALL the adults and children in your party. Age guidance is provided for each event. Events are not suitable for children younger than the age stated.BSL interpretation will be available at selected children’s events on Sunday 20 October. If you would like BSL interpretation at a specific event, please email the Box Office in advance.

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Mysteries and Marvels

20 Oct 2024

10:00 - 15:30

Clarke Foley Community Hub

*This is a free drop-in session. No need to book, just turn up!*The best stories are those with clues, suspects and a mystery to solve. Storyteller and theatre practitioner *Marianne Matusz* will show you how to write your own mystery story – complete with detectives and villains. Budding crime-solvers will even get to turn their story into a book to take home with them.Children must be accompanied by a supervising adult at all times. All events are intended for family groups to attend together. Please book tickets for ALL the adults and children in your party. Age guidance is provided for each event. Events are not suitable for children younger than the age stated.Ages 6+ and their families.BSL interpretation will be available at selected children’s events on Sunday 20 October. If you would like BSL interpretation at a specific event, please email the Box Office in advance.

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Rachel Morrisroe: How to Grow a Mermaid

20 Oct 2024

10:00 - 10:45

Clarke Foley Community Hub

Spend a magical morning with* Rachel Morrisroe*, author of the bestselling *How to Grow a Unicorn* and *How to Grow a Dragon*, as she reads her new book *How to Grow a Mermaid*. When a new customer at Sarah and Mr Pottifer’s magical plant shop buys some mermaid seeds, Sarah is only too happy to help him grow them. But when the vines spread out of control, it’s MER-MAYHEM! Can they use their quick thinking and green fingers to save the day? Join us to find out!Children must be accompanied by a supervising adult at all times. All events are intended for family groups to attend together. Please book tickets for ALL the adults and children in your party. Age guidance is provided for each event. Events are not suitable for children younger than the age stated.Ages 3-6 and their families.BSL interpretation will be available at selected children’s events on Sunday 20 October. If you would like BSL interpretation at a specific event, please email the Box Office in advance.

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Sophie Kirtley: The Haunting of Fortune Farm

20 Oct 2024

11:30 - 12:30

Clarke Foley Community Hub

*Sophie Kirtley* introduces her spooky new book *The Haunting of Fortune Farm*, an exciting adventure story featuring a long-lost Viking hoard high in the Irish mountains and ghosts who want the past to stay buried… With Halloween just around the corner, join us for a spooktacularly fun event where you’ll explore the secrets of the Vikings and learn how to craft your own ghost story! Children must be accompanied by a supervising adult at all times. All events are intended for family groups to attend together. Please book tickets for ALL the adults and children in your party. Age guidance is provided for each event. Events are not suitable for children younger than the age stated.Ages 8+ and their families.BSL interpretation will be available at selected children’s events on Sunday 20 October. If you would like BSL interpretation at a specific event, please email the Box Office in advance.

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Rachel Morrisroe: Supersausage to the Rescue!

20 Oct 2024

13:30 - 14:30

Clarke Foley Community Hub

Meet the SuperPets – a secret league of very special pets who keep the world safe from harm! Join *Rachel Morrisroe *for an event full of laughter, fun and silly superhero antics as she introduces her new book, *Supersausage to the Rescue!* Children must be accompanied by a supervising adult at all times. All events are intended for family groups to attend together. Please book tickets for ALL the adults and children in your party. Age guidance is provided for each event. Events are not suitable for children younger than the age stated.Ages 7+ and their families.BSL interpretation will be available at selected children’s events on Sunday 20 October. If you would like BSL interpretation at a specific event, please email the Box Office in advance.

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Sam Copeland: Alex vs Axel: The Impossible Quests

20 Oct 2024

15:30 - 16:30

Clarke Foley Community Hub

Join *Sam Copeland* as he discusses his bestselling books including brand new fantasy series *Alex vs Axel*. Find out where Copeland gets his inspiration from and take part in a hilarious Battle of the Heroes quiz. Test your mettle and discover how bravery comes in many forms.Children must be accompanied by a supervising adult at all times. All events are intended for family groups to attend together. Please book tickets for ALL the adults and children in your party. Age guidance is provided for each event. Events are not suitable for children younger than the age stated.Ages 7+ and their families.BSL interpretation will be available at selected children’s events on Sunday 20 October. If you would like BSL interpretation at a specific event, please email the Box Office in advance.

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Laura Jane Clark: The Handbook of Home Design LIVESTREAMED

9 Oct 2024

19:30 - 20:30

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Architect *Laura Jane Clark*, from the smash-hit TV series *Your Home Made Perfect*, is here to make your house a home. Clark, who has spent over 15 years designing, remodelling, and building homes, will share the tools and knowledge to achieve the design you want and the home you need. Discover how to understand your space, write a brief, sketch your own designs and ensure you get what you want on the building site. Come along and find out how to make your dream home a reality. Presented in partnership with Halliday Clark.

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Jodi Picoult: By Any Other Name LIVESTREAMED

11 Oct 2024

19:30 - 20:30

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We’re thrilled to be joined by *Jodi Picoult*, the globally bestselling author of *My Sister’s Keeper* and *Nineteen Minutes*. To date, 40 million copies of Picoult’s books have been sold worldwide. Her latest novel, *By Any Other Name*, intertwines the narratives of two women, centuries apart – one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s plays – who are forced to hide their work behind another’s name. This sweeping tale of ambition, courage, and desire asks what price each woman is willing to pay to see their work live on – even if it means they will be forgotten.

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Carol Klein: Hortobiography LIVESTREAMED

12 Oct 2024

13:15 - 14:15

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Beloved horticulturalist and star of Gardeners’ World *Carol Klein* takes root in Ilkley to discuss the people, places and plants that have shaped her extraordinary life. Offering irresistible insights into her favourite flowers and greenery, and how to help them flourish, Klein also celebrates the joy, creativity and health that nature can bring. Come along for a blooming lovely conversation – muddy boots and green fingers welcome.

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Gabriel Gatehouse: The Coming Storm LIVESTREAMED

12 Oct 2024

15:45 - 16:45

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Let award-winning journalist and BBC Radio 4 podcaster *Gabriel Gatehouse* guide you through the warren of conspiracy theories that are tearing America apart. Informed by his direct experience reporting on the rise and fall (and rise?) of Donald Trump, Gatehouse shares his insights into the rise of the extreme right in the US through a loose alliance of tech bros, internet trolls and white supremacists. Don’t miss your chance to hear from a major new voice in political journalism at a perilous moment in American democracy.

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Paul Sinha: One Sinha Lifetime LIVESTREAMED

12 Oct 2024

18:00 - 18:00

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As a boy,* Paul Sinha* struggled to find his place in the world. Was he an over-achieving schoolkid with the world’s knowledge at his fingertips? A traditional Bengali son, destined for a career in medicine that he never once craved? A young gay man yearning to breathe freely? Or yet another flawed human on a self destruct mission? Join Sinha, now an award-winning comedian, happily-married husband and champion quizzer best known for ITV’s *The Chase,* on an unconventional odyssey through love, family, and the joy of general knowledge as he discusses his hilarious and moving coming-of-age memoir.This event has a limited number of bursary tickets available for people who might not otherwise be able to afford them. You can apply here.

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Helen Lederer: Not That I’m Bitter LIVESTREAMED

12 Oct 2024

20:00 - 21:00

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What was it like to be one of a handful of women at the heart of the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s? Piece of cake? Bit of a laugh? Well, yes and no… Ab Fab actress and comedian *Helen Lederer *was a regular on the stand-up circuit and sketch shows that launched the careers of today’s comedy national treasures. Join Lederer as she reveals everything she learned from and since then, from wrestling with feelings of failure, even amid enormous success, to the power of laughter in the darkest moments. Expect lots of heart and just the right amount of bitterness.

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Laura Jane Clark: The Handbook of Home Design

9 Oct 2024

19:30 - 20:30

All Saints’ Church

Architect *Laura Jane Clark*, from the smash-hit TV series *Your Home Made Perfect*, is here to make your house a home. Clark, who has spent over 15 years designing, remodelling, and building homes, will share the tools and knowledge to achieve the design you want and the home you need. Discover how to understand your space, write a brief, sketch your own designs and ensure you get what you want on the building site. Come along and find out how to make your dream home a reality. Presented in partnership with Halliday Clark.

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Jodi Picoult: By Any Other Name

11 Oct 2024

19:30 - 20:30

All Saints’ Church

We’re thrilled to be joined by *Jodi Picoult*, the globally bestselling author of *My Sister’s Keeper* and* Nineteen Minutes*. To date, 40 million copies of Picoult’s books have been sold worldwide. Her latest novel, *By Any Other Name*, intertwines the narratives of two women, centuries apart – one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s plays – who are forced to hide their work behind another’s name. This sweeping tale of ambition, courage, and desire asks what price each woman is willing to pay to see their work live on – even if it means they will be forgotten.

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Carol Klein: Hortobiography

12 Oct 2024

13:15 - 14:15

All Saints’ Church

Beloved horticulturalist and star of Gardeners’ World *Carol Klein* takes root in Ilkley to discuss the people, places and plants that have shaped her extraordinary life. Offering irresistible insights into her favourite flowers and greenery, and how to help them flourish, Klein also celebrates the joy, creativity and health that nature can bring. Come along for a blooming lovely conversation – muddy boots and green fingers welcome.

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Gabriel Gatehouse: The Coming Storm

12 Oct 2024

15:45 - 16:45

All Saints’ Church

Let award-winning journalist and BBC Radio 4 podcaster *Gabriel Gatehouse* guide you through the warren of conspiracy theories that are tearing America apart. Informed by his direct experience reporting on the rise and fall (and rise?) of Donald Trump, Gatehouse shares his insights into the rise of the extreme right in the US through a loose alliance of tech bros, internet trolls and white supremacists. Don’t miss your chance to hear from a major new voice in political journalism at a perilous moment in American democracy.

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Paul Sinha: One Sinha Lifetime

12 Oct 2024

18:00 - 19:00

All Saints’ Church

As a boy, *Paul Sinha *struggled to find his place in the world. Was he an over-achieving schoolkid with the world’s knowledge at his fingertips? A traditional Bengali son, destined for a career in medicine that he never once craved? A young gay man yearning to breathe freely? Or yet another flawed human on a self destruct mission? Join Sinha, now an award-winning comedian, happily-married husband and champion quizzer best known for ITV’s* The Chase*, on an unconventional odyssey through love, family, and the joy of general knowledge as he discusses his hilarious and moving coming-of-age memoir.This event has a limited number of bursary tickets available for people who might not otherwise be able to afford them. You can apply here.

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Helen Lederer: Not That I’m Bitter

12 Oct 2024

20:00 - 21:00

All Saints’ Church

What was it like to be one of a handful of women at the heart of the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s? Piece of cake? Bit of a laugh? Well, yes and no… Ab Fab actress and comedian *Helen Lederer* was a regular on the stand-up circuit and sketch shows that launched the careers of today’s comedy national treasures. Join Lederer as she reveals everything she learned from and since then, from wrestling with feelings of failure, even amid enormous success, to the power of laughter in the darkest moments. Expect lots of heart and just the right amount of bitterness.

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Susie Alegre: Human Rights, Robot Wrongs

5 Oct 2024

13:15 - 14:15

All Saints’ Church

From Chat GPT to uncannily realistic chatbots, artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly prominent part of our daily lives. But is it helping or hindering humanity? Join leading international human rights lawyer and digital rights pioneer *Susie Alegre* for a timely conversation on what it means to be human in the age of AI. Explore the profound ethical dilemmas and fundamental threat this technology poses to our human rights, and find out how we can ensure that AI serves, rather than subverts, our humanity.

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Ned Palmer: A Cheesemonger’s Tour de France

18 Oct 2024

19:30 - 21:00

All Saints’ Church

Cheese expert and fromager par excellence *Ned Palmer* shares all there is to know about French cheese – explaining why each different dairy delight tastes the ‘whey’ they do, sharing tasting notes and serving suggestions. Discover how a French cheeseboard, as well as being délicieux, offers genuine insights into la Belle République. The perfect evening for cheese lovers et Francophiles!Ticket price includes tasting samples of delicious wine paired with cheese samples selected by Palmer. Bon appétit! Presented in partnership with Friends of Ham.

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Danny Wallace: Down the Rabbit Hole

5 Oct 2024

15:45 - 16:45

All Saints’ Church

*Danny Wallace*, comedian and million-copy bestselling author of *Join Me *and *Yes Man*, brings his trademark wit and insatiable curiosity to Ilkley. Wallace explains how a mysterious email to his late father from an old ‘friend’ led him down a rabbit hole of lies, conspiracies and disinformation. Sharing his encounters with reformed conspiracy theorists, families turned upside down by fake news and shadowy figures on the other side of the screen, Wallace discusses the bizarre reality of modern disinformation and whether we can do anything to stop it – even with the truth on our side.

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Dame Harriet Walter: What Shakespeare’s Women Might Have Said

19 Oct 2024

13:15 - 14:15

All Saints’ Church

“All the world’s a stage” – yet *Dame Harriet Walter* is no mere player. The star of *Succession* and *Killing Eve* is also one of Britain’s most esteemed Shakespearean actors. Having inhabited so many of Shakespeare’s leading ladies over the years, Walter now re-imagines what they might really have wanted to say. Did Lady Macbeth feel she’d have made a better King? Was Ariel anxious about her freedom? What did Cleopatra’s handmaidens think of her? Join us for a dazzlingly witty and original afternoon with Shakespeare’s women.

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Andrew Ziminski: Church Going

19 Oct 2024

15:45 - 16:45

All Saints’ Church

Churches are many things to us – they are places of worship, vibrant community hubs and oases of calm reflection. To know a church is to hold a key to the past that unlocks an understanding of our shared history. *Andrew Ziminski* has spent decades as a stonemason and church conservator, working on some of the greatest cathedrals and churches in Britain and acting as an informal guide to curious visitors. Join Ziminski for a charming tour through the histories, features and furnishings of the Medieval churches of the British Isles, from flying buttresses to rood screens, lichgates to chancels. Presented in partnership with All Saints’ Church.

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