Saturday 20th October 2012
A series of military themed talks hosted by the DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery as part of Durham Book Festival.
Writing in War and Peace: The Diaries of Nella Last
Saturday 20th October - 12.30pm (1 hour)
More than 60 years after
Nella Last wrote her famous diaries during World War II (which were made into BAFTA-winning drama Housewife, 49, starring Victoria Wood) her moving, often humorous, and revealing writing has been collected into one volume. The diaries capture the everyday trials of wartime Britain and life in the 1940s and 50s. Join Nella’s editors, Patricia and Robert Malcolmson, who are visiting Durham from British Columbia, to find out what makes a really good diarist.
Storming the Falklands: Tony Banks
Saturday 20th October - 2.00pm (1 hour)
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict. In Storming the Falklands, former Para Tony Banks gives a vivid and harrowing first-hand account of his experiences of fighting with the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment to liberate the Falkland Islands. For many years afterwards, Banks suffered from debilitating combat stress, which he only conquered when he met with his former enemies to lay his demons to rest.
Carina Rodney: Exploring the Archives
Saturday 20th October - 4.00pm (1 hour)
Join DLI writer in residence Carina Rodney and museum staff to hear more about how the museum’s archive, which includes a contemporary section with links to present-day soldiers, is being used to inspire new writing about war.
For more information on Durham Book Festival please visit www.durhambookfestival.com.
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