Archive
2016
March
Rosy Carrick: Bodybuilders in bondage
Gilly Forrester: Evolution of human cognition
Donald Clark: AI
February
Stephen Phillip: Which side are you on?
Lynne Murphy: Down with romance (languages)
Chris Parkinson: Eating habits of politicians
January
Andy Deighton: Star, big bangs
Penny Lynch: Fuck you, Marcus Du Sautoy
Alex Johnson: Short Sleeves
Alastaire Goode: The grammar of capitalism
Wayne Batho: History of heckling
Ashok Jansari: Face recognition
2015
December
Shardcore: Coding
Sam Hewitt: the shadow
Aspen Glen Cross: Cultured meat
November
Richard Robinson: Herring Aid
Jonathan Sleeper: AA
Dave Patchett: In defence of the flat Earth theory
October
Naomi Foyle: Israeli apartheid
Sean Pearce: accelerationism
Russell Arnott: The best animal ever!
September
Tony Gill: Scriabin
Peter Deadman: microbiota
Kate Genevieve: Dreams
August
Jamie McCartney: Art vs porn
James Burt: internet monsters
John Higgs: The baroness and the urinal
July
Jonathan Newman: The politics of cannabis
Dave Suit: Dadaism
Mathew Clayton: Islands
June
George Egg: food and hotel rooms
Henry Ward
Chris Hare: Sea shanties
April
Richard Robinson: Obsessive pun disorder
James Burt: The man in the iron mask
Paul Hayes: Crap weapons
Sandy Grierson: Ivor Cutler
Stephen Mallinder: Hauntology
March
Daisy Asquith: One Direction Fans
Kate Warwick: etymology of cunt
Tim Bick: Nuclear bunkers
Rohan K: History of the Funerary Violin
Nick Pynn: my life in music
Angi Mariani: the Suicide Song
February
Lynne Murphy: In raise of little words
Jacob Funnell: British ethnobotany
Angi Mariani: Limerence
Marcus O’Dair Robert Wyatt Special
January
Peter Deadman: Infinity Foods
Sean Pearce: Neocreationism
Henry Butler: Ridgway Vineyard
2014
December
Steve Lowe: Heroditius
Ross Gurney Randall: Three Men in a Car
David Robinson: Ecuador
November
Josh Glaister: Do we live inside a computer simulation?
Ian Powell: the Cult of Normality
David Nichols: What is a fake and does it matter?
October
Alex Johnson: Why artists Go abstract
Rowan Dent: The long Now
Anita Marsden: Gratitude
September
Jane North: One true start
John Pighog: Poetry
Tim Pilcher: The Hand of Glory
August
Adriano Fetuccini: Electrodactlyl
John Higgs: St Albans
Lori Boul The Curious Case of Sherlock Holmes
July
Donald Clark: Oculus Rift
Jim Burke: Demonology for Dummies
Richard Robinson: My Manager and other Animals
June
Jen Dawes: James Tiptree Jnr
Simon Clare: History of Speakers’ Corner
Henry Ward : Men and Games
May
Festival Special at the Spiegeltent:
Graham Duff, Jim Waring, Tim Lott, Daisy Campbell, John Higgs, George Egg, Tilly Gregory, Dr Bramwell, Jonathan Pearce,
April
Jacob Funnell: Philip Larkin
David Lockie: Word Press
Mick Taylor : Positive Money
March
Dr Bramwell: the Biggest Tongue in Tunisia
David Jones: Green Politics and Yoga
Andy Riley : Roundabout Camping
February
David Robinson: Nazis in Space
Tony Gill: Ulysses
Sue Bradley : Yogi Bare
January
Alistair Goode: Big Willies
Donald Clarke: My Life with the Stasi
Robert Stovold : The Ontological Argument for God
Dave Suit : 80 Ways to Tie a Tie
Vera Zakharov: Worms
2013
December
Jude Claybourne: Gratitude
Chris Hare: Hilaire Belloc
Dave Waller: Seinfeld
November
Lynne Murphy: Dictionary abuse
James Burt: Howl
Karen Willbridge: Working with the disabled
October
Simon Clare: Atheism
Ken McKriell: The Rise and fall of Athenian Democracy
Rachel Blackman: The moon
September
John Higgs: Robert Anton Wilson
Yap: Asbergers
Charlotte Ellis: the terrible knitters of Dent
July
Chumbawumba special
with Boff and Dunstan
June
Bill Randall: On being the mayor
Kate Genevieve: 3D art
Sarah Pickthall…Translating the Quaran
May Festival Special
Robert Llewellyn: Utopias
Julie Burchill: Judaism
David Bramwell: Damanhur
John Mitchinson: Big Animals
May
Dave Waller: Hip-hop lyrics
Mick Taylor: Sharing
Lee Gerald Barlow: Mesmerism
April
Dan Hume: Brian Eno
Ivan Kotcher: Freemasons
Stella Knight: How to dress men
March
Ken Macriel: The World of the Iliad
Sarah Angliss: Uncanny Valley
Mick Taylor: Positive money
January
John Halpern: Cryptic Crosswords
Dave Waller: Hip-hop
Kev Burns: Spirit animals
2012
December:
David Bramwell: American Astronaut
Stella Starr: the films of Jeff Keen
Andy Riley: London Destroyed
November
Dan Hume: The moon landing conspiracy
Paul Tofts: Action for Happiness
Richard Robinson: The Problem With Omniscience
October
Alastair Herbert: In praise of Jargan
Jane Ringe: Beyond DFS
Matt Rudkin: Flow Theory
September
Karen Willsbridge: The search for a lost relative
Darren Vinyl: Tales from the Vinyl Vault
Nina Rajani: Papua New Guinea
July
Ken MacKriell: the legendary Greek city-state of Sparta
Joe Gill: Cognitive Dissonance and 9/11.
Nick Sayers: Spherical sculptures
June Japanese Festival
Tim Pilcher: King of Manga
Jonathan Swain: Japanese Art Movement of the 60s
Cara Courage & Jim Stevenson : Living in the Megacity
June
Barbara Moore: Moore’s Memories
Ulysses Black: Padstow Festival
Anil Seth : Consciousness Studies
April Oxford
Jon Spira: Filming Music
Miranda Ward: Writing about Music
Graham Jones : Independent Record Shops
April
Cath Newell: Autism
Mathew Clayton: Apple Tree
Erica : LIfe Project
March
Ian Powell: Freeman Movement
Donald Clarke: Arab Spring Uprising
Sarah Angliss : Protect and Survive Monthly
February Oxford
David Bramwell: Postal Mischief
Richard Burnett: The Alchemy of Gin
Holly Gromazio : Games
February
Tim Pilcher: Getting Your Man the Comic Book Way
Jess Eaton: Roadkill Couture
Julie Coultis : Disgust
Brighton Science Festival : Catastrophe, Hedgehogs & Custard
January
Dr Belinda Kemp: the Science of Wine
Andy Spector: Smell
Jacob Funnel : Bartitsu, a very English Martial Art
2011
December
Kate Genevieve Luna: 3D Art
Matthew Jefferies: Bad Poetry
Matt Rudkin : Evolutionary Psychology and Me
November
Yvonne Luna: ECT, My Shocking Journey
Dr Bramwell: Postal Mischief
James Burt : Psychogeography
October
Betty Mulcahy: A Life of Poetry
Richard Robinson: History of the Universe in 13 mins
Simon Wilkinson : The 3.1% ers
September
Lynne Murphy: The Politeness of the Brits?
Andy Spector: Meteor Hunter
Benita : Sharing
July
Alistair Goode: The Suffragette Movement
David Osbourne: The Rise and Fall of Civil Rights
Matthew De Abaithua: The Art of Camping
June
Alison Boston: The anti-prohibitionist Vicar
Carl Oprey: Tax relief for Heterosexuals
Adriano Fettucini and British Heart: Boylesque
May
Hayley Campbell and Tim Pilcher: Comic Book Special
Matthew De Abaithua: The Art of Camping
Daisy Campbell & Michael Coveney: Ken Campbell Night
Jamie McCartney: The Perfect Vagina
Sarah Angliss and Colin Uttley: Spooky Special
Kathleen Kotcher: The Hilton Sisters
April
Tom Hume: Generative Art
Tim Pilcher: Why reunions are a bad idea
Ros Barber: Evolve Yourself
March
Brighton Science Festival
February
Paul Levy: Is originality possible?
Colin Uttley: Corsairville, an odd sort of town
Eric Page: A search for the perfect Creme Brulee
January
Rose Collis: You couldn’t make it up about Brighton
Lynne Murphy: How Americans saved the English language
Will Cotrell: Renewable Energy Sources
2010
December
Ivan Kirby: The films of Herman Cohen
Charlie Bauer Phd: Do I Look Gay?
Ian Powell: Being Naked
November
Anji & Mark: Bear Safety!
Kate Cavanagh: Computer plays therapist
Darren Laine: the vinyl solution
October
Matt Pope: A Users Guide for the 21st century apeman
Josh French: Lucid Dreaming
Reverend Rohan K: Doxithanotology – the statistical study of martyrdom
September
Colin Uttley: Charles Lightoller
Richard and Bacon: Ants and bees!
Jake Spicer: following a line
July
Dave Patchett: the origins of Christianity
Chris: The West Pier
Sarah Angliss: Bitterns got talent!
June
Vicky Melody: the demographic of a pigeon fancier and Northern Soul
Ewan Kirkland: Silent Hill
Henry Butler: a tandem ride across the Alps with a bag full of English wine!
April
Paul Zenon: Houdini, the wizard in Oz
Caroline Cowley: the tale of a Glaswegian fishing trawler
Ric Morris: 3 unsung heroes from LBGT history
March
Dave Randall: Is human nature an obstacle to a better world?
Julie Coultis: Gesture and Language
Jinpa: Feng Shui
February
Tim Pilcher: comics
Dave Goodall: Lorca
John Ashton: My life with Britain’s biggest mass murderer
January
Jonathan Gilhooley: Comedy in Art
James: How to Escape from a 2ndWW POW camp
Will Cottrell: the Case for Direct Action
2009
December
Lorraine Bowen: Sequined Safari
David Flack: Undersea cabling and secrets of the internet
Sarah Angliss: Edison’s wax cylinder recorder
November
Carrie Reichart: the revolution will be ceramicised
Rachel Blackman: Shark attacks!
Carina Westling: English language and soft furnishings
October
David Bramwell: No News is Good News
Rosie Carrick: Love Poetry
Ivan Kirby: Captain Birdseye in the Nude
September
Harry Witchell: Psychobiology
Adrian Bunting: 18th century theatre
Richard Robinson: 50 years of Murphy
August: summer holiday
July
Christian Brazier: My death row penpal
Tim and Sue: Pecha Kucha
Dan Hume: Heroes of Science
June
Stig and Jon G: The colour conundrum
Dave Mounfield: Swearing
Angie: Rare diseases and hypochondria
April
George Birtwell: Three Men in a Float
Brian Mitchell: Sex and Classical Music
Katy Schutte: Einstein
March
David Bramwell: Oxford
Ross Gurney Randall: The Battle of Britain Myth and me
Suzanne Rolfe: Care of the Dead
February
Ken Campbell tribute:
Showing of Antic Visionary documentary and Q&A with director Sheridan Thayer
January
Cath Teesdale : 9/11 the new Pearl Harbour?
Si:LeWinter, The Morality of Capitalism
Vince: The Book of Job
2008
December
Colleen Slater: Images that have inspired me
John Ashton: Oswald LeWinter, the most remarkable man I know
Chris Hare: Humour of the Sussex Landscape
November
Gavin Pretor-Pinney: Clouds
Rohan Kriwakzek: the history of the Funerary Violin
October
Angie: the Literature of Love
George Dillon: the man who was William Shakespeare
Jerry Rolf: the joy of Moths
September:
Adrian Bunting: The Joy Of Mortality
David Bramwell: A Tribute To Ken Campbell
Richard Robinson: Hadron Colliders, Cern And The Big Bang
August: Annual Summer Holiday To Skegness
July:
4th Birthday Party Special!
Rachel Blackman: Improv Comedy
Ty Jeffries: The Divine Feud
Pete Fijalkowski: Things I Have Found In Books
June
Ladies Night Special!
Lady Polly G: Dragon Boat Racing
Lady Julie Coultas: Emotional Intelligence
Madame Frankie Chalet: French Performer
May
Imogen Ryall: The Music Of Ray Noble
Jon Gilhooley: Magic And Art
April
Richard Robinson: Emergence Theory
Tim Pilcher: Ecstasy Culture And Creativity
Alistair Goode: Thinking And Behaviour
March
Jerry Rulf: Bees
Dave Mounfield: The Cathar Conspiracy
Guy Picot: Three Four Time In Music
February: Science Festival Special
January
Pete Styles: Anti-Road Movement 1993-96
Lorraine Bowen: My Favourite Organs
Paul Linnet: From Pong To Pac-Man, A History Of Computer Games
2007
December
Richard Robinson: One, Two, A Lot
Tim Bick: Canned Meat Products
Brian Joseph: The Philosophy Of Detachment And Christmas Shopping
November
Cinecity Special
Tom Hickmore: Censorship In Film
Brian Mcclave: 3d Films Of The Sun And Aurora Borealis
Mark Keeble: Life And Films Of Roman Polanski
October
Jon Nicol: Joseph Campbell
Chris Roberts: Strange Tales
Atters: Victorian Lantern Shows
September
Chris: Cunnillingus
Tony Gill: Hitler’s Moustache
Julian Venables: Astrology And How It Continues To Amaze Me
Ross Gurney-Randall: Pierrepoint The Hangman
July
Sally Kettle: Sailing The Atlantic With Your Mum
Stilly: Animation Stories
Alex: Tesla
June
Alistair Goode: Hypnosis
David Bramwell: Tuesday Lobsang Rampa
Blythe: Robots And Ethics
Mark Bennet: Showcasing The Geo Prim
May
Tom Hodgkinson: How To Be Free
May
Kevin Burns: Why We All Have A Novel In Us (And What To Do About It)
Richard Robinson: Why The One You Love Never Loves You
David Bramwell: Utopia
April
Ken Campbell: Hyphenator
April
Jason Hook: Elvis
Yap: Primitive Mind-Sets
Pete Styles: Richard Dawkins
March
Brian Mitchell: Percy Grainger
Hugh Jones: The Naming Of Names
Kathryn Rabson: Sherlock Holmes
Science Festival Special 18-22nd February
Sarah Forbes-Robertson: The Sonic Hedgehog Gene
Paul Levy: The Collusion Of Mediocrity
Rob Lambkin-Williams: Viruses
Jonathan: Hare Hollywood Science
Piers Bizony: Fifty Years Of The Space Race
Dan Parkinson (RSPB): The Great Crested Grebe
January
David Bramwell: Utopia
Ross Gurney-Randall: Rugby
Mark Keeble: Penguin Books
2006
November
Dave Mounfield: The Novels Of Iain M Banks
Dee Piercy: The History Of Sex Toys
Gerry Thompson: Comedy As A Means Of Self-Development And Improvement
October
Toby Amies: An Inspired Monologue On The Art Of Photography
Oz Mansions: David Icke
Ben Naylor: Armadillos
September
Kay Walton: Aboriginal Art
Paul Levy: The Collusion Of Mediocrity
David Cuthbertson: Science And Poetry
July
Catalyst Club Special, In Collaboration With Brighton’s Celebration Of Age Festival: An Evening With Dora Bryan: Letitcia
July
Dr Robert: Psychological Shenanigans
Sue Popper: Marmite
Fake Bush: Kate Bush
June
Rob Brandt: 1958
Paul Zenon: How To Have Fun With Airport Security
Nick Mcmasters: Black’s Encyclopaedia
May
Erin Parks: Pee Wee Herman
George Dillon: Hamlet Schmamlet!
Pete Styles: The World’s Best Journalists
Sarah Lewis: Rocks Magazine
April
Tim Pilcher: Men’s Mags Of The 1950s
Eminemilou: The Suicide Song” (Gloomy Sunday)
Robert Stovold: Ethics
March
Jonathan Swaine:: Japanese Performance Artists In 70s
Si Mitchell: Gardstein And The Flame Gang Of 1910
Bill Smith: History Of Brighton Magazines
Guy Venables: A Study Of The Changing Face Of Bad Taste In Comedy”
One-Off Special At Dr Bramwell’s House: Brian Mitchell The Life Of Haydn
February
Science Festival Special, Featuring:
Anna Dumitriu: The Story Of My Grandfather’s Search To Extract Gold From Seawater.
Steve Stark: Science And Art
Rspb Officer Dan Parkinson: Seagulls
Richard Robinson: The Exciting World Of Slime Mould
January
Kathryn Rabson: The Moomins
Adrian Bunting: Big Bang Bunkum, Debukning Quantum Theory
Neil: Scooby Doo
2005
December
Andy Roseman: Rubbish Records Of The 1950s
Steve Stark: Gerald Manley Hopkins
Mike Godden: Stories Of The Universe
November
David Bramwell: Damanhur
Woody: Travelogue From Sri Lanka
October
Ben Nayler: Hp Lovecraft
Nick Pynn: A Violinists Tales
Tim Pilcher: World Comics
September
Catalyst Special With Comedian/ Director Ken Campbell
July
Gabriel Lee: Zombies And The Zombie Movie
Dave Mounfield: My Life As A Lookylikey
Paul Levy: Exorcism In Social Situations
June
Brian Mitchell: Violence And Classical Music
Rob Bressall: A Talk From The Brighton Diving Group
Val Mellors: Anosmia (Having No Sense Of Smell)
May
Richard Robinson: Murphy’s Law
Guy Venables: Tin Tin
Ross Gurney-Randall: Goering
April
Paul Hughes Barlow: Sex, Lies And Tarot
Pete Styles: Contemporary Satire
Dave Mounfield: Why We Should All Go To Church
March
Steve Morley: Tabla Drums
Reverend J Tapsell: The Stanford Prison Experiment
Pete Fijalkowski: Roger Moore, Tony Curtis, My Brother & Me
February
Sally Kettle: Salt Couture – Style On The High Seas
Robin Manuell: The Search For Intelligent Life
Mike Godden: The Universe As A Living Organism
January
Neil: Janice Joplin
Tom Hickmore: Alfred Hitchcock
Andy Roseman: Fifties B Movies
2004
December
Eliza Skeltorn: Naturism
Brian Mitchell: Sex And Music
Tim Bick: Urban Exploration
November
Graham Darg: The Story Of The Delorean
Tim Pilcher: Cannabis Conspiracy
Ben Naylor: Giant Squid
October
Anna Moulson: Modernist Architecture
Steve Stark: Vikings
Graham Fink: The Joy Of Ideas
September
Gerard Moorey: History Of Chewing Gum
Adrian Bunting: A Talk On Behalf Of The Secular Society
Chuck Odom: Barber Shop Quartet Singing
August
Ka: William Blake
Michael Atree: Duelling For Gentlemen
Kathryn Rabson: The Dawn Of Civilisation
July
Brian Mitchell: Max Beerbohm
Sam Hewitt: On Tour With Clearlake
Rob Brandt: History Of the Martini