In January bassist and singer Charlie Beddoes shared the highs and lows of a life in music; Andy Gibson introduced us to the world of sound recording (and why a tea strainer is essential for recording firearms); and I gave a talk called The Biggest Tongue in Tunisia, celebrating the life and work of a cartoonist, B. Kliban. We return in Feb with comedy teacher Louise Stephenson, Shoreham’s Malcolm Hardie and, from Snoopers’ Paradise: Kelle Kingsley