CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL
5pm: Poetry Competition Prize Giving
Poet and broadcaster Roger McGough will present the prizes for the Chiswick Book Festival Young People’s Poetry Competition. Now in its 8th year, the competition attracts entries from many local schools and is supported by ChiswickW4.com.
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6-7pm: Charles Spencer: To Catch a King
Following his best-selling book about Charles I, Charles Spencer discusses the true story of one of the greatest escapes in British history – that of Charles II after his defeat at the battle of Worcester. He fled with a vast price on his head, from people who wanted him, and all traces of the monarchy, dead. Supported by Hubbard Pegman & Whitney.
St Michael & All Angels Church, £8
6:15-7:15pm: The Life and Interesting Times of Roger McGough
Roger McGough is a poet, broadcaster, children’s author, musician, playwright and national treasure. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please and has published more than 30 volumes of verse. He talks to fellow poet and musician Cahal Dallat, introduced by former Poetry Society chair Anne-Marie Fyfe.
London Buddhist Vihara, The Avenue, £8
8-9pm: Alan Rusbridger: Breaking News
Reflecting on his twenty years as editor of the Guardian; and his experience of breaking some of the most significant news stories of our time, including the Edward Snowden revelations, phone-hacking and Wikileaks, Alan Rusbridger offers a stirring defence of why quality journalism matters now more than ever. In conversation with Robin Lustig, former presenter of BBC Radio 4’s The World Tonight. Supported by the University of West London, School of Film, Media & Design.
Andrew Lloyd-Webber Foundation Theatre, ArtsEd, 14 Bath Road, W4 1LY. £8