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Children & Family Wednesday 24th, 2pm to 4pm Talks
What happened next....? Creative
Tuesday 9th to Saturday 13th, Tues craft and story-telling. Make a glove Wednesday 10th, 5.30pm
1.30pm & 7pm, Wed & Thurs 10am puppet to tell your own stories. Ages The Uses of Ignorance: Confessions
& 1.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7pm 5 to 11. £5 per child, book on 466556. of a Poet. UA Fanthorpe discusses
Danny Champion of the World. Swindon Museum & Art Gallery some of the questions she has been
Roald Dahl’s classic tale is brought to Wednesday 24th, 3pm asked after poetry readings. Free.
life using puppets, moving cars and Whiff by Ian Whybrow. He is beautiful, University of Bath in Swindon
your imagination. £12. Wyvern well-behaved and his parents are very Wednesday 17th, 5.30pm
Thursday 11th, 7pm proud of him. But whenever Whiff goes Forgotten Wiltshireman: Thomas
Private Peaceful relives the life of off to make new friends, he comes Stephens and the Mission to the East.
Private Tommo Peaceful, a young home in disgrace. Whatever can the Nichola Fogg talks about the outstand-
First World War soldier awaiting the matter be? £7, family £24. Wyvern Banxy at the Wyvern, 22 October ing achievements of Jesuits in the late
firing squad at dawn. Based on the Thursday 25th, 2pm 16th century. Free. University of Bath
novel by Michael Morpurgo. Ages 8+ Professor Bumm’s Story Machine in Swindon
£9. Arts Centre Silly fun with the Prof and his assist- Film Wednesday 24th, 5.30pm
Saturday 13th, 10am to 4pm ant Doctor Whee. Mayhem, mirth and Friday 26th, 7.45pm Research into Near Death Experi-
The Big Draw: ‘Me, myself and I’. How mess are guaranteed. Ages 7 and An Inconvenient Truth. Al Gore’s ences: Debates, Controversies
do you see yourself and others? For over. £7, family £25. Wyvern ground-breaking Oscar winning and Difficulties. A special lecture for
Family Learning Week, a fun-filled day documentary about raising awareness Halloween by Allan Kellehear. Free.
of drawing for the whole family. Free. of global warming. SFS. St Michael’s University of Bath in Swindon
University of Bath, Oakfield Campus. Dance Hall, Highworth Monday 29th, 7.30pm
For details call 328800 Tuesday 2nd, 7.45pm Wednesday 17th, 7.45pm Jimmy Greaves: An evening of
Saturday 13th, 2pm Walker Dance Park Music. Dance The Page Turner (15) A subtle psy- two halves! Hear about his times as
Aesop’s Fables. Three actors and a and music inspired by the body’s chological drama in which a young a professional footballer, laced with
one man band combine with a host of seven chakras. Choreography by Fin woman takes revenge on a pianist for Jimmy’s trademark adult-orientated
colourful characters to magically rec- Walker, set to a powerful new score ruining her childhood dreams. SFS. humour. £13.50. Wyvern
reate the most enchanting stories ever by Ben Park. £11. Wyvern Arts Centre Tuesday 30th, 12.15pm
told. £6, family £18. Arts Centre Monday 22nd, 7.30pm Wednesday 31st, 7.45pm Under Devizes. Find out what lies
Sunday 21st 11.30am & 3.30pm Banxy Triple Bill. Five leading UK Hip The Lives of Others (15) Tense hidden in the depths below the town.
The Witches Bogey. Based on the Hop stars join Banxy in an energetic Oscar-winning thriller set in 1980s £6.50 including lunch. University of
classic Russian tale of Baba Yaga performance. £14. Wyvern East Germany in which an actress and Bath in Swindon
the Witch, this funky fairytale is guar- Wednesday 31st, 7.30pm her dramatist partner are spied on by Wednesday 31st, 5.30pm
anteed to delight anyone who’s ever Sclavi: Songs of an Immigrant. This the Stasi. SFS. Arts Centre Bristol’s Music and Musicians in
lived, loved or blown their nose. Ages depiction of the life of an immigrant is Swindon Film Society (SFS) films the Region, Nation and Empire by
6+ £9, children £7 (includes pre-show that of one reduced to material needs. are for members only. It is possible Stephen Banfield. Free. University of
workshop) Arts Centre £11. Wyvern to join on any film evening. Bath in Swindon

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