Special festival returns to the Garden
William Atkins, Laurence Scott, Susan Murray and Rosamund Young are just some of the names who are starring in our second Science, Nature and Comedy Festival.
Two days of serious thought plus fun, games, gin and chocolate are in store and you will be able to find out all about the Secret Life of Cows and whether the concept of ‘self’ really is an allusion.
Infinite Monkey Cage star and self-confessed lover of books about man-eating mutant crabs (in Aberystwyth) Robin Ince returns to the Garden hot on the heels of the release of his latest book: I’m a Joke and So Are You.
He is joined by John Higgs, author of the acclaimed Watling Street where one of the best writers of cultural history takes us on a journey along this historic road, which runs from Dover to Anglesey.
Jo Neary is a comedian, writer and actress. In 2004, she received a nomination for the Perrier Newcomer Award for her debut Edinburgh solo show. She has worked on Time Trumpet, Count Arthur Strong, Skins, That Mitchell and Webb Look and is described as “a Joyce Grenfell for our age”.
Christopher Edge grew up in Manchester and is an award-winning children’s author whose books have been translated into more than 20 languages. His latest book is The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day. A
“unique and incredibly readable” says The Bookseller.
Also appearing is science teacher, film-maker and author of a number of child-friendly science books – including The Young Atheist’s Handbook, Alom Shaha and Bruce Hood, a Canadian-born British experimental psychologist who specialises in developmental cognitive neuroscience.
Representatives of Carmarthenshire-based Jin Talog and Nom Nom Chocolate will teach you
about how gin and chocolate are made. Free samples will, of course, be available
To book tickets https://botanicgarden.wales/visit/admission-prices/
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