Following the bombing of the German cathedral city of Lübeck in March 1942, Hitler launched reprisal attacks on a number of England’s most beautiful, but strategically unimportant cities.
The Luftwaffe raid of 4 May 1942 was to change the face of Exeter forever. Explore and handle authentic and replica Second World War objects with volunteer guides in the Making History Gallery.
Start Christmas in Style with this delightful and unforgettable festive trip down memory lane. We can all be dreaming of a White Christmas and watching Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, as we sing along to all your festive favourites. This enchanting Christmas production is a truly wonderful mixture of all of your favourite Christmas songs and carols, stunning costumes, lots of good old fashioned festive fun, and a unique atmosphere that will warm your heart on the coldest winters day, taking you back to a time when Christmas really was the most wonderful time of the year. Show starts...
The excavation in 1971-6 of the remains of the bath-house buried below Exeter Cathedral Close was the most impressive archaeological find ever made in Exeter.
John Allan, formerly Curator of Antiquities at RAMM and now Consultant Archaeologist to the Dean & Chapter of Exeter Cathedral, will spell out the great importance of the building in the story of architecture in Britain. He will explain the layers of archaeology found below the old church of St Mary Major - the Roman civil basilica and forum, followed by the Anglo-Saxon minster and cemetery.
SCA ENSEMBLE SOUTH WEST is a leading orchestra based in the South West of England, U.K present a charity concert in aid of Hospicecare
Sponsored by the Joanna Leach Foundation. Emmanuel Bach (violin)
Tchaikovsky : Violin Concerto in D major Beethoven : Symphony No 3 'Eroica'
Emmanuel’s playing has won him a number of prestigious awards and competitions, including the RGS Musician of the Year, IAPS Young Musician of the Year, Humphrey Richardson Taylor Charitable Trust Prize, Woking Young Musician Competition and the Una Clark Young Artists’ Competition.He has...
"John Lill is, without a doubt, one of the finest pianists at work today and his undemonstrative appearance on the stage belies a fiercely passionate and romantic temperament" Seen and Heard International, October 2010
Arguably Britain's most well known pianist, who has recently celebrated his 70th birthday with a highly acclaimed complete Beethoven Sonata Cycle, John Lill first came to international attention when he won the coveted Tchaikovsky prize in 1970 and is known for his aristocratic interpretations of Beethoven and the great masters of the 19th and 20th century piano...
The science comedy phenomenon returns, and this time they're off the chart. Join acclaimed stand-up mathematician Matt Parker, experiments maestro Steve 'Danger' Mould and geek songstress Helen Arney for graph-a-minute fun on an unprecedented linear scale.
Last year's smash hit 'Full Frontal Nerdity' was "great, funny, clever... even the heckles at this terrific show are smart" **** (The Scotsman). Since then, the Nerds have appeared across TV and Radio, at the Hammersmith Apollo and in their own peer-reviewed DVD - recorded at London's Bloomsbury Theatre.
This hotly anticipated debut UK tour, New Songs for Old Souls: Live, accompanies Stilgoe's third studio album, which mixes incredible new songs with his inimitable takes of jazz standards and classics from the 1950's to the present day. His live shows have seen him described as a 'musical virtuoso' (The Independent) and 'truly remarkable' (Sir Michael Parkinson), and with his band of world-call musicians, he is set to take the UK by storm.
Joe has twice topped the UK jazz chart, featured on many radio programmes including 6 appearances on Friday Night is Music Night on BBC Radio 2...
South West Christmas Without Cruelty Festival, 10am-4.15pm
Exeter's much-loved Christmas Fair with a twist is back!
Every purchase you make will be supporting a good cause. More than 40 stalls with local arts and crafts, cards, cruelty-free cosmetics, fairtrade clothes, chocolates, cakes, jewellery - plus gifts from organizations promoting human, animal and environmental causes.
And it's not just about shopping! Enjoy a warm and friendly atmosphere, the best food in town at our great-value vegetarian restaurant, special events and free gifts for the first 50...
Sean Lock, the most fertile comic mind in Britain, will be running through some new material ahead of a major UK tour.
Sean Lock is one of the UK's most highly acclaimed and original comedians. The British Comedy Award Winner is a brilliant team captain on Channel 4's show '8 Out of 10 Cats / Cats Does Countdown'. His extensive TV credits also include appearances on Sean Lock's TV Heaven Telly Hell, Live at The Apollo, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI and also writing and starring in the cult classic sitcom 15 Storeys High.
