Tag: Talks

Join Professor Alice Roberts as she takes us on an investigative journey to establish who spread Christianity, how and why; the story of the fall of an Empire – and the rise of another. Celebrating the publication of her new book, Domination, the narrative will lead audiences from a secluded valley in South Wales to […]

Poetry pirates, and flying carpets: join us for an enchanting morning of adventuring with Drew, Moo and Bunny Too, a delightful picture book in verse by poet Owen Sheers, illustrated by Helen Stephens. With readings from the story, the chance to hear how the book came to be written and how the pictures were created, […]

Cultural Collisions invites you to Sounding Board, a new gathering for arts workers and cultural organisations. Sounding Board will pilot a new approach to sector development in the Humber region, one that is informal, generous and rooted in listening. Freelance artists and cultural leaders will speak on an equal footing. Sounding Board is shaped around […]

Dr Sam Wright 14 October, 12.30pm Free, all welcome

This 3D model is a depiction of all the cities of Ukraine that have been destroyed in the conflict. Yeseniia, a Ukrainian artist who fled her hometown of Nikopol in 2022, wanted to show the contrast and the truth of her life, the way cities are being destroyed, and the thousands of people who have […]

🐭 If you’ve visited Hull Minster, you have followed a trail exploring one of our favourite motifs: the mice! 🐭 These little creatures were the calling card of Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson, a prolific Yorkshire craftsman who did much of his best work in churches. Come learn a little more about him, and the men he […]

Entangled Evolution: The Hidden Intricacies of Implementation in Health & Care In his Inaugural Lecture, Professor Mark Pearson will open the lid on implementation – the gap between what is known and what is done. Drawing on his contributions to implementation research in Palliative Care (including delirium assessment and management, breathlessness, and person-centred outcome measures), […]

Katie and Kerry arrive in Hull as part of their tell-all tour! Having been friends for over twenty years, they are looking forward hitting the road together and sharing stories of marriage and divorce, bankruptcy, ‘I’m A Celebrity’, the importance of family, their constant press attention and turning their lives around. There will also be […]

Hull Noir and Hull Libraries present… Blood Rival by Jake Arnott Wednesday 22 October 7 – 9pm Hull Central Library + livestreamed to an online audience Lee Royle, the notorious ‘King of Kent’, is dead, killed in a brutal act of road rage. But was this a random attack or a premeditated move in a deadly game […]

🦈Dive Deeper: Into the World of Sharks 🗓 Wednesday 22nd October 2025 | 🕡 Doors open 6:30pm | 🍸 Bar open all evening Join us this autumn for a jaw-some evening of shark-themed talks as Dive Deeper returns — and this time, we’re heading into the deep with some of the ocean’s most incredible (and misunderstood) creatures. 🌊 First up, we plunge into the cold, dark waters of […]

Come and join Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor as they recreate the match that gripped a nation – the 1985 World Snooker Final. A record-breaking 18.5m TV viewers stayed up to watch the legendary match and this is the chance to see the rematch with snooker royalty as we recreate the final frame from that […]

The naughtiest, funniest, most revolting science show in the world. Brace yourselves for BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates’ revolutionary, high-tech, highly-explosive new show, packed with outrageous science stunts. On the surface it’s a riot of disgusting experiments built to delight young audiences but under the bonnet it’s a brilliantly-constructed curriculum-driven adventure designed to inspire Britain’s kids […]

An evening with Juno Dawson, Samantha Shannon, Tash Suri and TJ Klune. Thursday 30 October 7 – 8:30pm Hull Central Library Following the acclaimed recent British Library exhibition Fantasy; Realms of Imagination, we return to glorious, mysterious and fantastical worlds through a queer lens at this evening with some of our most exceptional authors. On a […]

Tales of the Weird: An Autumnal Festival Livestream from the British Library Saturday 1 November 1:30 – 8:30pm Hull Central Library 1:45 – 3:00pm WEIRD GATHERINGS with M John Harrison, Leon Craig and Sam Leith M John Harrison’s writing has always defied genres, and his recently re-published tale of three students and a dark ritual, The […]

Steve Backshall’s Deadly Live! The Ultimate Wildlife Adventure Get ready, UK! This Autumn half-term, legendary wildlife presenter Steve Backshall is bringing Deadly Live! to arenas nationwide—an action-packed, edge-of-your-seat experience like no other. Join Steve as he embarks on heart-pounding adventures, tackling daring stunts, mind-blowing experiments, and cutting-edge science. Brace yourself as he tracks down some […]

The title is still under-wraps but Hollie is back with a brand-new book tour in Autumn 2025. A Sunday Times bestselling author, chatter and poetry lover, expect strong language and adult content, gift-wrapped in her much-loved poetry as she reads from this brand-new collection about love, loss, wolves and warm morning croissants. Here, she will […]