Science & Nature

Derek Gow

Renowned for his work in rewilding and species reintroduction, Derek Gow, author of Bringing Back the Beaver, looks at the history of the wolf’s demise and the possibility of a future return to Britain for this majestic species. With Carol Donaldson.

Event Date Sat 22 Feb 11:00am
Individual Price £10.00
Location Faversham Assembly Rooms
Categories 2025, Sat 22 Feb, Non Fiction, Science & Nature
Oliver Smith & Rod Edmond

Walking through histories, taking in the East Kent coast and an epic adventure across sacred British landscapes. Acclaimed travel writer Oliver Smith sets out to radically reframe our idea of 'pilgrimage' in Britain by retracing sacred travel made across time. Rod Edmond walks the East Kent coastline to explore its geography, history of invasion and defence, and how its fabled White Cliffs mark a border that has sometimes offered refuge and at other times refused entry.

Event Date Sun 23 Feb 5:00pm
Individual Price £10.00
Location Faversham Assembly Rooms
Categories 2025, Sun 23 Feb, Local Authors, Non Fiction, Place, Geography & Travel, Science & Nature
Carol Donaldson

A heart-warming true story of the woods and wildlife, conservation and community, by the Kent author of On the Marshes. When Carol became the leader of a ragtag team of countryside conservation volunteers, little did she know that this unlikely group would be the people to help her move forward in her life. Carol is in conversation with poet and artist Clair Meyrick.

Event Date Mon 24 Feb 3:00pm
Individual Price £8.00
Location Faversham Assembly Rooms
Categories 2025, Mon 24 Feb, Local Authors, Non Fiction, Science & Nature
The Big Debate: Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence promises to transform everything, from work to transport to war, and to solve our problems with total ease – but at what cost? Tech philosopher Tom Chatfield, author of Wise Animals: How Technology Has Made Us What We Are, and James Muldoon, Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI, discuss how we got to this point and what lies beneath the surface of the technology, including the the impact of AI on global inequalities and all our futures. Chaired by Julia Wheeler.

Event Date Sat 1 Mar 11:00am
Individual Price £10.00
Location Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Categories 2025, Sat 01 Mar, Non Fiction, Panel Discussion, Politics, Science & Nature
Helen Jukes

The author of A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings talks to Alex Preston about her new book Mother Animal, which investigates motherhood in the animal world, combining personal memoir with scientific insight. When Helen Jukes becomes pregnant and her body becomes increasingly strange to her, she looks beyond humans to ask how motherhood works in other species – the result is this startling new vision of what mothering can be.

Event Date Sat 1 Mar 3:00pm
Individual Price £10.00
Location The Arden Theatre
Categories 2025, Sat 01 Mar, Biography & Memoir, Non Fiction, Science & Nature
Sarah Lonsdale

Historian Sarah Lonsdale brings to life the globe-trotting tales of five women who fought for the right to work in, enjoy and help to save the wild places of the earth. A journey from sub-Saharan Africa to the Peak District, it recounts the adventures of five pioneering women across five continents. With host Caroline Millar.

Event Date Sun 2 Mar 5:00pm
Individual Price £8.00
Location The Arden Theatre
Categories 2025, Sun 02 Mar, Historical, Non Fiction, Science & Nature