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7:30pm Simon is an author and TV presenter, and one of the world’s most adventurous travellers. His unique brand of documentary film-making combines travel and adventure with current affairs, history, wildlife, culture and conservation. His journeys have taken him to more than 130 countries, across jungles, deserts, mountains and oceans, and to some of the

8pm Dr John Cooper Clarke Poet; TV & Radio Presenter and Cultural Commentator Literary phenomenon John Cooper Clarke is a British cult hero. Known as the ‘Godfather of Punk Poetry” and the original people’s poet, John’s cultural influence spans literature, music and fashion. From creating some of the most iconic poetry of the modern era,

Saturday 2nd November 1.30pm - 3.30pm An afternoon of readings from local poets at Bankfield Museum. West Yorkshire has been the birthplace of some of the finest British poets of the last century and is home to a thriving poetic community. This event brings together over a dozen poets from across the region for readings

Timings (may be subject to change on the night) Gates open - 17:00 Bonfire lighting - 17:30 Children's Quiet Fireworks Display - 18:15 Main Fireworks Display - 19:00 The Hellfyre Magpies fire dancing team will be on hand to light the bonfire at 5:30pm with the special children's fireworks setting off at 6:15pm (the children's

7:30pm Fane Presents: Dick and Angel: Forever Home (Avec le Nitty Gritty) Spend an entertaining evening with the stars of Channel 4 hit Escape to the Chateau, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, and experience the Chateau like never before. Over the past eight years, millions of viewers across the world have been enthralled by the adventures

Doors 7pm. Show 7.30pm They’ve Done Shakespeare, Done Whodunnit, Done the Dead and now the multi-award-winning Northern Comedy Theatre are back with their latest comedy DOING THE MAGIC by David Spicer starring STEVEN ARNOLD who played Ashley Peacock in Coronation Street for 15-years. Terri and Tom’s touring magic show has seen better days and is

7:30pm Queenz are back with a BRAND NEW SHOW! Join the gals for an electrifying, live vocal, drag-stravaganza, where Dancing Queenz and Disco Dreams collide for the party of a lifetime. After two trailblazing years of touring the country, a run in London’s West End, and accumulating countless 5-star reviews, Queenz has rapidly ascended as

7:30pm Queenz are back with a BRAND NEW SHOW! Join the gals for an electrifying, live vocal, drag-stravaganza, where Dancing Queenz and Disco Dreams collide for the party of a lifetime. After two trailblazing years of touring the country, a run in London’s West End, and accumulating countless 5-star reviews, Queenz has rapidly ascended as

7.30pm In this brand-new play by the author of The Coiner’s Wife, the New Fusion rock band DENIAL are facing an existential crisis, but so too is the whole country. Set in the near future, this gripping new drama traces the shifting relationships within the band against the background of a country out of control

Join us for the sixth Annual Todmorden Book Festival! Run entirely by volunteers, we’re thrilled to offer a weeklong program packed with something for everyone. From groundbreaking playwright Gwyneth Hughes to political insider Alan Johnson, from the queen of murder mystery Elly Griffiths to the explorer of strange happenings Danny Robins—we’ve got it all! See

Friday 8th & Saturday 9th November, 7pm - 1pm Join The Arches for The Halifax Bierkeller, a fantastically fun evening! The World-Famous Amazing Bavarian Stompers are the first British Oompah Band to appear at a major German Bier Festival. Their show is hugely infectious, high-energy and features much opportunity for liquid refreshment and audience participation.

8:00pm The Dualers are a 9-piece Jamaican Rhythm & Blues band from SouthEast London. They first hit the headlines when the single ‘Kiss on the Lips’ entered in to the UK charts at number 21 despite no industry or professional backing, the follow up single Truly Madly featured in full on the Hollywood blockbuster Fools