Cambridge Breakfast

Hundreds of posters and memorabilia items from a public art project – Poems On The Underground – have been donated to Cambridge University Library. The scheme began in 1986 with posters displayed across London's Tube network, featuring the words of literary greats. Julian Clover finds out more from John Wells, Senior Archivist at Cambridge … [Read more...]

The National Lottery is offering free entry and offers at venues across Cambridgeshire during National Lottery Open Week (9-17 March). Among the places offering free or discounted admission from Saturday 9th to Sunday 17th March are Wicken Fen Nature Reserve, Anglesey Abbey and IWM Duxford. Julian Clover speaks to Adam Kendall, Head of Commercial … [Read more...]

Children's illustrator Tonka Uzu tells Julian how a chance encounter on the school run in Eddington led her to work with author Elena Arevalo Melville on Elki is not my Dog. Tonka, who is Associate Lecturer, MA Children's Book Illustration at the ARU, also has news of a display by members of the course in London and at the Grand Arcade in … [Read more...]

As the official programme is released, David Cain joins Julian with news of this year's Cambridge Festival, organised by the University of Cambridge. … [Read more...]