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Mount Everest - the highest point on our planet and the ultimate achievement for any climber - has long been a fascination for physicist and adventurer Melanie Windridge. Once the preserve of the world’s elite mountaineers, it has become ever more accessible to ordinary people. Fresh from conquering the summit,
Melanie joins us to share her experiences, describing how advances in science, technology and training make it increasingly possible for the human body to undergo such feats of extreme endurance.
Age guideline 14+
Duration: 1 hour with no interval
Fri 22 Feb
When did you last watch a play written by an African woman? Have you ever read one? There has only ever been one published collection of plays written by African women - that was ten years ago – this collection marks the second. The African Women Playwright’s Network welcomes you to readings of plays from the collection. This free event is supported by Oxf...
Tue 30 Apr - Wed 1 May
A message from Ian McKellen: I’m celebrating my 80th birthday by touring a new solo show to theatres I know well and a few that I don’t. The show starts with Gandalf and will probably end with an invitation to act with me on stage. In-between there will be anecdotes and acting. I open at my local arts centre in January and end up by August in Orkney. Live theatre has always been thrill...
Sat 25 May
157 days and no land in sight Ross Edgley made history in 2018 by doing what no man has ever done before, with his historic 2,000 mile swim around mainland Great Britain. His No.1 Sunday Times Best Selling Book changed our views of physical fitness and his historic swim around Great Britain altered our views of mental fortitude. The World's Fittest Live Show combines the teachings of th...