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Feb 14 Valentine's Day 💘 Will love be in the air or can we expect squally showers? What's the Outlook ? Alex will tell us How to Make a Weather Forecast. Alex Deakin is a meteorologist, weather presenter and climate communicator . Doors 6.45 Talk 7.30 prompt Hull Guildhall

Feb 21 Society Past President and author of Hull the Lit & Phil and The World, Margaret Imrie, gives us an insight into The History of Hull’s Museum and Art Gallery and the importance of the contribution made by Hull Lit & Phil. Doors 6.45 Talk 7.30 Hull Guildhall

The 2023-24 Lit & Phil season starts on Tuesday 17th October. We have a fantastic selection of speakers lined up for you. Log onto hull-litandphil.org.uk for all the details and secure your membership to get access to the full season of lectures for less than £4 each!

The 2023/24 season opens on October 17 with a fantastic evening when we have the opportunity to meet Winston Churchill, brought back to life by Tony Harris, who takes us from his birth to his death in a rip-roaring hour of comedy and information. Hull Guildhall

Take a look at the fantastic subjects for the 2023/24 season. For more information and links to membership please visit hull-litandphil.org.uk VisitHullEvents Hull Guildhall Hull Live HC&L. Hull Libraries History@Hull

October 16 Tony Harris is Winston Churchill. Back by popular demand to open the 2023-24 season, Tony unveils another of his alter egos. Prepare to laugh and learn, and be educated and entertained. Doors open 6.45 Talk 7.30 prompt. Hull Guildhall

Oct 24 The Antiques market today This week we welcome Caroline Hawley. Her love of antiques would guide her career. As a recognised antiques expert with 40 years experience, including 10 years on BBC’s Bargain Hunt, her expertise is widely acknowledged. hull-litandphil.org.uk

Oct 31 Making space for Nature past, present and future. Professor Sir John Lawton focuses on the population dynamics and biodiversity of birds and insects, with emphasis over the last decade on the impacts of global environmental change on wild plants and animals.

7 November Sir Paul Fellows - How big is the Universe Paul built his first telescope aged 14, as an O-level astronomy project and experienced the “wow” of viewing the rings of Saturn. He now has his own private observatory.   So, who better to answer the ‘big’ question?

14 November Tourists - How the British went abroad to find themselves. Lucy Lethbridge The end of the Napoleonic Wars opened up the European continent again for British tourists. Based on extensive research Lucy examines the effects of two centuries of tourists’ experiences.

21 Nov: The Vikings - Andy Hunting A one-hour insight into who they were, where they travelled and why they were so successful. The talk explores their modus operandi as well as their legacy and concludes with reviews of three famous Vikings. Doors 6.45 Talk 7.30 Hull Guildhall

28th Nov. Richard Hawkes: From the Bronte's to Banksy - The life of a Yorkshire Conservator. Richard Hawkes is an Accredited Conservator-Restorer, with wide experience working for museums, institutions, art dealers and private individuals throughout the UK. Doors 6.45 Talk 7.30

Happy New Year! The season resumes on 16 Jan 2024 The Kingdom of Sweets - Nutcracker Ballet. Nigel Bates’ talk takes a close look at how this much-loved ballet takes its rightful place on stage. Hull Guildhall Doors 6.45 Talk 7.30 prompt

23rd Jan: Hull and the Spanish Armada - Helen Good Helen's talk will tell the story of this Armada from the perspective of the Mayor and Aldermen of Hull, based on Hull Corporation records of the time. Doors 6.45 Talk 7.30 prompt.

30th January Pompeii, Vesuvius, the legacy and the warning David Edwards David uses his expertise as a guide to the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and their destroyer Vesuvius, to look at the stories gleaned from the clues that litter this tempestuous landscape Hull Guildhall

6th Feb The Queen Mother's Jewellery - The choice isn't very great, you know! Jeremy Mainwaring-Burton The Queen Mother had access to so much jewellery In this illustrated talk, Jeremy concentrates on items of gemmological and historic interest and have amusing stories attached.

13th Feb The making of RHS Garden Bridgewater Richard Green This was a glorious landscaped garden surrounding Worsley New Hall, Salford, With the Hall demolished and the gardens badly neglected, the 156 acre site was chosen for restoration in 2019 by the RHS as its fifth Garden.

20th Feb Paradise of the Neotropics - Keith Offord Explore the amazing, exotic wildlife of Costa Rica, including impossibly psychedelic birds such as the iridescent hummingbirds which whiz around like large insects, prehistoric-looking reptiles, and mind-boggling insects.

27th Feb Who was Andrea Palladio? Nicholas Merchant How a 16th century Italian architect, through his building designs, created a style known as Palladianism, which reached its climax in 18th century UK, Europe and the USA; which in turn spread to all quarters of the world.

Just over a month to the start of the new season! Another fantastic line-up of speakers to take us through to 2025. Applications for membership now open. hull-litandphil.org.uk