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Art, Architecture & Design

Smoke and Mirrors: Artist Tour with Seamus Murphy

Lunch Bite: Inspired by Hockney with Samuel Sharp

Paper Marbling Workshop

Iznik Tile Talk

Silke Ackerman, Abdul Rahman Azzam, Rizwan Ahmad

Beyond the Biennale: Islamic Art and its Contemporary Resonance

Bound in Beauty: Create Your Own Collector’s Edition

Threads of Palestine: A Tatreez Embroidery Workshop

Inside the Mind of Michelangelo

David Kennedy, Colin Philpott

Do the Arts Contribute to Social Cohesion?

Petrykivka Traditional Ukrainian Painting Workshop

Austentatious

Lottie Adcock – Dance The Past

A Turn Around the Room: Regency Dance Workshop

Being Mr Wickham

Caroline Sanderson, Helena Kelly, Lizzie Dunford

Jane Austen: The Woman Behind the Words

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Dr Aisha Subhani

More Sense & Less Sensibility

Bound in Beauty: Create Your Own Collector’s Edition

But Indeed I Would Rather Have Nothing But Tea!

Bradford Film Festival

Seamus Murphy, Remona Aly

Paradise Now: Screening + Q&A

How to Build a Library: Screening

Treasure Planet: Screening

Loïe Fuller: Obsessed With Light: UK Premiere

The Old Dark House: Screening

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Screening

Rocky Horror Picture Show: Screening

Ocean: Screening, Talk & Q&A with Director Colin Butfield

Animal Farm: Screening + Q&A

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life: Screening

Brontë

The Invention of Charlotte Brontë

Dr Michael Stewart

In the Footsteps of the Brontës Heritage Walking Tour

Christa Ackroyd

Brontë Heritage Tour

The Brontës’ Journey to Thornton

Escaping Wildfell Hall: Coercion, Control, and Female Freedom

Reeta Chakrabarti, Martina Devlin

Finding Belle and Finding Charlotte

Irene Lofthouse

Frances Currer: The Brontës’ Hidden Influence?

Ann Dinsdale, Sharon Wright

Let Me In: The Brontës in Bricks and Mortar

Comicon, Comics & manga

M H Ayinde, Marve Michael Anson, Sarah Shaffi

Future Worlds Prize: Crafting Otherworlds

Arvind Ethan David, Sanjeev Bhaskar

Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth

Testament, Clive Bradley

Writing Castlevania Nocturne

Kirsty Logan, Dr Michael Stewart, Molly Aitken

Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter F. Hamilton

Out of this World with Tchaikovsky and Hamilton

Manga Drawing Workshop

Contemporary Culture

John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke in Conversation

An Evening with Griff Rhys Jones

Dr Mark Goodall, Gary Cavanagh

Bradford’s Noise of the Valleys

Dr Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor: A Wonderland of Words

Tales of the Weird

Larry Lamb in Conversation with Duncan Preston

Katie Piper in Conversation

Reveal and Read: Tarot Card Workshop

DJ Simz, Jae Depz

A Lit Night Out: DJ Simz

Crime

Book Launch: Liz Mistry – Deadly Reckoning

Deadline with Steph McGovern

Kia Abdullah, Nadine Matheson, Saima Mir, John Siddique

WritersMosaic Presents: Global Crime Queens

Antony Johnston

Can You Solve the Murder? LIVE

Katy Brent, Katherine Blake

Ian Moore, E. C. Nevin

Cosy Crime: Murder in the […]

Liz Mistry, Daniel Sellers, David Mark, Nina Bhadreshwar

Northern Noir at The Bar

Whodunnit and How to Write It

Faith, Mysticism & Philosophy

Feraidoon Mojadedi

From Grief to Grace: The Spiritual Journey of Muharram

An Evening with Brother Ali: In word and Reflection

Lamorna Ash, Chine McDonald, Dr. Belle Tindall

Seen & Unseen Live Podcast: Belief in the Age of Crisis

Shaykh Burhaan Khandia

Reflections on Surah Qaf

The Heart of Design

Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, Dr Alexander Wain, Dr Brendan Wolfe

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology

Re:Imagine Faith Conversations with Baroness Sayeeda Warsi

Zimarina Sarwar

Konya Metropolitan Municipality Semazen Ensemble

Whirling Dervishes

Family Days Out

Storytelling with Gav Cross: Alice in Wonderland

Meet the Author: Pauline Brown

Storytelling with Jumana Moon

Treasure Planet: Screening

Kanika Simpson-Davis

Storytelling with Kanika Simpson-Davis

Family Fun Day – Saturday 5 July

Storytelling with Gav Cross: Space

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Screening

Feminism

Escaping Wildfell Hall: Coercion, Control, and Female Freedom

Muslim Women in Media

Reeta Chakrabarti, Martina Devlin

Finding Belle and Finding Charlotte

Shahed Ezaydi, Minna Salami

Reclaiming Feminism

Ann Dinsdale, Sharon Wright

Let Me In: The Brontës in Bricks and Mortar

Katie Piper in Conversation

In-Power-Her: Reclaiming Your Inner Power

Fiction

Celia Imrie, Fidelis Morgan

Celia Imrie and Fidelis Morgan in Conversation

The War of the Worlds: A New Abridged Performed Reading

Tales of the Weird

Larry Lamb in Conversation with Duncan Preston

Modern Day Gatsby

Food & Drink

Breaking Bread with Kitty & Al Tait

Habiba Desai, Shahnaz Ahsan, Radhika Howarth

Bradford, Food & Writing: A Taste from Home

Radhika Howarth

The Food Our Grandmothers Knew

Grace Dent, Nisha Katona

Grace Dent & Nisha Katona in Conversation

Memoirs of Food: Angela Hui & Candice Chung

Professor Daniel Newman, Fiona Dunlop

A Culinary Journey through al-Andalus

Preserving Culture & Memory with Food

A Recipe for Fiction: Annabel Abbs on The Language of Food

Stuart Gillespie

Feeding the Future

Global Futures

Joycelyn Longdon, Dr Pedi Obani

Ancestral Wisdom and the Future of Our Planet

Ocean: Screening, Talk & Q&A with Director Colin Butfield

Professor Hassan Ugail, Jake Hurfurt (Big Brother Watch), Jared Shurin

Surveillance States

Mike Berners-Lee

A Climate of Truth: Why We Need It and How To Get It

Syria in Transition: What Comes Next?

Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter F. Hamilton

Out of this World with Tchaikovsky and Hamilton

Gaza 2040: Imagining the Future

Health & Wellbeing

Breaking Bread with Kitty & Al Tait

Lottie Adcock – Dance The Past

A Turn Around the Room: Regency Dance Workshop

Shahid Bukhari, Professor Rasjid Skinner

The Foundations of Unani Medicine

Lunch Bite: A Wilding Year

Destiny Defined

Shaykh Hakeem Atabek Shukurov an-Nasafi

Introduction to Greco-Islamic Herbal Medicine

Bar, Yorkshire Tai Chi

In-Power-Her: Reclaiming Your Inner Power

Emotional Freedom Technique Workshop

Heritage Walks & Talks

Irene Lofthouse

The Medieval Streets of Broad Ford

Nigel Grizzard, Rabbi Dr. Walter L. Rothschild

Tales from the Rabbi’s Desk: Growing Up in Jewish Bradford

Valerie Waterhouse

Bradford’s Literary Connections: Malachi Whitaker & J.B. Priestley

The Bradford Suffragettes

A Beginners Guide to Bradford: Walking Tour

Bradford’s First Muslim Burial

Giles Darkes, Ian Roberts, Sarah Rees Jones

Mapping Bradford’s History

Giles Darkes, Ian Roberts, Jerry Brotton

Bradford Map Launch with Historic Towns Trust

Digging up Bradford’s History

Jewish Manningham: Heritage Walking Tour

History

Emily P. Webber, Craig Oldham, Robyn Vinter

40 Years On: The Lasting Legacy of the Miner’s Strike

The Roma: A Travelling History

The Shortest History of Japan with Lesley Downer

Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia

Dr Michael Stewart

In the Footsteps of the Brontës Heritage Walking Tour

The Day That Changed Britain: Twenty Years Since 7/7

Giles Darkes, Ian Roberts, Jerry Brotton

Bradford Map Launch with Historic Towns Trust

William Dalrymple

In Conversation with William Dalrymple: The Golden Road

Aftermath: How WWII Still Governs Global Affairs

Lunch Bites

Lunch Bite: Inspired by Hockney with Samuel Sharp

Lunch Bite: Poetry

Lunch Bite: A Wilding Year

Lunch Bite: 50 Years After Saigon

Lunch Bite: u3a Creative Writing Group Anthology Launch

Lunch Bite: Literature That Haunts

Memoir

An Evening with Griff Rhys Jones

The Roma: A Travelling History

Broken Threads: My Family from Empire to Independence in Conversation Mishal Husain

The Truth about Antisemitism: Rachel Shabi in conversation

Grace Dent, Nisha Katona

Grace Dent & Nisha Katona in Conversation

Madiha Moin, Ghazal Mehjabeen Ansari, Ishtiaq Mir

Moin Akhtar: One Man Show – The Untold Story

Preserving Culture & Memory with Food

Saud Usmani, Imran Hafeez, Ishtiaq Mir, Basir Sultan Kazmi, MBE

Kaarobaar-e-Shaam – The Poetic World of Hafeez Johar

Larry Lamb in Conversation with Duncan Preston

Katie Piper in Conversation

Nature & The Outdoors

An Evening with Griff Rhys Jones

The Future of Gardening

Joycelyn Longdon, Dr Pedi Obani

Ancestral Wisdom and the Future of Our Planet

Poetry

John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke in Conversation

Dr Anthony Joseph

Antony Joseph & the Beehive Poets

Lunch Bite: Poetry

Poetry with a Punch

Lives in Verse: Poetry as Biography

Fiona Keating, Paul Burston, Jason Okundaye, Paul McVeigh, VG Lee

Polari Literary Salon

Naeem Haider, Tasneem Hassan

Illuminating Urdu Poetry: In Conversation with Naeem Haider

Nabeela Ahmed, Imran Hafeez

From Kashmir to Yorkshire

Loud Poets Slam Heat

Race & Identity

The Roma: A Travelling History

Broken Threads: My Family from Empire to Independence in Conversation Mishal Husain

The Truth about Antisemitism: Rachel Shabi in conversation

Threads of Palestine: A Tatreez Embroidery Workshop

The Real Mission of Malcolm X

Petrykivka Traditional Ukrainian Painting Workshop

Preserving Culture & Memory with Food

Shahed Ezaydi, Minna Salami

Reclaiming Feminism

Multicultural Britain and Ireland: Where Are You From?

Society & Citizenship

Emily P. Webber, Craig Oldham, Robyn Vinter

40 Years On: The Lasting Legacy of the Miner’s Strike

The Art of Global Peacebuilding and Excellence in Education

Ash Sarkar, Michael Chessum

Culture Wars & Cancel Culture

Lunch Bite: A Wilding Year

Free Word Lecture

Theatre, Gigs & Concerts

Being Mr Wickham

Navin Kundra, The 515 Crew

Bollywood Gold: Navin Kundra Live in Concert with The 515 Crew

Testament, Dave Lynch, Matthew Bourne

A Prophecy: William Blake Remixed

Chuks Ukor, Vijay Venkat

Zor, Ando Glaso Collective, Čilagos, Terne Caja, Terezia Rostas, Daniel Balaz

An Evening of Romani Music

Najmuddin Saifuddin & Group

Sufiyana Kalaam

DJ Simz, Jae Depz

A Lit Night Out: DJ Simz

Adeel Hashmi, Priti Kaur, Mira Hashmi

Dramatic Readings and Ghazals: A Tribute to Faiz

Tez Ilyas, Scott Bennett, Jessica Fostekew, Kyrah Gray

An Evening of Comedy

Travel & Adventure

Shitty Breaks: A Celebration of Unsung UK Cities

The Drowned Places: Diving in Search of Atlantis

Christopher Wilton-Steer

The Silk Road: A Visual Journey from London to Beijing

Boater: A Life on England’s Waterways

World Affairs & Politics

Smoke and Mirrors: Artist Tour with Seamus Murphy

Islamophobia Now: Power, Prejudice and Resistance

The Future of Europe: Power, Politics and the New World Order

Crimea: Conflict, Conquest and Consequence

Re:Imagine Faith Conversations with Baroness Sayeeda Warsi

Dr David Engels, Dr Shashi Tharoor, Dr Wael Hallaq, Malika Bilal

Doha Debates Town Hall: The future of national identity and the nation state

Weapons of Influence: China, the West, and the New Global Flashpoints

The Day That Changed Britain: Twenty Years Since 7/7

Jeremy Corbyn, Professor Paul Rogers

The Monstrous Anger of The Guns

Beyond the Headlines: Understanding the Crisis in Sudan

Writers & Publishing

Book Launch: Liz Mistry – Deadly Reckoning

Silk Road Slippers Writing Masterclass

M H Ayinde, Marve Michael Anson, Sarah Shaffi

Future Worlds Prize: Crafting Otherworlds

Liz Mistry, Marcia Hutchinson, Kevin Duffy

Writing the North

Yorkshire

Shitty Breaks: A Celebration of Unsung UK Cities

Irene Lofthouse

The Medieval Streets of Broad Ford

Nigel Grizzard, Rabbi Dr. Walter L. Rothschild

Tales from the Rabbi’s Desk: Growing Up in Jewish Bradford

Valerie Waterhouse

Bradford’s Literary Connections: Malachi Whitaker & J.B. Priestley

The Bradford Suffragettes

Dr Mark Goodall, Gary Cavanagh

Bradford’s Noise of the Valleys

Christa Ackroyd

Brontë Heritage Tour

Bradford’s First Muslim Burial

Giles Darkes, Ian Roberts, Sarah Rees Jones

Mapping Bradford’s History

Escaping Wildfell Hall: Coercion, Control, and Female Freedom

Creative Economic Conference

Get the date in your diary for the Creative Economic Conference 2025. Explore how the business and creative sectors can work together in a series of inspiring talks and panel discussions, featuring speakers from the worlds of business, politics, and the creative industries.

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Education Programme

Booking is now open for BLF’s Education Programme: an exceptional series of Primary and Secondary events tailored specifically to the national curriculum. Take part in immersive workshops, unlock your imagination and interact with your favourite stories.

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