Hull Literary and Philosophical Society

Hull's best kept secret??
Over 200 years of educating & informing Hull!
The Hull Lit & Phil 2025/26 season has yet another 14 week programme of superb talks.

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17 Feb
Doris Day-Everybody’s favourite Hollywood singer & actress
David Sibbald
David's talk is an audiovisual treat and looks at Doris’s early dance band days, through many of her films and songs to her long retirement in California, where she had many friends – including dogs!

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10 Feb
Anna Beer
Writing Murder: My Journey with the Queens of Crime
Why do we enjoy murder mysteries so much? and why do so many women write them so well?
Anna Beer will offer some intriguing answers and share the insights gained from her own foray into the genre
@GuildhallHull

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3rd Feb
Are we alone?
Peter Borthwick
Peter has had a lifelong interest in aliens and believes they played a big part in our civilisation’s development. His talk comes with photographic evidence proving once and for all that we are not alone.
@GuildhallHull
Doors 6.45
Talk 7.30pm

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27th Jan
This is the road to Hull!
John Godber
Join us for a special evening with the creator of Bouncers, Brookside, Grange Hill and the former director of Hull Truck
Venue @GuildhallHull
Doors 6.45
Talk 7pm
Admission; Free with subscription or £5 min donation (students 50%)

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20th Jan - 7.30pm
All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men (and Women)
Keith Baldwin
With 230 black horses and 14 greys – plus 4 drum horses – the Household Cavalry provides a Sovereign’s Escort on all State Occasions and have become a major tourist attraction
@GuildhallHull

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What do Doris Day, Aliens, John Godber and the Household Cavalry all have in common?

Join us on Tuesday evenings at @GuildhallHull and all will be revealed....
Doors 6.45pm
Talks 7.30pm

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PS
January 13
Nigel Rees returns with 'my radio times'

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Talks resume on 13 Jan with 'My Radio Times' by Nigel Rees
Nigel has been ‘broadcasting-struck’ since the age of eight
In ‘my radio times’, he recounts how he held on to his ambition before landing his first job with Granada TV in Manchester
@GuildhallHull Doors 6.45 Talk 6.30pm

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Here at Hull Lit & Phil, we are taking a break for Christmas but we'll be back in January with another 7 talks with subjects including Doris Day, Aliens and Murder Mystery!
In the meantime we would like to wish all members, guests and visiting speakers a Very Happy Christmas
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25th Nov
From the Pillory to the Prison Cell
Ginny Davis
Ginny is a former practising barrister who has spent a lifetime in the law.
Her talk charts the history of how criminals have been punished in England and Wales from the sixteenth century to the present day.
@GuildhallHull

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18 Nov
The building of the Victorian model village of Saltaire
Sir Titus Salt and the lives of his workers 1850 -1876
Maria Glot - In costume and character
Maria's presentations are entertaining, amusing and historically accurate
Doors 6.45 Talk 7.30pm @GuildhallHull

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11th Nov
The Hidden World of Canal History and Heritage
Roger Butler
Roger's talk is a introduction to our inland waterways… unusual architecture, heroic engineering, impressive lock flights, dark tunnels and lots of quirky features.
Venue Hull Guildhall
Doors 6.45
Talk 7.30

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4 Nov
The Price of Friendship
Graham Lewis
‘The Price of Friendship’ is about the unlikely relationship between Christopher Sykes of Brantinghamthorpe Hall and Edward, the Prince of Wales, and explores the scandalous and risqué society they created.
Doors 6.45 Talk 7.30

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28 Oct. ‘It’s A Girl’s Life in the Army!’-Gillian Cane
Gillian is a former soldier who was one of the earliest female recruits for training as an Army officer at The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. She was the first woman to serve with The Royal Green Jackets.
@GuildhallHull

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You won't want to miss this!
Tony Harris is Donald J Trump!
Tuesday 21 October
@GuildhallHull Doors 6.45 Talk 7.30
More at https://t.co/okugudakgN

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A plaque commemorating Hull Lit and Phil's 200-year role in the cultural and educational development of the city has been unveiled in the Museums Quarter.
Margaret Imrie and John Fagge, past presidents of the Lit & Phil, were there to oversee a long-held ambition achieved.

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Under 2 weeks to go to the start of the new season!
Oct 14: My Life as an Auctioneer-Charles Hanson
Best known for his charismatic appearances on BBC shows such as Bargain Hunt, Flog It! and Antiques Road Trip
Doors 6.45 Talk 7.30 @GuildhallHull

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The 2025/26 Season starts on 14th October.
We have a terrific series of 14 talks with subjects to appeal to everyone.
The venue is @GuildhallHull and each 1 hour talk starts at 7.30pm prompt.
Please visit our website for full information and membership details.

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25th Feb
Inn and Out at the Top
Neil Hanson
Neil's talk is a laugh-a-minute tour of the quirks and foibles of his time running Britain’s highest inn back in the 1970s and 1980s including tight-fisted farmers, eccentric characters, bizarre local customs and naturist weekends!

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18th Feb
The Calendar Girls
Tricia Stewart
Tricia Stewart is originator and driving force behind one the world’s most famous fundraisers ever.
She created the Alternative WI Calendar, and was subsequently portrayed by Dame Helen Mirren in the film Calendar Girls. @GuildhallHull

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11th Feb
Older and Wider-Judith Holder
Judith is a comedy writer, TV producer and podcaster.
She originated the hugely successful BBC series and stage shows ‘Grumpy Old Women’ and hosts a weekly podcast ‘Older and Wider’ with her best friend and partner in crime Jenny Éclair.