Lecture – Cultivated

An Evening With Gilles Peterson

James Goffin — Sat, 10 May 2025 23:04:33 +0000

At first glance Norwich Cathedral might seem an odd choice of venue for an evening with a man renowned as a club DJ, as well as a broadcaster, producer, and promoter.

Sir Thomas Browne: The Opium of Time

James Goffin — Sun, 28 May 2023 11:43:21 +0000

The towering figure of Sir Thomas Browne has loomed over Norwich city centre up until recently, when a statue and art installation commemorating him his works was removed for what is termed in local government circles as a refreshed public realm.

Open Secrets: Unexpected art in Norwich

James Goffin — Sun, 14 May 2023 20:05:35 +0000

The hidden secrets of artwork in plain sight were revealed in this hour’s guided walk through central Norwich.

Wall Existing

James Goffin — Sat, 13 May 2023 16:30:19 +0000

Timed to coincide with the opening of a small exhibition at Norwich Castle, this walk around a section of Norwich’s city walls took an idiosyncratic look at its subject.

Everybody Hertz

James Goffin — Sun, 29 May 2022 14:40:00 +0000

As if the punning title wasn’t enough, Richard Mainwaring’s idiosyncratic tour through the world of music and frequency brought plenty of entertainment to the City of Literature strand of this year’s Norfolk and Norwich Festival.

Every Step Has A Different Height

James Goffin — Sat, 14 May 2022 12:22:03 +0000

This quirky guided tour of one of Norwich’s oldest buildings mixes history with performance, giving a light-hearted look at the city’s Guildhall.

5×15: Bodies

James Goffin — Sun, 27 May 2018 18:51:31 +0000

This Writers’ Centre Norwich event brought together five speakers for a diverse set of 15 minute talks on our often frustrating and surprising bodies.

Women on Writing

James Goffin — Sat, 26 May 2018 17:27:51 +0000

The tradition of transgressive writing by women was the focus of this Writers’ Centre Norwich event.

5×15: Revolutions

James Goffin — Sat, 27 May 2017 18:55:03 +0000

A literary twist on TED talks, 5×15 offered five snapshot views from writers and thinkers to challenge our approach to the world.

Manual for Heartache

James Goffin — Fri, 26 May 2017 18:57:43 +0000

Reading from his debut book Grief Is The Thing With Feathers, Max Porter said it was too hot in the bejewelled Spiegeltent surroundings to get in to the really heavy stuff – as if the extracts he delivered with such brave force were easy words.

Julian of Norwich and the voices in our heads

James Goffin — Sat, 21 May 2016 19:40:33 +0000

Norfolk can claim two of the most important female literary figures in the country – but they are linked by more than just their gender.

Caroline Lucas

James Goffin — Thu, 21 May 2015 13:53:16 +0000

On the first day of the new Parliament, Green MP Caroline Lucas made a timely choice to draw this year’s City of Literature strand of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival to a close.

Sarah Waters and Sarah Perry

James Goffin — Fri, 08 May 2015 17:47:17 +0000

This early show of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival saw established writer Sarah Waters and relative newcomer Sarah Perry exploring the idea of the Gothic imagination.

Literary Death Match

James Goffin — Fri, 16 May 2014 14:07:14 +0000

Time was when all authors had to do was to turn up and read from their works — now they must fight for survival.