What’s On

For a handy overview of the festival visit the Festival Diary here.

  • Unfortunately, the event “Miles Johnson – Chasing Shadows” has been cancelled. If you have purchased tickets, please contact us for a refund. Miles Johnson – Chasing Shadows

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    **Event Cancelled** We regret to say that this event has been cancelled. If you have purchased tickets, please contact us for a refund. A true story of drugs, war and ... Miles Johnson – Chasing Shadows

    £6 – £12
  • Edward Stourton – Confessions

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    The son of ex-pat parents in colonial Nigeria, Edward Stourton was sent back to Britain to be educated by Benedictine monks at Ampleforth, at the time when, it was later ... Edward Stourton – Confessions

    £6 – £12
  • Cat Jarman – The Bone Chests

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    In 1642, William Waller and his Parliamentarian army came to Winchester with destruction on their minds. They forced entry to the magnificent cathedral that had stood on the site for ... Cat Jarman – The Bone Chests

    £12.006 – £12.0012
  • Poetry Slam with Angie Porter

    Shire Hall Museum Cafe High West Street, Dorchester, United Kingdom

    An open mic event for local writers and poets Join us to hear local poets and writers read and perform their work. To sign up to participate please contact us ... Poetry Slam with Angie Porter

    £8.00
  • Saul David – Sky Warriors

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    The legendary ‘Red Devils’ were among the finest combat troops of the Second World War. Created at Churchill’s instigation in June 1940, they began as a single parachute battalion of ... Saul David – Sky Warriors

    £6.00 – £12.00
  • Kate Mosse – The Map of Bones

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    A sweeping and epic story of adventure and courage, injustice and triumph, The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse is the sequel to the number one bestselling The Ghost Ship.Olifantshoek, ... Kate Mosse – The Map of Bones

    £6.00 – £12.00
  • Ben Macintyre – The Siege

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Britain’s best-selling historian writes the first definitive account of the famous televised SAS storming of the Iranian embassy in London in 1980 On April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen ... Ben Macintyre – The Siege

    £6.00 – £12.00