Bath Literature Festival is excited to present an exclusive pre-publication event featuring leading cultural commentator John Higgs.
Join in on Wednesday 9th April, at 7pm, as Higgs discusses his first biography of the Time Lord from Doctor Who, Exterminate / Regenerate. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the leading voices in cultural commentary!
On screen, Doctor Who is a story of monsters, imagination and mind-expanding adventure. But the off-screen story is equally extraordinary – a tale of failed monks, war heroes, 1960s polyamory and self-sabotaging broadcasting executives.
From the politics of fandom to the inner struggles of the BBC, thousands of people have given part of themselves – and sometimes, too much of themselves – to bring this unlikeliest of folk heroes to life.
This is a story of change, mystery and the importance of imaginary characters in our lives, able to evolve and adapt more radically than any other fiction. Doctor Who has acted as a mirror to more than six decades of social, technological and cultural change while always remaining a central fixture of the British imagination.
In Exterminate / Regenerate, John Higgs invites us into his TARDIS on a journey to discover how ideas emerge and survive despite the odds, why we are so addicted to fiction and why this wonderful wandering time traveller means so much to so many.
John Higgs is the author of I Have America Surrounded, The Klf, Stranger Than We Can Imagine and Watling Street to name a few.
Tickets are priced £25 including book, £14 without book and £10 concessions without book (exc. fees)
Purchase online, by phone at 01225 463362 (10am – 5pm, Monday – Friday), or in person at the Bath Box Office, 1a Forum Buildings, St James’ Parade, Bath BA1 1UG.
