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Autumn Festival 2026

Digital Festival now on until Sunday 25 October

2026 has been our most successful festival yet! 150 speakers including Tony Robinson, Caroline Quentin, Jung Chang, Dan Jones, David Olusoga, Penny Mordaunt, Michael Wood, Nick Crane, Amy Jeffs, Paul Mason, Martin Sixsmith, Damien Lewis and Andrew Graham-Dixon  joined us in Gloucester this autumn.

The reunion of Radiohead and Portishead playing live, was the ultimate event to complete an amazing 10 days at Blackfriars Priory.

Watch them all in our Digital Festival. Tickets and passes available until 25 October.

Digital tickets and passes on sale now!

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2026 Events – Digital tickets available until 25 October.

September

wed09sep7:00 pm9:00 pmA History of Gloucester RugbyAn evening with Mike Teague and Friends

fri11sep4:00 pm5:00 pmFortress City: The Roman Walls of GloucesterAndrew Armstrong

fri11sep6:00 pm7:00 pmAthelstan: England’s First KingMichael Wood

fri11sep7:45 pm8:15 pmLife Lessons from HistoryMichael Wood and David Musgrove

fri11sep8:00 pm9:00 pmPomp & Circumstance: Great British TraditionsPenny Mordaunt

sat12sep10:00 am11:00 amDomesday: Travelling the England of the Norman ConquestMax Adams

sat12sep12:00 pm1:00 pmThe Bayeux Tapestry: A Precious CargoPeter Ricketts, Michael Lewis & Janina Ramirez

sat12sep2:00 pm3:00 pmPeace Makers: Why Diplomats Matter in War and PeacePeter Ricketts

sat12sep4:00 pm5:00 pmDavid OlusogaIn Conversation

sat12sep6:00 pm7:00 pmFrom Boudicca to Joan of Arc: Women of LegendJanina Ramirez, Elodie Harper & Samira Ahmed

sat12sep8:00 pm9:00 pmThe Beatles & The SixtiesSamira Ahmed, John Robb & Janina Ramirez

sun13sep10:00 am11:00 amWeimar: Life on the Edge of CatastropheKatja Hoyer

sun13sep12:00 pm1:00 pmThe Rise of Populism and the RightJohn Sweeney & Katja Hoyer

sun13sep2:00 pm3:00 pmJanina RamirezArt From the Dawn of Time

sun13sep4:00 pm5:00 pmNatalie HaynesNo Friend to This House

sun13sep6:00 pm7:00 pmThe Tudors: This Little WorldNandini Das

mon14sep12:00 pm1:00 pmHow the Anglo-Saxons Won BritainNicholas J Higham

mon14sep2:00 pm3:00 pmVillages by the Sea: An Exploration of Britain’s Coastal HeritageBen Robinson

mon14sep4:00 pm5:00 pmThe Cathedral Cloisters: Gloucester’s Medieval MasterpieceJanina Ramirez, James Clark, Rebecca Phillips & Chiz Harward

mon14sep6:00 pm7:00 pmWhat Makes a Great Leader?Mike Soutar

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