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Holy Smoke
Wed 16 January 2019
16:00 - 17:20
Watershed
Price: £8/ £5
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Holy Smoke! Religion & Comedy

Film screening and discussion

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For Heavens Sake
Wed 16 January 2019
19:30 - 22:00
Bristol Cathedral
Price: £15/ £12
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For Heaven’s Sake! Slapstick at the Cathedral

Film screening

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The Bristol Festival of Ideas aims to stimulate people’s minds and passions with an inspiring programme of discussion and debate throughout the year. Read more

Stephanie Flanders Talk, Festival of Economics 2017, Bristol

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Mary Robinson
Fri 30 November 2018

Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience and the Fight for a Sustainable Future

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Martin Rees
Fri 23 November 2018

On the Future: Prospects for Humanity

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Kamal Ahmed
Fri 26 October 2018

The Life and Times of a Very British Man

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Terrance Hayes
Thu 18 October 2018

American Sonnets

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