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NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS FOR GODLESS PEOPLE – Extra Date Added 20th December 2009

Sid — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:05:06 +0000

NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS FOR GODLESS PEOPLE – A RATIONAL CELEBRATION FOR CHRISTMAS

The HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London 20th December

An Extra Date Added due to Popular Demand

Tickets are available for the return of 2008’s sold out show of science, song and some interpretative dance.

This is not an attack on religion, but a family friendly celebration of science and the rational world.

Last year saw Jarvis Cocker singing I Believe in Father Christmas with a 25 piece orchestra before Richard Dawkins took to the stage to talk of cobwebs followed by a Top of the Pops dance to Harry Nilsson’s Can’t Live if Living is Without You.

This year promises to be even more eclectic. It will see Mock the Week host Dara O’Briain, Al Murray The Pub Landlord breaking into song, Prof Richard Dawkins reading out his hate mail, Mark Steel being shouty and left-wing, physicist and code breaker Simon Singh, Bad Science author Ben Goldacre, CERN scientist and former popstar Prof Brian Cox, I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue Legend Barry Cryer with Ronnie Golden, acclaimed singer songwriter Robyn Hitchcock, multi award winning comedians Josie Lo ng and Richard Herring, Thick of It star Chris Addison, and Martin White’s Mini Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra along with some very special guests.

Tickets available here – http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Nine-Lessons-and-Carols-for-Godless-People-tickets/

You can’t get to a Skeptics in the Pub? Try the next best thing!

Sid — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:47:05 +0000

See Robin Ince’s School for Gifted Children on Tour this autumn instead!

Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People will only be in London this year.

However, something just as good has turned up instead– New Humanist has teamed up with Robin as media partners for a tour of his School for Gifted Children comedy and science shows, which is what Nine Lessons and Carols started from in the first place. The show is travelling to six venues around England through October, November and December, so those of you unable to make it to London for Nine Lessons may like to consider getting hold of some tickets.

It’s hosted by Robin, with Josie Long, Simon Singh and Gavin Osborn appearing at all the dates. There’ll be various special guests too, including Ben Goldacre and Richard Wiseman. Here’s a list of the dates, along with links to the venues which you can follow to buy tickets:

23 October: Cambridge Junction
25 October: Bath Komedia
29 October: Brighton Komedia
7 November: Folkestone Literary Festival
19 November: Norwich Arts Centre
9 December: Lowry, Salford

Robin Ince’s School for Gifted Children – 29 Oct 2008

Sid — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:22:39 +0000

The next School for Gifted Children. It’s at The Albany at great Portland Street , London at 8pm on 29th October. It will include Ben Goldacre of Bad Science, (Para-)psychologist Chris French, biographer and music type Andrew Collins on why he likes the Mitford sisters despite two of them being Nazis, Rich Sandling probably on forgotten VHS rentals, Wil Hodgson on nostalgia culture, Jo Neary in many guises, and Robin Ince probably questioning existence or something like that (plus a couple of others).

To book tickets call on 020 7387 5706.

The Albany 240 Great Portland Street W1 5QU (Great Portland St tube)