University of Cumbria - Melvyn Bragg 'Writing about Cumbria' Talk

We were delighted to welcome Lord Melvyn Bragg, one of the University of Cumbria’s Honorary Fellows, to talk about ‘Writing about Cumbria’ at our Ambleside campus on Sunday 8 March as part of our English Literature undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Lord Bragg, is best known as a broadcaster and in particular as the editor and presenter of ITV's 'The South Bank Show' (1978–2010), and the BBC Radio 4 discussion series 'In Our Time'. He is also the author of several works of fiction and non-fiction, including a number of novels which are set in Cumbria. He is currently working on a new book which deals with his childhood experiences of growing up in Wigton.