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- Hitchcock's British Films
Hitchcock established his reputation early on in his British career, particularly with a series of thrillers that showcased his distinctive style. This course explores his British films and the factors that helped to shape his filmmaking and, subsequently, his reputation as a major film artist, while also considering his position in, and relationship to British cinema of the 1920s and 1930s.
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Wed 28 Oct 2026Jon WisbeyFull fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £90.00 
Origins of the Italian Renaissance: the PrimitiviDiscover the history, politics and intellectualism that fuelled the Italian Renaissance. Explore the art of Giotto and his peers from a new perspective.Online
Thu 29 Oct 2026Simone ChisenaFull fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00- The pre-socratic philosophers: philosophy in the beginningThe beginnings of philosophy and science are found in the thinking of early Greek, ‘Presocratic’, philosophers. Who were they? Why is their thinking still relevant?
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Thu 29 Oct 2026John GoffFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Introduction to Agentic AI
Learn more about AI Agents, what makes them different from Generative AI, and how to build simple agents using free tools such as Claude, Gemini, Glif, and Coze.
Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Writing magical realism
Learn how fantasy and reality can meet in this interactive workshop on writing magical realism.
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Sun 1 Nov 2026Lucy PopescuFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Return to French (upper intermediate)
Refresh your upper intermediate French in this intensive revision programme and improve your grammar, listening and speaking skills for further study .
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - The History of the FBI 1908-1976The online course will assess the impact of the Federal Bureau of Investigation under the leadership of its first Director, J. Edgar Hoover, on US politics, society and culture from its beginnings in 1908 until 1976.
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Mon 2 Nov 2026Dafydd TownleyFull fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00 - Music theory: grade 2
Develop your knowledge of musical language by learning to read and write rhythm and melody in simple and compound time. Explore the concept of ledger lines, minor scales, intervals, and common key signatures, terms and signs. Scheduled break weeks on bank holiday Mondays or Thursday 3rd June (as appropriate)
Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00 - Prostitution in Ancient RomeThe oldest profession as practised among the Romans - not for the squeamish.
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Tue 3 Nov 2026Sean GabbFull fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Social media apps, tips and tricksEnhance your social media strategy by learning third party apps, tips and tricks for everyday use.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
- How to read a film: a beginners' guide to cinemaThis online course will develop your critical appreciation of the cinema by teaching you how to read and understand film texts. We will look at the elements that underpin film form - narrative, mise en scène, cinematography, editing and sound - alongside its historical development. We will consider film style by exploring classical, post-classical and art cinema and we will examine influential critical modes of analysis, such as genre, authorship and spectatorship.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
- Return to Spanish (upper intermediate)
If you have learned Spanish in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your upper intermediate Spanish. You will review, revise and practice in a course that is tailored to your needs. After attending this course, you will be able join a level 3 lower or 3 upper course next term.
Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Focus on: iconographyEver wondered whether there’s a hidden meaning behind paintings? Discover why there are signs and symbols in paintings and how to find and interpret their meanings in medieval and Renaissance art.
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Wed 4 Nov 2026Leslie PrimoFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00 - Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Societies
This four-week course explores peacebuilding in post-conflict societies, examining key concepts, case studies, and practical tools to understand how diverse actors rebuild and sustain peace after violent conflict.
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Wed 4 Nov 2026Maisa EdwardsFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £58.00 - Social Media Engagement, Trends & AlgorithmsEngagement is an important part of social media. By not engaging on the platform you reduce your visibility and raking with the algorithm. This class will show you how to engage and use trends on LinkedIn, Facebook, X (previously Twitter), Instagram and TikTok. When you engage with other posts on social media this helps to improve your performance on the algorithm.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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