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ENTERTAINING AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL, FUN AS WELL AS FACTUAL
ENTERTAINING AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL, FUN AS WELL AS FACTUAL
Sarah Tobias, lecturer in social and cultural history
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AUTUMN ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES START 19 SEPTEMBER Book early to ensure a place.
2016-2017
ENROLMENT NOW OPEN
AUTUMN 2016
Weekday Courses
Culture and Society Between the Wars 1918-1939
Monday 10 weeks 1.30-3.30pm start 19 September
Fee £115 concessions: £70/£35
Ref: COM142
Edwardians: Extravagance and Economy 1900-1914
Monday 10 weeks 6.30-8.30pm start 19 September
Fee £115 concessions: £70/£35
Ref: COM450
Saturday Courses
The Novel as Social History 6: Comparing Fact & Fiction 1900-1950
5 fortnightly Saturdays 11am-1pm start 24 September
Fee £60 concessions: £42, £21
Ref: COM076
The Film of the Novel 1: 1900-1940s
5 fortnightly Saturdays 2-4pm start 24 September
Fee £60 concessions: £42, £21
Ref: COM081A
Single Saturdays
The Homefront in Wartime: WWI & WWII
Saturday 1 October 10.30am-3.30pm Fee £20
Ref: COM453
Winter Customs and Christmas Traditions:
A fascinating history of the Festive Season
Saturday 3 December 10.30am-3.30pm Fee £20
Ref: COM454
Weekday: City College at Whitehawk Inn, Whitehawk Road (Buses stop outside or Marina stop on sea road then walk up 5 mins) Early Victorian Britain: 1837-1860 Wednesday 10 weeks 1-3pm start 21 September
Fee: £75 (£10 MTB/VOL) £30 EB
Only 3 remaining available places
SPRING 2017
Saturday Courses
The Novel as Social History 7: Comparing Cultures
5 fortnightly Saturdays 11am-1pm start 14 January
Fee £60 concessions: £42, £21
Ref: COM174
The Film of the Novel 2: 1950s & 1960s
5 fortnightly Saturdays 2-4pm start 14 January
Fee £60 concessions: £42, £21
Ref: COM081B
Weekday Courses
The Inter-war Years: Twenties and Thirties Britain 1920-1940
Monday 10 weeks 1.30-3.30pm start 16 January
Fee £115 concessions: £70/£35
Ref: COM265
Post-war Britain 1939-1969
Monday 10 weeks 6.30-8.30pm start 16 January
Fee £115 concessions: £70/£35
Ref: COM451
Single Saturday
“This is where we came in” – Cinema 1930s-1950s
Saturday 4 February 10.30am-3.30pm Fee £20
Ref: COM455
SUMMER 2017
Weekday Courses
1940s and the Homefront in Wartime
Monday 5 weeks 1.30-3.30pm start 24 April
Fee £60 concessions: £42, £21
Ref: COM091
Art Deco, Modernism and the ‘Jazz Age’ 1918-1939
Monday 5 weeks 6.30-8.30pm start 24 April
Fee £60 concessions: £42, £21
Ref: COM452
Saturday Courses
The Novel as Social History 8: Summer Reading
3 Saturdays 2-4pm - 22, 29 April & 13 May Fee £50
Ref: COM452
Exploring Brighton's Rich History
2 classroom sessions and 3 Brighton field trips
Saturday 5 weeks 11am-1pm start 6 May
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"DIDO'S LAMENT": VICTORIAN RITUALS OF DEATH AND MOURNING
Short, hauntingly beautiful black and white film noir, on the superstitions and rituals associated with death and mourning, filmed in Woodvale Cemetery and Preston Manor, Brighton, and at Shoreham by DeadGood films
Written and produced by Valentina Lari & Sarah Tobias
Directed by award winning Valentina Lari
Music specially composed by glynne Cicada Featuring Sarah Tobias as The Grieving Widow/Narrator/Singing voice
Screened May 2014 Corti Quatra Edizione Sicily Short Film Festival
December 2014 Cinecity 12th Film Festival Komedia Cinema, Brighton
22 February 2015 Latest TV (Channel 8) can be viewed online
Preston Manor, Brighton Friday 30 October 2015 'Cabinet of Curiosities'  ********************************************************************************************************************************* Sarah Tobias MA, BA Hons, Dip Eur Hum
Lecturer in social, cultural and local (Brighton) history
Entertaining social/cultural/local historian.
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Current list of 30+ topics
More information about me, my subjects and research:
Venue Addresses, transport and refreshments
City College
Pelham Street, Brighton BN1 4FA
Location:
Behind York Place & London Road, turn up Cheapside – Aldi supermarket on corner. Or, turn left in Trafalgar St walking down from Station.
Transport & Parking:
Lots of buses nearby.
Nearby car park, about 5 minutes walk.
Railway station few minutes walk
Refreshments and further information:
Restaurant. Tea and coffee bar on balcony of Main Building.
Coffee shops, small cafés and public houses in nearby London Road
London Road and Trafalgar Street: many shops, some banks and supermarkets
Preston Manor
Preston Drove, Brighton BN1 6SD
Location:
Situated at end of Preston Park.
Transport & Parking:
Buses and rail nearby
Free parking outside and in adjacent street.
Refreshments:
No cafe. Refreshments provided by staff at some events where stated.
Chalet restaurant in park and public houses opposite
Whitehawk Inn Community Centre
Whitehawk Road Brighton, BN2 3NS
Transport & Parking:
Buses stop nearby and some outside venue
Metered street car parking
Refreshments:
Café and garden area
Further information:
Shops, Co-op, public library in same road.
Few minutes walk to sea, beach and Marina or East Brighton Park
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R.I.P.
 
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