Synopsis

Once more, Colchester Castle provides a distinguished venue for four speakers hailing from London and the South East. They will present their talks within the castle's impressive museum, housed in the ancient keep. David Beamish, Clerk to the House of Lords, will explore the life of Nancy Astor. Sarah Batchelor, an assistant librarian, will discuss the life and music of Kurt Weill. Barry McCartney, a middle-school teacher, will examine the British home front during the Second World War. And Mich