Enlightening talks and events
QUAD presents a varied programme of film, culture and art related events.
Upcoming Talks & Events
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What horrors haunt Derbyshire and the Peak District? This talk explores how the county’s terrain, folklore, and literature converge. Drawing on church records, funerary customs, and folktales, the research examines how Gothic writ…
22 Oct 2026
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The unofficial one-day fan celebration of all things Tomb Raider.
24 Oct 2026
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Exploring the final day in the fated city of Pompeii through the lives of seven citizens from all strata of society.
12 Nov 2026
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Setting out a credible case for optimism when it comes to the future of Britain’s economy, and a roadmap of how we might get there.
13 Nov 2026
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The extraordinary life of one of Britain’s most beloved musical icons and a strange and turbulent period of British history.
14 Nov 2026
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Ten dramatic cases where journalists showed astonishing bravery in uncovering the truth; sometimes paying the ultimate price.
14 Nov 2026
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On Tuesday 4 May 1926, two million workers downed tools in the only nationwide strike ever held in Britain.
15 Nov 2026
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Stephen will talk about the TV adaptation of his much loved crime novels and about his current work on a new novel.
15 Nov 2026
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Widower Jack’s quiet life is overturned by two accidents that happen on the bend in the road into town
15 Nov 2026
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From the depths of the Peak District, Well Dressed explore folklore, customs and curiosities through music, art, film and performance.
28 Nov 2026
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Stephen Brotherstone – co-writer of the acclaimed Scarred For Lifebooks –joins Fortean Times columnist Bob Fischer to unwrap the lingering trauma of all our childhood Christmases.
18 Dec 2026
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The Puppet Folk Experience is proud to present a “most sensational” festive tribute show, bringing acoustic mayhem, heart and humour to audiences this Christmas.
19 Dec 2026
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A 90-minute walk full of revelations, curses, deaths, superstitions, evil doers and much more!!
26 Feb 2027
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Exploring British 1970s television, bursting at the seams with weirdness, eeriness, supernatural folklore and contemporary legend
26 Feb 2027
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A talk tracing the development of the ghost child figure in the Western imagination.
26 Feb 2027
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The reality, the fiction and the scandals of Victorian asylum care.
26 Feb 2027
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Step into the mysterious side of Derby's past with an entertaining journey through the city's ghosts, legends and folklore
26 Feb 2027
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A no-expenses paid trip to Springfield for a look at the influences of ghosts, monsters, aliens, treehouses of horror and, most likely, donuts.
26 Feb 2027
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A discussion of the many different aspects of Ciaran’s research, ghost hunts, TV work and more.
26 Feb 2027
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As we move into a word of liminal horror, eco-horror, tradwife horror and more, where does the ghost find its place in the horror landscape?
27 Feb 2027
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Interest in folklore is at an all-time high, but what is behind this revival?
27 Feb 2027
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With so much variety as to how the supernatural can behave in a story, how do you decide on what you spirits can – and cannot do?
27 Feb 2027
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A panel exploring how the two forms differ from one another for both writers and readers.
27 Feb 2027
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A 90 minute walking taking true, but weird, Derby history.
27 Feb 2027
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A mesmerising fusion of art, confidence, and Gothic glamour.
27 Feb 2027
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Exploring ghost lore and haunting history, with live music and performance of one a chilling tale.
27 Feb 2027
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A 90 minute walk full of tortured spirits who met a grisly end including both the murderers and their victims.
28 Feb 2027
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Drawing on ideas associated with psychogeography, liminality, class, and psychoanalysis, this talk explore cities as hosts of new forms of folk horror.
28 Feb 2027
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Psychic and developing medium Jessica Messenger traces her own relationship with the spirit world: from her earliest unexplained encounters to learning to work with spirit through mediumship. …
28 Feb 2027
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We all love a good ghost story, but what other tales lie, lost and forgotten, in archives?
28 Feb 2027
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