29th February at 7pm in Bridge House Theatre…..

We are very lucky that Professor Danny Dorling one of our foremost social commentators and geographers is coming to Warwick on Wednesday February 29th to talk about his recent book ‘So You Think You Know About Britain’.

We don’t live in the country we thought we live in anymore; it has changed because we have changed. When it comes to immigration, the population explosion, the collapse of the family, the north-south divide, or the death of the countryside, common wisdom tells us that we are in trouble; however, this is far from the truth. In this anatomy of contemporary Britain, Danny Dorling dissects the nation and reveals unexpected truths about the way we live today, contrary to what you might read in the news. Exploring the key issues that make the headlines, this book will change the way you think about our country and explain just why you should feel positive about the future. He examines

• Why there are more young women in London than men
• Why the North/South Divide is moving southwards
• Why we need more immigrants rather than less
• Why the population time bomb is a myth
• Why there are more divorced people in Blackpool than anywhere else
• Why young black people don’t vote

Whilst sometimes, by the very nature of the important things he is talking about, controversial,  Danny is also well known for being transparent. For his very latest book ‘Fair Play’ all the background data is accessible on-line in great detail but in a very easy-to-follow format. And wonderful, fascinating reading it makes too. Pity all commentators and academics aren’t as open. All of Danny’s books are worth reading that’s for sure, and he is responsible for my very favourite reference book of all time ‘Atlas of The Real World’ which is full of mind-bending and innovative charts which show information as we’ve never seen it before. I really look forward to this talk….don’t miss it!

Tickets available FREE from Warwick Books, Kenilworth Books, or the Bridge House Box Office ( 01926 776438, email boxoffice@warwickschool.org ).

You can catch Danny on Radio 4 at the moment on Wednesdays where he is talking about the Domesday Reloaded project….

“As we reach the end of the Domesday Reloaded project, Prof Danny Dorling compares the 2011 and 1986 views of the UK to give a unique insight into how the country has changed in the last 25 years.

Since March 27th 2011, the public have been updating a repository of 24,000 photographs, taken for the BBC’s Domesday project in 1986. Danny picks four areas in which to explore the transformations of the UK. He visits these places and talks to the individuals who have updated the squares about their lives and experience of the way that their locality has changed.

One theme Danny explores is the disappearance of an industrial landscape since the 1980s. He looks at Sheffield, where he is Professor of Human Geography, to explore how this once steel town has benefitted from the expansion of higher education to become a centre of student life.

He also looks at aspects of life that haven’t changed in a quarter of a century, such as the pantomime in the Scottish village of Buchlyvie. The residents were keen contributors to the 1986 Domesday project and they have updated their square in 2011…….”