Arts and culture
Our virtual events allow you to hear from authors, journalists, gallery curators and luxury brands, from the comfort of your own home. Recordings of our entertainment events will be available here for you to enjoy in your own time.
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20 December 2021
Carols in the City at home
We were delighted to sponsor a Carol in ‘Carols in the City at home’, the second virtual carol concert for Marie Curie hospice care. Hosted by BBC presenter Clive Myrie with readings from Katy Francis, Suzette Llewellyn, Greg Wise, Martin Clunes and Ian McNeice in a joyful celebration of Christmas.
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3 November 2021
Sequins and sparkles – Behind the Scenes with Scottish Ballet
Join Rathbones’ Adam Drummond and Scottish Ballet’s Director of Partnerships Kirsten Cockburn as they welcome you into the company’s dazzling costume department. Head of Wardrobe Mary Mullen and First Artist dancer Grace Paulley talk through the intricacies of designing and performing in costumes for stage and screen. This online event provides a rare insight behind the scenes at Scotland’s national dance company. Rathbones are proud Corporate Dance Partners of Scottish Ballet.
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14 June 2021
Expect the unexpected with Scottish Ballet
As the title suggests, Scottish Ballet is so much more than pointe shoes and tutus and this event gave us the opportunity to hear from principal dancer Bethany Kingsley Garner, soloist Bruno Micchiardi as well as the chairman of Scottish Ballet, Jim Pettigrew on how they are exploring their mission to inspire onstage and beyond.
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18 May 2021
Chanel – From adversity comes creativity
Former Editor in Chief of Harper’s Bazaar and Town and Country, Justine Picardie joins us to discuss her biography of Coco Chanel - the legend and the life. The story of Chanel continues to resonate through to today, especially in these troubled times, due to her everlasting spirit of independence and modernity.
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6 May 2021
Rathbones Folio Prize 2021
Meet the eight shortlisted authors of this year’s Rathbones Folio Prize as they discuss their books and writing processes. Broadcasting from the British Library, host Razia Iqbal also introduces us to the 2021 judges Roger Robinson, Jon McGregor and Sinead Gleeson, who had the task of selecting just one winner from 80 nominated titles.
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20 April 2021
Knight Frank Property Predictions webinar
Watch as Liam Bailey, Global Head of Research at Knight Frank shares insights from the 2021 Wealth Report and discusses how property is expected to perform in 22 cities across the world, with Shanghai and Cape Town leading the forecast.
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5 March 2021
Okinawa: The Battle and the Bomb A talk by Saul David
Just over 75 years ago, on April 1 1945, American troops invaded the 70-mile long island of Okinawa in the largest amphibious operation of the Pacific War.
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25 November 2020
Dystopian fiction
Watch as best-selling authors Kamila Shamsie and John Lanchester discuss writing dystopian fiction. BBC news and former arts correspondent Razia Iqbal hosted this fascinating event, talking to John and Kamila on how COVID-19 might change the narrative of future novels and how their work reflects the society we live in today.
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4 November 2020
Photographer Don McCullin at Tate Liverpool
Don McCullin is one of our greatest living photographers. Listen to Tamar Hemmes, curator of Don McCullin at Tate Liverpool, sharing details of McCullin’s 60-year career as a photographer. From his striking images of conflict, to depictions of poverty and working class life in Britain during the 60s and 70s. Hear how the exhibition came together, and the stories behind some of the 230 images on display, all printed by McCullin himself in his own darkroom.
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20 October 2020
Fortnum and Mason
Join Ewan Venters CEO of Fortnum and Mason as he discusses Fortnum and Masons place in today’s retail environment and the importance of sustainability and social responsibility in today’s world and how Fortnum and Mason are working with both their suppliers, staff and customers to start a conversation.
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11 August 2020
Authors XI – Writing books and playing cricket since 1891
The Authors XI are one of the world’s oldest wandering cricket teams boasting team members like PG Wodehouse and Arthur Conan Doyle. The Authors were revived in 2012 and since then have played around the world including the Vatican and Corfu, and the national teams of Iceland and Japan. Join Sebastian Faulks, Tom Holland and Jon Hotten talking about their passion for playing cricket and their love of literature.
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30 July 2020
Andy Warhol – A private virtual tour of the blockbuster 2020 exhibition
A new look at the extraordinary life and work of the pop art superstar. This major retrospective is the first Warhol exhibition at Tate Modern for almost 20 years. As well as his iconic pop images of Marilyn Monroe, Coca-Cola and Campbell’s soup cans, it includes works never seen before in the UK. Join us for a private virtual tour of the works of Andy Warhol in this 2020 exhibition.
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