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FRIDAY

17:00: BLAKE'S 7 – The Way Back (plus intro): We're proud to introduce the Redemption closest to the 40th Anniversary of this series by screening the very first episode. We will also be asking you to nominate your favourite episode of the series, and this will be shown on Sunday evening.

18:00: OPENING CEREMONY – Does what it says on the tin: The Committee officially open Redemption 2017, and introduce out guests: Dr Lynette Nusbacher, Steve Lycett, Miranda Gower-Qian, and David Wake. You can also enter the Ruler Of The Universe here, and state your case.

20:00: THE CEILIDH – Redemption's traditional Friday Night Ceilidh

SATURDAY

10:00: TBC

11:00: GUEST INTERVIEW – Miranda Gower-Qian interviewed about silent cinema.

12:00: ARMOUR, WHAT ARMOUR? - A look at the difference between fantasy and SF armour, especially on female characters, and real armour. This will lead into the SCA demo, and will include armour inspections for safety in the latter item, so you can see how important such matters really are. Lesley McIntee, Kin Ming Looi, Nik Whitehead,

13:00: SCA DEMO – members of the Society for Creative Anachronism demonstrate a variety of armoured and historical fencing. David McIntee, Lesley McIntee

15:00: CABARET REHEARSALS – a run-through for the evening's cabaret, in which you can show off your costuming, performing, singing, dancing, or comedic talents. Hilary Weston

17:00: ROMANCE OF THE SWORD – A talk/panel on swashbuckling and why we still love swordplay films, David McIntee, Snowgrouse

18:00: THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD – A screening of the classic swashbuckler starring our Ghost of Honour, Basil Rathbone, as well as Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Claude Rains.

20:00: THE CABARET – The Redemption 2017 Cabaret, with all that this usually entails, starting with a new Captain Tartan sketch...

22:00: THE PIRATE DISCO – Arrr! This year's disco has a piratical theme...

SUNDAY

10:00: GUEST TALK: DAVID WAKE – Q&A with actor and playwright David Wake.

11:00: RULER OF THE UNIVERSE – The Hustings. Show your acheivements and suitability to rescue Oswin and restore the universe. Or trash it.

12:00: GUEST TALK– Lynette Nusbacher

13:00: GUEST TALK – Steve Lycett

14:00: FUTURE BATTLE – Since we have a military historian and strategist on side, we look at how future battles may be fought, on planets or in space.

15:00: STAR WARS AT 40 – It revolutionised both the genre and the way films are made and marketed, and is still best viewed on a larger screen with an audience, so enjoy the original Star Wars...

17:15: CLOSING CEREMONY – Where we thank all, hand out prizes, and reveal the new Ruler Of The Universe!

18:00: BLAKES 7 – the con's favourite episode

WAVERLEY ROOM – THE FILM AND TV FESTIVAL

Yeah, it's not just a video room now... As well as screening, some of which will be introduced with a little talk, panels and talks in here can include clips from the subjects too. A limited programme of screening will begin on Thursday evening in the York room.

FRIDAY

10:00: TRAILERS AND SUNDRIES – which may not be the same ones as the previous night.

11:00: BABYLON 5: ATONEMENT – The Delenn-centric fourth season episode, which originally aired 20 years ago today.

12:00: FILM AND TV FESTIVAL INTRO – Introducing the new format for the video programme, and a discussion about how convention video programmes have necessarily changed – and in a lot of places died out – due to greater availability of material to audiences. David McIntee

13:00: THE CELLULOID CLOSET – A documentary about how Hollywood has handled LGBT issues over the years. Introduced by Snowgrouse

15:00: THE GREAT BAZ – introducing our Ghost of Honour, Basil Rathbone, who died 50 years ago in July. Looking at his works as a fencer, as Sherlock Holmes, and lots else. David McIntee

16:00: THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES – the second Rathbone/Bruce Holmes movie, and the first to feature Professor Moriarty.

18:00: TBC

19:00: UNIVERSAL MONSTERS – a talk/panel about the ongoing love for the classic monsters: Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, and the Gill-Man, from the 30s to the upcoming Tom Cruise version of The Mummy. David McIntee, Piers Beckley, other volunteers welcome.

20:00: SON OF FRANKENSTEIN – The third Universal Frankenstein film, and last to feature Boris Karloff as the Monster, which stars Basil Rathbone as the eponymous inheritor, and Bela Lugosi as his assistant.

22:00: QUEER CINEMA – A discussion about LGBT issues and codings in film.

23:00: LITTLE LOST ROBOT – The only surviving episode of Out Of This World from 1962, hosted by Boris Karloff, and starring Maxine Audley as Asimov's famous Susan Calvin.

SATURDAY

10:00: TBC

11:00: THE MARK OF ZORRO – Classic swashbuckler starring Tyrone Power and Basil Rathbone

13:00: THE PRISONER AT 50 – Dave Lally talks about the classic series celebrating its anniversay this year.

14:00: THE PRISONER – An episode of the series.

15:00: MISSING IN ACTION – A talk/panel about lost films/TV, the search for them, and how this is not just an issue with old films, but many modern pieces of video art have been lost due to server faileures when stored only digitally – including many elements from DS9 and Voyager, which is why they can't be remastered for Blu-Ray. David McIntee, Miranda Gower-Qian

16:00: DOCTOR WHO: THE MOONBASE – a part-animated reconstruction of the classic Troughton serial, whose missing third episode aired 50 years ago today.

18:00: A NEW GOLDEN AGE OF ANIMATION – A talk/panel on modern animated films and TV. Becky Duty, Tony Hills-Duty

19:00: OLD HOLLYWOOD: SLASH GOLDMINE - They didn't just buckle swashes back in the day... All the slash is older than you think... David McIntee, Snowgrouse, Miranda Gower-Qian

20:00: THE CLONE WARS – the Star Wars spinoff done in traditional animation style, largely forgotten due to the greater popularity of the CG series.

22:00: MANGA INTRO – an introduction to manga (which actually are books, while anime are the films and TV, but as almost every series is cross-media...). Becky Duty, Tony Hills-Duty

23:00: STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL – Because suffering is good for the soul, and we've all been sinners this weekend.

SUNDAY

10:00: A CHRISTMAS CAROL and THE STONES BEGAN TO MOVE – A double bill of half hour TV episodes starring Basil Rathbone

11:00: CAPTAIN BLOOD OR ROMEO AND JULIET – A film featuring Basil Rathbone.

13:00: THIEF OF BAGDAD (1940) Before Star Wars reinvented genre cinema, and invented many of today's techniques and effects, this movie had had the same effect on the previous generation. Conrad Veidt, June Duprez, John Justin, and Sabu star in this colourful adventure.

15:00: BABYLON 5: THE LOST TALES – The final, to date, show in the B5 universe celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

17:00: TBC

18:00: THE PRINCESS BRIDE – The tongue-in-cheek swashbuckler celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Since we have many fencers attending, perhaps we can ask them nicely to provide a running commentary or MiSTing... David McIntee, plus others

20:00: THE IDEAL HOLMES EXHIBIT – Sherlock Holmes panel. David McIntee, Nickey Barnard, Ruth Saunders, Piers Beckley

21:00: SHERLOCK – The unaired pilot version of the Cumberbatch series.

22:00: TBC

23:00: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW – The traditional Redemption screening of the show,

ASSEMBLY ROOM

The Assembly Room will be used for items requiring a bit more space during the day, and will become a social space with the opening of the Assembly Bar in the evenings from 6PM

FRIDAY

10:00: RE-ENACTMENT 101 - members of the sealed knot, civil War re-enactment societies, society for creative anachronism and historical fencers talk about all aspects of their hobby and passion (and, no doubt, compare battle stories) Kin Ming Looi, Lisa Jackson, Lesley McIntee, Smurf

11:00: SELF-DEFENCE WORKSHOP – Open to All; tips and advice for keeping onesself safe. David McIntee

12:00: FUTURE GRUNTS – What will soldiers be like in the future. Or against the Ork worlds.

13:00: CEILIDH WORKSHOP – Come and learn to dance the traditional dances at tonight's Ceilidh. Judith Proctor

14:00: CONSTRUCTING THE ROBOT COOL WALL – selecting which SF robots are cool or not, and which qualify as robots. Tlanti, Becky Duty, David McIntee, Piers Beckley

15:00: ACTING WORKSHOP – David Wake hosts an acting and directing workshop, for those with a temptation to tread the boards. This is also your chance to join the cast of the new Captain Tartan sketch which will premiere in front of the cabaret.

17:00: MUSKETEERS TO MATRIX – the evolution – or decay – of fight choreography from Hutton to the over-edited movies of today Talk by David McIntee.

SATURDAY

10:00: MY OTHER GEEKERY – Introduce your other hobbies and interests. Lesley McIntee, Lisa Jackson, Gaspode

11:00: WICKER MAN BALLOON DEBATE – Dave Lally hosts a balloon debate focussing on which debater should be burned in Summerisle's Wicker Man. With Jessica Yates, Lesley McIntee, and perhaps you?

12:00: MORRIS WORKSHOP – Join Judith Proctor for her Morris Dancing workshop.

14:00: TEA DUELLING – Steampunk combat involving tea and biscuits as weapons.

15:00: FIGHTING FOPS AND FISTICUFFS – an exploration of of Victorian walking cane fighting. Sheffield HEMA instruction Tam McPherson.

16:00: PRO COSPLAY – Professional Cosplayers host a Cosplay demo and workshop.

SUNDAY

10:00: RUINING MY RENAISSANCE – A panel on historical dramas and their historical accuracy, or lack thereof. Lesley McIntee, Heather Turnbull

11:00: MORRIS LOGSWORD WORKSHOP – Judith Proctor runs a workshop for the “longsword” form of Morris Dancing. Actual sword fighting not included.

12:00: MORRIS LONGSWORD FREE PRACTICE – Feel free to stick around after the workshop and practice what you've learned. Actual sword fighting definitely not allowed!

13:00: CARDBOARD TREBUCHET WORKSHOP – Come and build working model trebuchets from cardboard boxes. Yeah, really not an imaginative code-name here. Nik Whitehead

15:00: CHARITY AUCTION – Come and bid on stuff to benefit the convention charities. If you are bringing stuff to be auctioned, this should be handed in to Ops as early as possible in the weekend, so that it can be put in to the auction lot schedule.

16:00: MAN OF IRON – The dreaded performance of Paul Darrow's famed unmade Blake's 7 script. David McIntee, Lexin, Snowgrouse, Chris O'Shea, Richard Stephenson, Tlanti, etc.

COCKTAIL LOUNGE

Thee Cocktail Lounge will be used for programming from 11AM til 7PM, then closed so the hotel staff can set it up for breakfast.

FRIDAY

11:00: MY PAST IS NOW A HISTORICAL NOVEL – As we age, how weird is it that things we lived through have become history, providing fertile ground for novelists in genre and elsewhere; how realistically are they portraying it. Lesley McIntee. Anne Wells.

12:00: MINION RECRUITMENT – Are you planning to take over the Universe this weekend? Come along and recruit your faithful forces.

13:00: MUSTER AND CAKE – Military fandom's roll-call, and the cake may not be a lie. Come in cosplay or uniform of any planet and meet our fellow military enthusiasts and guest Dr Lynette Nusbacher.

14:00: STEAMPUNKING 101 for those who wonder what it's really all about.

15:00: DEFENDING THE INDEFENSIBLE – This is a light hearted Quiz show (based on an idea in radio 5’s fighting talk show). The Quiz master (Richard Stephenson) will say outrages statements like “Jar – jar binks is the real hero hero of star wars” and the (desperately needed) panellists will explain why this is just good old fashioned common sense. Gaspode, Piers Beckley, Misha Sumra, Neil Sluman, Apparently only men like to defend indefensible things.

16:00: TBC

17:00: DRAGON TOP TRUMPS – Would Toothless trump Drogon in a fair fight? Does size matter? What about Smaug? Is he tameable and by whom? May include discreet dragon race betting.. Lesley McIntee

SATURDAY

11:00: CROSSOVER GENRE GAME – Two shows are drawn from a hat, and you imagine what the crossover would be like. All welcome for this mixer game.

12:00: WARHAMMER 40K COP – Misha Sumra hosts the imaginary police documentary set in the Warkammer 40,000 universe.

13:00: FANDOM ISSUES #2 – Christine Davidson, Misha Sumra, Tlanti, Gaspode, hold a discussion on one of the issues facing people in their fandom lives. Today, “Entitlement”

14:00: TBC

15:00: SPACESHOT: WHAT IS IT, IS IT WORTH IT, AND WHERE DO WE END UP? -

16:00: EAR WYRMS – Where have I heard that tune before? Zoe Sumra introduces homages from classical music in genre.

17:00 ARTIFICIAL PEOPLE – How real are the Cylons, Replicants, Hosts in Westworld, etc. Are they really human, and how close are they to reality? Smurf, Piers Beckley, Gaspode

18:00: DEFACE THE MUSIC – Christine and Michael Davidson host the annual music quiz. Can you name that tune in one?

SUNDAY

11:00: TBC

12:00: RATION ROULETTE – An army marches on its stomach, and Kin Ming Looi will let you try out what that means, with ration packs from around the world. Limited numbers, so there will be a sign-up sheet.

13:00: FANDOM ISSUES #3 – Christine Davidson, Misha Sumra, Tlanti

14:00: FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY FOR WRITERS – David McIntee talks about thinking through fight scenes if you're a writer, artist, or director, in terms of why people fight and how to make the characters believable. This isn't a practical demo. Probably.

15:00: A TRIBUTE TO UNIT – Those guys continue to defend the Earth against all manner of alien menaces, so let's raise a glass to the Brigadier and his jolly band. Kin Ming Looi, David McIntee, Lynette Nusbacher, Tlanti

16:00: MILITARY TOP TRUMPS - who has the shiniest uniforms and best equipment the worst enemies or the best officers– how do Stargate SG1 match up to Starfleet, Unit to Starship Troopers. Peacekeepers to Stormtroopers. Elite units or conscripts or clones make the perfect scifi soldier? Kin Ming Looi, Piers Beckley

18:00: TBC

MIDLAND ROOM

This will be the home for our through-con publishing project, and the writing and small-press thread. When no specific item is programmed, feel free to work on your stories, ask advice, and so on, here.

FRIDAY

11:00: FIRST-TIMER? - Are you new to Redemption? Come along and have a chat about what you can expect. Tlanti

12:00: PUBLISHING PROJECT – Lesley McIntee and Susanne Hulsman introduce the project to produce a zine over the weekend from our story competition.

15:00: DYSTOPIAE – A panel on dystopian fiction. Felicity Keane, Raj

16:00: FLINTLOCK FANTASY – Kin Ming Looi, David McIntee, Lexin, Caz Rudd, hold a panel on the subgenre of historical fantasy where gunpower is in use – from pirates to Solomon Kane. Is this the direction of Steampunk?

17:00: SCI FI PILOT EPISODE 1 – Writing a good show can't be that hard, can it? Let's see how weird a contraption we can make by working on it together. The plan so far is to make a pilot for a theoretical sci-fi show. Bring your ideas and let's write. Nova.

18:00: POETRY CIRCLE – A drop-in reading and writing of poetry, with smutty poems. Richard Stephenson

20:00: QUEERING HET - resurrecting the much-maligned het to expand into non-heteronormative and gender-atypical and other LGBTQ issues. For instance, bisexual characters, BDSM practitioners,, pegging, genderbending, trans characters, etc. Snowgrouse

21:00: GHOST STORIES THRU THE AGES – David McIntee discusses the history of the ghost story.

22:00: CLUB OF THE DAMNED - entry to the club is by telling a tale of terror, either of your own writing, your own experience or reading your favourite supernatural story. Fail to make us shiver and there may be a forfeit! David Wake starts us off.

SATURDAY

10:00: PUBLISHING SETUP - Susanna Hulsman on how to set up a small press.

12:00: A COVER TO BE JUDGED BY – What makes a good cover? If you#re feeling artistic, come along and discuss.

14:00: HOW TO GET PUBLISHED BY SMALL PRESSES - Susanna Hulsman

16:00: CLASSIC SF PROSE – a roundtable about our favourite classic SF novels and short stories.

17:00: EDITING – Learn to edit. Susanna Hulsman

18:00: LIVING IN THE FUTURE I READ ABOUT – Simon Bradhsaw, Nik Whitehead lead a discussion about how the genre's predictions of the future have or have not come to pass.

19:00: SCI FI PILOT EPISODE 2 - Writing a good show can't be that hard, can it? Let's see how weird a contraption we can make by working on it together. The plan so far is to make a pilot for a theoretical sci-fi show. Bring your ideas and let's write. Nova.

20:00: POETRY CIRCLE WITH SMUT – It's a poetry circle, but this time with amusing naighty bits. Richard Stephenson

22:00: CLUB OF THE DAMNED - entry to the club is by telling a tale of terror, either of your own writing, your own experience or reading your favourite supernatural story. Fail to make us shiver and there may be a forfeit!

SUNDAY

11:00: FINALISHING THE PUBLISHING PROJECT – Finalising the zine/book produced at-con

15:00: IT'S GRIMM, UP NORTH– The dark truths behind the stories we know and alt versions, Lesley McIntee

16:00: CARD GAMES THROUGH THE AGES – Lynette Nusbacher brings some medieval and Renaissance card games.

17:00 GROAT GAMBLING – Try out the card games among yourselves, by gambling for groats. You'll want to get them used up tonight...

21:00: TURKEY READINGS – Act out the worst passages in the most amusing ways.

22:00: CLUB OF THE DAMNED - entry to the club is by telling a tale of terror, either of your own writing, your own experience or reading your favourite supernatural story. Fail to make us shiver and there may be a forfeit!

YORK ROOM

The York Room will mostly host our Videogaming and Science/Technology panels. It will host a limited set of video screenings on Thursday night for early arrivals before the main screening programme starts in Waverley on Friday morning. Videogames will be available for play when specific items are not running.

THURSDAY

A minimal late night screenings programme will run for thos who are on site and are interested in it.

20:00: TRAILERS AND SUNDRIES – Short snippets, and trailers old and new.

21:00: STAR TREK (TOS): A TASTE OF ARMAGEDDON – The episode which originally aired 50 years ago this very evening.

22:00: THE THIRD RISES: BACKSTROKE OF THE WEST – the famed and hilarious bootleg version of Revenge Of the Sith, translated badly into Chinese and then back again. This time with dubber dialogue so you don't have to read the subtitles.

FRIDAY

10:00: WHAT IS A POKEY-MAN? - An introduction to the Pokemon phenomenon, and our live Pokemon competition. Tony Hills-Duty, Becky Duty

12:00: TBC

13:00: LEAGUE OF LEGENDS EXHIBITION MATCH – League of Legends is one of the most popular games in the world, and with good reason. A broad cast of characters, with varied devastating abilities, and incredible replayability. Come and witness some incredible gameplay. Nova

15:00: WHAT ARE E-SPORTS? - Have you ever heard of Esports? If not, then consider this your invitation to a world of competitive gaming that has a heritage that starts in the 80s and now has audiences of millions around the world, and prize pools that approach the levels of traditional sports. Nova

16:00: ROBOTS BEHAVING BADLY – Are machines out to get us, and how effective will they be at it?

17:00: MINECRAFT YOUR CON – Real life Minecraft. Smurf,

19:00: GUEST TALK - STEVE LYCETT ON THE UK GAMES INDUSTRY

20:00: WHAT TIME IS IT ON MARS? - Exploring our famous red neighbour. Nik Whitehead

SATURDAY

10:00:

11:00: NOT A GAMER? - Or are you, without even knowing it? Getting into videogames. Tony Hills-Duty

12:00: SONIC RACING TOURNAMENT – Is it a car? Is it a plane? Is it a mariachi band? Feel the Speed. Marvel at the destruction. Wonder why a hedgehog that an run at the speed of sound needs to drive a car. Live commentary by Nova and Steve Lycett.

13:00: GEOCACHING – Find out about the growing treasure-hunt hobby of geocaching. Kin Ming Looi, Raj Rijhwani,

14:00: STARSHIP R-TYPE GAME – Side-scrolling videogame contest.

15:00: OCCULUS RIFT – Smurf, Kin Ming Looi, Becky Duty, and Gaspode discuss the closest thing we have to a holodeck right now.

16:00: DESERT ISLAND TECH - stranded on a planet, what 3 items would you take to help survive or pass the time?

17:00: WEARABLE TECH – Kin Ming Looi, Raj Rijhwani, Smurf, and Daisee Chain, examine wearable tech from smart watches to sonic sunglasses.

19:00: ABANDONED TECHNOLOGY – A look at technology that has fallen by the wayside even when it may have been the more advanced option. (You've heard of Betamax, I'm sure)

20:00: GOLDENEYE CLASSIC – You've always wanted to be James Bond – now relive the seminal first person shooter on N64 and see if your skills still cut it. David McIntee.

21:00: POST-APOCALYPTIC SURVIVAL – How will we live after the fall of civilisation? Will we be mad to the max? And who will mow all the lawns that zombies shuffle over? Caz Rudd, Mark Rudd, Tlanti.

22:00: WOBBLEVISION – Steve Rogerson.

SUNDAY

10:00: SELF-PROPELLING CARS? - Richard Stephenson

11:00: LOCK-PICKING WORKSHOP – Steve Kilbane hosts a workshop on picking locks. Is it as easy as it seems, when you don't have a sonic screwdriver handy?

13:00: DIGITAL VISUAL EFFECTS – How to use computers in videos and film. Gaspode

14:00: WHERE NEXT FOR THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER? Where does the Hadron Collider project go from here? Heather Turnbull, Raj Rijhwani, Roger Octon,

15:00: HOW TO START A PODCAST – Learn how to get started in the podcasting world. Becky Duty

16:00: POST-APOCALYPTIC TECHNOLOGY – What will still work, or be developed, after the End? Raj Rijhwani

18:00: EXHIBITION MATCH: STARCRAFT 2 - Exhibition Match – Starcraft 2 Witness some of the most complex esports out there. Starcraft 2 is a real time strategy game which combines complex multitasking with broad strategy in a devastating mix. Come and see how it works. Nova.

19:00: HOW SAFE ARE WE DIGITALLY? - the issues surrounding cybersecurity. Kin Ming Looi, Raj Rijhwani, Daisee Chain

20:00: CON CHAIR'S PIRATE PARTY – Being 50 is a good enough excuse...

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FRIDAY

10:00: WHAT'S UP DOC? - How's the current state of Dr Who, and who do we think will or should be the next Doctor when Peter Capaldi leaves at Xmas? Roger Octon

11:00: LEGENDARY SUPER FLASHING ARROWS – A panel about the Arrowverse TV shows – Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and Legends Of Tomorrow. Piers Beckley, Gaspode,

12:00: TBC

13:00: FANDOM ISSUES #1 – Misha Sumra, and Tlanti host a discussion on an issue in the fandom world.

14:00: GUEST PANEL: HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARIES – Lynette Nusbacher

16:00: GAME OF THRONES, IS THE END IN SIGHT? - Or will we have to write our own ending? Felicity Keane

17:00: TBC

19:00: HOW ARE SPORTS FANS SIMILAR TO SF FANS? – Genre fandom and sports fandoms are often cast as antitheses, but what are the common grounds? Kin Ming Looi, Richard Stephenson, Stevie Carroll, Steve Rogerson, Zoe Sumra

20:00: FUTURE FASCISM – Piers Beckley, Lesley McIntee, Zoe Sumra, looking at totlitarian futures. Or the news, as you prefer.

21:00: REBEL REBEL - would our screen revolutionaries make it in real life; an in depth look at personalities, leadership profiles, strategies and tactics of Blake the Maquis et al. Dr Lynette Nusbacher, David McIntee, Kin Ming Looi, Neil Sluman, David Uliscak

22:00: BREXIT'S 7 - Blakes 7 characters re-imagined as current political figures an some in some famous scenes, choose the characters, join the scenes or heckle from the sidelines . Lesley McIntee (“Theresa May.. have a plan if she looks behind the sofa”)Misha Sumra (F’raj of house F’raj, leader of the anti-tribble movement) et al.....MATURE CONTENT WARNING. Martin Smart*Lesley McIntee, Misha Sumra

SATURDAY

10:00: BOOT OR REBOOT - so many shows have been rebooted of late from battlestar to Star Trek,do they live up to the promise? Kin Ming Looi, Felicity Keane

11:00: STAR TREK AT 50 – 50 years on Trek is still trekking, and a new series, Discovery, hits the airwaves this year. Neil Sluman, David McIntee, Gaspode

12:00: ALL HAIL NETFLIX AND VOD – the death of trad TV? Becky Duty

13:00: BODY ACTING IN SILENT FILM – Miranda Gower-Qian on body acting in silent film. (Snowgrouse?)

14:00 TERRY PRATCHETT TRIBUTE – Jessica Yates: At the 2016 Discworld Convention near Warwick, in keeping with the location I spoke about Terry Pratchett's admiration for and allusions to the works of Warwickshire's two greatest writers, Tolkien and Shakespeare. Towards the end of this talk I hope to analyse the allusions to certain other writers in Terry's final Discworld novels for adults, Snuff and Raising Steam. I also hope to find a special meaning for "Redemption" and to discover one of our favourite actors performing in three Pratchett-related roles

15:00: MORALITY AND MORTALITY – Is it morally acceptable to do *anything* in order to survive? Is it more important to survive or to live a worthwhile life? Would life still be meaningful if we never died? And I could die at any moment, so what should I do with my life? Talk and audience discussion with Brian Robinson, which will cover the subject in genre as well, from books to The Walking Dead.

16:00: VILLAINS AS LIBERATORS - This is about the genre of "Dark Het," mostly, from a feminist perspective. The Phantom of the Opera, Loki, Jareth, Jaffar--all of these male characters, so loved by fangirls, are all coded as The Other--they are different masculinities and at times coded female and/or queer. Fanficcers have, for a long time, known how liberating it is to write het about these types of characters, and how to write un-heteronormative, liberating, egalitarian relationships with them. So it's mostly about these different masculinities and how women can use them to create alternate realities in fanfic. Snowgrouse

17:00: NO ADDITIONAL SHOT NOR POWDER- hey ho me hearties, how realistic are the glut of pirates currently on our screens? Are they just the latest fad? Or a sign of the times? Lesley McIntee, Captain Barbossa

18:00: IT'S SHIT BUT I LIKE IT – We all have a guilty pleasure show, movie, book, or game? The panel discuss theirs and yours. Tony Hills-Duty, Tlanti

19:00: SEASON N – The panel ask where would you take your favourite cancelled show if it had got another season?

20:00: BABYLON 5: NEW RELEVANCE? - Lesley McIntee, David Uliscak, Kin Ming Looi

21:00: NUWAS & ARETINO: SMUT FROM HISTORY – Lesley McIntee, Snowgrouse

22:00: SLASH PICTIONARY – Snowgrouse hosts the traditional Redemption drawing and defiling, er, defining, game.

SUNDAY

10:00: SO YOU WANT TO BE AN EMO SITH? - A light-hearted look at the continuitaion of the Star Wars saga with The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, and their villainous Kylo Ren.

11:00: VICTORIAN COSTUMING – Lisa Jackson hosts a talk on cosplaying the Victorian era.

12:00: WHAT'S NEXT FOR MARVEL? - Where does the MCU and Marvel TV ouevre go from here? Jessica Yates, Tony Hills-Duty

13:00: MY LOST CHILDHOOD CLASSICS – Jessica Yates, Lisa Jackson, Smurf

14:00: WHERE HAVE ALL THE HEROINES GONE? - Female characters panel with Lesley McIntee, David Wake.

15:00: TBC

16:00: THE NEXT BIG THING – What books, TV, and movies are we looking forward to over the next two years.

17:00: TBC

18:00: GIVE YOURSELF TO THE DARK SIDE – Our favourite villains, and the panel discuss the matter of protagonists and antagonists. Kin Ming Looi, Becky Duty

19:00: HOORAY FOR FEMSLASH – Snowgrouse

20:00: SYMBOLISM OR BOLLOCKS – Becky Duty and Lesley McIntee look at whether certain things are meaningful touches, or pretentious nonsense.

21:00: WIZARDS, POTIONS AND NOTIONS – David and Lesley McIntee, Snowgrouse, discuss wizardry in folklore, history, and fiction.

22:00: SF WESTERNS – From Firefly to Westworld, and was Star Trek or Battlestar the true Wagon Train To The Stars? Piers Beckley, David McIntee, Felicity Lupton

23:00: THE NAME'S BOND... - What do we think of the recent Bond novels by guest authors, and where next for the movies? Will Craig be back? Zoe Sumra, David McIntee

ARUNDEL 2

FRIDAY

16:00: HOW TO PLAN YOUR PANEL - part of the chaos panel thread which ends with those who wish running pop up panel. How to work on a panel idea, get confidence in speaking and contributing. Lesley McIntee, Eddie Cochrane.

17:00: TALES FROM THE CON FACE – Conrunners share their experiences. Lesley McIntee, Eddie Cochrane, Misha Sumra, Becky Duty, et al.

SATURDAY

11:00: HOW TO TAME YOUR PANEL(LISTS) - mentoring and moderating, hands on workshop for wannabe moderators and mentors, Eddie Cochrane, Dave Lally, Piers Beckley, Morag O'Neill

12:00: CHAOS POPUP PANEL – Whoever is there forms a chaos panel.

13:00: PLANNING YOUR PANEL – Volunteer panellists required.

SUNDAY

14:00: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE AT RED 19?- Tony Hills-Duty

VICTORIA 1

This is our drop-in filking room. Feel free to filk your brains out at any time.

VICTORIA 2

This is the Gopher Hole.

VICTORIA 3

This room is our Artist's Alley- the drop-in arts and crafts room. Feel free to engage in arting and crafting when no specific item is programmed.

FRIDAY

12:00: ORIGAMI – Judith Proctor, Tony Hills-Duty.

14:00: STITCH, BITCH, & CAKE

SATURDAY

10:00: SPINNING – Lisa Jackson

12:00: ASK JANE

13:00: SCA ARTS AND SCIENCES – including calligraphy, and who knows what.

15:00: LOOM KNITTING – learn the secrets of the inkle-loom. Anne Wells, Haesel Bernslei

SUNDAY

12:00: COOKERY THROUGH THE AGES

VICTORIA 4

This is our drop-in gaming room. Feel free to come in and play a selection of card games, board games, tabletop RPGs, etc, or bring your own.

VICTORIA 5/6

This is our costuming and cosplay room. Feel free to drop in and indulge in chaos costuming, or work on your cosplay for the Cabaret when no specific item is programmed

FRIDAY

13:00: HISTORICAL COSPLAY – Lisa Jackson, HilaryWeston

14:00: MY FIRST COSPLAY - cosplay memories from the last two decades of conventions; Becky Duty, Lesley McIntee,

15:00: COSPLAY CHOICES

16:00: IRON COSPLAY 1

17:00: CHOOSING MATERIALS

21:00: LATEX AND HOW TO USE IT – Learn to make masks and specialist makeup appliances.

SATURDAY

12:00: IRON COSPLAY 2

16:00 COSPLAY CABARET REHEARSAL

17:00: PRESENTING A COSPLAY – Are you going to wear it for a special show, or for photos, or for general wear?

SUNDAY

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