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Muckle Flugga and In The Hide: Michael Pedersen and Gordon Buchanan with Nicola Meighan
- Tickets
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£8.96
- Dates and times
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Thursday 13th Nov 2025
7:45pm
- Age
- Under 14s should be accompanied by an adult
- Venue
✍ Nature, Non-Fiction, Myths & Legends
Broadcaster Nicola Meighan unites fact and fiction as authors Michael Pedersen and Gordon Buchanan share how the natural world inspired their respective books.
Pedersen follows up the acclaimed Boy Friends with Muckle Flugga, a haunting piece of contemporary fiction set on the rugged island of the same name. The only human inhabitants are the lighthouse keeper and his otherworldly son, Ouse. When Firth, a chaotic writer, arrives as a lodger, a tug of war ensues for Ouse's affections — and his future. As old and new ways collide, and life-changing decisions loom, what will the tides leave standing in their wake?
Meanwhile, BBC natural history cameraman Buchanan commits his extraordinary life story to the page with his new memoir. In The Hide: How the Natural World Save My Life recalls his encounters with wild wolf packs in Ellesmere, polar bears in Svalbard, and leopards in Mumbai. But dangerous animals were not the only thing he was hiding from. This is Gordon’s raw and emotionally honest account of a challenging childhood and the escape and solace he found in the natural world around him.
📚 Click here to purchase Muckle Flugga and click here to purchase In The Hide from Waterstones
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