
Pat Osborne
EXPERIENCED SPEAKER & STORY TELLER
Pat is a retired Civil Service manager who loves travel, reading and art.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
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The Brontës benind closed doors - All the scandal!
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Beatrix Potter - The delightful life story of the creator of Peter Rabbit
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Clarice Cliff - Genius or just in the right place at the right time?
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Evita - The life story of Eva Peron
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Lady Randy (Winston Churchill's Mother ) - The story of Lady Randolph Churchill, her influence on Winston, her hedonistic lifestyle and over 200 lovers!
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The Secret Life of Charles Dickens - The story of Dickens’ thirteen year love affair with a young actress.
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The Life of L. S. Lowry - The story of the sad and complex life of the artist L. S. Lowry.
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Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire - Georgiana's life in Regency England and her influence on society and fashion in the 18th century.
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The Mysterious Life of Agatha Christie - The story of Agatha's life and how she was let down by both her husbands.
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Queen Victoria, some surprising and lesser known facts! - Victoria's relationships with John Brown, her Highland servant, and Abdul Karim, her Hindustani tutor.
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The life of author Catherine Cookson - From an early life of abject poverty to becoming a multi-millionairess
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The life of Sir Norman Wisdom - The funny man who found fame through the cinema but could not find happiness at home with eithier of his two wives
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Lewis Carroll and the real Alice - The story of how Charles Dodgson's friendship with Alice Liddell (the little girl who inspired "Alice in Wonderland") and her family led to his greatest commercial success.
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The life of Tutankhamun and the story of Howard Carter - Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, causing Egyptomania.
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Princess Margaret, the bohemian princess - The story of Queen Elizabeth's younger sister.
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What the Butler saw! - The story of Paul Burrell and his years as butler to Princess Diana.
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Rasputin – the truth - He wasn't mad and he wasn't a monk. The story of how a peasant charmed his way into the confidence of the Russian Tsar and his wife.