The Good the Bad and the Ugly : British Prime Ministers from Pitt to Cameron

Tutor: Jim Chrystie

10 meetings, on Tuesdays from 2.00pm to 4.00pm

From 27 September 2011, at the Archway Theatre Function Room, The Drive, Horley

Fee : £79

A look at how British politics has changed, yet faced similar dilemmas, through the life and times of ten British Prime Ministers from the end of the 18th to the start of the 21st century. Phone by 13 September

The Early Stuarts 1603-1649 : Art, Culture and Society

Tutor : Anne Milton Worssell

10 meetings, on Wednesdays from 10.00am to 12.00noon

From 28 September 2011, at the Archway Theatre Function Room/Studio, The Drive, Horley

Fee : £79

The 17th century was politically a tumultuous century in British history, but it also saw a flowering in the worlds of art, literature and music. We will explore the first half of this century through the prism of the artists, writers and musicians who formed so much a part of the time, including Van Dyck amongst others. Phone by 14 September
 

History is Myth : Discuss

Tutor : Stephen Smith

10 meetings, on Wednesdays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm

From 28 September 2011, at the Centenary Hall, Wheelers Lane, Smallfield

Fee : £79

This course will range widely through English literature, exploring how writers have approached the question of time and historical moment. We shall discover prose and poetry as propaganda, as witness and as the search for individual and national identity. Extracts from each text will be provided for students. Phone by 14 September

Art, Culture and Archaeology of the Holy Land

Tutor : Rita Jones

20 meetings, on Thursdays from 10.30am to 12.30pm

From 22 September 2011, at the Archway Theatre Function Room, The Drive, Horley

Fee : £158

The story of ancient Judah and Israel and its sacred scriptures from an archaeological perspective. Our goal will be to separate history from legend. Through the evidence of recent discoveries we will share the most recent insights, and construct a new picture of ancient Israel in which some of the most famous Biblical events and personalities play unexpectedly different roles. Phone by 8 September

Gods of Ancient Egypt

Tutor : Suzanne Bojtos

20 meetings, on Thursdays from 7.00pm to 9.00pm

From 6 October 2011, at the Centenary Hall, Wheelers Lane, Smallfield

Fee : £158

The course will concentrate on the religious beliefs of the Egyptians. This fascinating subject embraces a wide range of topics such as the gods and their myths, the temples where they were worshipped, the rituals performed for them, along with private religion and the role of magic. Phone by 22 Septembe