Stories of Cats

A day of short talks about cats.

Dr Kathleen Walker-Miekle - Medieval Cats
Cats were everywhere in the Middle Ages and this lecture will explore the wide variety of medieval cats, from wild cats hunted for their pelts, snoozing domestic mousers, to the spoiled pets of monks and nuns.

Britt Collins - Strays: A Lost Cat. A Homeless Man and their Journey across
America
For fans of A Street Cat Named Bob and Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, Strays is a compelling true story of a man who rescues a stray, injured cat and how they save each other.

Julia Bird - Cat Poetry
Poet Julia Bird joins us to recite well known and not so well known cat poetry including her much-loved ode to Doorkins Magnificat.

Celia Haddon - What Science Tells Us About the Tiger in the Home
Cats – what science tells us about the tiger in the home. How they evolved, how kittens develop, how adults function in the human world.

Kedi - Screening
Critics and internet cats agree - this cat documentary will charm its way into your heart and home as you fall in love with the cats in Istanbul.