We are delighted to unveil the stellar list of speakers and topics for our 2020 Conference. Appropriately for American Independence Day – the conference is taking place on 4th of July – we have a US theme to a number of our speakers’ subjects.

The programme in full is:

9:30 Registration begins
9.55 Welcome
10.00 Howdunit: How We Did It
Martin Edwards, Alison Joseph and Kate Ellis
10.30 Artist in Crime – The Life and Work of Ngaio Marsh
Tony Medawar
11.00 Partners in Crime: Hugh Wheeler & Richard Webb – Making of Patrick Quentin
Curtis Evans
11.30 COFFEE
12.00 The Great Gladys – How Great Is She?
Moira Redmond and Len Tyler
12.30 The Other Queen of Crime
John Curran
1:00 LUNCH
2.00 Radio Play
2.30 Identical Twins and Detection: Peter and Anthony Shaffer
Martin Edwards and Christine Poulson
3.00 ‘Straight Tripe and Savourless?’ – The Life and Work of Brian Flynn
Steve Barge and Kate Jackson
3.30 COFFEE
4.00 Three-a-Penny: Anthony Gilbert, Anne Meredith and Lucy Malleson
Jake Kerride
4.30 GAD Bless America
Jim Noy and Daniel Curtis
5.00 ‘Ask the Experts’
Moderator: Jake Kerridge
5:30 CLOSE

The organisers reserve the right to modify the programme and timings.