Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)
Francis Warner was born in Yorkshire in 1937 but spent the years of the Second World War in Epsom, Surrey, where his father was a parish priest. In this very personal reminiscence, he describes the terrors of life in 'Bomb Alley', the sustenance provided by his family and his faith, and the effect the Blitz had on the lives of those who survived it.
Francis Warner D.Litt, Lord White Fellow (now Emeritus Fellow) and Tutor in English Literature at St Peter's College, Oxford, was elected Pro-Proctor of Oxford University for the third time in 1999. On his retirement at the end of that year, St Catharine's College, Cambridge (his old undergraduate college) elected him to a Residential Honorary Fellowship for life. He is the author of much critically acclaimed drama and poetry.
The Madingley Lectures take place at Madingley Hall, home of the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (ICE). This lecture series, given by eminent speakers across a wide range of subjects, is an important part of ICE's commitment to public engagement.
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