Page 21 - Barnsley Museums: Whats On Guide Oct 2018 - Jan 2019

School Workshop:
WW1 and Remembrance
Monday 5 - Friday 9 November 10am - 12pm | 12.30pm - 2pm
To mark this year’s Remembrance, join Experience Barnsley for a creative workshop. Learn about the poppy as a symbol of remembrance, find out about the lives and stories of local people through hands-on learning and make individual wire poppies to create an eye-catching display back at school.
For more information and to book a workshop please email: learning@barnsley.gov.uk or
call 01226 774872
Please note this session is only open for booking until Friday 19 October
Blackadder Goes Forth
and Barnsley On Screen
in The Great War
Tuesday 6 November 6pm - 7.30pm
In a rare public showing, Barnsley Museums will be screening Goodbyeee the iconic last episode of Blackadder Goes Forth alongside wartime film footage of Barnsley in the borough’s iconic town hall.
The episode depicts its main characters’
final hours before a British offensive on the Western Front where Captain Blackadder attempts to escape his fate by feigning madness. The episode’s theme of death, culminating in its acclaimed ending, ties in with the series’ use of gallows humour and satire of war. Although not a reliable account, this moment in TV history is seared on the minds of a generation and is viewed as a meaningful parody of war.
The screenings will be followed by a discussion led by a specialist guest panel.
Free, donations welcome
Booking essential through Eventbrite. PG Rating