The Body in the Mobile Library: an evening with Peter Bradshaw

Schedule

Thu Jun 04 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Bodies In The Bookshop | Cambridge, EN

Advertisement
Join the Guardian's chief film critic Peter Bradshaw for this intimate event at Bodies in the Bookshop.
About this Event

Peter will be reading a short story from his collection The Body in the Mobile Library.

With twenty-one deliciously observed, gloriously mischievous short stories – some previously narrated on BBC Radio 4 or published in literary magazines, others completely new – Peter Bradshaw explores the boundary between the plausible and the absurd, often with a laugh-out-loud gag up his sleeve.

Amid the playfulness, he has an enduring warmth and sympathy for every character, however hapless. He offers pinpricks of light in a dark sky of confusion and pain.

Limited tickets are available for this event, which will be hosted in the bookshop.

Tickets are £6 each and include a glass of wine or soft alternative.





Advertisement

Where is it happening?

Bodies In The Bookshop, 1A Botolph Lane, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Tickets

GBP 6.00

Icon
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
Bodies in the Bookshop

Host or Publisher Bodies in the Bookshop

Ask AI if this event suits you:

Discover More Events in Cambridge

Babraham Suppliers Exhibition 2026
Thu, 04 Jun at 10:00 am Babraham Suppliers Exhibition 2026

The Cambridge Building

EXHIBITIONS
Against the flow: A Psychogeographic walk to Nine Wells
Thu, 04 Jun at 11:00 am Against the flow: A Psychogeographic walk to Nine Wells

Hobson's Conduit (meeting point)

ART ENTERTAINMENT
Graduation Showcase Private View 2026
Thu, 04 Jun at 05:00 pm Graduation Showcase Private View 2026

Ruskin Gallery

Book launch - Cormorant, by Gordon McMullan
Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm Book launch - Cormorant, by Gordon McMullan

Cambridge University Press Bookshop

ART LITERARY-ART
Layrd's Design and Construct Breakfast
Fri, 05 Jun at 08:30 am Layrd's Design and Construct Breakfast

The Hobson Cambridge by Adina

WORKSHOPS
Weirding Sustainability Symposium
Fri, 05 Jun at 09:30 am Weirding Sustainability Symposium

Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH)

ART LITERARY-ART
Alsace Wine Dinner with Hal Wilson and Bill Brogan
Fri, 05 Jun at 06:30 pm Alsace Wine Dinner with Hal Wilson and Bill Brogan

Market House Cambridge

WORKSHOPS FOOD-DRINKS
L1NKN P4RK (The Linkin Park Experience) @ MASH, CAMBRIDGE 05.06.26
Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm L1NKN P4RK (The Linkin Park Experience) @ MASH, CAMBRIDGE 05.06.26

MASH

HEALTH-WELLNESS
Vintage Collage Art Workshop (Cambridge)
Sat, 15 Nov at 10:00 am Vintage Collage Art Workshop (Cambridge)

Douce Heights

WORKSHOPS ART
Zine Club
Sun, 01 Mar at 05:00 pm Zine Club

The Blue Moon

ART WORKSHOPS
Saturday Storytime, at Heffers Bookshop
Sat, 14 Mar at 03:00 pm Saturday Storytime, at Heffers Bookshop

Heffers Bookshop

Nones, Dones, and the Future of Faith
Mon, 20 Apr at 04:00 pm Nones, Dones, and the Future of Faith

St Bene't's Church

ART LITERARY-ART
Bookstart Stay & Play at Cambridge Central Library
Wed, 22 Apr at 10:30 am Bookstart Stay & Play at Cambridge Central Library

Cambridge Central Library

Public talk with \u015eeyda Kurt
Mon, 27 Apr at 05:00 pm Public talk with Şeyda Kurt

Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge

ART FINE-ARTS
Breathing in Unison: The Archive and the Senses - By Cristina Rivera Garza
Wed, 29 Apr at 05:30 pm Breathing in Unison: The Archive and the Senses - By Cristina Rivera Garza

Winstanley Lecture Theatre - Trinity College

ART LITERARY-ART
Cambridge Writing Centre: Short Story Micro-Festival
Thu, 30 Apr at 04:00 pm Cambridge Writing Centre: Short Story Micro-Festival

Lord Ashcroft Building

ART LITERARY-ART
Offa - Rory Naismith, at Heffers Bookshop
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Offa - Rory Naismith, at Heffers Bookshop

Heffers Bookshop

ART FINE-ARTS
Book launch: M**der at Mildenhall by Christina Koning
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm Book launch: M**der at Mildenhall by Christina Koning

Bodies In The Bookshop

Villainous Saltpetre: an evening in celebration of Clifford Witting
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm Villainous Saltpetre: an evening in celebration of Clifford Witting

St Botolph's Church

ART LITERARY-ART
The Bront\u00eb Sisters: Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Agnes Grey & more
Sun, 03 May at 04:30 pm The Brontë Sisters: Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Agnes Grey & more

Cambridge Junction

ART LITERARY-ART

What's Happening Next in Cambridge?

Discover Cambridge Events