Spotlight 25-26

WEEK BEGINNING 19/01/2026

Library Spotlight From Ancient Greece to Modern Art From Ancient Greece to Modern Art

The Tiger That Isn’t By Michael Blastland and Andrew Dilnot Book of the Week

Olivier Hall, Thursday 22 , 6pm nd Lyne Society Lecture: Iphigenia in Aulis Dr Giovanna di Martino Iphigenia in Aulis is one of Euripides’ most significant and enduring dramatic works, one which continues to raise questions of gender, duty, and sacrifice in the present day. Ancient Greece’s theatrical legacy is alive and well in the 21 century - we encourage you to browse the Library’s classics shelves for works by Sophocles, Aristophanes, and Aeschylus. st Sir Andrew Dilnot is an economist and broadcaster who has been the Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Chair of the UK Statistics Authority. The Library has lots of engaging books on the link between economics, politics, and statistics in the Roe Reading Room, including David Spiegelhalter’s The Art of Statistics and Georgina Sturge’s Bad Data. Economics Society: Sir Andrew Dilnot Olivier Hall, Tuesday 20 , 8pm th

Numbers have become the all powerful language of public argument. Too often, that power is abused and the numbers bamboozle. The trick to seeing through them is strikingly simple. It is to apply something everyone has - the lessons of their own experience. Using vivid and everyday images and ideas, this book shows how close to hand insight and understanding can be, and how we can all use what is familiar to make sense of what is baffling. This book shows how to see straight through the tricks - and how to seize the power for yourself.