Popular searches:
Railway children Access What's on Learning Visit
Free

20 Sep 2025

The Book of Bradford launch

Join Comma Press for the launch of The Book of Bradford, specially commissioned by Bradford 2025 to celebrate the City of Culture year.

Past event

This event has passed. Share your feedback.
Event Details
Date 20 Sep 2025
Times 1.30pm-3pm
Location Loading Bay

You'll hear from editor Saima Mir and contributors Ross Raisin, Sairish Hussain and Nick Ahad on their work, inspiration and relationships to Bradford, and hear an extract from each of their stories.

Credits
BBC Contains Strong Language is a partnership between the BBC, Word Up North and Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture. It is supported by Arts Council England.

The Book of Bradford has been commissioned by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
A blue and yellow book cover - the images depicting recognisable Bradford landmarks. The title reads: the Book of Bradford
Cover of 'the Book of Bradford'

Past event

Were you at this event?

Complete our feedback form and let us know what you thought.

Share your feedback
Poet Kirsty Taylor wearing a green jacket performs using a microphone. Poet Kirsty Taylor wearing a green jacket performs using a microphone.

Part of BBC Contains Strong Language

The UK’s biggest poetry and performance festival for new writing is coming to Bradford for the first time.

Related Events

What's on →
SOLD OUT

Dates between 8 Nov - 29 Nov 2025

If All the World Were…

Tutti Frutti Productions and Bradford & Leeds Libraries

A beautifully performed reading of "If All the World Were..." by award-winning children’s writer Joseph Coelho.

Someone holding a photograph which is of three people stood in a cobbled street.
FREE

13 Sep - 20 Dec 2025

Make Yourself at Home

Ten young people curate a major exhibition at Impressions Gallery.

FREE Part of Our Patch

Dates between 20 Sep - 20 Dec 2025

Growing Care Gathering

Our Patch

We value and listen to people who receive care, are carers, or do not get the care they need.

Andrea Dunbar sat leant against some stair railings. The image is in black and white and she is wearing long sleeve shirt and trousers.
SOLD OUT

12 Mar 2025

The Dreams I Had: Andrea Dunbar

Celebrating one of Bradford’s most distinctive voices.