Dining With History
Jessica Thurtell SpeakerNet Sponsor
- Regions:
- Surrey, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Rotary, WI, U3A etc
- Fee:
- Paid: 65.00
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 17th January 2026
- Tagged:
- History Of Food | Table Manners
Travel back through time to discover the food and eating customs from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day – the evolution of English eating.
It's not all about wealth & feasting: have a look at peasant meals of pottage, working class dinners and middle class genteel dining too. Find out about the evolution of table manners and how to eat politely - from daggers and fingers to soup spoons, fruit knives & oyster forks!
Views: 1198 | Enquiries: 18About Jessica Thurtell
I started my career in the BBC, working with their European Services, then BBC Radio 4’s consumer programme “You & Yours”, before moving to BBC Radio London with my own classical music show. When we started our family, we moved to Dorking and I went on to become a teacher, working with dyslexic pupils. I'm also a founder volunteer with the local Talking Newspaper for blind people and became a Trustee of the national Talking News Federation. Since retiring, I also volunteer with the Dorking Community Fridge and am trying to make time to indulge my love of reading and history, dogwalking and gardening.
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