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Afternoon Tea and Tales – The Scandal of Frank Spooner

Mark Steinhardt

Mark Steinhardt has worked in residential care, teaching, and now the University of Bedfordshire library. He has published fiction, biography,…

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Afternoon Tea and Tales – The Scandal of Frank Spooner

Course Code: EVENT2602

Start Date: 14/03/2026

Day of the Week:
    Saturday

Session: Afternoon

Delivery method: Centre Only

Length in weeks: 1

Time: 2pm - 4pm

Price: £

The Scandal of Frank Spooner tells the hundred-year-old story of the first Director of Education for Bedfordshire.

Mark Steinhardt was given access to the telegrams, memos and notes of phone calls that were kept as the scandal unfolded, so he has been able to reconstruct it almost moment by moment.

Frank Spooner was a complex man with a secret life. But funding a secret life can be expensive. Your salary might not be sufficient…

This a true story, thoroughly researched, but there are choices the audience has to make. And there will be time for a couple of traditional tales. Something lighter to finish the afternoon.

Price includes a cream tea and a hot drink choice. (tea or coffee) Please e-mail the office [email protected] with any dietary requirements or allergies.

NB: This is a repeat of the event on 26th January, re-run by popular demand!

Mark’s next Afternoon Tea and Tales – Tristan and Iseult on Saturday 16th May is also now on sale. Book now!

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