How to Academy, The Conduit, London

Geoff returns to How To Academy on the publication of his new book Homework: A Memoir to tell the story of his childhood and coming of age in 60s and 70s Britain: a country shaped by the aftermath of the Second World War but accelerating towards change.

He was born in Cheltenham in the late fifties, the only child of a dinner lady and a planning engineer. Raised in a working-class area, Geoff and his mates found much joy recreating battles with their beloved Tommy guns, kicking a beachball around until its untimely death, and collecting anything and everything they could find; football cards, conkers and Action Man figures. When Geoff passes his 11-plus exams he gets in to a Cheltenham Grammar School, a school which drastically changes the trajectory of his life.

Don’t miss this chance to travel back in time with one of the wittiest and most delightful flaneurs this country has ever produced.

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