Xmas film night – It’s a Wonderful Life – film and introduction from Keeper, Russell Napier

Wed 11 December 2024

T’is the season to be jolly? Or, perhaps t’is the season to learn the connection between one of the most beloved movies of the festive season and a banking collapse! Join us at the Library of Mistakes as we turn it into a mini cinema where we’ll watch this wonderful movie together, with the usual library drinks and refreshments and, importantly, a short 20-minute introduction from Russell Napier on the film’s significance in the history of financial mistakes.

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