Events

‘Five Things You (Almost Certainly) Didn't Know About The Spanish Civil War’ hosted by David Ebsworth, whose second novel, ‘The Assassin’s Mark’, sees Jack Telford, a left-wing reporter, among an eccentric group of tourists on one of Franco’s battlefield tours during the civil war. 2pm at Chorlton Library, Manchester M21 9PN.

An evening of song and music with Joe Solo and Eoghan O’Neill to remember those who fell 80 years ago in the Battle of Jarama; Sunflower Pub (upstairs), 65 Union Street, Belfast BT1 2JG from 7.30pm. Pay at the door £10 waged, £5 unwaged. Organised by Belfast’s International Brigade Commemoration Committee as part of the People’s Festival-Féile an Phobail. For further information: 07751 951785.

Rare performance of ‘Ballad of Heroes’, Benjamin Britten’s requiem for fallen International Brigaders, by the BBC National Orchestra and the Chorus of Wales. The programme also includes works by Brian Ellias and Elgar. Part of the BBC’s Proms festival of orchestral music. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP. Proms concerts are broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Bookings: www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/proms/proms-2017/prom-32-britten-brain-e...

Unveiling at 1pm of a plaque to local International Brigade volunteer James Alwyn outside Bolton Socialist Club, 16 Wood Street, BL1 1DY, followed by a buffet, a talk about the Spanish Civil War and music from Joe Solo and the Clarion Choir, finishing at 4pm. More information: clarioncc@yahoo.co.uk