The year started on the 12th October with our Annual Oration in the Societies rooms, 23 Stonegate, at 2pm.

Dr Gwen Adshead, forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist at Broadmoor Hospital, author of ‘The Devil You Know’ gave a talk entitled ‘Killing time: the work of a forensic psychotherapist”

The lecture room was full with over 70 in attendance.

The Annual Dinner followed in the evening in The Oak Room at The Principal Hotel

The evening was well attended with Tim Hughes and Paul Blenkiron giving some very entertaining speeches and Dr Gwen Adshead making the case that William Shakespeare could be regarded as the first forensic psychiatrist.

Dr Gwen Adshead is the 2024 Reith lecturer and her lecture series ” Four Questions about Violence” develops themes from her Oration and went out first on 24/11/24 and is available on the BBC.