Deborah to give her lecture on Ingenious Women to Newcomen North West in Manchester on 17 March, 18.30, at Anthony Burgess Foundation, Engine House, Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester, M1 5BY. Further information at www.newcomen.com
My Baked Alaska Lakes plot is in the Gingerbread City at Westfield, White city until 7 January. Come to see the fantastical constructions made from gingerbread and confectionery https://www.thegingerbreadcity.com/
Once again, The Toys that made Christmas, that I contributed to a few years ago, will be boradcast on BBC4, Saturdayu 22 December at 19.30.
There are a lot of toys and their histories in it including Meccano, Lego, dolls and trainsets!
Deborah Jaffé is an author; cultural and design historian; ceramicist and painter with special interests in the history of souvenirs and memory studies; women and innovation; childhood, play and toys.