22 March 2006

The World’s Greatest Conspiracies Unveiled!

They form the subject of everything from Hollywood blockbusters to best-selling books to simple pub arguments. Now one of the media’s keenest minds will dissect some of the greatest conspiracy theories and what feeds them in the latest in the University of Dundee’s Saturday Evening Lecture series.

On Saturday David Aaronvitch one of the UK's most respected and listened to journalists, broadcasters and commentators, will present his lecture, "Conspiracy Theories: from JFK to Princess Diana".

In keeping with the paranoid nature of many conspiracy theories, Mr Aaronovitch offers this advice - "Don't let them stop you coming to this lecture!"

David Aaronovitch is a voracious consumer and producer of media, and his take on the popular political suspicions of our time promises to be both informative and entertaining.

The lecture takes place in the newly re-named D’Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre (formerly the Tower Extension Lecture Theatre) at the University of Dundee on Saturday March 25th at 6 pm. Admission is free and everyone is welcome to attend. The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.

NOTES TO EDITORS

David Aaronovitch is a writer, broadcaster and commentator on international politics and the media. He has previously written for The Guardian, The Observer and The Independent, winning numerous accolades, including Columnist of the Year 2003 and the Orwell prize for journalism in 2001. His work as a broadcaster has ranged from appearances on the satirical TV current affairs programme Have I Got News For You to radio broadcasts on historical topics.

For more information contact:

Roddy Isles
Head of Press
University of Dundee
Nethergate Dundee, DD1 4HN
TEL: 01382 384910
E-MAIL: r.isles@dundee.ac.uk