The Station

The Station

This former fire station is now a permanent youth centre and venue.



What's On At The Station

5x15 Bristol: 'Mother Earth & Mental Health' at The Station
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spoken word talks
Translating the Porterverse at The Station
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spoken word poetry talks
International Booker Prize Translators' Showcase at The Station
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spoken word poetry talks
Guys and Dolls at The Station
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Max Porter’s melding of freeform poetry with kinetic prose in experimental masterworks like Grief Is A Thing mark him as the most gifted stylists of the decade. But how do you teach a crow Dutch? Porter leads a singular discussion with two of his closest translators, illuminating the depth of collaboration and artistry needed to give these works fidelity on the international scene. Translating the Porterverse at The Station.

Free entry! Bristol Cable chair an essential Q&A session with cross-party councillors where you might actually get your voice heard. With the local elections looming and the candidates more powerful than ever under the new committee system - this is real democracy in action. Join Neil Maggs and get your big questions answered ahead of the Bristol local election

The Cable’s Speaker Series continues to draw some of the most significant voices in contemporary media to Bristol’s door, with writer, broadcaster and academic Gary Younge here to turn his characteristically incisive gaze on the journalism industry in a live discussion and Q+A. "I dance here on other people's dreams: What racism can tell us about journalism and power"