Dominic Frisby: Shaping the Earth – A Light-Hearted History of Mining

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Spoken Word (comedy, political)

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Dominic Frisby presents a lecture (with funny bits) about the extraordinary history of mining. From cavemen with pickaxes to modern-day excavators, humans have been mining metal since the Bronze Age. Entire nations have been built on the backs of mining booms. Discover how digging stuff up changed everything. This talk is the motherlode.

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derek fletcher 96 days ago

Fascinating and delivered with great flair - highly recommend it

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Mark Ransome 99 days ago

Dominic's lectures have become our traditional opener to the Edinburgh Fringe. Always interesting, witty, engaging and set in a beautiful building. This one was no different. Who knew how Mark Twain got his name!
A must see show.

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Gerry Devenney 103 days ago

Excellent lecture by Dominic in top form: charasmatic, fascinating and a twist of humour. If only all Fringe shows were this satisfying!

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stephen murray 104 days ago

Enjoyed this talk covering mining (minerals more so than coal) from various angles- historical, economic, geopolitical, human and even ecological. Regular Frisby audiences will see the connections with his previous talks on gold and non-metric measure.

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Madeleine Kemna 107 days ago

Very entertaining and insightful. A show you don‘t want to miss!

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Gordon Robertson 108 days ago

Best show ever. On mines and mining!! AI graphics getting better and better. And the patter pretty good as well.

No 1 is China for anyone who wants to cheat!!

Highly recommended.

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Julia Chamberlain 108 days ago

Absolutely fascinating, wonderfully presented in a beautiful setting. Dominic Frisby wears his learning easily and communicates easily with an audience. His research and the great illustration of his examples would you keep you in your seat all day. History / humour / learning / charm. If you didn't know you were interested in mining, you will be after this. You're at Fringe to try something different, let this be one of the things, you'll come out feeling smarter.

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Roger Jenkins 113 days ago

This man could make a shopping list fun and interesting! Another year, another topic - who would have thought that mining could be this interesting and entertaining? Great location - Panmure House is well worth a visit.

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