A "FABULOUS" week of educational fun is being promised at this year's Otley Science Festival.

The 2015 event runs at Otley Courthouse from November 9 to 14, and will feature experiment-packed talks and shows on everything from TV show Game Of Thrones to Charles Darwin.

As usual, the festival will also include several Silly Science Toddler Time sessions for younger children, and presentations organised specifically for primary schools.

The school shows will include Zap, Crackle and Pop – with Dr Marty Jopson, the BBC One Show's resident scientist, telling the story of electricity – and How To Be A Space Explorer, with author Mark Brake and TV presenter Jon Chase.

Otley resident Dr Jopson, one of the festival's organisers, will also be giving an evening talk on Bubblology to get the whole event off to a sparkly start on November 9.

The 7.30pm show will include flaming, smoky, square, giant and exploding bubbles.

Explaining some of the questions that will be explored, Dr Jopson said: "What’s really going on in a bubble, where do the colours come from, how long can a bubble last, and why do they burst?"

Further events will include Darwin's Brilliant Blunder: A Guided Reading with Professor Gregory Radick, which examines the great scientist's lesser known theory of pangenesis.

Prof Radick will hold the 6.30pm readings over three nights, from November 11 to 13.

Marie Curie's groundbreaking research and the story of her life will feature in The Element In The Room: A Radioactive Musical Comedy on November 11.

Other attractions will include A Science Festival lunch about graphene, a talk on the biology of bats and a screening of the award-winning movie The Theory Of Everything, about Professor Stephen Hawking.

A 7.30pm Science Cafe will see bite-sized slide presentations on three topics, including an archaeological look at the Bronze Age given by experts.

The festival will wind up with an all-day, free science fair on November 14, which will see the venue's hall bustling with stalls, demonstrations, and experiments.

The organisers said: "There really is something for everyone, with local groups, regional museums and national organisations showing off the best hands-on science in Yorkshire."

The fair will be followed by a 7.30pm show entitled The Science Of Game Of Thrones. Award-winning author Helen Keen and science communicator Ian Simmons will present experiments and demonstrations exploring some of the 'burning' issues raised by George R R Martin's bestselling novels.

Visit http://otleysciencefestival.co.uk/ for more details.