George Monbiot - pt2

Raja Shehadeh: The Quest for Peace For many years, lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh has shared his wisdom about life under occupation in the Palestinian West Bank. Each year he and his wife Penny travel from their home in Ramallah to spend the summer in Edinburgh, and Book Festival… Annabelle Hirsch: Pieces of a Woman What are the objects that make up a woman’s life? A cave painting? A metal corset? Radium-laced chocolate? In A History of Women in 101 Objects, Annabelle Hirsch tours the often overlooked history of women, uncovering new stories from the objects women… Irvine Welsh (2016 Event) With The Blade Artist, Irvine Welsh returns to the vicious Trainspotting character who's emerged as the best reflection of our angry times. Robert Carlyle, who memorably played Begbie in the iconic movie, claims that 'small psychos are the best', and his… Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 Highlights 13–16 August An unforgettable few days with appearances from Val McDermid, Chris Hoy, Konnie Huq and more… Raymond Antrobus & Evelyn Glennie: Transcendent Sound In a unique, magical event, virtuoso percussionist Evelyn Glennie appears with award-winning poet Raymond Antrobus to share extraordinary new work they’ve been creating together. Conversation blends with musical performance as Glennie improvises to… EWWC Feature Film Polly Atkin: Interior Lives, Exterior Worlds In this digital event, Polly Atkin speaks with Caro Clarke about the glorious strengths and limitations of the body, mind, and our natural world. In her latest book Some of Us Just Fall, a lyrical blend of memoir, nature writing and pathography, Atkin… George Monbiot - pt4 Passionate campaigner for environmental and social change, George Monbiot gives us practical, powerful solutions on a global scale of how to prevent further destruction of our planet through climate change in this 2007 event. The video of this event is… Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie (2103 event) Long-time collaborators Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie shed light on the processes behind their critically acclaimed Young Avengers series… Kerry Brown, Sam Fowles & David Loyn: Does Power Inevitably Corrupt? China, the USA and Britain: three nations at very different stages in their imperial trajectories. Yet each has fought to retain power – often by questionable means. Three experts come together to compare these superpower states: Kerry Brown’s Xi Jinping:…