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Mark Haddon: Curious, Different, Human

Monday 18 August 18:45 - 19:45

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Mark Haddon, who gave us the genre-­defying The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, has always thought outside the box. That's especially true of his latest collection of stories, Dogs and Monsters: eclectic retellings of Greek myths wherein…
 

Will Hutton: National Remedies

Monday 18 August 20:30 - 21:30

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How Britain has gone wrong is a frequent conversational gambit, but it's seldom followed up with concrete solutions. These are just what political economist and former Observer editor­-in-chief, Will Hutton, offers in This Time No Mistakes…
 

Donna Ashworth: An Ode to Women

Tuesday 19 August 11:00 - 12:00

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Daughters, lovers, sisters, friends - relationships take many forms, but perhaps most important are the ones women have with themselves. To the Women is the latest inspirational poetry collection from Donna Ashworth, a writer who took the internet by…
 

Alistair Moffat: Scotland in a Lifetime

Tuesday 19 August 12:45 - 13:45

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Prolific social historian and Edinburgh favourite, Alistair Moffat returns to discuss To See Ourselves: A Personal History of Scotland Since 1950. Through this latest work, Moffat chronicles the radical changes seen in every aspect of Scottish life over…
 

James Birch: Adventures in the Art Trade

Tuesday 19 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Daring international art promoter James Birch has played a pivotal role in the careers of artists as varied as Grayson Perry, Francis Bacon, and the eccentric duo Gilbert & George. Today, he joins us to discus his lively new book, Gilbert & George and…
 

Andrey Kurkov: Our Daily War

Tuesday 19 August 17:00 - 18:00

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One of Ukraine's most celebrated post-Soviet novelists, and former president of PEN Ukraine, Kurkov writes with incredible passion and insight on the invasion of his home country. Today, hear Kurkov unpacking his vivid and defiant memoir, Our Daily War…
 

Javier Cercas: Violence, Lies, and Just Causes

Tuesday 19 August 20:30 - 21:30

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How do we live among a population capable of both the worst atrocities and the profoundest kindness? Daniel Hahn joins one of Spain's most lauded writers, Javier Cercas, to discuss Fortress of Evil, the latest in his ambitious Terra Alta series…
 

Kate Anderson, Rosemary Goring & Jade Scott: The Captive Queen and Her Son

Wednesday 20 August 12:45 - 13:45

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Rosemary Goring's Exile: The Captive Years of Mary, Queen of Scots and Jade Scott's Captive Queen shed remarkable new light on the duplicitous years of Mary's English imprisonment. Meanwhile, Kate Anderson's Art & Court of James VI & I reconsiders Mary's…
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Take on Tinseltown with Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Steven Lenton

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Wednesday 20 August 13:30 - 14:15

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Why not try? Conjure Up Magical Stories with Abi Elphinstone Conjure Up Magical Stories with Abi Elphinstone Suitable for age 7 - 11 Mon 11 Aug 16:00 - 17:00
 

Andy Wightman: Who Owns Scotland?

Wednesday 20 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Ten years ago Andy Wightman – a former Member of the Scottish Parliament with the Scottish Greens and a tireless campaigner over issues around land ownership and reform in Scotland – published The Poor Had No Lawyers, a definitive investigation into just…