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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…
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Tony Juniper & Friederike Otto: Fighting Climate Injustice

Tuesday 19 August 17:45 - 18:45

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The climate crisis isn't just about the environment; it's about the way global inequality means the world's most vulnerable people are being hit first and hardest. So argues physicist and climate researcher Friederike Otto, whose Climate Injustice looks…
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Richard Flanagan: A Question of Consequence

Tuesday 19 August 18:45 - 19:45

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'That it is a masterpiece is without question' is how the Observer described Question 7: Richard Flanagan's 12th book, winner of 2024's Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. Today the multitalented author shares with Chris Power how he brought together…
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Only After Dark: A Night Walk with Dan Richards

Tuesday 19 August 20:30 - 21:30

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Why not try? Close Read with Open Book: The Stories of Ali Smith Close Read with Open Book: The Stories of Ali Smith Tue 12 Aug 11:00 - 12:30
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Chantal Lyons, Sophie Pavelle & Peter Cairns: Landscape, and Beavers, and Boars (Oh, My!)

Wednesday 20 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Sharing their deep understanding of what we're lucky to have in nature and how to repair the damage done, Wainwright Prize-­shortlisted author of Groundbreakers, Chantal Lyons, To Have or to Hold author Sophie Pavelle, and photographer and rewilding…
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Thought Exercise: Danny Dorling

Wednesday 20 August 12:00 - 13:30

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Dig deeper with our Thought Exercise series. Hear from experts on urgent issues of our time, then join in on the discussion during a wide-ranging, interactive exchange. Today's guest is Danny Dorling, professor of Human Geography and author of Seven…
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Delicious Magic: A Table Talk with Ixta Belfrage

Wednesday 20 August 12:00 - 13:30

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Why not try? Andy Wightman: Who Owns Scotland? Andy Wightman: Who Owns Scotland? Wed 20 Aug 15:00 - 16:00
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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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Geoff Dyer: Stories from a Vanished Time

Wednesday 20 August 13:15 - 14:15

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Post-war Britain can seem increasingly distant, yet Geoff Dyer's delightful new memoir, Homework, brings it back to life with verve and wit. Recalling his working-class Cheltenham childhood of the SOs and 60s, Dyer (a Fellow of the Royal Society of…
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Dan Gunn & Frances Wilson: The Legacy of Muriel Spark

Wednesday 20 August 14:15 - 15:15

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With access to over 3,000 letters penned by Muriel Spark, distinguished professor Dan Gunn has spent five years decoding the enigmatic author while compiling The Letters of Muriel Spark. Meanwhile, journalist Frances Wilson's fascination with Spark led…