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Diana Evans: Talk to Me

Friday 22 August 14:45 - 15:45

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While she is renowned as a novelist, Diana Evans has also spent more than 25 years as a journalist. Join the Women’s Prize-shortlisted author for a special conversation with Sam Baker, as they celebrate the art of the interview…
 

Anshel Pfeffer: Behind the Curtain of Israeli Politics

Friday 22 August 15:15 - 16:15

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As Israel correspondent for the Economist and formerly of Ha’aretz, few writers are better placed than Pfeffer to offer a critical understanding of the political psyche of Israel and the on-the-ground situation for Israelis and Palestinians at this…
 

Discover the Secrets of Bees with Ben Hoare

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Friday 22 August 15:45 - 16:45

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Become a pollinator pro in this fabulouzzzzz event with bee-fanatic and author of The Secrets of Bees, Ben Hoare. With his bee-rilliant science facts, Ben will get you to THINK BIG about these small but incredible creatures. Bee prepared to get buzzing……
 

Josephine Quinn: The World that Made the West

Friday 22 August 16:00 - 17:00

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Historian and archaeologist Josephine Quinn is an expert in ancient history, from Greece and Rome to Phoenicia. Today, she shares lessons from her new book, How the World Made the West…
 

Joe Boyd: Bringing It All Back Home

Friday 22 August 16:30 - 17:30

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Responsible for the sound on the night Bob Dylan went electric, and producer of Nick Drake, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, and R.E.M, few know the 20th century’s most popular music better than the legendary Joe Boyd – or are more familiar with the global……
 

A C Grayling: Disagreeing Agreeably?

Friday 22 August 17:00 - 18:00

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Sometimes it feels like we can’t talk about anything without further polarising opinions. Join author and philosopher A C Grayling as he seeks the middle-ground in an incendiary debate…
 

Tracy Borman: The Royal Lie That Started a War

Friday 22 August 17:45 - 18:45

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Succession meets the 17th century English monarchy in historian and novelist Tracy Borman’s revealing new book The Stolen Crown, which puts forward that Queen Elizabeth I didn’t, in fact, name King James VI of Scotland as her deathbed successor…
 

Something Gorey

Friday 22 August 18:15 - 19:15

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From Maurice Sendak to Edward Scissorhands, Edward Gorey’s surreal and gothic fingers are all over a particular corner of 20th century art…
 

Become a Real-Life Superhero with Dr Punam Krishan

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Saturday 23 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Discover how you can become a hero in any accident or emergency with Dr Punam Krishan, author and resident GP on BBC Morning Live. Dr Krishan will use lessons from her latest book, The Superhero’s First Aid Manual, to teach you how to stay calm and help…
 

Christopher de Bellaigue: Power and Politics in the Ottoman Empire

Saturday 23 August 10:15 - 11:15

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Christopher de Bellaigue joins us today discussing the life of the feared 16th century Sultan, Suleyman the Magnificent, and his relevance to today’s Middle East…