Power of the Planet
Saturday 17 August 11:00 - 12:00
Award-winning astrobiology professor and author of The Knowledge, Lewis Dartnell explores where World History meets Earth Science. How have features of the planet we live on affected the human story? He shows how deep planetary influences are behind our...
Reading Workshop
Saturday 17 August 11:00 - 12:30
Join novelist Eley Williams, winner of the 2018 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, for an exploration of John Berger’s luminous G. Set in pre-First World War Europe, it relates the story of a young man who’s forging an energetic sexual career which...
All Ages
Saturday 17 August 11:00 - 13:00
Mylo Freeman’s Hair, It’s a Family Affair! celebrates the varied hairstyles found in a single family. Drop in today to join her for some lively portrait swapping. Pair up with your parent, carer or pal and draw each other’s portrait. Then cut up...
Age 4-7
Saturday 17 August 11:45 - 12:45
James Mayhew draws you into the vivid world of the wonderful Mouse and Mole series. Discover how the bestselling illustrator created the much-loved characters to match Joyce Dunbar's witty stories about two furry best friends. With warmth and humour,...
Our new Poet Laureate
Saturday 17 August 11:45 - 12:45
The popular poetry professor and Yorkshireman has been given Britain’s highest literary honour and made the UK’s Poet Laureate. Today, Simon Armitage looks at the many poems he’s written for standalone projects, commissions and collaborations,...
Opening Up Family Affairs
Saturday 17 August 12:00 - 13:00
Glasgow-based Australian Helen FitzGerald struck gold recently with the BBC adaptation of The Cry; her latest novel Worst Case Scenario covers equally disturbing ground as a family murder is investigated. In Norwegian Helga Flatland’s A Modern Family,...
Age 10-14
Saturday 17 August 12:15 - 13:15
Become part of the infamous Wells and Wong Detective Society as Robin Stevens introduces you to Daisy and Hazel, two schoolgirls with impeccable crime-solving credentials. In the latest Murder Most Unladylike tale, Deepdean School prepares for an...
Age 4-7
Saturday 17 August 12:15 - 13:15
In Andy Stanton's latest absurd and colourful story, Danny McGee swallows the sea… then the trees, flies, fleas, peas and even the mountains! Find out if Danny can be stopped before it's too late as you take a storytime adventure with the hysterically...
Motherhood: Four Poets
Saturday 17 August 12:30 - 13:30
A new wave of acclaimed and award-winning contemporary poets who write about motherhood come together to present their latest work. Through four captivating readings, Janette Ayachi, Liz Berry, Toria Garbutt and Clare Pollard bring their bold, resonant...
Reading Workshop
Saturday 17 August 13:00 - 14:30
The CILIP Carnegie Medal is the most prestigious children's book award for outstanding writing in the UK. Running since 1936, it’s been won by leading names such as Arthur Ransome, Neil Gaiman, C S Lewis, Anne Fine and Patrick Ness. This workshop, led...
2019 Programme Launched: We Need New Stories 
