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Invent a Story with Niall Moorjani

All ages

Saturday 23 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Award winning storyteller Niall Moorjani invites you to hear an array of traditional and invented tales, told with joy, kindness, and a huge amount of joining in. Expect dragons, kelpies, heroes, adventures, and much more. Perfect for families…
 

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…
 

Amazing Animal Teamwork Dreamwork with Ben Hoare

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Saturday 23 August 10:15 - 11:15

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Ben Hoare, author of Animal Partnerships, is here to tell you all the cool ways animals and plants work together to survive and how humans have developed their own partnerships with animals all across the world. Prepare to be amazed!…
 

Solve Mysteries with Robin Stevens

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Saturday 23 August 10:30 - 11:30

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Dust off your trench coat and look out your magnifying glass! Whether you are part of the Detective Society, a Ministry member or just want to join the party, hear from brilliant author, Robin Stevens as she shares her new book, The Most Unladylike…
 

Writing Sex: A Workshop with Jeremy Atherton Lin

Saturday 23 August 11:00 - 12:30

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Join author Jeremy Atherton Lin to explore how we can express authentic intimacy on the page. How can we depict sex as meaningful, even political – and sometimes pretty funny?…
 

Find Your Super Power with Tracey Baptiste and Dapo Adeola

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Saturday 23 August 11:15 - 12:15

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Fly into an empowering event with bestselling author Tracey Baptiste and award-winning illustrator Dapo Adeola as they introduce Super Goat Girl. Find out what makes you super in this funny, heartwarming event full of drawing and finding joy in who you…
 

Meet the Gruffalo

All ages

Saturday 23 August 11:30 - 12:00

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Oh help! Oh no! It’s a Gruffalo! Meet Julia Donaldson’s most famous creation and join in with songs, dancing, and games. Don’t miss the opportunity to give the Gruffalo a cuddle, a high five or take a selfie…
 

How Does Your Garden Grow? With Frances Tophill

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Saturday 23 August 11:45 - 12:45

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Hear Frances Tophill, author of How to Grow a Garden, sharing all about the wonderful plants and creatures that call your back garden their home and discover all different types of gardens: from vegetable ones to tropical glass houses…
 

Adam Kay & Henry Paker: Dexter Procter Will See You Now

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Saturday 23 August 11:45 - 12:45

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Meet the only doctor in the world who must be in bed by 8pm. From former doctor and author Adam Kay comes a new side-splitting series about the world’s youngest doctor, Dexter Proctor: The 10-Year-Old Doctor, brilliantly illustrated by Henry Paker……
 

Jonathan Freedland: Defying a Dictator

Saturday 23 August 12:00 - 13:00

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Author, journalist, and host of both BBC Radio 4’s The Long View series and the Guardian’s Politics Weekly America podcast, Jonathan Freedland has won both the Orwell Prize for Journalism and the Somerset Maugham Award for Non-Fiction…