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Clare Hunter & Callum Robinson: With Our Hands

Wednesday 13 August 10:30 - 11:30

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From wood to thread, Callum Robinson and Clare Hunter both explore the powerful stories held within crafted objects…
 

Alice Mah & Madeleine Watts: Tragedies and Miracles

Wednesday 13 August 13:15 - 14:15

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Two writers grappling with our ties, commitments, and inheritance in the wake of environmental catastrophe come together to discuss their compelling new books with Caoilinn Hughes…
 

The Front List: Mark Kermode MK3D

Wednesday 13 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Join the UK’s favourite film critic, Mark Kermode, alongside very special guests – including Golden Globe-winning Succession patriarch Brian Cox – for a unique and energy-filled celebration of the silver screen…
 

Sophie Elmhirst: For Better or Worse

Wednesday 13 August 14:15 - 15:15

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What is a marriage, if not being stuck on a raft with another, trying to survive? That's the question, both literally and figuratively, at the heart of Sophie Elmhirst's remarkable Maurice and Maralyn…
 

Barbara Demick: Separation and Reunion in China

Wednesday 13 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Barbara Demick’s international reporting has won the Robert F Kennedy Journalism Award and the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, plus nominations for a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize…
 

Blast Off! A Creative Workshop with Jan Van Der Veken

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Wednesday 13 August 16:30 - 17:30

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Delve into the wonderful world of boats and space with Belgian illustrator Jan Van Der Veken, author of Boats, Steamers, Icebreakers, and Ghost Ships (translated by Kristen Gehrman)…
 

Jim Swire & Peter Biddulph: Fighting for the Truth

Wednesday 13 August 17:00 - 18:00

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The 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 has resurged in public consciousness following Sky's recent drama Lockerbie: A Search for Truth. Dr Jim Swire's daughter Flora was killed on the ground, and The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father's Search for Justice…
 

Tariq Ali: Fighting the Empire

Wednesday 13 August 17:45 - 18:45

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At 81 years old, political activist, journalist, and filmmaker Tariq Ali has witnessed countless global conflicts and world-defining movements. Through a series of eyewitness accounts and reflections, Ali's memoir, You Can't Please All, recounts modern…
 

David Keenan: Adventures in the Underground

Wednesday 13 August 18:00 - 19:00

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Following the success of the Fringe Firstwinning show, This is Memorial Device, at our 2022 Book Festival, Gordon Burn Prize-winner David Keenan is back with new book, Volcanic Tongue…
 

Ilan Pappé & Avi Shlaim: The Long and the Short of Israel and Palestine

Wednesday 13 August 18:45 - 19:45

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Ilan Pappé (A Very Short History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict, Lobbying for Zionism) and Avi Shlaim (Genocide in Gaza: Israel, Hamas, and the Long War on Palestine) have decades of experience in analysing Israel and Palestine, and their impact on…