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Katie Kitamura, Yiyun Li & Mahmoud Muna: The Case for Books

Saturday 9 August 10:15 - 11:15

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The freedom to write and sell books is fundamental to a democracy, so in these censorious times how best can we disagree without silencing?…
 

Robert Macfarlane: Is A River Alive?

Saturday 9 August 15:15 - 16:15

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Robert Macfarlane's radiant writing on nature, people, and place is in a class unto itself, and the Guardian has slated Is a River Alive? as the biggest publishing event of 2025…
 

Marina Warner: A Place of Sanctuary

Sunday 10 August 14:45 - 15:45

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Booker Prize-shortlisted novelist Marina Warner joins us today to ask profound and urgent questions about the right to safety, home, freedom of movement, and peace…
 

Uilleam Blacker & Olesya Khromeychuk: The Ukraine Shelf

Sunday 10 August 16:30 - 17:30

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As the war in Ukraine continues, The Ukraine Shelf podcast brings together leading authors, scholars, and journalists for lively and informed discussions about what we should be reading to better understand Ukraine and its place in the world during this…
 

Philippe Sands: Bringing Evil to Justice

Sunday 10 August 18:45 - 19:45

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Philippe Sands' career as a leading international lawyer has been complemented by his writing, not least his 2016 Baillie Gifford Prize-winner, East West Street. 38 Landres Street is another fine example of his singular blend of memoir, travelogue…
 

Devi Sridhar: Health For All

Monday 11 August 11:00 - 12:00

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What's the key to a longer, healthier life? Is the answer in self-help books and disciplined individual optimisation, or should we be holding governments to account for their policies on everything from pandemic preparedness to water treatment?…
 

Cacica Juma Xipaia: Standing Up

Monday 11 August 12:15 - 13:15

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At just 24, Cacica Juma Xipaia became the Middle Xingu region's first female Chief. We're honoured to welcome this inspiring leader today, talking about her fight against environmental devastation and for the rights of her people…
 

Joe Dunthorne: The Other Side of the Story

Monday 11 August 12:15 - 13:15

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Cult writer Joe Dunthorne has an eye and ear for life's absurdity; in Children of Radium, he's finely tuned to his own. Dunthorne talks to Andrew O'Hagan about a family memoir like no other…
 

Rachel Cockerell & Joe Dunthorne: Comparing Notes

Monday 11 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Rachel Cockerell (Melting Point) and Joe Dunthorne (Children of Radium) have written two of the most surprising and inventive family memoirs in memory, through resourcing and reference, eyewitness testimony, and following their noses…
 

Deborah Baker, Gabriel Gatehouse & Leor Zmigrod: Against Misinformation

Monday 11 August 15:00 - 16:00

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With the US Capitol attack, the Charlottesville riots, and far-right ideology infiltrating the media, should we - indeed, could we - have seen things coming? Today we interrogate this far-reaching topic with authors Deborah Baker, Gabriel Gatehouse, and…