Friday 22 August 20:30 - 21:30
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What do you do when you hand over the reins as showrunner of Doctor Who, one of the most high-profile jobs in British TV? In Chris Chibnall’s case, you write your debut crime thriller, Death at The White Hart…
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…
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…
Suitable for age 9 - 11
Saturday 23 August 10:30 - 11:30
Suitable for age 7 - 11
Saturday 23 August 11:45 - 12:45
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Introducing Dexter Procter – the world’s youngest doctor. It was clear from an early age that Dexter Procter was different. He started speaking at four seconds old. By the age of three, he had 87 A-levels, from Afrikaans to Zoology. And by ten, he was……
Saturday 23 August 12:00 - 13:00
Saturday 23 August 12:15 - 13:15
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Taking time away from his prolific band Belle and Sebastian, singer Stuart Murdoch has penned a stunning debut novel which fictionalises his own experience with ME (a chronic fatigue illness)…
Saturday 23 August 13:30 - 14:30
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Since Butter appeared in print, bookshops have been scrambling to keep Asako Suzuki’s word-of-mouth sensation in stock. Yuzuki talks today about consumption, sexism, skewed beauty standards, and her mission to elevate the status of Japan’s women through…
Suitable for age 9 - 11
Saturday 23 August 13:30 - 14:30
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A Beginner’s Guide to the Best Bits of the Bard, and explore love, heartbreak, magic, superstition, and more (with the help of some special guests). Expect jokes, classic insults, and drawings of epic proportions!…
Saturday 23 August 13:30 - 14:30
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Why does a chipped old mug or plate passed on to us by a loved one hold such special appeal? Join Bee Wilson for a heartwarming and inspiring conversation today, central to our Repair theme…
Suitable for age 6 - 9
Saturday 23 August 14:15 - 15:15
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Join the colourful, fun world of award-winning author-illustrator Sophy Henn as she shares Happy Hills: Mr Big Fluff Rules…
Saturday 23 August 14:45 - 15:45
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It’s been said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. Yet there are writers who manage to capture something of the feeling of listening, the way it moves and shapes us…
Saturday 23 August 15:00 - 16:00
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Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for his first novel, Black Flamingo, Dean Atta is back at this year’s Festival with his new coming-of-age tale, I Can’t Even Think Straight. Join us today as we chat to Dean about navigating the world…
Saturday 23 August 15:15 - 16:15
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Bestselling author of Maggie and Me and host of the Big Scottish Book Club, the ebullient Damien Barr takes us back in time to 1930s Scotland with his intoxicating new novel…
Saturday 23 August 15:15 - 16:15
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In Candice Chung and Katie Goh’s memoirs, food is a love language, a commodity, and a way of saying the unsayable…
Saturday 23 August 16:00 - 17:00
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Join Ekow Eshun and Imaobong Umoren for this timely, fascinating discussion about the continuing hold of colonialism on contemporary life…
Saturday 23 August 16:45 - 17:45
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Described as a prose poem, a nature diary, and a poetic inquiry, this too is a glistening is the creation of four brilliant poets and writers…
Saturday 23 August 17:00 - 18:00
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Women’s healthcare is in need of a revolution, and BBC broadcaster Naga Munchetty is ready to fight. She talks with Devi Sridhar about the fundamental flaws in our healthcare system…
Saturday 23 August 17:00 - 18:00
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Obsession. Desire. Rage. Emotions women are expected to swallow and hide from the world. But rather than disappearing, they instead bubble away under the surface…
Saturday 23 August 17:45 - 18:45
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In the concise and pointed The World After Gaza, Pankaj Mishra uses the war in the Middle East as a starting point to examine the competing histories of the last century and how they’ve shaped differing political and moral imaginations…
Full 2025 Book Festival programme is announced with key theme of Repair 
