2017 Events at a Glance

Thursday 29th June

8.00 – 10.00 pm

Vanessa and Friends

An Evening of Poetry, Music and Storytelling…

Villiers Hotel

Friday 30th June

10.00am – 1.00pm

Visit to IngramSpark

Off site

2.00 – 3.00 pm

Anthony Seldon

10 Keys to Successful Political Leadership

Radcliffe Centre

3.30 – 4.30 pm

Raymond Tallis

Raymond Tallis in conversation with Anthony Seldon

Radcliffe Centre

5.00 – 6.00 pm

John Higgs

Watling Street: Travels through Britain and its ever-present Past

Radcliffe Centre

7.00 – 8.00 pm

Peter James

Scaring the reader – and the writer

in discussion with Jane Wenham-Jones

Radcliffe Centre

Saturday 1st July

10.00 – 10.45am

Josh Lacey & Garry Parsons

Turn Detective and Help Eddie Find his Uncle’s Stolen Dragons ages 6+

The Library

10.00 – 11.00 am

Jack Cooke

A Room with a View

Radcliffe Centre

11.30 am – 12.30 pm

Louise Doughty and Clare Mackintosh

Fighting Crime Writing Crime

Radcliffe Centre

1.00 – 2.00 pm

Mark Lawson

The Allegations

In conversation with Georgina Godwin

Radcliffe Centre

1.00 – 2.00 pm

Rachel Kelly

Walking on Sunshine

Villiers Rooms

2.30 – 3.30 pm

Lloyd Clark

Blitzkrieg, France 1940: Man, Machine and Myth

Radcliffe Centre

3.30 for 4.00 – 5.00 pm

Francelle Bradford White

Andrées War

Villiers Hotel Restaurant

4.00 – 5.00 pm

Jacqueline Wilson

An afternoon with Jacqueline Wilson

(ages 7+)

Festival Tent

4.00 – 5.00 pm

Robert Bickers

Out of China: How the Chinese Ended the Era of Western Domination

Radcliffe Centre

5.30 – 6.30 pm

Chris Patten

We are sorry to announce that for health reasons Chris Patten will now not be joining us. This event has now been changed to:

The Speaker and the Writer

John Bercow will be in discussion with Sir Anthony Seldon

Festival Tent

7.00 – 8.00 pm

Roger McGough

An Evening with Roger McGough

Festival Tent

Sunday 2nd July

10.30 am – 11.30 am

How to write like a Pro

Tanlaw Mill

10.30 – 11.30 am

Henry Hemming

M: Maxwell Knight, MI5’s Greatest Spymaster

Radcliffe Centre

12.00 – 12.30 pm

How to publish like a Pro

Tanlaw Mill

12.00 – 1.00 pm

Ben Kane

Massacre in the German forests

Radcliffe Centre

1.30 – 2.30 pm

Mark Stevenson

The Future and What To Do About It

Radcliffe Centre

12.30 pm for picnics

3.00 – 5.00 pm

Midsummer Night’s Dream

Old Mill House