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Richard Benyon MP, Peter Duncan, Andy Hickman and Guests
Greenprint Forum: Fighting for a Sensible Fish Future
With half of all the fish caught in the North Sea thrown back dead, parasites in farmed fish and raising ocean temperatures all causing problems, what is the future for fish? Fisheries minister Richard Benyon joins Peter Duncan of the Marine Conservation Society, Andy Hickman, fisheries campaigner for the Environmental Justice Foundation and other guests. Chaired by Geoffrey Lean.
The Greenprint ForumGreenprint is the Festival’s sustainability project. The Greenprint Forum forms part of the programme of managing and mitigating our environmental impact and has been running for five years. Please join in and contribute to the sessions and the debate at hayfestival.org/greenprint.To book a full day ticket to all 6 Greenprint sessions for £15, please call the box office.Hay Festival 2011, Thursday 26 May 2011, 11.30am
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Bob Fiddaman (SCIMAC), Molly Conisbee (Soil Association), Jonathon Harrington and Herbert Mwalukomo (Concern Universal)
Greenprint Forum: Food for Thought
Genetically modified food has been on the agenda for years and the argument rages over the benefits versus the risks. With climate change comes the increased occurrence of extreme weather events from droughts to floods, salination to big freezes. Is GM part of the answer to ensuring food supplies in these conditions or can traditional agriculture cope? Chaired by Louise Gray.
Greenprint is the Festival's sustainability project. Since 2005 we have been working to minimise carbon emissions, reduce waste and study the causes and effects of climate change. Please join in and contribute to the sessions and the debate at hayfestival.org/greenprint.
To book a full day ticket to all 6 Greenprint sessions for £15, please call the box officeHay Festival 2011, Thursday 26 May 2011, 1pm
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Deborah Doane (World Development Movement) and Mike Verdin (Agrimoney)
Greenprint Forum: Bread and Circuses
With the steady abolition of regulations on commodity markets during the mid-1990s, food staples such as wheat, cocoa, sugar, meat and coffee are all now global commodities. Has this freedom to speculate in food prices enabled new investment into traditional agriculture, or has it led to unsustainable food price spikes which have little or no bearing on the real cost of food? Chaired by Geoffrey Lean.
Greenprint is the Festival's sustainability project. Since 2005 we have been working to minimise carbon emissions, reduce waste and study the causes and effects of climate change. Please join in and contribute to the sessions and the debate at hayfestival.org/greenprint.
To book a full day ticket to all 6 Greenprint sessions for £15, please call the box office.Hay Festival 2011, Thursday 26 May 2011, 2.30pm
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Mark Lynas in conversation with Jane Davidson
Greenprint Forum: The Planet’s Limits
It is natural that we focus on individual issues within the environment; however, they are all interconnected and treating issues in isolation risks ignoring the larger impacts. Working within the ecological limits of the planet requires careful management of all resources and we have to prioritise: but what should those priorities be? Environmental campaigner and author Mark Lynas talks to Jane Davidson, former Minister for Environment (Wales) and the new Director of INSPIRE.Greenprint is the Festival's sustainability project. Since 2005 we have been working to minimise carbon emissions, reduce waste and study the causes and effects of climate change.Please join in and contribute to the sessions and the debate at hayfestival.org/greenprint.To book a full day ticket to all 6 Greenprint sessions for £15, please call the box officeHay Festival 2011, Thursday 26 May 2011, 4pm
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Simon Weston talks to Steve Corry
Life and Tales
In the first of a series of events with soldiers, politicians and journalists discussing conflict resolution, the distinguished Falklands War veteran and charity hero discusses his life and writing, choosing his desert island books, music and films.Find out more about Simon Weston and Steve CorryHay Festival 2011, Thursday 26 May 2011, 6pm
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Russell Deacon
The History of the Welsh Liberal Party
An exploration of the development of Wales’ oldest political party, some of its heroes and villains and how its more prominent members have shaped Welsh and British history, with special reference to the late Festival Vice-President and President of the European Movement in Wales, Lord Richard Livsey of Talgarth.Find out more about Prof. Russell Deacon and read a recent articleHay Festival 2011, Thursday 26 May 2011, 6pm
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Jane Williams, Robert Hughes, Thomas Reynolds
King James Authorised Version 1
In this first Good Read event celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible, the distinguished panel discuss Exodus, Ruth and Lamentations.
See profiles of Jane Williams, Robert HughesHay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 10am
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Christopher Cocksworth, Robert Hughes, Richard Harries, Angel F. Montoya, David Bentley Hart and Thomas Reynolds chaired by Jane Williams
The Michael Ramsey Prize
The theologian discusses the books shortlisted for this year’s Michael Ramsey Prize with the shortlisted authors. The books by those present are: Holding Together, Beloved Dust, The Re-enchantment of Morality, The Theology of Food, Atheist Delusions and Vulnerable Communion.
Full details at www.michaelramseyprize.org.ukHay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 11.30am
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Luke Gamble
My Wild and Wonderful Friends
The vet tells the tales of his New Forest and Dorset practices.More about Luke GambleHay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 2.30pm
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Simon Baker & Taryn Simon
Tate Lecture 1: A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters
The Tate’s new Photography Curator discusses and shows work from the new exhibition with the featured artist Taryn Simon.For further details of the exhibition at Tate Modern see www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/tarynsimon/Hay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 2.30pm
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Richard Harries, Christopher Cocksworth, John Inge
King James Authorised Version 2
The trinity of bishops (Oxford, Coventry and Worcester) discuss Philemon, 1 Corinthians and Jonah.Hay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 2.30pm
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Rowan Williams and Simon Russell Beale
Talking Shakespeare
As part of the day's programme of conversations celebrating this year's Michael Ramsey Prize the Archbishop of Canterbury discusses the work of the world's greatest writer with one of Britain's finest actors.Hay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 4pm
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Gareth Malone
Music for the People
The charismatic maestro of The Choir takes us on A Journey through the Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music.
Hay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 4pm
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Peter Guest
Cardiff Series 1: The Lost City of the Legion
Find out about what has been uncovered at Caerleon from one the archaeologists investigating Isca’s ancient remains, how the discoveries were made, and why so many people have been inspired to explore one of Roman Britain’s most iconic sites for themselves.Read more about Peter Guest and Caerleon at www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11288684For further information and video content, visit www.cardiff.ac.uk/hayfestivalHay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 4pm
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Justin Hill
Shield Wall
Gripping fiction that reclaims the Saxon history of Ethelred, Edmund and Harold from the Norman conquerors by a multi-award-winning novelist.More about the author www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/ Hay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 4pm
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Colin Humphreys
Cambridge Series 1: The Mystery of The Last Supper
Reconciling conflicting Gospel accounts and scientific evidence, the distinguished Cambridge physicist reveals the exact date of the Last Supper in a definitive new timeline of Holy Week.Professor Sir Colin Humphreys CBE FREng is Professor of Materials Science and Director of Research in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge. He founded and directs the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride. This Centre is developing energy-efficient lighting which is so efficient it will enable the UK to close (or not build) eight power stations. He is also researching a new way to purify water in the developing (and developed) world, which will save millions of lives, and to kill hospital superbugs.He founded and directs the Cambridge/Rolls-Royce Centre for Aerospace Materials, which is developing next generation materials for Rolls-Royce jet engines to make them more energy efficient. He is involved in the public understanding of science, and has given public lectures on science throughout the world. He frequently appears on TV, radio and in the national and international press. He has received many national and international medals for his research. He has been the President of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and he is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. On 24 June, 2010 he became the Master of the Armourers and Brasiers’ Company in London.In addition, he is interested in dating and reconstructing ancient historical events, particularly events recorded in the Bible. His latest book is The Mystery of the Last Supper: Reconstructing the Final Days of Jesus.Hay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 5.15pm
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Rachel Campbell-Johnston
Mysterious Wisdom
The art critic introduces her biography of the Romantic artist and visionary Samuel Palmer.Hay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 5.15pm
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Jeremy Davies, Steve Colling and Jane Davidson
Changing Consumer: Changing Language
Does the emerging language around the low carbon future and how we use energy capture our hearts and minds, convey meaning and drive change? Or leave us cold, cynical and disorientated? New research by E.ON and Onearth explores what turns on and turns off consumers when thinking about energy. Chaired by BBC environment correspondent David Shukman.Hay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 5.15pm
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Gwernyfed Cluster Schools Showcase
Join pupils from a range of local schools as they sing their hearts out.
Entry to this event is free but you must reserve a ticket.
Donations towards the Gwernyfed Cluster School Music Fund.Hay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 6.30pm
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David Shukman in conversation with Andy Fryers
Reporting Live From The End of the World
The BBC’s Environment correspondent reports from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and the epicentre of the Pacific earthquake.More about David Shukman hereHay Festival 2011, Friday 27 May 2011, 6.30pm
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