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The Hay Festival 2013 programme is now on sale to Friends for exclusive booking until midnight on Friday 29 March.

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Alexandra Harris

Virginia Woolf

Event 38 Venue: Big Tent

A portrait of the masterpieces and life of the modernist genius, from the prize-winning author of Romantic Moderns.
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The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists – Screening

Event 39 Venue: Bookshop Cinema

Peter Lord’s film based on Gideon Defoe’s book - Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.
 
U – rated. 2012. 88’.
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Tune For the Blood Walk

Event 538 Venue: Meet at Bull’s Head Pub

Take in the stunning landscape in the hills above Hay which are featured in the film and visit Abbey Farm, home to one of the young farmers ‘starring’ in Tune for the Blood.
 
Drinks may be available at the Bull's Head or contact them directly to book your food in advance. 5 miles, mainly on footpaths; walking boots and waterproof clothing recommended.
 
Please note - no dogs.
 
 
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Philippa Gregory

The Changeling

Event HF4 Venue: Digital Stage

Join the best-selling author of The Other Boleyn Girl as she reveals the dark myths, medieval secrets and intrigue that populate the pages of her first-ever series for young people.
 
12+ years
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Mitchell Symons

Don’t Wipe Your Bum on a Hedgehog

Event HF5 Venue: Starlight Stage

The ‘revolting reference’ expert and twice Blue Peter Book Prize- winner makes his debut at Hay to take a weird and wonderful look at life.
 
8+ years
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Sue Hendra

Barry The Fish With Fingers

Event HF6 Venue: The Hexagon

Barry is no ordinary fish - come and hear all about his deep sea capers, before putting your fingers to good use with glitter and glue.
 
Duration 40 mins.  3-5 years
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Geography Collective

Mission Explore

Event HF7 Venue: The Mess Tent

Come ready to scribble, illustrate, scuff, scratch and sniff your surroundings with spy-style tasks and assignments with the leading lights of guerrilla geography.
 
Families
 
The Geography Collective is exactly that, a collective of geography activists, teachers, therapists, academics, artists and guerrillas. They’ve come together to encourage young people to see our world in new ways. In 2011 their first Mission:Explore book won the National Trust/Hay Festival Outdoors Book Award.
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Jenny Valentine

WICKED Young Writers’ Workshop

Event HF176 Venue: Scribblers’ Hut

Join us on Saturday 2 June for a packed day of writing workshops for young people from 5-25. As part of the Wicked Young Writers’ Awards 2012, a team of experienced and award-winning writers will be giving tips on writing and providing help with your stories or poetry. You can even enter something for the award there and then!
 
Duration 60 mins. 11-14 years
 
FREE BUT TICKETED
 
Each young person attending this workshop without an accompanying adult must fill in the Permission Form available for download here. Please send the form in advance to admin@hayfestival.org and bring a copy on the day.
 
The Wicked Young Writers’ Awards were set up by the Wicked musical to encourage creativity and writing talent across the country. The award is spearheaded and judged by the bestselling author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo.
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Mariella Frostrup

The Book Show at Hay 1 - Filming

Event 40 Venue: Sky Arts Studio

Sky Arts returns with an exclusive recording, interviewing the biggest and best names at the Festival. They include Tim Minchin and Hilary Mantel.
 
Watch the Book Show at Hay on Sky Arts 1 HD at 7pm on 2 June
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Marcus Brigstocke, Carrie Quinlan and Andre Vincent

The Early Edition 1

Event 41 Venue: Barclays Pavilion

The daily papers reads for laughs by the Festival’s marquee satirists.
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Wade Davis

Into the Silence

Event 42 Venue: Llwyfan Cymru – Wales Stage

The adventurer explores the story and significance of the 1924 Himalayan expedition in his majestic The First World War, Mallory and Mount Everest.
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John Thompson

Cambridge Series 2 - Merchants of Culture

Event 43 Venue: Digital Stage

The publisher and academic updates his landmark study of the publishing industry as it ventures into the digital age.
 
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Isabelle Durance

Cardiff Series 2: River Landscapes – Safeguarding Vital Resources

Event 44 Venue: Hay on Earth Stage

Agriculture, industry and climate change are putting intense pressure on the sustainability of our clean water. Where will we fish and swim and skim?
 
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Andrew Hammond

CRYPT

Event HF8 Venue: Big Tent

Sign up to the ‘Covert Youth Paranormal Team’ before getting the full low-down on spies, horror and ghost-busting. Perfect for fans of Dr Who.  
 
10+ yrs
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James Mayhew

Katie comes to Hay

Event HF9 Venue: Starlight Stage

Step through the frames of some magical masterpieces in this fantastic introduction to art.
 
5+ years
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Sue Hendra

Barry The Fish With Fingers

Event HF10 Venue: The Hexagon

Barry is no ordinary fish - come and hear all about his deep sea capers, before putting your fingers to good use with glitter and glue.
 
Duration 40 mins.   3-5 years
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Jenny Valentine

WICKED Young Writers’ Workshop

Event HF177 Venue: Scribblers’ Hut

Join us on Saturday 2 June for a packed day of writing workshops for young people from 5-25. As part of the Wicked Young Writers’ Awards 2012, a team of experienced and award-winning writers will be giving tips on writing and providing help with your stories or poetry. You can even enter something for the award there and then!
 
Duration 60 mins. 8-10 years
 
FREE BUT TICKETED
 
Each young person attending this workshop without an accompanying adult must fill in the Permission Form available for download here. Please send the form in advance to admin@hayfestival.org and bring a copy on the day.
 
The Wicked Young Writers’ Awards were set up by the Wicked musical to encourage creativity and writing talent across the country. The award is spearheaded and judged by the bestselling author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo.
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RWCMD Jazz Time

Event SC2 Venue: The Sound Castle

THE ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
 
The hugely successful RWCMD Jazz Time club will be in residence at The Sound Castle doing masterclasses with the mainstage musicians and playing a free concert every day at 12-1pm.
 
From stunning improvisations to highly charged ballads, reggae to contemporary world grooves Paula Gardiner presents some of the most exciting young musicians on the scene including Joe Webb Trio, Melly - Underneath The Umbrella Tree, Alex Haines, Lloyd Haines, Huw Williams with Greg Sterland, Margot Morgan - Your Voice, Dan Smith, Greg Cordez, The James Clark Quintet, P.C.'s Tribute to Ornette, Ben Treacher, Jasmine Power, Tom Ollendorf Quartet, Cat Wright Trio and Jonas Seetoh and Band.
 
FREE BUT TICKETED
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Hilary Mantel in conversation with Peter Florence

Event 45 Venue: Barclays Pavilion

The Booker Prize-winning author will be launching Bring Up The Bodies, her sequel to Wolf Hall.
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Frank Close

The Infinity Puzzle

Event 46 Venue: Digital Stage

How the quest to understand quantum field theory led to extraordinary science, high politics and the world’s most expensive experiment.
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