Welcome to the ninth day of the Guardian Hay Festival.
This Morning
10am Sony Screen
Economist Conor Woodman sets
out his Adventures in Econimists discussing
his trip round the world in 80 trades.
Coming up later – don’t miss
5.30pm Barclays Wealth Pavilion
An audience with the playwright, diarist
and author Alan Bennett.
7pm Sony Screen
Cult novelist David Peace discusses his recently filmed stories The Red Riding Quartet and The Damned United.
Hay Fever Event of the day
10am Barclays Wealth Pavilion
Andy Stanton, hilarious author of Mr Gum returns to Hay.
Tomorrow morning
11.30am Guardian Stage
Alain de Botton, the novelist and philosopher explores The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work.
Quote of the day
"From the world of theology, literature in large part has come adrift - because theology has itself in some ways drifted out of the intellectual mainstream." Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, speaking at Hay Festival
Thought for the day
"Dream, dream. Dream that we are going to have a world that is incredibly different from the one that we have because of you, young people." Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, speaking at Hay.