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Maggie Shipstead talks to Sameer Rahim

Maggie Shipstead talks to Sameer Rahim – Great Circle

Hay Festival 2021 highlights

Isabel Allende in conversation with Sophie Hughes

Isabel Allende in conversation with Sophie Hughes
Julia Gillard and Mary Ann Sieghart in conversation

Julia Gillard and Mary Ann Sieghart in conversation
Ethan Hawke talks to David Mitchell

Ethan Hawke talks to David Mitchell
Graham Norton Book Club with Marian Keyes and Richard Osman

Graham Norton Book Club with Marian Keyes and Richard Osman
Mererid Hopwood, introduced by Dylan Moore

Mererid Hopwood, introduced by Dylan Moore
Ed Miliband talks to Natalie Haynes

Ed Miliband talks to Natalie Haynes
Natasha Brown talks to Meena Kandasamy

Natasha Brown talks to Meena Kandasamy
Bad Wolf

Bad Wolf

Hay Festival 2021 – See all events

Michael Rosen and Jim Down talk to Rachel Clarke

Michael Rosen and Jim Down talk to Rachel Clarke
Amol Rajan with Jude Browne, Ian Goldin and Elif Shafak

Amol Rajan with Jude Browne, Ian Goldin and Elif Shafak
2021 Opening Gala: A Night of Hope

2021 Opening Gala: A Night of Hope
Becky Cooper talks to Philippe Sands

Becky Cooper talks to Philippe Sands
Jennifer Lucy Allan talks to Stephanie Merritt

Jennifer Lucy Allan talks to Stephanie Merritt
Robert Jones Jr talks to Jessica Brough

Robert Jones Jr talks to Jessica Brough

Book of the Month Live Events

Sunjeev Sahota talks to Alex Clark

Sunjeev Sahota talks to Alex Clark
Benjamin Myers talks to Laura Bates

Benjamin Myers talks to Laura Bates
Minouche Shafik talks to Matina Stevis-Gridneff

Minouche Shafik talks to Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Francis Spufford in conversation with Rebecca Watson

Francis Spufford in conversation with Rebecca Watson
Ruth Coker Burks talks to Philippe Sands

Ruth Coker Burks talks to Philippe Sands
Caleb Femi talks to Max Porter

Caleb Femi talks to Max Porter

Programme for Schools – See All Events

Winter Weekend 2020 – See All Events

Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris talk to Nicola Davies

Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris talk to Nicola Davies
Elizabeth Day talks to Dolly Alderton

Elizabeth Day talks to Dolly Alderton
Jonathan Freedland, David Olusoga and Katya Adler

Jonathan Freedland, David Olusoga and Katya Adler
Douglas Stuart

Douglas Stuart
Susie Dent talks to Stephen Fry

Susie Dent talks to Stephen Fry
David Olusoga

David Olusoga

Talking About Shakespeare - Short Films about the Bard

Hay Festival Digital 2020 – See All Events

Philippe Sands talks to Stephen Fry

Philippe Sands talks to Stephen Fry
Wordsworth 250: A Night in with the Wordsworths

Wordsworth 250: A Night in with the Wordsworths
Esther Duflo, chaired by Evan Davis

Esther Duflo, chaired by Evan Davis
Jon Sopel talks to Guto Harri

Jon Sopel talks to Guto Harri
Dara McAnulty and Steve Silberman

Dara McAnulty and Steve Silberman
Cressida Cowell

Cressida Cowell

Hay Levels - Micro Lectures for the Perennially Curious

Black Lives Matter

Akala

Akala
Inua Ellams in conversation with Peter Florence

Inua Ellams in conversation with Peter Florence
Reni Eddo-Lodge

Reni Eddo-Lodge
Michael Fuller talks to Sarfraz Manzoor

Michael Fuller talks to Sarfraz Manzoor
Bernardine Evaristo in conversation with Peter Florence

Bernardine Evaristo in conversation with Peter Florence
Afua Hirsch talks to Amy Ansell

Afua Hirsch talks to Amy Ansell

Wales

Gillian Clarke

Gillian Clarke
Eric Ngalle Charles and Owen Sheers

Eric Ngalle Charles and Owen Sheers
Nigel Owens, Sam Warburton and Martyn Phillips talk to Carolyn Hitt

Nigel Owens, Sam Warburton and Martyn Phillips talk to Carolyn Hitt
Alan Llwyd, Aled Eirug, Mererid Hopwood

Alan Llwyd, Aled Eirug, Mererid Hopwood
Jackie Morris and Mererid Hopwood

Jackie Morris and Mererid Hopwood
Matthew Francis

Matthew Francis

Hay Festival Classics

Ian McEwan talks to Christopher Hitchens

Ian McEwan talks to Christopher Hitchens
Orhan Pamuk in conversation with Peter Florence

Orhan Pamuk in conversation with Peter Florence
Judith Kerr & Michael Morpurgo

Judith Kerr & Michael Morpurgo
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney
Margaret Atwood and Gaby Wood

Margaret Atwood and Gaby Wood