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Kazuo Ishiguro talks to Martha Kearney

Kazuo Ishiguro talks to Martha Kearney – The Buried Giant

Food for thought

Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley talk to Yotam Ottolenghi

Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley talk to Yotam Ottolenghi
Henry Firth & Ian Theasby

Henry Firth & Ian Theasby
Samuel Clark & Samantha Clark

Samuel Clark & Samantha Clark
Prue Leith talks to John Mitchinson

Prue Leith talks to John Mitchinson
Giles Yeo

Giles Yeo
Adele Nozedar and Lizzie Harper

Adele Nozedar and Lizzie Harper
Helena Attlee

Helena Attlee
How To Eat

How To Eat

Hay Levels - Micro Lectures for the Perennially Curious

Book of the Month Live Events

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
Natalie Haynes: Pandora's Jar

Natalie Haynes: Pandora's Jar

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

Programme for Schools – See All Events

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

Hay Festival Cartagena 2020 – See All Events

The challenges of climate change 1. Jennifer Ackerman, Philip Ball and Rosie Boycott in conversation with Peter Florence

The challenges of climate change 1. Jennifer Ackerman, Philip Ball and Rosie Boycott in conversation with Peter Florence
Money Heist. Javier Gómez in conversation with Javier Lafuente

Money Heist. Javier Gómez in conversation with Javier Lafuente
Andrea Wulf in conversation with Guillermo Altares

Andrea Wulf in conversation with Guillermo Altares
Community leaders: Jonathan Luna and Isabel Cristina Zuleta in conversation with Juan Cárdenas

Community leaders: Jonathan Luna and Isabel Cristina Zuleta in conversation with Juan Cárdenas
Constitutional populism. Allan Brewer-Carias and Rodrigo Uprimny in conversation with Sergio Dahbar

Constitutional populism. Allan Brewer-Carias and Rodrigo Uprimny in conversation with Sergio Dahbar