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Gillian Clarke, introduced by Rufus Mufasa

Gillian Clarke, introduced by Rufus Mufasa – The Anthea Bell Lecture: The Gododdin – Lament for the Fallen

National Poetry Day

Caleb Femi talks to Max Porter

Caleb Femi talks to Max Porter
Mererid Hopwood, introduced by Dylan Moore

Mererid Hopwood, introduced by Dylan Moore
Inua Ellams: The Half God of Rainfall

Inua Ellams: The Half God of Rainfall
Ted Hughes

Ted Hughes
Peter Frankopan and Roger Robinson

Peter Frankopan and Roger Robinson
Wordsworth 250: A Night in with the Wordsworths

Wordsworth 250: A Night in with the Wordsworths
Tishani Doshi

Tishani Doshi
Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney

Book of the Month Live Events – See All Events

Hay Festival 2021 – See All Events

Tony Blair talks to Alastair Campbell

Tony Blair talks to Alastair Campbell
Natasha Brown talks to Meena Kandasamy

Natasha Brown talks to Meena Kandasamy
Isabel Allende in conversation with Sophie Hughes

Isabel Allende in conversation with Sophie Hughes
Gary Younge, introduced by Ian Goldin

Gary Younge, introduced by Ian Goldin
Julia Gillard and Mary Ann Sieghart in conversation

Julia Gillard and Mary Ann Sieghart in conversation
Lemn Sissay presents...When Bonnie met Ash

Lemn Sissay presents...When Bonnie met Ash

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

Hay Levels - Micro Lectures for the Perennially Curious

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

Talking About Shakespeare - Short Films about the Bard

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