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Noreena Hertz talks to Hugh Muir

Noreena Hertz talks to Hugh Muir – The Lonely Century: Coming Together in a World That's Pulling Apart

Hay Festival Cartagena highlights

Joseph Stiglitz in conversation with Moisés Naím

Joseph Stiglitz in conversation with Moisés Naím
Margaret Atwood in conversation with Alberto Manguel

Margaret Atwood in conversation with Alberto Manguel
Istanbul. A Tale of Three Cities. Bettany Hughes in conversation with Peter Florence

Istanbul. A Tale of Three Cities. Bettany Hughes in conversation with Peter Florence
Identity, migration and living together. Inua Ellams in conversation with Claire Armitstead

Identity, migration and living together. Inua Ellams in conversation with Claire Armitstead
Zadie Smith in conversation with Carolina Sanín

Zadie Smith in conversation with Carolina Sanín
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in conversation with Alma Guillermoprieto

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in conversation with Alma Guillermoprieto
Sarah Churchwell in conversation with Dylan Moore

Sarah Churchwell in conversation with Dylan Moore
Madeleine Thien in conversation with Philippe Sands

Madeleine Thien in conversation with Philippe Sands

Talking About Shakespeare - Short films - see all

Book of the Month Live Events

Ruth Coker Burks in conversation with Philippe Sands

Ruth Coker Burks in conversation with Philippe Sands
Caleb Femi talks to Max Porter

Caleb Femi talks to Max Porter
Natalie Haynes: Pandora's Jar

Natalie Haynes: Pandora's Jar
Laura Bates talks to Bryony Gordon: Men Who Hate Women

Laura Bates talks to Bryony Gordon: Men Who Hate Women
Matt Haig: The Midnight Library

Matt Haig: The Midnight Library
Inua Ellams: The Half God of Rainfall

Inua Ellams: The Half God of Rainfall

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

Global Health

Devi Sridhar

Devi Sridhar
Esther Duflo, chaired by Evan Davis

Esther Duflo, chaired by Evan Davis
Jeremy Farrar

Jeremy Farrar
Sally Davies

Sally Davies
Daniel Davis

Daniel Davis
Mark Britnell

Mark Britnell

Programme for Schools – See all past events

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

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

Inspiring Personal Stories

Tara Westover talks to David Runciman

Tara Westover talks to David Runciman
Inua Ellams in conversation with Peter Florence

Inua Ellams in conversation with Peter Florence
Elizabeth Day talks to Clemency Burton-Hill

Elizabeth Day talks to Clemency Burton-Hill
Walking one step at a time. Erling Kagge in conversation with Yael Weiss

Walking one step at a time. Erling Kagge in conversation with Yael Weiss
Tracey Thorn talks to Xan Brooks

Tracey Thorn talks to Xan Brooks
David Nott talks to Rosie Boycott

David Nott talks to Rosie Boycott

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