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2021 Opening Gala: A Night of Hope

2021 Opening Gala: A Night of Hope

International Day of Peace

Michael Ignatieff talks to Claire Armitstead

Michael Ignatieff talks to Claire Armitstead
Nicola Sturgeon talks to Katya Adler

Nicola Sturgeon talks to Katya Adler
Lyse Doucet, Tom Fletcher and Oliver McTernan talk to Arthur Denaro

Lyse Doucet, Tom Fletcher and Oliver McTernan talk to Arthur Denaro
Nick Carter and Francis Fukuyama talk to Emma Graham-Harrison

Nick Carter and Francis Fukuyama talk to Emma Graham-Harrison
Svetlana Alexievich talks to Mariana Katzarova

Svetlana Alexievich talks to Mariana Katzarova
Abdulrazak Gurnah talks to Max Liu

Abdulrazak Gurnah talks to Max Liu
Lyse Doucet, Emma Graham-Harrison and Sana Safi talk to Misha Glenny

Lyse Doucet, Emma Graham-Harrison and Sana Safi talk to Misha Glenny
Malala Yousafzai in conversation with Lydia Cacho

Malala Yousafzai in conversation with Lydia Cacho

Hay Festival 2022 – See All Events

Antony Beevor

Antony Beevor
Greg Jenner in conversation with Sarah Crook

Greg Jenner in conversation with Sarah Crook
Jess Phillips talks to Hugh Muir

Jess Phillips talks to Hugh Muir
Deborah Levy talks to Rosie Goldsmith

Deborah Levy talks to Rosie Goldsmith
Jeffrey Boakye talks to Chris Power

Jeffrey Boakye talks to Chris Power
Caryl Lewis talks to Rachel Parris

Caryl Lewis talks to Rachel Parris

Programme for Schools – See All Events

The British Council at Hay Festival 2022 - Free to Watch

Eric Ngalle Charles

Eric Ngalle Charles
Monica Ali talks to Chris Power

Monica Ali talks to Chris Power
Laura Bates and Laurie Penny in conversation with Viv Groskop

Laura Bates and Laurie Penny in conversation with Viv Groskop
Sophie Hughes and Chris Power

Sophie Hughes and Chris Power
Bernardine Evaristo talks to Rosie Goldsmith

Bernardine Evaristo talks to Rosie Goldsmith
A Poet for Every Day of the Year

A Poet for Every Day of the Year

Book of the Month Live Events – See All Events

Winter Weekend 2021 – See All Events

Dan Saladino talks to Kate Humble

Dan Saladino talks to Kate Humble
Adam Rutherford talks to Natalie Haynes

Adam Rutherford talks to Natalie Haynes
Anita Rani in conversation with Natalie Haynes

Anita Rani in conversation with Natalie Haynes
Elizabeth Day talks to Olivia Petter

Elizabeth Day talks to Olivia Petter
Jeanette Winterson

Jeanette Winterson
Josh Widdicombe talks to Henry Widdicombe

Josh Widdicombe talks to Henry Widdicombe

Hay Levels - Micro Lectures for the Perennially Curious

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

Talking About Shakespeare - Short Films about the Bard

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