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Sandi Toksvig, Ian McEwan and Minette Batters talk to David Shukman

Heard at Hay Festival: three brilliant speakers all on one ticket

Hay Festival 2026, 


The perfect session if you love new ideas, original thinking and passionate speakers. Here we present three very different solutions to the climate emergency all on one ticket! Comedian and presenter Sandi Toksvig explains how she’s restoring her own ancient woodland, best-selling author Ian McEwan shares his hope for nature’s resilience in the face of climate change, and former president of the National Farmers’ Union Baroness Minette Batters issues a love letter to life on the farm. They talk to environmental journalist, David Shukman. We guarantee you’ll leave having learnt something new – something you Heard at Hay Festival.

Sandi Toksvig, Ian McEwan and Minette Batters talk to David Shukman