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159. Harriet Harman, Ruth Davidson and Beth Rigby
Electoral Dysfunction Podcast LIVE
10:00
160. Liz Nugent and Ardal O’Hanlon talk to Kim Sherwood
Mystery Stories Rooted in Ireland
10:00
F23. Hannah Critchlow
Brainwave: Find Your Focus and Unleash Your Brain’s Superpowers
10:00
F24. Anders Sparring & Per Gustavsson
The Pinchers
10:00
526. BBC Radio 4: Free Thinking
Shahidha Bari with Baroness Hale and Simon Critchley
10:00 Sold Out
W7. Writing Workshop with Jenny Valentine
What’s Next? Who Knows!
10:00
161. Short Film Screenings
  10:00
MT10. Make & Take Crafting
Tuesday Morning Session
10:00 Sold Out
162. Magical World of Tea: Sip, Savour & Blend
Hay Festival 2026 x Bird & Blend Tea Co.
 
    
    
10:15   
    
    
10:30   
    
    
10:45   
    
    
11:00               
                
                
11:15               
                
                
11:3011:30
164. Ben Macintyre
Spies, Lies and Skulduggery: Does Espionage Matter?
11:30
F25. Dive into the Guinness Book of Records
With World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday and Record-Breaking Guests
11:30
165. Philippa Perry talks to Gaby Huddart
Shrink Solves Murder
11:30
F26. Mr Men Little Miss Mysteries
Storytelling for Mini-Sleuths
         
          
          
11:45         
          
          
12:00        12:00
MT11. Make & Take Crafting
Tuesday Lunchtime Session
   
            
            
12:15           
            
            
12:30              12:30
F27. Wonderland: When Tick Forgot to Tock
Presented by Hereford College of Arts
   
                  
                  
12:45                 
                  
                  
13:0013:00
166. James Holland
The Visionaries: The Making of the Post World War II Order in the West
13:00
167. Val McDermid talks to Fflur Dafydd
Silent Bones: The Latest Hit from the Crime Writer
13:00
F28. Punam Krishan
The Doctor’s Orders: Fun, Facts and First Aid
13:00
F29. Creative Industry Insights: Jack Thorne talks to Kirsty Lang
13:00
527. BBC Radio 4: Take Four Books
James Crawford talk to Liz Nugent
13:00 Sold Out
W8. Writing Workshop with Jenny Valentine
What’s Next? Who Knows!
13:00
168. Notebook Presents
Live Reading and Discussion
  13:00 Sold Out
169. Alexander Ullman: Grieg and More
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 2
  
  
13:15 
  
  
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13:45     
      
      
14:00                   
                    
                    
14:15                   
                    
                    
14:3014:30
171. Clare Balding, David Olusoga and Harriet Tyce talk to Philippa Perry
Lies and Deceit: Why Are We So Attracted to Deception?
14:30
172. Turi King and Adam Rutherford talk to Dan Davis
Genetics and What it Can Teach Us
14:30 Sold Out
F30. Holly Jackson talks to Andrew Hunter Murray
Book to Screen: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
14:30
F31. David Solomons
Spyglass: Mastermind of Mayhem
  14:30 Sold Out
173. The 39 Steps with John Hannah
Book to Screen: The Read
  14:30
MT12. Make & Take Crafting
Tuesday Afternoon Session
   
        
        
14:45       
        
        
15:00         
          
          
15:15         
          
          
15:30                   
                    
                    
15:45                   
                    
                    
16:0016:00
174. Jack Thorne talks to Julie Etchingham
Adolescence and Other Masterpieces
16:00
175. Brenda Hale talks to Paddy O’Connell
With the Law on Our Side: A Citizens’ Guide to the Justice System
16:00
176. Emily Garside and Jason Okundaye in conversation with Sacha Coward
Queerness: A Hidden History
16:00
F32. Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé in conversation with Louie Stowell
The Heirs: The New Murder Mystery from the Ace of Spades Author
    16:00
177. We Need To Talk About Kevin
Book to Screen: Film Screening
       
            
            
16:15           
            
            
16:3016:30
528. BBC Radio Wales: All Things Considered
         
          
          
16:45         
          
          
17:00                 
                  
                  
17:15                 
                  
                  
17:3017:30
178. Ella Bruccoleri, Lucy Briers, Jane Tranter and Sarah Quintrell
The Other Bennet Sister - behind the scenes of the hit BBC drama
17:30
179. Alex Goodman, Max Hill, Jennifer Nadel and Asad Rehman
Just Stop Oil, Palestine Action: A Public Nuisance or a Public Good?
17:30
180. Jamie Bartlett talks to Patricia Clarke
How to Talk to AI (and How Not to)
17:30
181. Frances Crawford talks to Val McDermid
Debut Discoveries: A Bad, Bad Place
           
            
            
17:45           
            
            
18:0018:00
529. BBC Radio Wales: The Arts Show
Gary Raymond and guests
           
            
            
18:15           
            
            
18:30                   
                    
                    
18:45                   
                    
                    
19:0019:00
182. Kim Darroch, Luke Harding and Mark Leonard talk to Katya Adler
How Vulnerable is the UK to Attack?
  19:00
184. Matthew Hutchinson talks to Adam Rutherford
Barrel of Laughs: Are You Really the Doctor?
19:00
183. Vaseem Khan and Kim Sherwood talk to Ava Glass
Expanding the World of 007: A Strong Bond
  19:00 Sold Out
185. Susan L Schwartz
Matters of Taste: Discover Venice Through its Delicious Drinks – Live Demonstration and Tasting
19:00
186. No Other Choice
Book to Screen: Film Screening
       
            
            
19:15           
            
            
19:30           
            
            
19:45           
            
            
20:00                   
                    
                    
20:15                   
                    
                    
20:3020:30
187. Marcus du Sautoy, Adam Rutherford and Sophia Smith Galer talk to Robert Nisbet
Heard at Hay Festival: three brilliant speakers all on one ticket
20:30
188. Matt Forde
Stand-up Comedy: Defying Calamity
20:30
189. Gordon Corera, Charlie English and Daria Santini talk to Ava Glass
Spy Salon: Fact, Fiction, Secrets and Lies
             
              
              
20:45             
              
              
21:00             
              
              
21:15             
                
                
21:30