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Prue Leith talks to John Mitchinson

Prue Leith talks to John Mitchinson – Books and Food

A taste of Hay Festival 2023

Jeffrey Boakye talks to Chris Power

Jeffrey Boakye talks to Chris Power
Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen
Jojo Moyes talks to Oyinkan Braithwaite

Jojo Moyes talks to Oyinkan Braithwaite
Noel Fitzpatrick talks to Matt Stadlen

Noel Fitzpatrick talks to Matt Stadlen
Karl Nova

Karl Nova
Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood
Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley
Elif Shafak and Kirsty Lang

Elif Shafak and Kirsty Lang

Winter Weekend 2022 – See All Events

Luke Harding talks to Oliver Bullough

Luke Harding talks to Oliver Bullough
Anne-Marie Imafidon in conversation with Elena Rodriguez-Falcon

Anne-Marie Imafidon in conversation with Elena Rodriguez-Falcon
Manni and Reuben Coe talk to Mark Haddon

Manni and Reuben Coe talk to Mark Haddon
Natalie Haynes talks to Francine Stock

Natalie Haynes talks to Francine Stock
Katherine Rundell talks to Francine Stock

Katherine Rundell talks to Francine Stock
Richard Herring talks to Natalie Haynes

Richard Herring talks to Natalie Haynes

Lviv BookForum – See All Events

Emma Graham-Harrison, Lydia Cacho, Diana Berg, Yaryna Chornohuz and Janine di Giovanni

Emma Graham-Harrison, Lydia Cacho, Diana Berg, Yaryna Chornohuz and Janine di Giovanni
Elif Shafak (digital) talks to Charlotte Higgins

Elif Shafak (digital) talks to Charlotte Higgins
Neil Gaiman and Yuval Noah Harari talk to Sevgil Musayeva (digital event)

Neil Gaiman and Yuval Noah Harari talk to Sevgil Musayeva (digital event)
Lydia Cacho, Abdulrazak Gurnah (digital), Ihor Pomerantsev, Olena Stiazhkina, Dmytro Krapyvenko and Jon Lee Anderson

Lydia Cacho, Abdulrazak Gurnah (digital), Ihor Pomerantsev, Olena Stiazhkina, Dmytro Krapyvenko and Jon Lee Anderson
Iaroslav Hrytsak, Margaret MacMillan (digital) and Serhii Plokhy (digital)

Iaroslav Hrytsak, Margaret MacMillan (digital) and Serhii Plokhy (digital)
Margaret Atwood (digital) talks to Yurii Prokhasko

Margaret Atwood (digital) talks to Yurii Prokhasko

Programme for Schools – See All Events

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

Book of the Month Live Events – 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

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