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Ways With WordsFestival of Words and Ideas
Dartington, Devon8 – 18 July 2011
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Welcome to Our 20th Festival
Twenty years ago Ways With
Words started on a wet Monday
in August. Anthony Burgess was
the first writer to arrive. It was
a glamorous literary beginning to
what has been an exceptional 20
years. It’s tempting to continue
to look back, to reminisce, to
glory in the wealth of experiences
many have enjoyed, but this isn’t a
valediction. Instead we are looking
onwards, forwards, upwards. We
are committed to making the future
festivals places for laughter, thought
and enlightenment. If you haven’t
been to Ways With Words in the
past 20 years you have missed a
lot but there is much ahead. Be
determined to come to Dartington
Hall in July for our 20th festival.
Festival Directors:
Kay Dunbar, Stephen Bristow
Chloë Bar-Kar, Videl Bar-Kar
President’s Introduction
Ways With Words at Dartington
is unique. Twenty years after it
was founded, it remains the only
festival (ideas these days as well as
books) which offers both speakers
and listeners the chance to meet a
community.
For me – I foolishly missed the
first three festivals, but I have
been to the last seventeen – there
is something very special about
speaking in the Great Hall. But the
time that follows – meeting and
hearing the frank opinion of the
people in the audience – adds a
dimension that other great festivals
cannot match.
On the strength of the speakers it
attracts alone, Ways With Words
is as good as festivals get. I look
forward to seeing you at the
twentieth birthday celebration.
Roy Hattersley
Festival President
Friday 8 July – Great Hall
Marcus Brigstocke
Roy HattersleyDavid Lloyd George – The Great Outsider
Lloyd George was the politician
credited with winning the war for
England in 1918. He pioneered
old age pensions, sickness pay and
unemployment benefit.
Ways With Words’ President, Roy
Hattersley, opens the festival with a
talk of signature erudition.
Penelope Lively and Lawrence SailMemories and Dreams
Penelope Lively, novelist, and
Lawrence Sail, poet, have turned
from their usual genres to face
the challenge of writing their
memoirs. Egypt and Exeter were
very different settings for their
childhoods yet they had many
dilemmas in common.
Free Speech: The Great Middle East Revolution
Has the internet revolutionised
how the oppressed voice their
dissent? Citizens across the
Middle East and North Africa have
harnessed online social media to
reshape the worlds in which they
live. Join our panel to examine
what free speech means today.
The panel will include:
Susan Pointer, Google Policy
Director, South East Europe,
Middle East and Africa;
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John Kampfner,
CEO, Index on Censorship;
Hisham Matar, Libyan novelist;
Sami Ben Gharbia, Tunisian
blogger and activist.
Stella Rimington and Keith JeffreyIn From the Cold
Professor Keith Jeffrey was granted
unrestricted access to the Secret
Intelligence Service to write his
definitive history of MI6. Dame
Stella Rimington is a former head
of MI5 who has turned her hand
to writing bestselling spy novels.
Together they discuss the security
services in fiction and non-fiction.
Marcus BrigstockeGod? You’re Having a Laugh…
One of Britain’s most talented and
high-profile comedians, Marcus
Brigstocke will discuss his book
questioning atheism, faith and
the meaning of life. Based on his
sell out show, ‘God Collar’, he
examines the ‘God-shaped hole’ in
his life. Believers and non-believers
be warned: no one gets off lightly.
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Day Ticket: £22.50 (not including #4 or #5)
Friday 8 July – Barn – Rebel
Mike JayHigh Society: Mind Altering Drugs in History and Culture
Every society is a high society.
Acclaimed cultural historian Mike
Jay vividly portrays the roles that
drugs play as medicines, religious
sacraments, status symbols and
coveted trade goods, shaping the
modern world from European
coffee houses to coca leaves on
Andean mountainsides.
Clinton HeylinDylan at 70
As Bob Dylan turns 70 come and
celebrate with Clinton Heylin,
whose classic biography, ‘Behind
The Shades’, will be re-published in
an anniversary edition this year. A
monumental overview of the Man
and his Music is guaranteed from
Clinton Heylin, who is recognised
all over the world as a leading
authority on Dylan.
Dorian Lynskey33 Revolutions Per Minute – A History of Protest Songs
From Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’
in 1939 to Green Day’s ‘American
Idiot’ in 2004 via Afrobeat’s ‘Fela
Kuti’, music journalist Dorian
Lynskey will guide us through the
social movements that have united
people in song and play us his
highlights.
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Mike Jay Dorian Lynskey
With thanks to Sharpham Wines for sponsoring our 20th launch party.
Day Ticket: £22.50
Saturday 9 July – Great Hall – President’s Day
Robert Skidelsky Robert Winston
James Naughtie Penelope Lively
Robert SkidelskyHow Much is Enough? The Economics and Philosophy of the Good Life
Lord Skidelsky is Emeritus
Professor of Political Economy at
the University of Warwick. His 3
volume biography of John Maynard
Keynes received numerous prizes;
his update, ‘Keynes: The Return
of the Master’, was a response to
the economic crisis. His talk takes
as its starting point Keynes’ essay,
‘Economic Possibilities for our
Grandchildren’.
Robert WinstonMan of Big Ideas
Lord Winston’s list of research
areas is impressive and moving.
He has dedicated much of his life
to improving the lot of pregnant
women, families, children – well
everyone in fact. His work has
led to television programmes,
publications and many awards. He
is committed to scientific education
and regularly gives seminars in
schools and universities. He will
offer his information and ideas to
the audience today.
James NaughtieA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Studio
Whether in the Today studio or
on the road James Naughtie has
found himself in some surprising
situations while working for the
BBC. He reflects on the oddest,
funniest, most memorable and
thought-provoking experiences.
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This day has been programmed by the President of The Telegraph Ways With Words festival at Dartington Hall, Roy Hattersley, and includes some of his favourite people from the world of the arts and ideas.
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #15)
Saturday 9 July – Great Hall
Mary Warnock Douglas Hurd
Penelope LivelyReading Addiction
Reading Addiction affects many of
us, especially those who come to
literary festivals. Highly-regarded
author Penelope Lively talks about
her own book-infested life, about
the directions her reading has
taken, and the way in which her
writing has been shaped by what
she has read.
Mary WarnockReligion and Politics Don’t Mix
Baroness Warnock is well-known
for her often controversial opinions
on contentious ethical dilemmas,
particularly on embryology,
education, euthanasia and religion.
Her latest book, ‘Dishonest to
God’, argues that religion should be
kept completely out of politics.
Douglas HurdThe Role of the British Foreign Secretary
Former Foreign Secretary, Douglas
Hurd, gives an insider’s view on
British foreign policy-making and
explains how the responsibilities
have changed over two centuries.
He offers fascinating insights into
the second most powerful job in
British politics.
An Evening With . . .Shappi Khorsandi
Star of ‘Live At The Apollo’, ‘Have
I Got News for You’ and Radio 4’s
‘Shappi Talk’, Shappi Khorsandi is
feisty, flirty and effortlessly funny.
She handles every subject with a
razor sharp wit, softened only by
her deliciously dizzy delivery and
endless charm.
‘Currently the country’s most
successful female stand-up comedian.’
Time Out
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Saturday 9 July – Barn – Explore
Michael JacobsThe Andes: Magical Land
The Andes stretch over 5,500
miles, have the highest active
volcanoes, the largest salt flat and
peaks as tall as the Himalayas. They
also have radically contrasting
scenery and climates. Travel writer
Michael Jacobs shares his wonder.
Rachel HewittFind Your Way: Ordnance Survey Maps
Ordnance survey maps reliably
record every inch of the British
Isles. They are much loved by
walkers and drivers, if not by all the
British public, for their unchanging
continuity. Life without them is
unimaginable.
Hisham Matar Identity, Home and Loss
Following his Booker-shortlisted
debut, ‘In the Country of Men’,
Libyan-born author Hisham
Matar’s distinctive and compelling
new novel, ‘Anatomy of a
Disappearance’, examines the
emotions of those left behind when
a loved one disappears.
Patrick FrenchIndia – a Portrait
Patrick French gives a colourful
portrait of India. His human
stories explain a larger national
narrative and get to the heart
of this complex and frequently
contradictory country.
Patrick French’s biographies,
‘Younghusband’ and ‘VS Naipaul’,
have won prizes and many
accolades.
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Rachel Hewitt Hisham Matar Patrick French Christopher Howse
Day Ticket: £45
Saturday 9 July – Duke’s Room
Christopher HowseThe Sacred Mysteries of Spain
Christopher Howse, who writes
the weekly Sacred Mysteries
column in Saturday Telegraph,
finds the centuries-old cathedrals,
monasteries and shrines of Spain
demand pilgrimage rather than
tourism. He conveys the spirituality
of this ancient country together
with its more earthly qualities: its
smells, heat and food.
Michael WrightC’est La Folie
Michael Wright gave up his cosy
London life and moved to La Folie,
a dilapidated farmhouse in France.
‘I never expected to feel excited
about the cultivation of vegetables
in a second language,’ he wrote;
but he did. And many other aspects
of his life in rural France excited
him. He chronicles his thrills,
troubles and delusions in a column
in Saturday Telegraph and in his
books.
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Michael Wright
Peter BentlyChoosing Children’s Writing
How do you become a children’s
writer? What makes a good
children’s book? Peter Bently talks
about how he started writing for
younger children. His numerous
books include ‘The Great Dog
Bottom Swap’ (shortlisted for the
Roald Dahl Funny Prize). His latest
picture book is ‘King Jack and
the Dragon’, illustrated by Helen
Oxenbury.
Helena DrysdaleWriting Journeys
After writing many successful books
on travel and memoirs Helena
Drysdale will explain why she chose
to change direction with her writing.
Now she has just finished ‘Waltzer’
and says she is ‘buzzing’ with the
questions and challenges that writing
for children posed.
Eleanor UpdaleBooks for All
Eleanor Updale’s award-winning
historical novels are usually sold
as children’s books, but are widely
read by adults too. She believes that
many good stories can be enjoyed by
all the family, apart or together.
She will talk to Valerie Grove
about her work and how she writes
books for everyone at their own
level.
Writing For Children
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Eleanor Updale
Day Ticket: £12
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Chair:
Penelope
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Sunday 10 July – Great Hall
Valerie GroveKaye Webb – Queen of Puffins
Valerie Grove, Times columnist
and acclaimed biographer of John
Mortimer, Laurie Lee and Dodie
Smith, has chosen Kaye Webb,
the Puffin editor who transformed
children’s publishing with her
creativity, as her latest subject.
Google and Books: Good or Evil?
Radio 4’s Today presenter James
Naughtie will get our panel going
as they discuss how the book
world will cope with the digital
challenges that confront authors,
readers, copyright and the book
experience.
Join Google Books’ Policy Manager,
Simon Morrison; novelist
Naomi Alderman; publisher and
co-founder of Enhanced Editions,
Peter Collingridge; Telegraph
Head of Books, Gaby Wood
to thrash it out.
Each ticket enters you into our
e-reader vs. book stack raffle.
Both prizes will be drawn
Polly Toynbee and David WalkerDid Labour Change Britain?
Are we happier, healthier,
wealthier, and wiser because of
Labour’s 13 years in office? Two of
the UK’s finest commentators give
their views – and ask for yours.
David Walker Polly Toynbee
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #31)
Sunday 10 July – Great Hall
David OwenThe Coalition
Lord Owen, one of the original
‘Gang of Four’ who formed the
Social Democratic Party, will give
his views on our present political
state. He has written extensively
on politicians affected by ‘the
hubris syndrome’. Is there a link
between this illness and the present
leaders of the coalition?
Maureen LipmanA Long Shelf-Life
Maureen Lipman, a much-loved and
admired actress, has the knack of
making the ordinary absurd and the
everyday entertaining. Encounters
on the street, at the hairdresser’s,
home and abroad all provide
material for her stories – some of
which we’ll hear today.
Melvyn BraggBook of Books
In its 400th anniversary year,
Melvyn Bragg, one of our finest
authors and broadcasters, has
written the definitive history of
one of the most influential books
in the English language. He tells
the political, linguistic and literary
stories behind The King James
Bible.
Julia NeubergerWhat Really Matters?
Baroness Neuberger, Liberal
Democrat peer and Rabbi at the
West London Synagogue (thus
the most senior woman in Jewish
life), considers what makes life
worthwhile. Drawing on her
experience as a religious leader
and social reformer she offers
practical ways to create a sense of
significance and direction in our
lives.
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David Owen Maureen Lipman Melvyn Bragg Julia Neuberger
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #31)
Sunday 10 July – Barn – Create
Lucinda LambtonQueen Mary’s Dolls’ House
Designed by Lutyens, this famous
dolls’ house recreates the time
when an English man’s home was
his castle. Yet it is the less grand
views that enchant: the tin of Vim,
the dish of Bronco paper on the
WC, Lux soap flakes. Lucinda
Lambton, who is passionate about
places, people and the past, shows
us around this miniature, magical
world.
Charles JencksThe Universe in the Landscape
Charles Jencks’s landforms are
inspired by prehistoric earthworks.
They contain cosmic symbolism and
address perennial themes: identity,
nature, death, the power of life. His
remarkable gardens feature around
the world while his landform Ueda,
at The Scottish National Gallery,
won the Gulbenkian Prize.
Rachel Campbell-JohnstonSlumbering Shepherds: the Life and Work of Samuel Palmer
Tumbling blossoms, mystical
cornfields, bright sickle moons:
Samuel Palmer’s romantic, rural
vision has charmed art lovers
since the 19th century yet he lived
during a period of social upheaval.
His biographer, Rachel Campbell-
Johnston, art critic of The Times,
offers a picture of a life driven by
passionate conviction.
Cate HasteA Passion For Paint
L.S. Lowry, a lifelong fan of Sheila
Fell, named her his favourite
artist. Cate Haste, writer and
television producer, has written
a fine illustrated biography of this
Cumbrian artist who died tragically
young.
Justine PicardieCoco Chanel: The Legend and the Life
From being an abandoned child
and spending her early years in a
convent orphanage, Coco Chanel
became an icon of the fashion
world. Chic, passionate, revered
and feared, Coco Chanel made
herself into her own most powerful
creation. Justine Picardie, author,
fashion columnist and previous
editor of the Observer magazine,
unveils the legend.
Coco Before Chanel (12A)
After a short break the talk will
be followed by a screening of the
film which tells the story of Coco’s
rise from humble beginnings to the
height of the fashion world.
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Day Ticket: £42
Monday 11 July – Barn – Women’s Lives
Stephanie WilliamsVictorian Women in the Colonies
Stephanie Williams offers an
enlightening, eccentric, funny
and moving account of life in the
British Empire revealing incredible
personal stories. It’s a different
world but one that shaped life
today.
Zarghuna KargarThe Lives of Afghan Women
At the age of 22 Zarghuna Kargar
was one of the founders of
Afghan Woman’s Hour. She tells
of the powerful testimonies she
heard that depicted the moving
struggles and fears of the Afghan
women, and their resilience under
unimaginable duress.
Tamara ChalabiFemale Iraq – One Family’s History
When Tamara Chalabi returned to
Iraq in 2003, she found a country
she didn’t recognize; a place on the
brink of a terrifying and uncertain
new beginning. Through the
women in her family she tells her
country’s tempestuous history.
Ashley DartnellFarangi Girl
Ashley Dartnell was born in Tehran
to an American beauty and a tall,
handsome, Cambridge-educated
father. Her early life had all the
ingredients of a fairy tale but then it
started to go wrong. She tells of her
turbulent youth in Iran.
Virginia NicholsonWomen’s Lives in War and Peace, 1939–1949
Virginia Nicholson tracks the
experiences of the six million
women whose energies helped to
win the war. She tells how they
loved, suffered, laughed, grieved and
dared, and how they re-made their
world in peacetime, knowing they
would never be the same again.
XinranMotherhood in China
Xinran, who was a radio presenter
and journalist in China, tells
heartbreaking stories of desolate
Chinese mothers whose daughters
have been wrenched from them.
Her latest book, ‘Message from an
Unknown Chinese Mother’, is a
follow-up to her best-seller, ‘The
Good Women of China’.
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Amnesty
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Zarghuna Kargar Tamara Chalabi Virginia Nicholson
Day Ticket: £45
Xinran
Monday 11 July – Great Hall
Franny MoyleThe Overlooked Mrs Oscar Wilde
When Constance married Oscar
Wilde they held a privileged
place in society. Franny Moyle,
who is a director of the Hackney
Empire and author of ‘Desperate
Romantics’, tells of Constance’s
decadent lifestyle and the scandal
that ruined her.
Justin CartwrightGreed, Family and Class
Acclaimed author Justin Cartwright
is master of the state-of-the-nation
novel. Hear what inspired him to
write about the financial super-class
in his latest gripping satire ‘Other
People’s Money’.
Alan Hollinghurst and Philip Hensher Talking About Fiction
Two of our most talented,
insightful novelists will discuss
their hotly anticipated new
works. ‘The Stranger’s Child’ is
Alan Hollinghurst’s follow-up to
‘The Line of Beauty’, his 2004
Man Booker Prize-winner. Philip
Hensher’s new novel is the deeply
affecting ‘King of The Badgers’.
David GilmourItaly 150 Years On: Was Unification a Mistake?
Italy today has the seventh
largest economy in the world yet,
despite its economic and cultural
riches, it has never achieved a
successful political system. Does
the blame lie with its founders?
Was Italy predestined to be a failed
nation state? David Gilmour, the
author of ‘The Pursuit of Italy’,
is a challenging, much-admired
historian.
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Franny Moyle Justin Cartwright Alan Hollinghurst Philip Hensher
Day Ticket: £37.50 (not including #48)
Monday 11 July – Great Hall
Matthew Parris and Andrew BrysonParting Shots
Former MP and famed
parliamentary sketch writer
Matthew Parris and Radio 4
broadcaster Andrew Bryson
entertain with colourful stories
of the once traditional, British
ambassador’s valedictory despatch.
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Matthew Parris
Zaiba Malik One Girl, Two Lives
For Zaiba Malik, growing up in
Bradford in the 70’s and 80’s,
meant being torn between two
opposite identities, British and
Muslim, searching for a goat for
Eid or dancing to Top of the Pops.
The award-winning journalist will
discuss her moving, comic and
poignant memoir,
‘We Are A Muslim Please’.
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Andrew Bryson Zaiba Malik
Day Ticket: £37.50 (not including #48)
Tuesday 12 July – Great Hall
William NicholsonClass and the Novel
Is middle-class life ignored in
contemporary fiction? William
Nicholson, whose huge range
of achievements include Bafta
winning plays for television, Oscar
nominated film scripts and books
for children, as well as work for
the BBC and theatres, thinks that
novelists today don’t tackle middle
class issues in their work. His latest
novel for adults is ‘All The Hopeful
Lovers’. He discusses his views
with Sarah Crompton, Arts Editor
of The Telegraph.
Janine di GiovanniWar and Love
After twenty years of war
reporting, Janine di Giovanni and
her journalist husband decided to
make a new life for their family in
Paris. How would marriage and
motherhood survive the aftermath
of war? She will reveal all from
her powerful memoir ‘Ghosts by
Daylight’.
Roy StrongVisions of England
What does it mean to be English?
Cultural historian and broadcaster
Sir Roy Strong is supremely
qualified to investigate. Join him to
find out how England’s rich rural
iconography can stand up to a crisis
in national identity.
Judy Golding and Clare PeakeTwo Famous Fathers
Clare Peake’s father was the writer
and illustrator, Mervyn Peake. Judy
Golding’s father, William Golding,
was the highly-regarded novelist.
Together they discuss being the
daughters of famous fathers.
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William Nicholson Janine di Giovanni
Roy Strong
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #55 or #56)
Tuesday 12 July – Great Hall
Tony BennLooking to the FutureTony Benn is well known for his
challenging and controversial views.
Now he has turned his attention
to the problems facing the next
generation in Letters to my
Grandchildren.
With its food and energy crises
and the proliferation of chemical,
nuclear and biological weapons, the
world our children are born into
is vastly different from that of their
grandparents.
What lessons will help this
generation to avoid previous
mistakes? Tony Benn asserts that
each generation faces the same
challenges, with no final victory,
and no final defeat. Drawing on
his experience as a politician he
discusses what the future will hold
for the young of today.
Anna del Conte and CocoFood and Family
Italian cookery writer Anna del
Conte is the food muse of many
of the world greatest chefs. Today
Anna, her daughter Julia and her
granddaughter and regular kitchen
assistant, Coco, will talk about the
inspiration for her new book about
cooking with children.
Jon RonsonWho is Mad?
Journalist, documentary maker
and humorist, Jon Ronson, having
skewered the War on Terror in
‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’, and
extremism in ‘Them’, now attempts
to discover where true madness
lies, and what passes for ‘normal’
in his latest investigative escapade
‘The Psychopath Test’.
Rosalind Brady and Simon BarronComing Home
Returning to their west country
roots BarronBrady tonight
release a recording of their
latest songs. They bring their
impeccable harmonies and intuitive
musicianship to all they sing be it
a raw, moving lament from the
English tradition or one of their
own thought-provoking songs.
Expect energy and verve; vocal
harmonies combining deliciously
with flutes, guitars, dulcimer and
harmonium.
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Anna del Conte Jon Ronson
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #55 or #56)
Tuesday 12 July – Barn – Gardens
Anna PavordA Year in the Life of the Garden
Anna Pavord, author of the
best-seller ‘The Tulip’, not only
offers advice on what to do, when
and how in the garden but she
intersperses it with reflections on
life, nature and even old gardening
clothes.
Anne WarehamThe Bad-Tempered Gardener
Impatient with received ideas,
eager to provoke, Anne Wareham
tells the story of her development
as a thinking gardener and the
creation, with her husband, Charles
Hawes, of their acclaimed garden in
the Welsh borders, the Veddw. She
conveys the challenges, the hard
work, triumphs and failures behind
the creation and development of a
substantial contemporary garden.
Jane BrownLancelot ‘Capability’ Brown
Despite being a ‘national treasure’
and designing nearly 200 park
landscapes little is known about
Lancelot Brown’s life. Jane Brown
offers a colourful picture of his
busy world, his work and the
mysteries of his family life – and
his death.
Katherine Swift Morville Days
‘The Morville Hours’ won praise
from both critics and readers for
the beautifully told story of the
birth and development of the
garden at Morville in Shropshire.
Now Katherine Swift recounts the
gardening year at this mysterious
and romantic place.
Helena Attlee and Alex RamsayRemarkable Gardens
Britain is famous for its magnificent
gardens. Author Helena Attlee and
photographer Alex Ramsay will
discuss the choice of gardens in
their latest book, ‘Great Gardens
of Britain’, using Alex’s images
to illustrate much-loved classics
and to reveal some striking new
arrivals.
Mark CrickPlath’s Bulbs, Salinger’s Seeds
‘Kafka’s Soup’, ‘Sartre’s Sink’:
Mark Crick’s previous books have
been described as imaginative,
entertaining and ‘hands-down
droll’. Now he puts the culture
back in horticulture as famous
writers swop their pens for spades
in his literary pastiches.
#57
10am
Barn
£9
#58
11.30am
Barn
£9
#59
1pm
Barn
£9
#60
2.30pm
Barn
£9
#61
4pm
Barn
£9
#62
5.30pm
Barn
£9
Day Ticket: £45
Tuesday 12 July Upper Gatehouse
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Lucinda LambtonBeastly Buildings
Lucinda Lambton is known for her
interest in unusual buildings. Her
book ‘Palaces for Pigs’, shows her
discovery of all sorts of eccentric
animal buildings, from castles
for goats to pyramids for pigs.
Her talk about this phenomenon
will be illustrated with her own
photographs.
Bernard SamuelsDear Susan: Illustrated Letters of Ben Hartley
Ben Hartley was a gifted, reclusive
artist who has gained fame and
appreciation since his death. His
letters show his talent as a writer
and illustrator. Bernard Samuels
will show the letters and explain
the context in which they were
written.
Jane Brown Dorothy Elmhirst
A miniature biography of the
elusive Dorothy Elmhirst, (1887-
1968), who bought and restored
Dartington Hall in the 1920s and
whose vision shapes Dartington
today. Here she is netted like a
beautiful butterfly in her love of
Shakespeare and his works. The
author will explain her sins of
omission and commission.
#63
11.30am
Upper
Gatehouse
£6
#64
2.30pm
Upper
Gatehouse
£6
#65
4pm
Upper
Gatehouse
£6
Day Ticket: £12
Wednesday 13 July – Great Hall
Sebastian, Fabian and Clare PeakeCelebrating Mervyn Peake
2011 is Mervyn Peake’s centenary
year and in honour of the inventive
novelist, poet and illustrator,
Vintage are publishing ‘The
Illustrated Gormenghast’ and ‘Titus
Awake’. His children talk about
Peake’s surreal work, his fathering
style, and growing up amongst the
creativity.
Peter SnowTo War with Wellington
What made the Iron Duke one of
the greatest military commanders
of all times? How did the sensitive
schoolboy violinist become the
tough military man? Peter Snow,
the unforgettable lynchpin of
Election Night, investigates.
Matthew HollisEdward Thomas – His Final Five Years
Matthew Hollis focuses on two
poet friends – Edward Thomas
and Robert Frost – who produced
some of the most remarkable
verse of the twentieth century.
But World War 1 put an ocean
between them; Frost returned to
the safety of New England while
Thomas stayed to fight for the Old.
Matthew Hollis ponders over these
roads taken – and those not taken.
Rachel JohnsonShaking Up Tradition
When Rachel Johnson became
editor of The Lady, Britain’s oldest
women’s magazine, she had no
idea what to wear, let alone how
to be an editor. She recounts her
riotous first year at the helm of an
institution.
Blake MorrisonThe Ted Hughes Memorial Lecture –Thought-foxes and gnat-psalms: nature, inspiration and healing in the poetry of Ted Hughes
Blake Morrison looks at how
Ted Hughes’ poems about birds,
beasts and flowers allow him to
explore the human world and to
develop his ideas about writing and
creativity.
In association with
Faber and Faber and Carol Hughes
#66
10am
Great Hall
£9
#67
11.30am
Great Hall
£9
#68
1pm
Great Hall
£9
#69
2.30pm
Great Hall
£9
#70
4pm
Great Hall
£9
Peter Snow Matthew Hollis
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #72 or #73)
Wednesday 13 July – Great Hall
Chris MullinDear Diary, Dear New Labour
Chris Mullin was MP for Sunderland
South and a distinctive character
in Parliament. His best-seller, ‘A
Very British Coup’, became a hit
TV series. In 1994 he began a
secret diary to chart the rise – and
fall – of New Labour. He gives his
insightful observations.
Harry HillLivin’ the Dreem
The giant-collared comedian and
revered host of TV Burp, Harry
Hill will treat us to his inimitable
world view, in an hour of frank,
hilarious silliness that will include
a look at his spoof memoir, ‘Livin’
the Dreem’, which has been
memorably described as Samuel
Pepys meets Katie Price.
Howard MarksGet to Know Mr Nice
Famous for his wit, audacious
cannabis trafficking and liberal
opinions, Howard Marks has
become something of an icon.
Best known for his cult bestseller,
‘Mr Nice’, he will introduce his
first crime novel, ‘Sympathy for the
Devil’, and talk about his colourful
and fascinating life.
#71
5.30pm
Great Hall
£9
#72
7.30pm
Great Hall
£9
#73
9pm
Great Hall
£9
Blake Morrison Harry Hill
Howard Marks
Rachel Johnson
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #72 or #73)
Paul Torday and Mavis CheekThe Serious Business of Being Funny
Paul Torday’s entertaining
bestseller, ‘Salmon Fishing in the
Yemen’, hits cinema screens in
2012. He discusses the challenge
of humour in novels with Mavis
Cheek, whose books are praised
for being witty yet thought-
provoking.
Lee Langley and Blake MorrisonPrequels, Sequels, New Twists – Adventures with the Classics
There are any number of ways
to give new life to a classic. Lee
Langley’s ‘Butterfly’s Shadow’
takes Puccini’s Madame Butterfly
and sends the characters into an
imagined future. Blake Morrison’s
‘The Last Weekend’ is a reworking
of Othello into a modern tale
of jealousy, sexual passion and
revenge. They discuss the dangers
and pleasures in transforming the
life of a masterpiece.
Esther Freud and Joanna BriscoeYoung Lives and Loves
Dartmoor is the setting of Joanna
Briscoe’s new novel ‘You’. It is
about the obsession and intensity
of teenage love. Drawing upon
her own experience in drama
Wednesday 13 July – Barn – Fiction
school, Esther Freud’s ‘Lucky
Break’ uncovers a world of ruthless
ambition, uncertain alliances and
success. They discuss how they
recall the emotions of youth for
their novels.
Helen DunmoreOrdinary Lives, Extraordinary Situations
Post-war Soviet Russia and the
struggle to survive under a terrible
and sinister regime is the theme
of Helen Dunmore’s latest novel.
She looks at the lives of ordinary
people and a love that will not be
extinguished.
Jasper Fforde Fiction in No-man’s Land
How does a novelist find his style
in the ‘no-man’s-land between
Literary and Absurd’, and then
write several bestselling series
concurrently? Join one of the UK’s
most imaginative and entertaining
authors and creator of Swindon’s
ace literary detective, Thursday
Next.
Stella TillyardHistory and Fiction
Eminent historian Stella Tillyard
turns to fiction with ‘Tides of War’.
Set during the Peninsular war it is
a powerful portrayal of the anguish
of men at war, the taste of freedom
offered to women, and the burning
drive of émigrés in a society on the
cusp of change.
#74
10am
Barn
£9
#75
11.30am
Barn
£9
#76
1pm
Barn
£9
#77
2.30pm
The Barn
£9
#78
4pm
Barn
£9
#79
5.30pm
The Barn
£9
Day Ticket: £45
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# event £ no. total
eg A.N. Author 9 3 27
FRIDAY 8 JULY
1 Roy Hattersley 9
2 Lively & Sail 9
3 Free Speech - Google 9
4 Rimington & Jeffrey 9
5 Marcus Brigstocke 9
GH Day Ticket #1 - #3 22.50
6 Mike Jay 9
7 Clinton Heylin 9
8 Dorian Lynskey 9
Barn Day Ticket 22.50
SATURDAY 9 JULY
9 Robert Skidelsky 9
10 Robert Winston 9
11 James Naughtie 9
12 Penelope Lively 9
13 Mary Warnock 9
14 Douglas Hurd 9
15 Shappi Khorsandi 15
GH Day Ticket #9 - #14 45
16 Michael Jacobs 9
17 Rachel Hewitt 9
18 Hisham Matar 9
19 Patrick French 9
20 Christopher Howse 9
21 Michael Wright 9
Barn Day Ticket #16 - #21 45
22 Peter Bently 6
23 Helena Drysdale 6
24 Eleanor Updale 6
Duke’s Day Ticket #22 - #24 12
SUNDAY 10 JULY
25 Valerie Grove 9
26 Google and Books 9
27 Toynbee & Walker 9
28 David Owen 9
29 Maureen Lipman 9
30 Melvyn Bragg 9
31 Julia Neuberger 9
GH Day Ticket #25 - #30 45
32 Lucinda Lambton (1) 9
33 Charles Jencks 9
34 Rachel Campbell-Johnston 9
35 Cate Haste 9
36 Justine Picardie + Coco Film 14
Barn Day Ticket #32 - #36 42
MONDAY 11 JULY
37 Stephanie Williams 9
38 Zarghuna Kargar 9
# event £ no. total
39 Tamara Chalabi 9
40 Ashley Dartnell 9
41 Virginia Nicholson 9
42 Xinran 9
Barn Day Ticket #37 - #42 45
43 Franny Moyle 9
44 Justin Cartwright 9
45 Hollinghurst & Hensher 9
46 David Gilmour 9
47 Parris & Bryson 9
48 Zaiba Malik 9
GH Day Ticket #43 - #47 37.50
TUESDAY 12 JULY
49 William Nicholson 9
50 Janine di Giovanni 9
51 Roy Strong 9
52 Golding & Peake 9
53 Tony Benn 9
54 Anna del Conte & Coco 9
55 Jon Ronson 9
56 BarronBrady 9
GH Day Ticket #49 - #54 45
57 Anna Pavord 9
58 Anne Wareham 9
59 Jane Brown (1) 9
60 Katherine Swift 9
61 Attlee & Ramsay 9
62 Mark Crick 9
Barn Day Ticket #57 - #62 45
63 Lucinda Lambton (2) 6
64 Bernard Samuels 6
65 Jane Brown (2) 6
UGH Day Ticket #63 - #64 12
WEDNESDAY 13 JULY
66 Sebastian, Fabian & Clare Peake 9
67 Peter Snow 9
68 Matthew Hollis 9
69 Rachel Johnson 9
70 Ted Hughes Lecture - Blake Morrison 9
71 Chris Mullin 9
72 Harry Hill 9
73 Howard Marks 9
GH Day Ticket #66 - #71 45
74 Torday & Cheek 9
75 Langley & Morrison 9
76 Freud & Briscoe 9
77 Helen Dunmore 9
78 Jasper Fforde 9
79 Stella Tilyard 9
Barn Day Ticket #74 - #79 45
# event £ no. total
THURSDAY 14 JULY
80 Signe Johansen 9
81 Josceline Dimbleby 9
82 Willie Harcourt-Cooze 9
83 Tracey Lawson 9
84 Elisabeth Luard 9
85 Watson & Baxter 9
Barn Day Ticket #80 - #85 45
86 Salley Vickers 9
87 Kathleen Jones 9
88 Schumacher, Trace & Mullin 9
89 Lionel Blue 9
90 Nicholas Evans 9
91 Malloch-Brown & Harnden 9
92 Arabella Weir 9
93 John Hegley 14
GH Day Ticket #86 - #91 45
FRIDAY 15 JULY
94 Karen Armstrong 9
95 Celia Walden 9
96 Williams & Aaronovitch 9
97 Harnden & Rayment 9
98 Margaret Drabble 9
99 Michael Meacher 9
100 Telegraph Question Time 9
GH Day Ticket #94 - 99 45
101 Neil Ansell 9
102 Jane Shilling 9
103 Tom Hodgkinson 9
104 Simon Baron-Cohen 9
105 Nick Thorpe 9
106 Patrick Barkham 9
Barn Day Ticket #101 - 106 45
107 New Steps 6
108 Other Lives 6
109 Out of the Ordinary 6
110 Oversteps Scholars 6
111 Touching the Sky 6
UGH Day Ticket #107 - #111 20
SATURDAY 16 JULY
112 Bell, Moreton & Worsley 9
113 Bettany Hughes 9
114 Juliet Barker 9
115 Wollaston, Stanford & Moreton 9
116
117 Telegraph Discussion - Arts vs Sports 9
118 Matt Harvey 9
GH Day Ticket #112 - #117 45
119 Francis Spufford 9
120 Dominic Sandbrook 9
# event £ no. total
121 Leo Hollis 9
122 Lucy Worsley 9
123 Ian Mortimer 9
124 Katie Hickman 9
Barn Day Ticket #119 - #124 45
125 Nicky Scott 6
126 Gatter & McKee 6
127 Kitchen Gardener’s Forum 6
128 Charles Dowding 6
129 Dave Hamilton 6
UGH Day Ticket #125 - #129 20
SUNDAY 17 JULY
130 Johnny West 9
131 Julian Baggini 9
132 Simon Hoggart 9
133 Hugo Vickers 9
134 Conradi & Logue 9
135 John Julius Norwich 9
136 Gervase Phinn 9
137 Ben Okri 9
GH Day Ticket #130 - #135 45
138 Raymond Tallis 9
139 Lewis Wolpert 9
140 Ted Nield 9
141 Angela Saini 9
142 Gareth Williams 9
143 Lucy Siegle 9
Barn Day Ticket #138 - #143 45
144 Cole Moreton 6
145 Richard Ryder 6
146 Sarah Abell 6
UGH Day Ticket #144 - #146 12
AND ANOTHER THING . . .
147 Mitchelli & Simpson 6
148 Making Books 6
149 Fiona Sampson 6
150 Clive Fairweather (2) 6
151 Tutton, Harvey & Angwin 6
FE1 Founding Voices 6
FE2 Agatha Christie’s Greenway 28
FE3 Clive Fairweather (1) 15
FE4 Ted Hughes’ Poetry Trail 12
FE5 Martin Bell Literary Cruise 39.50
FE6 Festival Book Quiz 4
FE7 Butterfly Spotting Walk 8 / 4
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Thursday 14 July – Barn – Food
Signe Johansen More than Danish Pastries and Herrings
With its fresh, bold flavours
and use of seasonal local
food, Scandinavian cookery is
appropriately cool. Signe Johansen,
a food anthropologist who
worked in Heston Blumenthal’s
experimental kitchen, shows how
this simple, stress-free cuisine suits
impromptu gatherings, picnics and
boozy brunches.
Josceline DimblebyA Flavoursome Life
Memories, food and travel:
Josceline Dimbleby talks to Tom
Jaine, food historian and publisher
of Prospect Books, about her life
spent travelling the world, sampling
dishes and creating recipes.
Willie Harcourt-CoozeFrom Bean to Bar
While travelling on horseback
through Venezuela Willie
Harcourt-Cooze bought a 1,000
acre cacao hacienda. ‘Willie’s
Wonky Chocolate Factory’,
a Channel 4 fly-on-the-wall
documentary, filmed his enthusiasm
for growing, harvesting and
processing cacao. His latest book,
‘Willie’s Chocolate Bible’, is for
chocolate-lovers everywhere.
Come and share his passion.
#80
10am
Barn
£9
#81
11.30am
Barn
£9
#82
1pm
Barn
£9
Tracey LawsonLongevity and Life in an Italian Village
What causes the extraordinary
long lives of the villagers of
Campodimele? Do they avoid
major diseases because of their
diet? Tracey Lawson, food editor
and news journalist, spent a year
there to investigate. She tells of
the lifestyle, cooking and eating
habits of this astonishingly healthy
community.
Elisabeth LuardLiving and Cooking in Wales
The food writer Elisabeth Luard
tells the story of a year planting,
picking, cooking and roaming
through the Welsh countryside
with her grandchildren.
Guy Watson and Jane BaxterRiverford Farm Food – Everyday and Sunday
Producing fantastic organic food
from soil to table is the Riverford
way. You can eat in Riverford’s
Field Kitchen, order a box of their
vegetables or follow one of their
imaginative recipes. All delicious!
They talk ‘food’ with Tom Jaine.
#83
2.30pm
Barn
£9
#84
4pm
Barn
£9
Chair:
Tom Jaine
#85
5.30pm
Barn
£9
Day Ticket: £45
Thursday 14 July – Great Hall
Salley VickersDiffering Shades of Love
Salley Vickers, author of many
thought-provoking books including
‘Miss Garnett’s Angel’, explores the
complex geography of the human
heart in her new collection of short
stories. Love given, withheld, lost,
met: she examines all shades.
Kathleen JonesKatherine Mansfield: Story Teller
Kathleen Jones, poet and
biographer, has long been
interested in Katherine Mansfield
since finding a copy of her journal
in a second-hand bookshop. This
led to a sparkling biography. She
tells the story of the short but
intense life of this brilliant writer.
Barbara Schumacher, Simon Trace and Chris MullinBigger is not Beautiful
Schumacher preached a new brand
of economics, rejecting expansion
and aiming for maximum well-
being with minimum consumption.
Schumacher’s daughter, Barbara,
and Simon Trace – CEO of
Practical Action – discuss his life
and work with Chris Mullin who
recommended ‘Small is Beautiful’
as vital reading for people under 21
on a recent Sky Arts Book Show.
Anne Pettifor, Director at Policy
Research in Macro Economics, will
join this event
Lionel BlueCommon Honesty and Higher Truths
Rabbi Lionel Blue gives a
consumer’s guide to religion:
‘I went into religion because I was
in trouble. I stayed in it because it
works’. A familiar voice from Radio
4’s Thought for the Day, Rabbi
Lionel Blue offers many thoughts
for this Thursday.
#86
10am
Great Hall
£9
#87
11.30am
Great Hall
£9
#88
1pm
Great Hall
£9
#89
2.30pm
Great Hall
£9
Salley Vickers Kathleen Jones Lionel Blue Nicholas Evans
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #92 or #93)
Thursday 14 July – Great Hall
Nicholas EvansLove and Identity
Nicholas Evans’ latest novel, ‘The
Brave’, explores our quest for love
and identity; it faces the fallibility of
heroes and the devastating effects
of family secrets. Nicholas Evans’
first novel, ‘The Horse Whisperer’,
was made into a film by Robert
Redford.
Mark Malloch-Brownand Toby HarndenGlobal Co-operation
Former United Nations Deputy
Secretary-General and Minister
of State at the Foreign Office,
Mark Malloch-Brown, argues
that national governments are
not equipped to tackle complex
global issues. Toby Harnden, US
Editor of The Daily Telegraph,
has reported from around the
world. From unemployment to
climate change they discuss with
Sarah Crompton (Arts Editor,
The Telegraph) the premise that
current concerns have international
roots and require global politics.
Arabella WeirThe Real Me is Thin
Arabella Weir is best known for
her memorable characters in
BBC2’s ‘The Fast Show’ as well
as her international bestseller
‘Does My Bum Look Big in This?’
She turns her attention to her
childhood and her neurotic
relationship to food.
#90
4 pm
Great Hall
£9
#91
5.30pm
Great Hall
£9
#92
7pm
Great Hall
£9
Mark Malloch-Brown Arabella Weir
John HegleyThe Adventures of Monsieur Robinet
Hilarious tales about a Frenchman
with some unusual – but clean –
habits from the quirkily absurd
John Hegley.
“Typically brilliant” the Guardian
“Awesomely mundane” the Observer
His lyrics “....quite often make little
sense.” The Luton News
#93
8.30pm
Great Hall
£14
(2 hrs
including
interval)
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #92 or #93)
Friday 15 July – Great Hall
Karen ArmstrongCompassion
Karen Armstrong argues that
compassion is no longer a luxury
but an absolute necessity for
our survival. She demonstrates
how we can bring compassion to
the forefront of our lives and by
transcending the limitations of
everday selfishness we not only
make a difference to the world but
also lead happier, more fulfilled
lives.
Celia WaldenBabysitting George
In his twilight years, footballing
genius George Best found himself
befriending journalist Celia Walden
as she followed him around the
bars of Malta. She talks about
the implausible friendship that
developed between them, and
the writing of the memoir that
followed.
Shirley Williams and David AaronovitchRenewing Trident – Are nuclear weapons right for our times?
Nuclear fuel is in the news, nuclear
weapons less so. But should Britain
have nuclear arms? Should we renew
Trident? Should we intervene in
problems around the world? Leading
independent thinkers unpack the
arguments.
This is a co-production with The
Dartington Hall Trust, and is part of
their series of Great Debates.
Toby Harnden and Sean RaymentThe Reality of Britain’s War in Afghanistan
Sean Rayment is the Defence and
Security Editor of The Sunday
Telegraph. Toby Harnden is the
US Editor of The Daily Telegraph,
previously the Chief Foreign
Correspondent. They discuss the
whys and wherefores of Britain’s
military operations in Afghanistan.
#94
10am
Great Hall
£9
Chair:
Peter
Stanford
#95
11.30am
Great Hall
£9
#96
1pm
Great Hall
£9
Chair:
Peter
Stanford
#97
2.30pm
Great Hall
£9
Karen Armstrong Shirley Williams David AaronovitchCelia Walden
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #100)
Friday 15 July – Great Hall
Margaret DrabbleSocial Changes, Short Stories
Margaret Drabble’s penetrating
evocations of character and place,
her wide-ranging curiosity and her
sense of irony are all on display
in her recent collection of short
stories that explore the social
changes of the past 40 years. She
offers her perceptive observations
on what is vital to human beings.
Michael MeacherWhat Are We Here For?
Michael Meacher MP entered
parliament in 1970, was Minister of
State for the Environment in Blair’s
government, has campaigned for
reductions in CO2 emissions and
been outspoken against GM food
and the Iraq War. He says that the
only questions that matter are:
What is the universe for?
What is the purpose of existence?
The Telegraph’s Question Time
Come armed with questions
to put to our panel of political
journalists and opinion formers as
they prepare to discuss the issues
that matter to you. The panel
will include Shirley Williams,
Michael Meacher MP, US Editor
of The Daily Telegraph Toby
Harnden, The Daily Telegraph’s
chief political commentator Peter
Oborne
and columnist and author
Allison Pearson.
Questions should be submitted to
the Ways With Words office during
the festival or in advance by email to
admin@wayswithwords.co.uk
#98
4pm
Great Hall
£9
#99
5.30pm
Great Hall
£9
#100
7.30pm
Great Hall
£9
Toby Harnden Sean Rayment Margaret Drabble Michael Meacher
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #100)
Friday 15 July – Barn – Behaviour
Neil AnsellDeep Country
Neil Ansell spent five years living
on his own, with no electricity,
gas or water. He recounts how he
became at ease with remoteness
and how peace of mind came from
looking out rather than looking in.
Jane ShillingThe Stranger in the Mirror
Middle age took Jane Shilling by
surprise: ‘I looked in the mirror
one morning, and saw the face of
a stranger.’ She asks what it means
to be a 50-something woman in the
early 21st century.
Tom HodgkinsonBrave Old World
Confirmed idler and master of slow
living, Tom Hodgkinson draws on
the wisdom of an eclectic range
of thinkers and writers, and on
medieval calendars and manorial
records, to chart the progress
of a year spent in pursuit of the
pleasures of the past: feasting,
dancing, wood-chopping, bartering
and bee-keeping.
Simon Baron-CohenZero Degrees of Empathy
Autism, narcissism, psychosis,
Asperger’s all have one thing in
common – a lack of empathy.
Simon Baron-Cohen suggests that
this absence can be dangerous or
sometimes it can simply mean a
different way of seeing the world.
He explains his new brain-based
theory of human cruelty.
Nick ThorpUrban Worrier
Nick Thorpe will speak on his
book, Urban Worrier, a quest
to find fulfillment and balance
in today’s high-speed world. He
resolved to spend a year letting go;
relaxing more; being creative and
putting his health and family high up
his personal agenda.
Patrick BarkhamThe Butterfly Isles
Patrick Barkham spent his
childhood holidays chasing
butterflies with his father.
What was a youthful hobby has
developed into an adult passion.
Guardian columnist, Patrick
Barkham, is recognised as one
of the best of the new-wave of
nature writers. He will analyse his
fascination with British butterflies
and attempt to infect you with his
enthusiasm. Don’t let this event
flutter by.
#101
10am
Barn
£9
#102
11.30am
Barn
£9
#103
1pm
Barn
£9
#104
2.30pm
Barn
£9
#105
4pm
Barn
£9
#106
5.30pm
Barn
£9
Day Ticket: £45
Friday 15 July – Upper Gatehouse – Oversteps
#107 £6
New Steps11am – 11.55am
Launch of recent publications:
Angela Stoner, Anthony Watts,
John Stuart and Denise Bennett
#108 £6
12 – 1pm
Other LivesHow to combine the writing of
poetry with very different activities
and high-profile professions; the
following poets will read some of
their poems and answer questions:
Michael Swan
- international linguistics scholar
Giles Goodland
- lexicographer, works for the OED
Anne Stewart
- manages the poetry p f website
Alwyn Marriage
- Managing Editor of Oversteps
Books.
#109 £6
2pm – 3pm
Out of the OrdinaryIntroducing four poets who have
recently published unusual collections:
Hilary Elfick
- a Maori interpretation of
Shakespeare’s Tempest
Maggie Butt
- an illustrated collection about Ally
Pally Prison Camp
Christopher North
and Terry Gifford
- a bilingual English/Spanish collection
of poems and conversations.
#110 £6
3.30pm – 4.30pm
Oversteps ScholarsSince publishing with Oversteps, two
of its poets have embarked on PhDs
which relate to their work as poets:
Miriam Darlington – gained funding
to study the wild otter in landscape
and literature as part of a Creative
Writing PhD. ‘Otter Country’ will be
published by Granta in 2012.
Andrew Nightingale – His research
centres on the production of a long
narrative poem focusing on Alan
Turing and artificial intelligence.
#111 £6
5pm – 6pm
Touching the Sky – Poems and stories in the stringswith poems by Simon Williams
and Susan Taylor and original guitar
compositions by Stephen Yates.
Interludes of music and poetry,
inspired by night time and day time
skies, flight and all things aerial.Jane ShillingTom HodgkinsonSimon Baron-CohenPatrick Barkham
Day Ticket: £20
Events by Oversteps Poetry introduced by Alwyn Marriage
Saturday 16 July – Great Hall
Martin Bell, Cole Moreton and Lucy WorsleyRoyalty: Does it Have a Future?
Royal wedding mania spread to all
parts of the world. Who would
make the dress? Who would do
Kate Middleton’s hair? Is this what
having a monarchy means?
Is it time to rethink its value?
Ask the experts.
Bettany HughesThinking Socrates’ Way
We think the way we do because
Socrates thought the way he did.
His aphorism ‘The unexamined
life is not worth living’ may have
originated twenty-five centuries
ago, but resonates with us still.
Bettany Hughes, passionate
television presenter and author,
shows his relevance for today.
Juliet BarkerThe Brontës Revisited
Juliet Barker, the foremost expert
on the Brontës, has revised her
1994 biography of this astonishingly
creative family. She gives a vivid
picture of 19th century Yorkshire
and an intimate chronicle of the
Brontës’ daily lives in Haworth.
Juliet BarkerBettany Hughes
#112
10am
Great Hall
£9
#113
11.30am
Great Hall
£9
#114
1pm
Great Hall
£9
Lucy WorsleyCole Moreton
Martin Bell
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #118)
Saturday 16 July – Great Hall
Sarah Wollaston, Peter Stanford and Cole MoretonThe Big Society or the Big Con?
While many people are sympathetic
to the idea of mutual support and
community responsibility, David
Cameron’s use of the phrase The
Big Society often leads to cynicism
and confusion. Sarah Wollaston
was a GP and is now Conservative
MP for Totnes and the South
Hams. Peter Stanford is Chairman
of ASPIRE, the national charity
for spinal injuries and Director of
the Frank Longford Trust. In the
chair the jounalist and author Cole
Moreton will contribute to and
control the discussion.
A.C. GraylingA Secular Bible
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
Ian Mortimer’s event ‘Reliving the
Past’ which is scheduled for the
Barn will now take place in this slot
in the Great Hall.
When would you have liked
to have lived in the past? It is a
question we all have considered.
The author of the bestselling ‘The
Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval
England’ reflects on some of the
biggest surprises of historical
experience, drawing also from
his work-in-progress, ‘A Visitor’s
Guide to Elizabethan England’.
#115
2.30pm
Great Hall
£9
#116
4pm
Great Hall
£9
The Telegraph Discussion –Arts vs. Sport
Two of the greatest enrichers of
society, but which contributes
more and how can we qualify this?
Arguing for and against will be
Telegraph theatre critic
Charles Spencer, arts editor
Sarah Crompton and on the
sports bench will sit former
England rugby star Brian Moore
and sports columnist Jim White.
Matt HarveyWhere Earwigs Dare
A rich biodiversity of verse – about
potatoes, leeks, clouds, sheds,
slugs, kippers and cows, pain relief,
petty theft and public nudity – a
typical Matt Harvey offering; this
collection is published by Green
Books. The poet himself is locally
sourced.
Matt Harvey
#117
5.30pm
Great Hall
£9
#118
8pm
Great Hall
£9
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #118)
Saturday 16 July – Barn – History
Francis SpuffordRed Plenty
Once the dream of red plenty
was serious – an attempt by the
Soviets to ‘beat’ capitalism on its
own terms and to make its citizens
the richest in the world. Francis
Spufford explores how the system
operated and why it failed.
Dominic SandbrookState of Emergency
The 1970s saw Britain tottering
on the brink of an abyss. As
strikes, blackouts, riots and
inflation dominated the headlines
the Conservative government
called five States of Emergency.
Dominic Sandbrook, the academic
and journalist, tells how this time
shaped today’s society.
Leo HollisThe Enigma of Buildings
Stand on any street corner in
central London and you are on the
threshold of an historical journey.
Leo Hollis gives a kaleidoscopic,
unusual history of twelve buildings
which have left their imprint on the
fabric of the capital.
Lucy WorsleyIf Walls Could Talk
Why did medieval people sleep
sitting up? When were the ‘two
dirty centuries’? Why did people
fear fruit? To tie in with her BBC
series Lucy Worsley gives an
intimate history of home life.
#119
10am
Barn
£9
#120
11.30am
Barn
£9
#121
1pm
Barn
£9
#122
2.30pm
Barn
£9
Ian MortimerReliving the Past
When would you have liked
to have lived in the past? It is a
question we all have considered.
The author of the bestselling ‘The
Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval
England’ reflects on some of the
biggest surprises of historical
experience, drawing also from
his work-in-progress, ‘A Visitor’s
Guide to Elizabethan England’.
(This event now in the Great Hall)
Katie Hickman17th Century Venice
Set in the early seventeenth
century Katie Hickman’s novel,
‘The Pindar Diamond’, tells the
story of one man’s obsession
with a rare diamond which was
circulating amongst the gamblers
and courtesans of the Venetian
demi-mode. A tale of lust, greed,
wealth and danger.
#123
4pm
Barn
£9
#124
5.30pm
Barn
£9
Dominic Sandbrook
Lucy
Wor
sley
Katie H
ickman
Day Ticket: £45
Saturday 16 July – Upper Gatehouse – Green Books, Green Ideas
Nicky ScottComposting
Devon Community Composting
Network Co-ordinator, Nicky
Scott, explains how creating the
ideal environment to multiply
micro-organisms will ultimately
enrich the soil and thus the health
of plants and people. Learn the
‘compost Mantra’. More Heston
Blumenthal and less Delia Smith!
Mark Gatter and Andy McKeePolytunnels: One Step Towards Self-sufficiency
Polytunnels can be used to grow
masses of summer produce, but
Mark Gatter and Andy McKee
look at the wider applications of
this valuable gardening resource to
produce food in the winter, shelter
livestock and provide food to trade
with your neighbours.
Charles Dowding, Dave Hamilton, Nicky Scott, Ben Pike, Mark Gatter, Andy McKeeGreen Books Kitchen Gardeners’ Forum
Green Books is publishing a
growing list of gardening experts.
This unique event allows keen
gardeners to put their questions
to the experts covering a range
of subjects including organic
gardening, gardening on a budget,
self sufficiency, compost, fruit trees
and growing in polytunnels.
Please submit your questions
in advance to
gardeningforum@greenbooks.co.uk
Charles Dowding Organic Gardening
Charles Dowding describes his
experience of growing vegetables
without digging and explains his dig/
no dig experiment, now in its fifth
year. He offers ideas for producing
a range of vegetables throughout
winter.
Dave HamiltonMoney-saving Gardening
Dave Hamilton suggests ways
to save money throughout the
growing season from seed saving to
planting and harvesting. He will give
some lighthearted and amusing
insights into the writing process.
#125
10am
Upper
Gatehouse
£6
#126
11.30am
Upper
Gatehouse
£6
#127
2.30pm
Upper
Gatehouse
£6
#128
4pm
Upper
Gatehouse
£6
#129
5.30pm
Upper
Gatehouse
£6
All today’s events are run in association
with Green Books.
Day Ticket: £20
Sunday 17 July – Great Hall
Johnny WestThe Arab Spring
Johnny West offer a unique insight
into the people who took control
of their own destinies in the
extraordinary events that have
come to be known as the Arab
Spring.
From the cafés, homes and
meeting places of the revolutionary
crucibles of Egypt, Libya and
Tunisia, he offers a street-level,
intimate perspective on a unique
moment in modern history.
Fluent in Arabic, an award-winning
former Reuters Middle East
foreign correspondent and an
accomplished Arabist, he is ideally
qualified to lead a journey to the
heart of the revolution.
Julian BagginiThe Ego Trick
Are you still the same person who
lived 15, 10 or 5 years ago; 15, 10
or 5 minutes ago? Who is the real
you? With his usual wit, curiosity
and bracing scepticism, Julian
Baggini, editor of The Philosophers’
Magazine, sets out to answer these
unsettling questions.
Simon HoggartMy Stories and I’m Sticking to Them
Want to know what Simon
Hoggart and Cherie Blair said
to each other, what Alan Clark
said about Melvyn Bragg; about
the time John Sergeant drove a
flight attendant into a fury? Simon
Hoggart gives a host of anecdotes
from his 40+ years in journalism.
Hugo VickersThe Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor
The story of the Abdication, the
Windsors’ life in exile and the
feud between them and the British
Royal Family is a tragic saga that
Hugo Vickers has followed for
many years. He is an acknowledged
expert on the Royal Family, has
written many biographies, appears
regularly on television, and has
lectured all over the world.
#130
10am
Great Hall
£9
#131
11.30am
Great Hall
£9
#132
1pm
Great Hall
£9
#133
2.30pm
Great Hall
£9
Julian Baggini Simon Hoggart
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #136 or #137)
Sunday 17 July – Great Hall
Peter Conradi and Mark LogueThe King’s Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy
Journalist Peter Conradi and Mark
Logue, grandson of the now famous
speech therapist, unearthed diaries
and letters to reveal the truth
behind the Oscar-winning film. Find
out more about George VI and
Lionel Logue and how faithfully the
film tells their story.
John Julius Norwich The Popes: A History
Historian John Julius Norwich, an
agnostic with no religious axe to
grind, turns his attention to the
oldest continuing institution in the
world and traces the papal line
down through the centuries from
St Peter to the present Benedict
XVI. Expect a richly authoritative
talk.
#134
4pm
Great Hall
£9
#135
5.30pm
Great Hall
£9
Gervase PhinnYorkshire Tales
Gervase Phinn’s stories come from
more than 60 years of teaching,
inspecting schools and Yorkshire
life. On our final evening we shall
have thoughtful comment as well as
lots of laughs from him.
Ben OkriA Time For New Dreams
Ben Okri’s profound, new essays
include meditations on childhood,
self-censorship, the role of beauty
and the importance of education.
He challenges how we see
ourselves in the modern world.
It is appropriate that this much-
admired, passionate advocate of
the written word will close our
20th festival.
Peter Conradi Michael Logue John Julius Norwich Gervase Phinn
#136
7pm
Great Hall
£9
#137
8.30pm
Great Hall
£9
Day Ticket: £45 (not including #136 or #137)
Sunday 17 July – The Barn – Science
Raymond TallisBeing Human
Raymond Tallis, clinical
neuroscientist and philosopher,
mounts an all-out assault on claims
made by some contemporary
thinkers who believe that biological
factors alone can explain human
consciousness and behaviour.
Arguing that human beings are
infinitely more interesting and
complex, Tallis offers a combative,
rigorous, witty and thought-
provoking critique.
Lewis WolpertOn Ageing
Why must we age and how do we
cope with our physical decline?
What are the scientific reasons
for ageing and can or should
we prevent it? Lewis Wolpert,
distinguished scientist and
octogenarian, tackles all aspects
of ageing from euthanasia to anti-
wrinkle cream. It’s a topic none of
us can ignore.
Ted NieldLearn to Love the Meteorite
In his witty, accessible style Ted
Nield, a leading world geologist,
introduces the science of the
cosmos. In a talk packed full of
stories and myth de-bunking he
makes the claim that meteorites
are a good thing.
Angela SainiCurry and Chips
One in five of all medical staff
in the UK, one in six employed
scientists with doctorates in the
US, and one third of all engineers
in Silicon Valley are of Indian
origin. Science journalist Angela
Saini explores the reason why the
government of the most religious
country on earth has put its faith in
science and technology.
Gareth WilliamsThe Great Vaccination Debate
Gareth Williams weaves together
the personal experiences of
colourful historical figures to
tell the story of one of the most
exciting successes in the history
of medicine: the development of a
vaccine to eradicate smallpox.
Lucy SiegleClothes to Die For
Lucy Siegle, the Observer’s ‘Ethical
Living’ columnist, examines the
inhumane and environmentally
devastating story behind the
clothes we casually buy and wear.
Is green the new black?
#138
10am
Barn
£9
#139
11.30am
Barn
£9
#140
1pm
Barn
£9
#141
2.30pm
Barn
£9
#142
4pm
Barn
£9
#143
5.30pm
Barn
£9
Angela Saini Raymond Tallis Lucy Siegle
Day Ticket: £45
Sunday 10 July#147 10am Duke’s Room £6
Dena Mitchelli and Julie SimpsonMaking Choices
Do you have the confidence to make the choices
you wish? Are you equipped to achieve your
dreams? Can you use your full potential? Everyday
we need to make choices. Dena Mitchelli and
Julie Simpson will discuss how to become a well-
informed decision-maker.
Sunday 10 July FE1 11am £6
Founding VoicesMeet outside the West Wing Lounge for an
interactive poetry walk in the gardens with
Pamela Sandry Gorman,
Susan Taylor and Simon Williams
Hear poems inspired by Dartington’s quintessential
English landscape, plus voices from the past
including the founding pioneers of Dartington,
Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst. There will be a
chance to write spontaneous snatches of poetry.
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er th
ing
As well as the events in the Great Hall and Barn, there are many other things happening in and around the courtyard during the festival.
walks, workshops, poetr
y
Sunday 17 JulyUpper GatehouseHave Your Say
Cole MoretonWhat Matters?
Cole Moreton’s latest book, ‘Is
God Still an Englishman?’, asks
questions about belief, identity,
values, spirituality. With his
journalist’s spirit of enquiry he
invites your views on issues that
arise from his writing.
Richard RyderAnimal Rights – Should They Have Any?
From 1969 Richard Ryder has
organised protests against animal
experiments and blood sports. In
1975 he published his book ‘Victims
of Science’. He became Chairman
of the RSPCA in 1977 and was
founding Chairman of the Liberal
Democratic Animal Protection
Group. His latest book puts his
ideas in a larger moral framework.
Hear his views and give yours.
Sarah AbellRewarding Relationships
We all relate. Like breathing or
eating it is what humans do. But
are we any good at it? Are you
struggling with a relationship at the
moment? Sarah Abell worked for
the BBC for 7 years before working
in relationships education. Add
your ideas and questions on how to
cultivate meaningful relationships.
#144
10am
Upper
Gatehouse
£6
#145
11.30am
Upper
Gatehouse
£6
#146
2.30pm
Upper
Gatehouse
£6
Day Ticket: £12
Sunday 10 July12 – 4pm West Wing Lounge Free
AmnesTEAAmnesty International celebrates its 50th
anniversary this year. The human rights
organisation is holding a special AmnesTEA event
at Ways With Words.
Drop in to enjoy tea and cakes and hear about
the vital work Amnesty does in shining a spotlight
on human rights abuses. Thousands of letters are
sent by volunteers every year to prisoners and
authorities. It is appropriate that Amnesty is at
Ways With Words to celebrate the power of the
written word.
Sunday 10 July#148 2.30pm Duke’s Room £6
Making BooksAn Illustrated Arts Live Event
Carol Ballenger and Graham Hodgson
show how Arts Live gets books published, from
traditional methods through to self-published
print-on-demand books using an internet printing
service. They will explain the processes involved.
An exhibition of Carol Ballenger’s photographs
and Arts Live books is being shown at the Cider
Press Centre from June 10th - July 20th.
Tuesday 12 July FE2 2pm – 6pm £28
Agatha Christie’s GreenwayBoard a vintage bus from Dartington to Agatha
Christie’s atmospheric home by the Dart.
Included is a private tour of the house, a cream
tea, entrance to
the gardens and a
copy of Christie’s
Greenway-inspired
murder mystery,
‘Dead Man’s Folly’.
Bus departs from outside the main entrance to the
courtyard at 2pm
With thanks to Harper Fiction.
Wednesday 13 JulyFE3 10am – 11.30am Duke’s Room £15
Clive FairweatherEdward Thomas – Poetry Masterclass
Clive Fairweather will introduce a selection of
poems by Edward Thomas, the poet described by
Ted Hughes as ‘the father of us all’. Responses will
be welcome from those familiar with Thomas or
those who have only just discovered his poetry. A
volume of Edward Thomas’ ‘Collected Poems’ will
be sent to each person who books.
With thanks to Faber and Faber.
Wednesday 13 July#149 2.30pm Upper Gatehouse £6
Fiona SampsonIntroducing Percy Bysshe Shelley
Shelley, a radical thinker and social campaigner,
wrote some fine lyric verse. Fiona Sampson has
chosen and introduced a selection of his work
for the Faber and Faber series, ‘Poet to Poet’. In
explaining her choice and reactions to Shelley’s
poems she offers insights into her own fine poetry.
Thursday 14 JulyFE4 10am – 1pm £12
Spirit of the Land and Language – A study and writing workshop on the Ted Hughes’ Poetry Trail with Susan Taylor and Simon Williams
The Trail consists of sixteen specially designed
poetry posts, each featuring a Hughes’ poem.
Participants will walk the trail and then look at one
of the poems in more depth, at the on-site Nature
Interpretation Centre, before writing poems
inspired by the wildlife sanctuary at Stover.
Meet at Stover Country Park, Stover at 10am.
(1/4 mile off A38 towards Newton Abbot – transport
not provided.)
Thursday 14 July#150 2.30pm Upper Gatehouse £6
Clive FairweatherA Letter from Lazarus
Clive Fairweather, story
teller and historian,
summons forgotten
figures through his
quirky and scholarly
historical research.
Now Lazarus of Padway
comes to light through
his correspondence with
the Abbot of Buckfast
in 1471. Discover how much of a man’s inner life a
single letter can reveal.
Thursday 14 July#151 5.30pm Duke’s Room £6
Chris Tutton, Matt Harvey and Roselle AngwinOf Love and Hope
A poetry reading in aid of Breakthrough Breast
Cancer and Breast Cancer Care to celebrate the
recent publication of the poetry anthology ‘Of
Love and Hope’ which celebrates all aspects of life
and love.
Friday 15 JulyFE5 7–10pm approx. £39.50
Riverlink Literary Cruise on the DartMartin BellFrom Television to Politics to Poetry
A magical evening’s
cruise down the
River Dart with
canapés and drink
on arrival, literary
dinner with Martin
Bell, coffee on deck
to end the evening.
Friday 15 JulyFE6 9pm Upper Gatehouse £4 per person
Festival Book QuizCalling all Quizzers! How much do you know
about books? Come along to this fun book quiz
and put your knowledge to the test! Come as a
ready-made team (up to four members) or on
your own and meet up with others to pool your
knowledge. Refreshments will be on sale. Many
prizes of new books.
All proceeds will go to the Ways With Words
Bursary Fund which provides free festival passes
for students aged 17-25.
Saturday 16 JulyFE7 11am Adults £8 / children £4
Butterfly Spotting WalkWalk leader – Patrick Barkham
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Saturday 16 July6 – 7.30pm Duke’s Room Free
The Voice Café – New Words and IdeasA selection of poetry, prose, live writing and
scripted work will be performed by a group of
actors. Audience members can get creative with
words too. To submit work or perform please
email admin@wayswithwords.co.uk
Sunday 17 July 6pm Upper Gatehouse Free
Trade WindsA seeding ground for poets, singer songwriters and
storytellers, new and experienced. We welcome
festival goers to add their voices to the mix with
short performance pieces. Come early for a slot.
The Ship Studio in the courtyard at Dartington Hall will be open each day from 10am - 5.30pm. Here you will find stalls selling second hand and antiquarian books and quality locally made crafts.
The Cider Press Centre is about 1/2 mile from the festival site and offers a variety of shops. There are also 2 restaurants: the Cider Press Café and Cranks.Shops open daily from 9.30am - 5.30pm (Sundays 10am - 5pm)
Other things to do . . .
Come and visit Google in the Upper Gatehouse
for a relaxed and different Ways With Words experience.
Take time out to grab a smoothie, get refreshed and get hands-on with
Google’s e-books technology.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Google zone – open to everyone from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th July.
SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
Dartington Gallery Dartington Hall
Totnes
8th - 17th July Opens 10 - 6
www.swsculptors.co.uk
WAYS WITHOUT WORDS
Bursaries to Ways With Words
Students between the ages of 17 - 25
who are in full-time education can attend
all (10 days) or some (5 days) of this year’s
festival free of charge.
Email admin@wayswithwords.co.uk
to find out more.
We are grateful to
Tourist Information • 01803 863168www.totnesinformation.co.uk
Eating And Drinking
The courtyard goes continental . . .
To celebrate Ways With Words 20th
anniversary at Dartington Hall, the Courtyard
will be converted into a Continental Café,
serving a selection of fresh and locally sourced,
homemade speciality food and drinks.
Open daily for breakfast bites, lunch snacks, mid
afternoon treats and late afternoon apéritifs.
Joined by the old favourites:
• The Garden Room Restaurant – seated
restaurant open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and
tea and coffee – with a modern British theme.
• The White Hart Bar – Gastro pub grub in the
wonderful White Hart Bar, open for lunch and
dinner and refreshments all day.
• The Roundhouse Cafe (open 9.30am – 8pm),
for coffee, tea and cake, or a glass of wine.
for their support of the bursary fund both at Dartington and in Cumbria.
Travelling to Dartington
– Dartington is about 25 miles southwest of Exeter and about 4 hours drive from London.
– By car, take the M5, A38 and A384, then follow yellow AA signs to the festival. From the west, take the A38 from Plymouth, the A385 and then follow the AA signs.
– By train, Totnes is the nearest station, on the mainline from London Paddington. Dartington Hall is a 5 minute taxi ride from the station.
With thanks to . . .
Lord Hattersley, Festival President
The Telegraph: Gaby Wood (Head of Books)Lorna Bradbury (Deputy Literary Editor)Sameer Rahim (Assistant Books Editor)Sarah Crompton (Arts Editor)Tom Horan (Saturday Review Editor) Mark Skipworth (Executive Editor)Danielle Howe (PR, Events & Communications Manager)Sarah Pitt (Brand Communications & Events Manager)
Google:Peter Barron (Director, External Relations, Europe, Middle East and Africa)Amy Brown (Head of Events Management, Europe, Middle East and Africa)Claudia Baker (Event Producer)Kevin Hollick (Google zone designer)
Ways With Words’ Patrons:Jonathan Dimbleby, Nicholas Evans, Sir Michael Holroyd CBE, Penelope Lively OBE, James Long, Blake Morrison, Rt. Hon. Lord Owen, Lord O’Hagan, Peter Stanford, Salley Vickers
Good, Close and Best Friends:Colin Goldsmith, Pamela Harding, Elaine D. Moss, Moira Sykes
ParkingParking is limited at Dartington Hall. Please leave plenty of time to get to your event as you may need to park at a distance from the venues.
Wheelchair accessThere is wheelchair access to the Great Hall, Barn and Upper Gatehouse, but please make sure you let us know when you buy your tickets as wheelchair spaces are limited and must be reserved in advance. There is access to the bar and dining rooms and to some bedrooms.
Hearing difficultiesThere is a loop system in place in the Great Hall (please ask the stewards where to sit to take advantage of this) and an infra-red headphone system in the Barn.
The Publishers:Acumen, Allen Lane, Bloomsbury, Chatto & Windus, Constable & Robinson, Continuum, Ebury, Edinburgh University Press, English Heritage, Faber and Faber, Fourth Estate, Frances Lincoln, Granta Books, Green Books, Harper Collins, Harper Press, Hamish Hamilton, Hodder & Stoughton, John Murray, Jonathan Cape, Little, Brown, Lund Humphries, Methuen, O-Books, Oneworld, Orion, Oversteps, Palgrave Macmillan, Penguin General, Penguin Press, Picador, Phoenix, Pocket Books, Profile Books, Quadrille, Quercus, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Thames & Hudson, The Royal Collection, Transworld, Viking, Vintage, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
– Office Manager: Kate Treleaven– Box Office Manager: Bryony Devine– Administrative Assistant: Alice Ling
– Technical Advice: Chris Edwards– Technicians: Rob Waite, Ninian Harding (Barn)– Venue Managers: Jess Morris, Ben Long,
Caroline Wilson, Charlie Ansell– Trouble-shooter: Sam Alexander
– Thank you to all the generous and energetic team of volunteers who support the festival in a variety of ways before, during and after the festival.
– All at Dartington Accommodation and Catering Services Ltd.
– Festival photographs by Oliver Edwards
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From 6 – 16 July, 2012The Telegraph
Ways With Words festival of words and ideas
will be back at Dartington Hall.
Put it in your diary now!
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