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NADIYA HUSSAIN KATE HUMBLE Thurs 3 Sept · 8pm · £25 inc. book* Tues 15 Sept · 8pm · £25 inc. book* She became a star after with the Great Festival favourite Kate returns – this time British bake off in 2015 and now Nadiya direct from her famous farm – with her returns to her great love with a new book very timely new book A Year of Living Simply: Nadiya Bakes. Whether they are incredible My Journey from Complexity to Contentment. cakes, pastries, pies or puddings Nadiya’s She will discuss her fresh and frank has simple and achievable recipes for every exploration of a stripped-back approach to occasion. In conversation with best-selling living, as well as reflecting on a career that author and Telegraph columnist Bryony has so far included travel writing, farming, Gordon, Nadiya will talk about her passion Springwatch, Autumnwatch and serving as for cooking and what inspires her recipes RSPB president. for every day and every celebration.

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JOANNA TROLLOPE & AYISHA MALIK SIMON WALTERS DAVID MITCHELL & JOHN BOYNE Sat 26 Sept · 11am · £5 Sat 26 Sept · 1pm · £5 Sat 26 Sept · 6pm · £5 Nothing inspires fiction more fruitful than As assistant editor of the Simon Two internationally bestselling novelists family life (and strife) as these two top knows a lot about Henley’s former MP. link up. Booker shortlisted for Cloud Atlas writers - together for the first time - prove. Boris Johnson is certainly the most verbose and number9dream (and screenwriter for In Number 1 bestseller Joanna’s Mum & Prime Minister of recent years and knows the upcoming The Matrix 4) David’s Utopia Dad, three siblings step in to look after their the importance of words, but he also Avenue tells the story of a psychedelic band parents’ wine business when their father knows how to have serious fun with them. from seedy Soho clubs to San Francisco. falls ill. Meanwhile in Sofia Khan creator In The Borisaurus, Simon has compiled a John’s The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas sold Ayisha’s This Green and Pleasant Land, Bilal lexicon of the politician’s funniest, wittiest, 7 million copies worldwide; his latest A grapples with his mother’s dying wish most interesting words and phrases. The Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom follows for him to build a mosque in the sleepy four-time Political Journalist of the Year a family through time and space; while Midlands village of Babel’s End. A treat to talks to former Telegraph chief political the world will change around them their open Festival week with two of our most commentator Peter Oborne. destinies remain the same. engaging novelists in conversation.

MICHAEL MORPURGO FAMILY CANDICE BRATHWAITE, FLORENCE Sat 26 Sept · 4pm · £15 inc. book* GIVEN & BRYONY GORDON The tale of Joey the horse has captured the Sat 26 Sept· 8pm · £5 heart of children and adults alike, first as A Saturday night-in with three of social a bestselling novel, then an award-winning media’s most vital voices talking mental play and a Steven Spielberg film. Now health, motherhood, misogyny and much former Children’s Laureate Michael has more. Telegraph columnist Bryony, whose adapted War Horse into a picture book. Glorious Rock Bottom follows her journey And the fastest-selling speaker in Festival into sobriety, is joined by two Instagram history returns to Henley in the week of influencers whose acclaimed debuts both publication, for what is sure to be another became Sunday Times bestsellers and two spellbinding hour in the company of a of 2020’s most-discussed books: Make master storyteller. Motherhood Diverse founder Candice’s I Am *Ticket price includes the picture Not Your Baby Mother and illustrator and book War Horse (RRP £12.99) - activist Florence’s Women Don’t Owe You collection from the Bell Bookshop or postage fees apply. Pretty.

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BEN FOGLE: MR DOG DAZZLING DEBUTS Sun 27 Sept · 11am · Free Sun 27 Sept · 1pm · £5 Oh deer! The fawn’s forest home is in Every year we celebrate the emergence danger, but canine hero Mr Dog has a of new writers and Daniel Hahn is joined plan! Broadcaster and adventurer Ben has by a particularly talented duo here. Beth previously spoken at the Festival about Morrey’s Sunday Times bestseller Saving everything from Labradors and Land Missy sees a chance encounter in Rovers to reaching the North Pole with park open the door to a new life. Paul James Cracknell. Now he returns with Mendez’s Rainbow Milk, an Observer pick for his latest children’s book, inspired by his debut of 2020, follows Jesse’s grapples with own real-life animal experiences, for this his racial and sexual identities against the special event for kids and their grown- backdrop of a Jehovah’s Witness upbringing ups! and the legacies of the Windrush generation. FAMILY FREE

DANIEL FINKELSTEIN CRAIG BROWN & ALAN JOHNSON Sun 27 Sept · 4pm · £5 Sun 27 Sept · 8pm · £5 Ask Daniel - one of the country’s most Two Festival favourites come together respected newspaper columnists, a to talk all things Beatles. Noel Coward former adviser to John Major and William despised them, JRR Tolkien snubbed them, Hague and a member of the House of but the Queen observed,“Think what Lords since 2013 - how long it takes to we would have missed if we had never write 1,150 words he replies: “In reality heard The Beatles.” & Mail on it has taken me somewhere between Sunday columnist Craig’s One Two Three three hours and the entirety of my life Four is a spellbinding mixture of diaries, since I was eight years old.” Everything autobiography, parallel lives, party lists and Laithwaite’s Wine are delighted to be wine sponsor in Moderation is a collection of his Times much more.The master humourist chats for another year… our 10th in fact. pieces covering subjects as varied as with former Home Secretary, author and Clement Attlee, Hamilton, David Bowie, noted Fab Four fan Alan. It has been a tough year for all, we hope reading Walt Disney and Hilary Clinton. a good book and enjoying some great wine is your new normal.

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PETER SNOW & ANN MACMILLAN GREG JENNER NIKITA GILL GEMMA MILNE FREE Mon 28 Sept · 1pm · £5 Mon 28 Sept · 6pm · £5 Tues 29 Sept · 1pm · £15 inc. book* Tues 29 Sept · 6pm · Free Broadcasters-turned-historians (as well as Historians don’t come more informative, With three bestselling books and a huge If anyone can guide us through the constant husband-and-wife) Peter and Ann return to engaging and witty than Radio 4 regular and Instagram following, Fierce Fairytales & hype about science and technology it’s the Festival with Treasures of World History: A Million Years in a Day author Greg, host of Great Goddesses writer Nikita returns to World Economic Forum global shaper The Story Of Civilization in 50 Documents. the BBC’s lockdown-inspired Homeschool the Festival days before The Girl & The and European Commission expert adviser Their spirited examination of world History and Horrible Histories’s historical Goddess, an intimate coming-of-age tale Gemma. In Smoke & Mirrors the leading history sees chapters devoted to each of consultant. In Dead Famous: An Unexpected complete with her beautiful illustrations. science and technology writer looks at nine the 50 documents - researched from the History of Celebrity from the Bronze Age Navigating different cultures, religions and different areas of research, from feeding collections of national archives, museums, to the Silver Screen he assembles a vibrant identities, it’s a mesmerising story of where the world to cures for cancer, and reveals libraries, and private collections around the cast of iconic figures from 1700-1950 we come from, how we grow and become how we’re prevented from seeing what is world - across the political, military, artistic, including the scandalous Lord Byron, the who we are, from the National Poetry Day really going on in the world and held back and scientific spheres, and supported by entrepreneurial Mark Twain, early Ford- Ambassador. from making real progress. Gemma will be additional contemporary images. spokesperson Gertrude Stein and Clara interviewed by Catharine Flood. *Ticket price includes the book The the 5,000lb-rhino. Girl and the Goddess (RRP £12.99 - The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Event. collection from the Bell Bookshop or postage fees apply.

ERICA DAVIES JAMES HASKELL Mon 28 Sept · 8pm · £5 Tues 29 Sept · 8pm · £25 inc. book* How often have we looked longingly at our A 17-year career saw James win 77 England wardrobe and wondered what to wear? caps and play for the British Lions and The Edited blogger Erica’s much-anticipated Wasps, mixing supreme professionalism first book Leopard is a Neutral: A Really with a fantastic sense of fun. From pitch to Useful Style Guide, offers practical advice on pub it provided him with enough anecdotes how to make bold, assured style decisions, to fill a book. The title of his autobiography ditch archaic fashion rules and harness What a Flanker gives a clue that James the power of clothes to feel amazing. The doesn’t take himself too seriously. Ruthlessly former fashion director for the Mirror, Sun honest and funny his tales expose rugby in and LOOK is an expert in this field. all its excesses, controversy and brilliantly entertaining bad behaviour.

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DON BLACK GILL HORNBY SUSIE DENT Weds 30 Sept · 1pm · £5 Thurs 1 Oct · 1pm · £5 Thurs 1 Oct · 6pm· £20 inc. book* Six Ivor Novello awards, five Bond themes, Having previously written acclaimed novels There are cult television programmes and two Tony Awards, an Oscar for Born Free, a The Hive and All Together Now and both a then there is Countdown, where Susie has weekly show on Radio 2, a special Olivier biography The Story of Jane Austen and a been queen of Dictionary Corner for over Award earlier this year...what Don doesn’t theatrical adaptation of Pride & Prejudice 20 years. She makes her Festival debut in know about music isn’t worth knowing. starring Hayley Mills, the two paths conversation with broadcaster Beverley In his long-awaited memoir The Sanest entwine in Gill’s latest book, a fictionalised Turner, sharing her new linguistic almanac, Guy in the Room he wittily chronicles his account of why Cassandra Austen burned revealing a curious coinage or fascinating extraordinary career on stage, screen and a treasure trove of letters written by fact linked to each day of the year - in the charts, working with Andrew Lloyd her famous sister, holding secrets she from the dramatic story behind stealing Webber, Michael Jackson, Lulu, Quincy is desperate should not be revealed. A someone’s thunder to the original Jack the Jones, Henry Mancini, Van Morrison and number one bestseller, Miss Austen is set in Lad. many more. the Berkshire village of Kintbury where the *Ticket price includes the book Word Austens once lived and Gill now resides. Perfect (RRP £14.99) - collection from the Bell Bookshop or postage fees apply.

THE PUSH PROOF PARTY ANNA WHITEHOUSE & MATT ANDREW MARR Weds 30 Sept · 6pm · £5 inc. proof* FARQUHARSON Thurs 1 Oct · 8pm· £25 inc. book* Be one of the first to read 2021’s most- Weds 30 Sept · 8pm · £5 Known for his perceptive interviewing of anticipated book. The Push will be published Better known as Mother Pukka and Papa reluctant politicians, Andrew is also an in over 30 countries from January, with Pukka and married for 12 years, in Where’s extremely talented writer; in Elizabethans the film rights already sold. Ashley Audrain My Happy Ending? Anna and Matt set out - How Modern Britain Was Forged he looks will join us live from Canada to discuss her to find what it takes to make it to forever. not at royalty but those who shaped our suspenseful, deftly written debut novel in The bestselling authors and podcasters country over the last 70 years: from Sylvia conversation with You’re Booked host Daisy asked everyone including a former sex Plath and Frank Critchlow to Elvis Costello Buchanan. Limited to just 50 places, each worker, a romantic novelists and a whelk and Zaha Hadid. He charts this dramatic ticket-holder will have a proof copy of The fisherman about relationships - and now history through activists, cooks, inventors Push posted to them at no extra cost. they’ll tell all to Don’t Buy Her Flowers’ and sports heroes. Steph Douglas. It’s funny, it’s honest and *Please note that your name and address will will teach us all a lot about modern be sent to Michael Joseph Publishers for the sole *Ticket price includes the book purpose of sending you your free copy of The Push relationships. Elizabethans (RRP £20) - collection from the Bell Bookshop or postage fees apply.

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FERN BRITTON RAYNOR WINN POLLY TOYNBEE & DAVID WALKER KAVITA PURI Fri 2 Oct · 1pm · £5 Fri 2 Oct · 6pm · £5 Sat 3 Oct · 11am · £5 Sat 3 Oct · 1pm · £5 A familiar face on our screens for over 25 Raynor’s life changed after her first book, Two leading Guardian journalists examine As a child Kavita’s father was one of the years, over the last decade Fern has proved Sunday Times bestseller The Salt Path, told the country over the last 10 years and look millions of Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims herself equally at home on the page. The how she and her husband found a way to the future. To Polly and David 2010- whose life was changed by the Partition Daughters of Cornwall, a Number 1 Sunday through homelessness - and ultimately 2020 was The Lost Decade and their book of India. Inspired by her award-winning Times bestseller, is a sweeping tale of themselves - on the windswept coastline. is an authoritative survey from austerity to Radio 4 show of the same name Partition mothers, daughters, secrets and lies. She In The Wild Silence she reveals how an Grenfell. The gloomy decade was marked Voices: Untold British Stories the broadcaster joins us at the Festival for the first time unbeliever offered them a chance to by political paralysis and national malaise. and former producer sought to reflect on a career that has included revitalise a farm and return the wildlife But despite the cuts, the creative industries out those who were once subjects of the Ready Steady Cook, This Morning, nine novels, to its hedgerows. With their life-long love flourished; renewable energy rose; same- British Raj and are now UK citizens. In several short story collection and Strictly of each other and the natural world, they sex marriage was legalised; crime rates conversation with novelist and The Good Come Dancing. begin to rediscover the meaning of home. reduced. And we drank more craft gin. Immigrant editor Nikesh Shukla.

GIOVANNA FLETCHER DAVID BADDIEL CHRISTINA LAMB Fri 2 Oct · 8PM · £5 Sat 3 Oct · 4pm · Free Sat 3 Oct · 8pm · £5 Giovanna’s down-to-earth approach A very funny event for all ages with a man The award-winning Sunday Times foreign to motherhood and family life has of many talents. Not only a million copy correspondent and co-author of I Am earned her a fan base of millions as an bestselling children’s author but the first Malala has written a searing, angry author, podcaster, television presenter, comedy act to headline Wembley Arena, a reckoning of a book. Our Bodies Their Three Lions, Instagrammer and campaigner. Letters on charttopper twice with a BBC Battlefields examines the long, painful Motherhood is a collection of heartfelt and presenter, novelist, screenwriter, playwright history of women and war. From Alexander deeply personal letters to her three sons, and stand-up. David returns to the Festival the Great and the ‘comfort women’ of Newsround her husband and friends who helped her to chat with presenter Leah the Imperial Japanese Army it continues become the mother she is. She will be in Boleto about his career and his latest book today as Christina, with unfailing care conversation with Steph Douglas, founder for young readers which will be hot off the and humanity, tells how rape is used as a The Parent of Don’t Buy Her Flowers. press following favourites like dreadfully accepted and ignored weapon Agency, AniMalcolm Head Kid. and around the world.

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JUDITH KERR: ALL-STAR STORYTIME JEREMY VINE Sat 3 Oct & Sun 4 Oct · Free Sun 4 Oct · 4pm · £5 As part of our free children’s & schools Radio 2 presenter, former Newsnight programme we’re joined by several special journalist, Eggheads host, author of four guests to celebrate a real Festival favourite. non-fiction books...and now novelist. The Judith Kerr’s 2018 event at Phyllis Court Diver and the Lover is inspired by Salvador was her second sell-out with us and one Dali’s painting Christ of St John of the Cross. of her final public appearances before Set in post-civil-war Catalonia and based her death last year. The Mog & Tiger Who on the real events the book is a tantalising Came To Tea creator’s stories will be read cocktail of love, sacrifice and Dali as it by a trio of married couples: Laura & follows two English sisters. One of our Russell Brand, CBBC presenters Leah & leading broadcasters reflects on his life and Ricky Boleto and Louise Roe & Mackenzie career on air and on the page. Hunkin. FAMILY FREE

ROB BIDDULPH: DRAW WITH ROB HOLLY BOURNE, JUSTIN MYERS & GRAHAM NORTON Sun 4 Oct · 11am · Free LIBBY PAGE Sun 4 Oct · 8pm · £20 inc. book* Pens & pencils at the ready! World Sun 4 Oct · 1pm · £5 After 22 years of hilarious chat shows, Book Day illustrator Rob’s videos were Three of the most exciting writers of Eurovision, eight Baftas, an Irish Book a lockdown highlight for families across recent years with the follow-ups to their Award, a Telegraph advice column, a West the UK, with 28 million impressions on acclaimed breakthrough novels. After a End show and a decade on Radio 2, finally YouTube alone and a Guinness World series of YA bestsellers Holly’s How Do You Graham is ready for Henley! A rare chance Record after over 45,000 families joined Like Me Now? drew rave reviews and now to hear from the TV icon turned Sunday in the largest art lesson ever! Now the Pretending looks at love online. Guyliner Times bestselling author, just days after the CBeebies regular returns to the Festival for blogger Justin joined us in 2018 with The publication of his third novel Home Stretch, draw-alongs and storytellings from his new Last Romeo and returns with a story of a powerful and timely story of emigration books Dog Gone and Draw With Rob. family and sexuality in The Magnificent Sons. and return, with a signed copy with every And after making such a splash with The booking. In conversation with Emma Freud. Lido, Libby is back with The 24-Hour Café. FAMILY FREE *Ticket price includes a signed copy of Home Stretch (RRP £20) - collection from the Bell Bookshop or postage fees apply.

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JODI PICOULT Thurs 22 Oct · 8pm · £20 inc. book* THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS THIS YEAR WHO HAVE One of the world’s most-read authors CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING THE VIRTUAL FESTIVAL HAPPEN: returns after her 2018 sell-out with her stunning new novel The Book of Two Ways, about life, death and missed opportunities. A plane drama makes Dawn think about abandoning the career and man she loved. Do we make our choices or do our New York WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF: choices make us? Hear from & Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of My Sister’s Keeper & Small Great Things.

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Wednesday 16 September Friday 18 September

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Saturday 26 September Saturday 3 October Joanna Trollope & Ayisha Malik 11:00 Polly Toynbee & David Walker 11:00

Simon Walters 13:00 Kavita Puri 13:00

Michael Morpurgo 16:00 David Baddiel 16:00

David Mitchell & John Boyne 18:00 Christina Lamb 20:00 Candice Brathwaite, Florence Given & 20:00 Bryony Gordon Sunday 4 October Rob Biddulph 11:00 Sunday 27 September Holly Bourne, Justin Myers & Libby Page 13:00 Ben Fogle 11:00 Jeremy Vine 16:00 Dazzling Debuts: Beth Morrey & Paul 13:00 Mendez Graham Norton 20:00

Daniel Finkelstein 16:00

Craig Brown & Alan Johnson 20:00 Monday 12 October Damon Hill & Johnny Herbert 20:00 Monday 28 September Peter Snow & Ann Macmillan 13:00 Thursday 22 October Greg Jenner 18:00 Jodi Picoult 20:00 Erica Davies 20:00

Tuesday 29 September Nikita Gill 13:00

Gemma Milne 18:00

James Haskell 20:00

Wednesday 30 September Don Black 13:00

The Push Proof Party 18:00

Anna Whitehouse & Matt Farquharson 20:00

Thursday 1 October Gill Hornby 13:00 Susie Dent 18:00 KEY Andrew Marr 20:00 FAMILY Friday 2 October Fern Britton 13:00 POP-UP EVENTS Raynor Winn 18:00

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