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To Download the 2018 Ilkley Literature FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER – SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER 2018 Nadiya Hussain Dan Snow Susan Calman Mary Portas Moeen Ali Jacqueline Wilson Carol Ann Duffy Kate Mosse Fiona Mozley John Simpson Alan Bennett Michael Rosen ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.ukwww.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER – SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER 2018 @ilkleylitfest WELCOME CONTENTS Join us for 17 days of fantastic events with speakers ranging from England cricket star Headline Events 4–12 Moeen Ali to Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. Workshops and Masterclasses 14–16 As ever we are welcoming exciting names in literary fiction including Kate Mosse, Fiona Exhibition: Poet Among the Painters 18–19 Mozley and Nikesh Shukla, while poets reading their work include Imtiaz Dharker, Main Programme 20–74 Gillian Clarke and Andrew Macmillan. We are welcoming back Jacqueline Wilson Children’s Festival Programme 76–79 to headline our children’s festival along with Horrible Histories creator Terry Deary and Young People’s Events 80–81 there’s a feast of workshops and masterclasses with leading writers. With events on everything Booking and Access Information 82 from Frankenstein to climate change, not to Getting to the Festival and Map 83 mention the Festival Fringe, there really is something for everyone! Diary at a Glance 84–91 We look forward to seeing you at the Festival. Author Index 92–93 Rachel Feldberg Festival Director Sponsors and Acknowledgments 94 FESTIVAL STRANDS After Mary 1918 and Windrush: Shelley, For all the latest Festival updates and Beyond Identity and Nature and information go to: Belongings the Gothic ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk Getting to facebook.com/ilkleylitfest the Heart of Poet among Identity and Emily Brontë the Painters Belongings @ilkleylitfest #ilf18 Cover photos: From main clockwise: Nadiya Hussain, Spying and Dan Snow ©Mark Edger, Susan Calman © Steve Ullathorne, Democracy Mary Portas, Moeen Ali © David Sillitoe, Jacqueline Wilson. 2 EXPLORE CULTURE Exhibitions, performances, public art and more. Open to all, on our campus close to the heart of the city. UniLeedsCulture www.leeds.ac.uk/ exploreculture Limbo by Austin Wright Players LIt Fest Ad_Layout 1 19/07/2018 15:10 Page 1 ILKLEY PLAYHOUSE Ilkley Playhouse is your local community theatre based on the banks of the river Wharfe. Each season we perform modern dramas, comedies, musicals and classics of British and world theatre. Sandi Toksvig’s hilarious new comedy, Silver Lining, launches our new season in September. It tells the tale of five extraordinary yet forgotten women, who come together one treacherous night to recreate The Great Escape – senior citizen style! November brings ChumbawADVERTamba singer turned playwright Alice Nutter’s play, Barnbow Canaries. This gripping story of Leeds munition factory workers is full of verve. Set around a catastrophic explosion at a huge factory, it remains the worst loss of life in a single incident in Leeds’ history. Look out for the family classic A Christmas Carol in December followed by Amanda Whittington’s The Thrill of Love which draws us into the world of Ruth Ellis – the last woman to be hanged for murder in Britain. And this is just the start of our exciting new season. Come and join us, we’ve saved you a seat! For more information please call 01943 609539 or visit our website www.ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk @IlkleyPlayhouse @TheIlkleyPlayhouse ilkleyplayhouse FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER – SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER 2018 #ilf18 THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER Nadiya Hussain Barry Cryer 1. Nadiya Hussain: Bake 36. J.B. Priestley at Me a Celebration Story Kissing Tree House with Kings Hall Nick Hewer Barry Cryer and Sophie 6.30–7.30pm £20/16 concessions* Fyson including a copy of the Kings Hall book (£14.99 RRP) or £10/6 FESTIVAL 2–3pm £14/10 concessions* concessions* without the book Family event In 1968 Rosalie Batten became J.B. Whether it’s Halloween, Valentine’s OPENING Priestley’s personal secretary at Day, Holi, Thanksgiving, Eid or 9. Nick Hewer: A Life Kissing Tree House in Warwickshire, International Friendship Day, what from A to Z a role she retained until his death better way to celebrate than to Kings Hall in 1984. Priestley suggested she make delicious food together and 7.30–8.30pm £14/10 concessions* write a book about him, and in 1986 share stories while it cooks! Nick Hewer came late to public she did. 32 years later, this unique, Join chef and TV personality Nadiya attention when he was recruited honest and moving memoir has Hussain for this family event. The to work with Lord Sugar on The finally been published. Barry Cryer, hugely popular winner of 2015’s Apprentice. Now, he takes us a personal friend of Priestley and Great British Bake Off, her first through his life from A for Apprentice regular visitor at Kissing Tree, is children’s book, Nadiya’s Bake Me (of course) to Z for Zed list. Along joined by Rosalie’s daughter Sophie a Story, hit the bestseller charts the way, he discusses determination Fyson to discuss this remarkable in 2016 and was shortlisted for a and how to get it, offers insights on memoir, their time with Priestley British Book Award. Nadiya has being old and reveals his greatest and his enduring appeal. The event published adult cookbooks, novels regrets. The host of Countdown, is chaired by Lee Hanson, Chair of and has four television series to her he’s also made guest appearances the Priestley Society. name, Adventure, The Big Family on numerous other TV shows, from Sponsored by Bradford Grammar School Cooking Showdown and Nadiya’s Question Time and Who Do You Family Favourites. Think You Are? to Have I Got News To celebrate Nadiya’s visit to the For You. Festival we’re running a ‘Bake a Cake Inspired by a Book’ competition for adults and children, judged by the Chair of the Festival and our own fabulous cake baker Chloe. Cakes HEADLINE will be on display before the event. Details of how to enter at www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk EVENTS *Plus a £2 booking fee per transaction 4 ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk 01943 816714 SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER MONDAY 1 OCTOBER THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER Moeen Ali © David Sillitoe John Simpson © Simon Weller Jacqueline Wilson 44. Moeen Ali 57. John Simpson: 74. Jacqueline Wilson: The Grammar School at Leeds Moscow, Midnight My Mum Tracy Beaker LS17 9NA Kings Hall Kings Hall 6–7pm 4.30–5.30pm £14/10 concessions* 7.30–8.30pm £14/10 concessions* £10/6 concessions* Age 8+ When Moeen Ali bowled a hat-trick John Simpson has been the BBC’s Tracy Beaker is back, and she’s a at The Oval in his man-of-the-series World Affairs Editor for more than mum now… performance against South Africa 25 years, reporting on major events Jess thinks Tracy is the best mum in 2017, he became the toast of across the world. Twice Royal ever – their flat might be a bit English cricket. A new kind of Television Society’s Journalist of mouldy but it’s their happy home. superstar, Ali is an elite athlete with the Year, winner of three BAFTAs But when Sean Godfrey, Tracy’s a social conscience and a powerful, and an Emmy, tonight he discusses rich new boyfriend, comes onto sometimes controversial, voice in his life and work and introduces his the scene, Jess is worried things are world sport. This afternoon for revelatory first thriller, featuring going to change. the first time he tells his side of the journalist Jon Swift who takes story, from his upbringing in the matters into his own hands when a Join us for a very special evening tough Sparkhill neighbourhood of politician is found dead. with the much-loved Jacqueline Birmingham to his international Sponsored by Hebridean River Cruises Wilson to hear about her brand- debut. new book. Sponsored by The Grammar School at Leeds Please note there will be no book signing after this event, but printed bookplates with Jacqueline’s signature on will be available from the bookshop. HEADLINE EVENTS *Plus a £2 booking fee per transaction 5 FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER – SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER 2018 @ilkleylitfest THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER Alan Johnson Alan Bennett © Maria Spadafora 79. Alan Johnson – My 229. Alan Bennett Festival Friends and Patrons: Life: A Music Memoir Kings Hall Tickets for Alan Bennett’s event will go on sale in advance of the 2.30–3.30pm £20/15 concessions* Kings Hall standard Friends Priority Booking 8–9pm £14/10 concessions* Engaging, humane, sharp, funny and period, and will only be available to Since retiring from politics in unforgettable, Alan Bennett is back! book online and by phone. 2017, former Home Secretary Alan reads from his work as only Booking for Alan Bennett tickets and Shadow Chancellor Alan he can and talks about his life and will open to Friends from 10am on Johnson has become a celebrated, writing. Friday 17 August*. award-winning author. 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