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Literary Week Saturday 26 Octoberfeaturing - Sunday 3 November 2019 JAMES NAUGHTIE JENNI MURRAY DAVID SUCHET PRUE LEITH OBE TRISTRAM HUNT JENNY ECLAIR and More Petworth Festival Literary Week Saturday 26 OctoberFeaturing - Sunday 3 November 2019 JAMES NAUGHTIE JENNI MURRAY DAVID SUCHET PRUE LEITH OBE TRISTRAM HUNT JENNY ECLAIR and more Box Office opens Wednesday 2 October See www.petworthfestival.org.uk for tickets and more details Or phone 01798 344 576 AT A GLANCE Saturday 26 October 2.30pm Leconfield Hall Rachel Reeves Women of Westminster 5.00pm Leconfield Hall Steve Richards The Prime Ministers 7.30pm Seaford College James Naughtie in conversation with Douglas Rae Sunday 27 October Welcome to the 3.00pm Seaford College Max Hastings Chastise: The Dambusters Story LITERARY WEEK 7.30pm Seaford College Hugh Bonneville in conversation with Olivia Cole 2019 Petworth Festival Monday 28 October 12 noon St Mary’s Jenni Murray A History of the World in 21 Women he ninth Petworth Festival Literary Week is upon us, 3.00pm St Mary’s AN Wilson Prince Albert and welcome to what at first – and indeed second 7.30pm St Mary’s George Alagiah The Burning Land – glance is a wide ranging and exciting series of Tuesday 29 October T events that celebrate this country’s hugely vibrant literary 12 noon Leconfield Hall Steve Jones Here Comes the Sun scene. 3.00pm Leconfield Hall Vic Marks Original Spin 7.30pm Leconfield Hall Jenny Eclair Inheritance I coined a phrase earlier in the year which I feel has pretty much become the Wednesday 30 October strapline for our week of events: ‘Petworth’s Open University’ is indeed open for 12 noon Leconfield Hall Pat Davies and Christian Lamb Women of World War II business. The week offers over 30 opportunities to learn from genuine experts 2.30pm Leconfield Hall Sophia Money-Coutts The Plus One about a huge range of subjects as we dip into history, politics, religion, food, 5.00pm Leconfield Hall Charles Moore Margaret Thatcher sport, poetry and travel and hopefully come out much the wiser – and probably 7.30pm Leconfield Hall Lynne Truss The Man That Got Away with a few extra books for our shelves. As ever, I’d like to welcome and thank Steve Howe and his team from the Petworth Bookshop, all of whom are essential cogs in the literary Thursday 31 October festival’s machine. 12 noon Leconfield Hall David Whitehouse Apollo 11: The Whole Story 2.30pm Leconfield Hall Tom Holland Dominion Audiences have been loving the literary week in rapidly growing numbers over our short life. We hope that 5.00pm Leconfield Hall Jonathan Glancey The Journey Matters the details which follow will ensure that this trend continues. It is proving an exciting journey! 7.30pm Leconfield Hall Mike Read A Thousand Years of a London Street Friday 1 November Stewart Collins 12 noon St Mary’s Prue Leith OBE in conversation with Mandy Morton Artistic Director 2.30pm St Mary’s Jonathan Rugman The Killing in the Consulate 5.00pm St Mary’s Richard Porter How to be F1 Champion PS A bit of an ‘elephant in the room’ is that, at the time of writing at least, Thursday 31st October is 7.30pm St Mary’s Tristram Hunt V&A: Preserving the Past, Curating the Future pencilled in as Brexit day… You’ll note a number of politicians and journalists are appearing over the week. They will of course expect questions on the subject, but hopefully not to the exclusion of all else! Saturday 2 November 12 noon Leconfield Hall Christopher Tugendhat A History of Britain Through Books 2.30pm Leconfield Hall Amelia Gentleman The Windrush - Betrayal 5.00pm Leconfield Hall Daisy Dunn In the Shadow of Vesuvius PETWORTH FESTIVAL 2020: 7.30pm Midhurst Rother David Suchet Behind the Lens Tuesday 14 July – Saturday 1 August Sunday 3 November PETWORTH FESTIVAL LITERARY WEEK 2020: 11.00am Leconfield Hall The Petworth Poetry Breakfast Saturday 24 October – Sunday 1 November 2.30pm Leconfield Hall Gillian Moore Rite of Spring 5.00pm Leconfield Hall Adrian Tinniswood The House Party 7.30pm Leconfield Hall Tom Bower Dangerous Hero www.petworthfestival.org.uk | 01798 344 576 www.petworthfestival.org.uk | 01798 344 576 1 PETWORTH FESTIVAL LITERARY WEEK BOOKING FORM Schools and Community Date Author / Event Number Number Ticket price Total £ of adult of under tickets 18 tickets Sat 26 October Rachel Reeves Adult £10 18 & under £5 Events Sat 26 October Steve Richards Adult £10 18 & under £5 Sat 26 October James Naughtie Adult £12 18 & under £5 In your school Sun 27 October Max Hastings Adult £12 18 & under £5 Sun 27 October Hugh Bonneville Adult £12 18 & under £5 Mon 28 October Jenni Murray Adult £12 18 & under £5 with Andréa Prior Mon 28 October A N Wilson Adult £10 18 & under £5 The first of two extensive schools’ projects. The Petworth Mon 28 October George Alagiah Adult £12 18 & under £5 Tues 29 October Steve Jones Adult £10 18 & under £5 Literary Festival, in association with the South Downs Poetry Tues 29 October Vic Marks Adult £10 18 & under £5 Festival, is working with popular children’s author and illustrator Tues 29 October Jenny Eclair Adult £12 18 & under £5 Andréa Prior, who will be performing readings from her books Wed 30 October Women of World War II Adult £10 18 & under £5 in our local schools. Helping to fulfil Petworth Festival’s mission Wed 30 October Sophia Money-Coutts Adult £10 18 & under £5 to place itself at the heart of our community and for our children Wed 30 October Charles Moore Adult £10 18 & under £5 to enjoy reading poetry and rhyme from a young age, Andréa’s Wed 30 October Lynne Truss Adult £12 18 & under £5 rhymes are written to inspire, entertain and educate children of Thur 31 October David Whitehouse Adult £10 18 & under £5 5-9 years. Her reading sessions encourage children to have fun Thur 31 October Tom Holland Adult £10 18 & under £5 Thur 31 October Jonathan Glancey Adult £10 18 & under £5 with literacy and language. You can find out more about Andréa Thur 31 October Mike Read Adult £12 18 & under £3 on www.andreaprior.me. Fri 1 November Prue Leith OBE Adult £12 18 & under £5 Fri 1 November Jonathan Rugman Adult £10 18 & under £5 Participating schools include Amberley Primary, Conifers Fri 1 November Richard Porter Adult £10 18 & under £5 Midhurst, Duncton C of E, Easebourne C of E, Graffham C of Fri 1 November Tristram Hunt Adult £12 18 & under £5 E, Highfield and Brookham, Northchapel Community Primary, Sat 2 November Christopher Tugendhat Adult £10 18 & under £5 Petworth C of E, St James C of E Coldwaltham, St Mary’s C of E Sat 2 November Amelia Gentleman Adult £10 18 & under £5 Pulborough, Wisborough Green Primary School. Sat 2 November Daisy Dunn Adult £10 18 & under £5 Sat 2 November David Suchet Adult £12 18 & under £5 Sun 3 November Poetry Breakfast Adult £10 18 & under £5 Sun 3 November Gillian Moore Adult £10 18 & under £5 Truth in Nature Sun 3 November Adrian Tinniswood Adult £10 18 & under £5 Sun 3 November Tom Bower Adult £12 18 & under £5 with Antosh Wojcik NB: reserved seating in Leconfield Hall. Please let us know if you have a Grand Total £ preference for raked or floor seating The festival is once again delighted to link up with The Arts I enclose a cheque made payable to ‘Petworth Festival Ltd’ Society to promote the creation and performance of poems with pupils from schools across the area. Working with pupils from Please charge my Mastercard/Visa/Switch/Maestro Card (delete as necessary) schools in Petworth, West Chiltington, Duncton, Bury, Fittleworth, Card Number Plaistow and Kirdford, Antosh will lead sessions in Petworth Park leading to the creation of new poems reflecting the theme Truth Name on card Issue Number in Nature. Come and hear a number of our young poets perform (Switch/Maestro only) their work at the Poetry Breakfast on Sunday 3rd November (see Start Date Expiry Date Last 3 digits of security no. (on back of card) page 19). Name Antosh Wojcik is a poet, drummer and sound artist. His debut Address solo theatre piece, How To Keep Time: A Drum Solo for Dementia combines drumming & spoken word to explore vascular Post Code Telephone dementia. It is produced by Penned In The Margins and debuted at Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe ’18 and has toured the UK Email address throughout 2019 with support from Arts Council England. Wheelchair/disabled customers please telephone 01798 343 055 to discuss requirements. 2 www.petworthfestival.org.uk | 01798 344 576 www.petworthfestival.org.uk | 01798 344 576 3 Saturday 26 October 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Leconfield Hall Saturday 26 October 5.00pm – 6.00pm | Leconfield Hall Rachel Reeves Steve Richards in conversation with Gerry Foley The Prime Ministers Women of Westminster Political columnist, journalist and presenter Steve Richards talks about his A blockbuster opening day in which we talk politics (although not exclusively!). landmark history of the men and women who have defined the UK’s role in How can you avoid it in these ‘interesting times’? Firstly, we welcome Rachel the modern world - and what makes them special. Reeves MP, in conversation with journalist and broadcaster Gerry Foley, to talk us through the increasing presence and influence of women in Westminster. At a time of unprecedented political upheaval, this magisterial history explains who leads us and why. From Harold Wilson to Theresa May, it In 1919 Nancy Astor was elected as the Member of Parliament for Plymouth brilliantly brings to life all nine inhabitants of 10 Downing Street over the past Sutton, becoming the first woman MP to take her seat in the House of fifty years, vividly outlining their successes and failures - and what made Commons.
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