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Our twenty-first birthday is a chance to mature our commitment to being local and global, to champion great creative writing in all welcomemedia, to respect the blessing of this staggeringly beautiful natural environment, to deepen our engagement with the most passionately held beliefs that fuel conflict around the world, and to throw ourselves headlong into the pursuit of a really good time.

It’s also a new beginning, as full of possibility and audacious hope as the oak sapling that graces our cover; a new beginning for the to childrenhay who flock to Hay Fever in their half term and for all of us who’ll share stories and ideas here that will change the way we understand our lives.

THE BROCHURE The redesign of the brochure makes it easier to see which events are happening simultaneously across a day in all nine venues. As previously, most events last an hour. Films have timings shown. We aim to start promptly, and we only change venues when absolutely necessary to accommodate our audience. Changes will be announced on the venue screens and online each morning.

WORKSHOPS We are thrilled to be able to host more workshops for adults and children this year in the Book People’s Workshop and the Sky Learning Zone. You’ll find these events listed on the second page of each day’s listing in this brochure.

GREENPRINT TRANSPORT Alongside the shuttle service to Hay town centre, the Hay 21 Bus will be running between the festival site and Hereford railway station to connect with rail services. Please consult the hayfestival.com travel pages for details and the GreenPrint pages for the sustainability memorandum. The festival is a vast coalition of people who come together to make this all happen. Thank you for joining us, and for giving us

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[11] 7.45PM, £16 Ken Dodd’s Happiness Show A tattyfilarious evening-and-a-half of laughter and songs with the showbiz genius. Sponsored by Lynhales Hall Nursing Home 7

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[1] 7.45PM, FREE BUT TICKETED The European Cup Final On the very big screen, live from the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Bar and ’dogs from 7PM.

The Arts & Business Rose Gray Greenprint Conference 2008 explores sustainability in the creative industries.

[2] 1.30PM, £2 [3] 1.30–2.30PM, £3 A Celebration of Song Big Impact and Dance Rob Holt (Ryder Cup 2010) and Primary schools from across the Dan Epstein (London 2012) discuss area have spent the last half term their environmental policies and legacy working with Cardiff’s Humie with Greenprint Director Andy Fryers. Webbe and Hereford’s 2FaCeD DaNcE. They draw their work together on stage at Hay today. [4] 3–4PM, £3 A Hay Fever and HSBC Brecon GreenTech Jazz collaboration Peter Harper (CAT), John Loughhead (UK Energy Research Centre), John Callaghan (Carbon Trust) and Juliet Davenport (Good Energy) debate the merits of old and new technologies in addressing energy issues. Chaired by Alok Jha (Guardian Science Correspondent). Sponsored by Good Energy

[7] 6PM, £7 [5] 4.30–5.30PM, FREE BUT TICKETED Katherine Jenkins talks to Green Media? Nicola Heywood Thomas Helen Fraser (Penguin), Jo Confino The Welsh diva discusses her (Guardian) and Ben Stimson (Sky) autobiography Time To Say Hello. talk to film-maker Sasha Norris about Sponsored by The Old Black Lion being whiter than white and greener than green.

[9] 7.30PM, FREE BUT TICKETED [6] 6–7PM, £6 [10] 7.30PM, £4 The Schools Crisis and After The Future of Eden Lords of Creation The Golden Valley in Herefordshire Eco superhero Tim Smit dreams the John Parker potential of his Eden Project with has just survived an attempt to The Cambridge University Botanic Rosie Boycott. ‘rationalise’ its schools network. Garden Director and Professor of Plant Sponsored by Ty Mawr Lime Can village life survive at all in the Cytogenetics brushes against near- C21st? How vital is education to its immortality, the truth of sustainability, future? Headmaster Chris Barker [8] 7PM, £5, FRIENDS CAFE and the awe-inspiring aesthetic of trees. hosts a debate to launch a new In association with The Woodland Trust magazine: How Gold is Our Valley. The River Café Demo All welcome. Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers demonstrate recipes from their River Café Easy collection.

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[17] 2.30PM, £5 Mad, Bad and Sad Lisa Appignanesi talks to Benna Waites The author discusses her landmark History of Women and the Mind Doctors from 1800 to the Present Day with the Powys Mental Health chief. Sponsored by Pembertons

[19] 4PM, £5 Country Living Magazine Food and Farming Discussion Do you know your bara brith from your cullen skink? Why regional specialties are important to the British Isles and why we need to protect them. BBC Radio 4’s Owen O’Neill Sheila Dillon hosts this debate with food writer Elisabeth Luard, Richard Hodgson of Waitrose, Irene Bocchetta of Food From Britain, and Matthew O’Callaghan from the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association, to support the Made in Britain Campaign. Sponsored by Waitrose

[21] 5.30PM, £6 [22] 5.30PM, £4 Stuart Rose talks to New Fiction From China Rosie Boycott Introducing the most exciting new voices The Executive Chairman of M&S from China, with Ha Jin (A Free Life), talks corporate social responsibility, Zhu Wen (I Love Dollars: And Other environmental sustainability, and may Stories of China) and Yan Lianke and his well be asked about Twiggy. translator Julia Lovell, whose sexy, Sponsored by Welsh Venison Centre and satirical Serve The People! is sensationally Brecon Beacon Farm Shop banned back home. In association with China Now 8 0870 9901299 www.hayfestival.com 9

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[13] 11.30AM, £5 [16] 2.30PM–4PM, £3 CHARITABLE [12] 11AM, £6, 7 YRS + Meetings With DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN The Man Who Planted Trees 1 Remarkable Trees Hay-on-Sky filming A captivating puppetry adaptation by Thomas Pakenham Join us for Sky Arts’ daily coverage of Puppet State Theatre Company of the Guardian Hay festival presented by Jean Giono’s environmental cult Some very old, some very large, classic. A French shepherd sets out some very famous. Mariella Frostrup, featuring interviews with his dog to plant a forest and In association with and performances with some of the transform a barren wasteland. A The Woodland Trust biggest and best names at the festival as well as reports from the day’s top uniquely memorable blend of comedy sessions. Hay-on-Sky airs daily at 8pm on and inspiring storytelling. Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky In association with The Woodland Trust Arts HD channel 268.

[15] 1PM, £5 [14] 1PM, £6, 7 YRS + The Wonder of Yew [77] 7.15PM–9PM, £3 CHARITABLE The Man Who Planted Trees 2 Fred Hageneder DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN See above. The ethnobotanist, author of Yew: What the Dickens? Quiz show In association with The Woodland Trust A History tells the remarkable story filming with a free glass of wine. of the oldest living things in Europe Join us as Sandi Toksvig hosts Sky Arts’ and their endangered future. new cultural quiz show featuring teams Hay’s Baby Space In association with made up of the wisest and wittiest guests If the Book People’s Children’s The Woodland Trust at the festival. What the Dickens? is a Zone feels too busy for you and lively and humorous test of each team’s your littlest little ones, you can general cultural knowledge to see if our pop next door to the Baby Space. [18] 2.30PM, £5 famous guests know their Michelangelos With sofas, beanbags and toys Heritage Trees from their McEwans.What the Dickens? supplied by Mamas & Papas, this airs on Wednesdays at 9pm from 28 May Edward Parker on Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on is a relaxed area for feeding, The award-winning photographer Sky Arts HD channel 268. playing and exploring your baby’s and tree hunter tours the UK’s very first books. There are outstanding trees—from the Ladybird Baby Bookworms and original Bramley to the loneliest 10AM–9PM Bookstart Rhymetimes scheduled tree in Scotland. in, along with a special visit from In association with The Sky Arts Interactive Masterpiece Woodland Trust FUNtastic!, who provide the music Help create an original work of art to for the amazing baby® cd books celebrate 21 years of the Hay festival. Come and watch famous artist Jon and whose new take on nursery [20] 4PM, £5 Burgerman start the piece and then take rhymes will delight all the family. Fabergé’s Eggs a pen yourself, add colour and make Full details can be found at Toby Faber your mark on a unique work that will www.hayfestival.com/hayfever grow throughout the ten days of the The extraordinary story of the festival; a Hay masterpiece in the masterpieces that outlived the Tsars The Book People’s making. The first 200 people to add and an empire. Children’s Zone their contribution on each day will receive an exclusive collector’s piece: From Saturday 24 May until a limited edition Jon Burgerman Sunday 1 June, the Book People’s designed bag. Children’s Zone will be a haven of fun for families. Open from 10am each morning, the zone will hold 10AM–9PM, ONSITE EXTRA free activities all day every day, Global Action Plan’s Carbon Gym aimed at the under 8s but enjoyable by everyone. Alongside Ever wondered how much difference it makes to use an energy-efficient light the activities, some run by Hay bulb instead of a traditional one? To find Fever Helpers, some by the RSPB, out visit this free Carbon Gym and give there will be a full library of books your brain and body an environmental for you to browse. Details of daily workout to see and feel the differences events can be found at that your everyday energy-saving choices www.hayfestival.com/hayfever make. Global Action Plan is Sky’s environment partner. FRIDAY 23 MAY

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[23] 6.30PM, £12 Jamie Oliver talks to Rosie Boycott The chef and gastro-revolutionary talks produce, prep and passion.

Jamie Oliver

[29] 9.15PM, £10 Tinariwen supported by Justin Adams The cult Touareg band bring their snaking electric guitars, rolling rhythms and desert-dry Sahara rock sound to Hay. Sponsored by UNESCO Cymru

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[24] 6.30PM, £7 [25] 6.30PM, £3 The Hay LSE Lecture: The Rural Media Company Is Global Capitalism Out presents: Crafta Webb Of Control? Dragged to the countryside to Howard Davies find a new life, Anna’s discovery of Crafta Webb changes her The LSE Director analyses the world. This ambitious volatile state we’re in, and explores community film is a powerful the implications for business, new drama created by three democracy and peace. Chaired by Herefordshire villages. UK, 2008, Larry Elliott. 60’, PG. Introduced by director Adrian Lambert. Supported by Herefordshire Rivers Leader and The Heritage Lottery Fund

[26] 7.45PM, £12 [27] 7.45PM, FREE BUT TICKETED [28] 8PM, FREE BUT TICKETED Still Alive Timbuktu and Hay The Rural Media Company Barry Cryer Catch up with the twinning presents: Dirty Bandages The grand master comedian in a projects involving local teachers, ‘It’s dire here, dire as dirty decorous orgy of nostalgia with (the doctors and artisans. Films, stories bandages!’ Where mountains great) Colin Sell at the piano. and chat. Chaired by Paul dominate the skyline and day- Sponsored by Maskreys Blezard and introduced by the trippers dominate the shops, one Mayor of Hay. thing dominates the minds of young people: cars. Made by pupils at Gwernyfed High School. UK, 2008, 10’. Introduced by director Rachel Lambert and screenwriter Peter Cox. Supported by First Light Movies, Film Agency for Wales and The Big Lottery Fund. With thanks to Powys Youth Services.

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[31] 9AM, £4 The Wrong Kind of Snow Robert Penn & Antony Woodward An essential primer—from the fair winds of the Spanish Armada and D-Day to the invention of the windscreen wiper and the sliding tackle—giving The Complete Daily Companion to the British Weather.

[33] 10AM, £7 [34] 10AM, £5 Is Evolution Over? Fixing Failed States Steve Jones Ashraf Ghani and After Darwin, Utopia evolved. From Clare Lockhart Eden to Erewhon, society changed but A billion people live in sixty-odd states people stayed much the same. The where terrorism, ethnic conflict, geneticist argues that the agents of disease, poverty and trafficking thrive. evolution have lost their power and What do we do now? Dr Ghani was that—whatever happens to society— Afghan Finance Minister 2002–04. humans are stuck with what we are.

[40] 11.30AM, £9 [41] 11.30AM, £5 www.hayfestival.com Cherie Booth Earls of Paradise The Matrix Chambers QC specialising Adam Nicolson in Employment and Human Rights In his arcadian exploration, the lectures on Women’s Equality: Making historian takes a single great family, your way in a man’s world. Chaired by the Earls of Pembroke—their wives, Francine Stock. children, estates, tenants and allies— and follows their high and glamorous trajectory across three generations of change, nostalgia, ambition, resistance and war from the 1520s to the 1640s.

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0870 9901299 In the Green Corner 1 A Little History of the English George Monbiot Country Church In the first of a series of conversations Roy Strong with the audience, the captivating An elegant synthesis of architecture, author of Bring on the Apocalypse: Six faith and parish community that Arguments for Global Justice discusses a points to a possible realigned future. global or environmental topic arising Sponsored by Richard Booths Books from the day’s news.

[54] 2.30PM, £9 [55] 2.30PM, £7 The $3 Trillion War The Pain and the Privilege Joseph Stiglitz & Ffion Hague Linda Bilmes We launch the biographer’s study of The Nobel Economist and his the marriage, the scandals and the co-author audit The True Cost of the fallout from: The Women in War in Iraq. Chaired by Nik Gowing. Lloyd George’s Life. Sponsored by Herdmans Coaches

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[32] 9AM, £4 [30] 8.45AM, FREE BUT TICKETED Life on Air: A History Broadcasting House: of Radio 4 Planning Meeting David Hendy talks to Rosie Come and join host Paddy Goldsmith about the makers, myths O’Connell at the production and treasures of the world’s greatest meeting to decide what will go into talk-radio station. tomorrow’s edition of BBC Radio 4’s Sunday morning news show, broadcast live from the festival.

[35] 10AM, £5 [36] 10AM, £5 The Craftsman Milton: Poet, Pamphleteer Richard Sennett and Patriot The sociologist pursues a Anna Beer philosophical enquiry into why The biographer celebrates the 400th people work hard and take pride in anniversary of the author of Paradise what they do. Lost, probably the most politically and Sponsored by Old Chapel Gallery, religiously engaged poet in the English Pembridge language. Chaired by author and SBC Literature & Spoken Word director Rachel Holmes.

[42] 11.30AM, £5 [43] 11.30AM, £6 [44] 11.30AM, FREE BUT TICKETED Joanna Trollope talks to Cosmic Imagery: The History of Open Book Peter Florence Science Through Pictures Mariella Frostrup presents a special The novelist explores the John Barrow festival edition of BBC Radio 4’s complexities, the sabotages, and the book programme. Recorded for The iconic images that embody our broadcast on BBC Radio 4. shifting currents of female friendship understanding of the natural world and in Friday Nights. the universe from Robert Hooke’s microscope to Hubble, and from human anatomy to Hiroshima.

[50] 1PM, £6 [51] 1PM, £7 The Early Edition 1 Stephen Poliakoff talks Marcus Brigstocke & guests to Ariane Koek The brilliant corduroy comedian The screenwriter discusses his takes apart the day’s papers two latest films Joe’s Palace and and media. Capturing Mary with the Arvon Sponsored by Galanthus Gallery Foundation director. Sponsored by Hay Book Company

[56] 2.30PM, FREE BUT TICKETED [57] 2.30PM, £6, 12 YRS + [60] 3PM, FREE BUT TICKETED Bogotà 39 Gurinder Chadha Writing From Hay Introducing the cream of new fiction An interview with the film director Join the recording of two new short from Latin America with Colombian of Bhaji on the Beach, Bend it like stories written and read by authors Bill Juan Gabriel Vásquez’s Beckham, Bride and Prejudice and the Patterson and Angela Huth for BBC The Informers, Peruvian Santiago forthcoming adaptation of Angus, Radio 4’s Afternoon Readings. Roncagliolo, and Mexican Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging. Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Guadalupe Nettel. Chaired by Chaired by Hannah Rothschild. Jason Wilson. Sponsored by Spanish New Books SATURDAY 24 MAY

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[53] 2.30PM–4PM, £3 CHARITABLE DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN Hay-on-Sky filming Join us for Sky Arts’ daily coverage of the Guardian Hay festival presented by Mariella Frostrup, featuring interviews and performances with some of the biggest and best names at the festival as well as reports from the day’s top sessions. Hay-on-Sky airs daily at 8pm on Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky Arts HD channel 268.

[77] 7.15PM–9PM, £3 CHARITABLE DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN What the Dickens? Quiz show filming with a free glass of wine. Join us as Sandi Toksvig hosts Sky Arts’ new cultural quiz show featuring teams made up of the wisest and wittiest guests at the festival. What the Dickens? is a lively and humorous test of each team’s general cultural knowledge to see if our famous guests know their Michelangelos from their McEwans.What the Dickens? airs on Wednesdays at 9pm from 28 May on Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky Arts HD channel 268.

10AM–9PM Sky Arts Interactive Masterpiece Help create an original work of art to celebrate 21 years of the Hay festival. Come and watch famous artist Jon Burgerman start the piece and then take a pen yourself, add colour and make your mark on a unique work that will grow throughout the ten days of the festival; a Hay masterpiece in the making. The first 200 people to add their contribution on each day will receive an exclusive collector’s piece: a limited edition Jon Burgerman designed bag.

10AM–9PM, ONSITE EXTRA Global Action Plan’s Carbon Gym Ever wondered how much difference it makes to use an energy-efficient light bulb instead of a traditional one? To find out visit this free Carbon Gym and give your brain and body an environmental workout to see and feel the differences that your everyday energy-saving choices Segovia make. Global Action Plan is Sky’s environment partner. 25 September - 28 September 2008

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[37] 10AM, £4, 5–7 YRS [38] 10AM, £5 [39] 11AM–4PM, Angelina Ballerina Stories 1 Body Matters 1 THE SWAN HOTEL, Katharine Holabird A simple pick-me-up exercise class SAT 24, SUN 25 & MON 26 MAY, £56, 7–12 YRS (UNACCOMPANIED The creator of the world-famous to soothe your body and wake up WITH SIGN IN/OUT) dancing mouse talks about her creation those muscles. Run by English and enchants us with a story. Then it National Ballet, using yoga and Tom Trueheart will be time to join the dance. Ballet pilates techniques. Drama Sessions shoes and tutus welcomed. Supported by Sky Arts and Sky Learning The wonderful Janine Sharp leads three days of music, drama and creativity, culminating in an [45] 11.30AM, £4, 9 YRS + [46] 11.30AM–12.15PM, informal presentation to parents at Invent Your Way Out of Trouble £3, 5–7 YRS 3PM on Monday 26 May. Janine Alexander Gordon Smith Angelina Ballet 1 has adapted Ian Beck’s exciting tale especially for you to perform. Join the author of The Inventors books Learn to dance like Angelina and meet the mouse herself in this Participants need to commit to all for a hilarious whirlwind tour of some three days, wear comfortable of the best, worst, craziest, silliest and magical introductory ballet session run by English National Ballet clothes and bring packed lunches. most fun inventions ever, and then Sponsored by Oxford University Press share your own wacky ideas when you and based on their enchanting are challenged to invent your way out production. Come dressed of trouble. to impress. Supported by Sky Arts and Sky Learning

[52] 1PM, £4, 3–5 YRS [47] 12.45PM–2.15PM, Angelina Ballerina Stories 2 £5, 12–16 YRS (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN Katharine Holabird IN/OUT) The creator of the world-famous Raise the Barre 1 dancing mouse talks about her creation and enchants us with a story. Then it An exclusive opportunity for will be time to join the dance. Ballet budding ballerinas (male and female) shoes and tutus welcomed. to work with a top dancer from English National Ballet and develop their skills. Aimed at those who are really serious about ballet and have reached Grade 4 level or above. Supported by Sky Arts and Sky Learning

[58] 2.30PM, £4, 9–11 YRS [59] 2.45PM–3.30PM, (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN IN/OUT) £3, 3–5 YRS F E Higgins Angelina Ballet 2 An interactive storytelling session Learn to dance like Angelina and oozing with adventure, deception and meet the mouse herself in this gruesome crimes with F E Higgins, magical introductory ballet session author of The Black Book of Secrets and run by English National Ballet The Bone Magician. Come dressed up and based on their enchanting and ready for drama. production. Come dressed to impress. Supported by Sky Arts and Sky Learning

[65] 4PM, £4, 5–7 YRS [66] 4PM, £5 Angelina Ballerina Stories 3 Chance to Dance Katharine Holabird Join English National Ballet in an adult workshop for those who love The creator of the world-famous to dance – young and old, dancing mouse talks about her creation experienced or novice. and enchants us with a story. Then it Supported by Sky Arts and will be time to join the dance. Ballet Sky Learning shoes and tutus welcomed. SATURDAY 24 MAY

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[61] 4PM, £10 [62] 4PM, £7 Gore Vidal talks to Trick or Treatment? Alternative Adam Boulton Medicine on Trial The legendary American wit, novelist Simon Singh & and politico. Edzard Ernst Sponsored by RSA The science writer and the world’s first Professor of Complementary Medicine analyse which therapies work and why. Rigorous, clear and surprising. Sponsored by RM Jones

[67] 5.30PM, £9 [68] 5.30PM, £7 The Mitfords: Letters Between Nothing to be Frightened of Six Sisters Julian Barnes talks to The Duchess of Devonshire Claire Armitstead and Charlotte Mosley The masterly novelist discusses his The twentieth century filtered through memoir: a meditation on death, God, the correspondence of the most his philosopher brother and French Julian Barnes glamorous and controversial English literature, with the literary editor of literary dynasty. Debo Mitford and the Guardian. Diana’s niece, who edited the letters, talk to Hannah Rothschild. Sponsored by Sotheby’s

[72] 7PM, £7 [73] 7PM, £8 Will Self The QI Zoo: The Book of The spectacular satirist turns his Animal Ignorance unforgiving gaze on post-colonialism, John Mitchinson & multiculturalism, intervention, and John Lloyd moral relativism in the dark and brilliant novel The Butt, winner of the The gameshow creators marvel 2008 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse at elephants that walk on tiptoe, Prize for comic fiction. pigs that shine in the dark, and Sponsored by The Sensible Bookshop woodpeckers that have ears on the end of their tongues… Sponsored by Tanners Wines Ltd

Shashi Tharoor

[78] 8.30PM, £8 [79] 8.30PM, £7 The American Election… Chasing My Tale We Decide Owen O’Neill Who might we elect as leader of the The award-winning comic yarns sheep free world? Jonathan Freedland chairs strangling, interrogation by an IRA Spectator editor Matthew D’Ancona, stammerer, alcoholism, kidnapping Sarfraz Manzoor, author of Greetings Mick Jagger and fighting Liam Neeson from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock into hilarious self-ridicule. 'n' Roll, Greenpeace Director Jonathan Sauven, and Brecon & Radnor AM Kirsty Williams.

[82] 9.45PM, £10 Charity Gala Festival favourite Sandi Toksvig MCs this year’s Variety rattle-bag of ideas, arguments, stories and poetry. Full 16 line-up will be announced on 24 May. 17

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[63] 4PM, £6 [64] 4PM, £8 Gillian Clarke The Tate Lecture: Ben Nicholson We celebrate the accession of the Chris Stephens new National Poet of Wales, her Ben Nicholson was the leader of the prose anthology At The Source, and modernist movement in art in the her forthcoming poetry collection 1930s. Much of his work, however, was A Recipe for Water. Chaired by of the English landscape. Drawing on Peter Florence. his lively correspondence, this richly Sponsored by The British Council illustrated talk by the curator of his current Tate Liverpool show will explore both the familiar and lesser-known aspects of his art.

[69] 5.30PM, £6 [70] 5.30PM, £5 [71] 5.30PM, FREE BUT TICKETED Pathfinders Glyn Maxwell & Just a Minute 1 Felipe Fernández Armesto Catherine O’Flynn Nicholas Parsons hosts the game in Romance, conquest and adventure in Maxwell presents his chilling satire of which four panellists are invited to a breathtaking global history of our media-culture obssession The Girl speak for one minute without exploration, from mankind’s first Who Was Going To Die. Catherine hesitation, deviation or repetition. migrations out of East Africa to O’Flynn introduces her multi-award- Recorded for broadcast on BBC Columbus, the Silk Road and the winning debut What Was Lost. Chaired Radio 4. building of empires. by Jon Gower.

[74] 7PM, £8 [75] 7PM, FREE BUT TICKETED [76] 7PM, FREE BUT TICKETED Defeat: Why They Lost Iraq World Class Fiction Just a Minute 2 Jonathan Steele, Rosie Goldsmith introduces three of Nicholas Parsons hosts the game in Shashi Tharoor and the biggest contemporary novels: which four panellists are invited to Philip Hensher’s The Northern speak for one minute without George Monbiot Clemency, Manil Suri’s Indian birth- hesitation, deviation or repetition! The ignorance, arrogance and of-a-nation The Age of Shiva, and the Recorded for broadcast on BBC incompetence of the West’s Iraq Argentinian masterpiece Alan Pauls’ Radio 4. policy and intervention laid bare by The Past. Steele, the Guardian’s senior foreign correspondent. Tharoor was formerly UN Under Secretary General for Communications. Chaired by William Sieghart.

[80] 8.30PM, £5 [81] 8.30PM, £7 Simon Armitage talks to The Sleeping King John Harris Hugh Lupton, Daniel Morden The 40-something poet discusses his and Nick Hennessey beautiful, witty memoir Gig: The The dreamteam of storytellers tell Life and Times of a Rock-star classics of British folklore including Fantasist. Gawain and the Green Knight, The Pardoner’s Tale, The King Asleep Under the Hill, and the ballad Tam Lin. With harp and song.

[83] 9.45PM, £7 Alex Valentine [500] 9.45PM, £4 Emotionally wrenching and Augusten Burroughs beautiful lyrics from the singer The US star talks about his global songwriter with the angelic voice. bestseller Running With Scissors. Songs from his third album Tardis Heart and previews of this summer’s release A Short Album About Love. SUNDAY 25 MAY

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[85] 9AM, £5 The Wisdom of Whores Elizabeth Pisani describes how politics, ideology—and ten billion dollars a year—have bulldozed Julia Donaldson through scientific evidence and common sense and needlessly failed to fight the AIDS pandemic that has infected 70 million people worldwide. Chaired by Rachel Holmes.

[88] 10AM, £7 [93] 10.15AM, £5, FAMILY EVENT The Shock Doctrine The Gruffalo and other stories The radical analyst Naomi Klein The delightful and brilliant Julia meticulously exposes the US policy of Donaldson conjures her magical ‘Disaster Capitalism’ that overwhelms children’s worlds with songs, stories societies reeling from natural (tsunami) and an inflatable whale. and military (Iraq) catastrophe. In Sponsored by Red House conversation with Rosie Boycott.

[94] 11.30AM, £8 [95] 11.30AM, £6 Andrew Davies James Ivory talks Bearded Tit to Geordie Greig Larky comedian Rory McGrath The legendary film director discusses his rhapsodises his lifelong passion career and collaborations with Ismail for bird-watching in his Love Story Merchant and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. With Feathers. Sponsored by MRC Wales

[101] 1PM, £8 [102] 1PM, £6.50 The 2008 President’s Lecture The Angel of Grozny Rt Rev V Gene Robinson Åsne Seierstad talks to The Bishop of New Hampshire, whose Christopher Hitchens homosexuality threatens the schism of Extraordinary and harrowing the Anglican Church discusses The reportage from undercover in State of the Communion. Chaired by Chechnya by the Norwegian author Stephen Bates, author of God’s Own of The Bookseller of Kabul. Country: Power and Religion in the USA.

[108] 2.30PM, £8 [109] 2.30PM, £6 God is Not Great In the Green Corner 2 Christopher Hitchens Eco-firebrand George Monbiot develops his conversation with the The great contrarian eviscerates audience about global sustainability organised religion. and political accountability.

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[86] 9AM, £4 [87] 9AM, £5 [84] 8.30AM–10AM, Start The Day War With Troy FREE BUT TICKETED Style, clothes and food on the breakfast Top storytellers Daniel Morden & Broadcasting House agenda with Hadley Freeman’s Hugh Lupton discuss and tell stories Join Paddy O’Connell for the live wickedly funny The Meaning of from their reworking of The Iliad. broadcast of topical news stories, Sunglasses: A Guide to (Almost) All Chaired by Erica Wagner. newspaper reviews, and special Things Fashionable and Matthew Fort’s festival guests. Live broadcast on magical gastro-tour of Sicily Sweet BBC Radio 4. Honey, Bitter Lemons. Chaired by Palash Dave. Sponsored by Xtreme Organix

[89] 10AM, £4 [90] 10AM, £9 Crime Pays Screenwriting Masterclass Paul Blezard meets the authors of two of Andrew Davies examines the the whitest-knuckle reads of the year. evolution of three key scenes from Tom Rob Smith’s Child 44 tracks a serial his recent TV adaptation of killer at the height of Stalin’s Terror. Sense and Sensibility. Philip Kerr’s latest mystery A Quiet Flame sends Bernie Gunther to Peron’s Argentina. Sponsored by Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP

[96] 11.30AM,£5 [97] 11.30AM, £5 [98] 11.30AM, FREE BUT TICKETED Fictions Chinese Whispers Writing from Hay Edward Docx’s masterly family novel Nick Broomfield, director of the Two new short stories written and Self Help is set between London and St cockle-pickers film Ghosts, interviews read by authors Catherine O’Flynn Petersburg. Tig Hague’s Zone 22 is a Hsiao-Hung Pai about her searing and Fay Weldon. Recorded for true life story of life inside one of book The True Story Behind Britain’s broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Putin’s jails. Hidden Army of Labour.

[103] 1PM, £5 [104] 1PM, £5 Emily Perkins and First World Jhumpa Lahiri International Development Secretary The dazzling New Zealand writer Douglas Alexander, Harriet Lamb of Perkins launches her compelling Novel Fairtrade, and Oxfam’s Duncan Green About My Wife. The Pulitzer Prize- debate how sustainable principles can winning short story writer Lahiri be managed in our relations with the launches her new collection developing world. Chaired by Unaccustomed Earth. Chaired by Ariane Jo Confino of the Guardian. Koek of the Arvon Foundation.

[110] 2.30PM, £5 [111] 2.30PM, £5 [112] 2.30PM, FREE BUT TICKETED The Collected Stories The Jazz Baroness The BBC Radio 4 Debate of Lorrie Moore Film-maker Hannah Rothschild tells The first of a new series of broadcast Lorrie Moore talks the extraordinary story of her eccentric debates features festival guests great aunt Pannonica Rothschild, who arguing topical issues. Subject matter to Julian Barnes became famous as the Baroness of the and participants will be determined The great American short story writer’s Bebop jazz revolution, and patron to by ‘events’ and will be announced on ferociously funny, soulful stories tell of Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk. 23 May. Recorded for broadcast on the gulf between men and women, the BBC Radio 4. loneliness of the broken-hearted and the yearned-for, impossible intimacies we crave. SUNDAY 25 MAY

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Alhambra [107] 2.30PM–4PM, £3 CHARITABLE April 2009 DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN Hay-on-Sky filming Join us for Sky Arts’ daily coverage of the Guardian Hay festival presented by Mariella Frostrup, featuring interviews and performances with some of the biggest and best names at the festival as well as reports from the day’s top sessions. Hay-on-Sky airs daily at 8pm on Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky Arts HD channel 268.

[132] 7.15PM–9PM, £3 CHARITABLE DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN What the Dickens? Quiz show filming with a free glass of wine. Join us as Sandi Toksvig hosts Sky Arts’ new cultural quiz show featuring teams made up of the wisest and wittiest guests at the festival. What the Dickens? is a lively and humorous test of each team’s general cultural knowledge to see if our famous guests know their Michelangelos from their McEwans.What the Dickens? airs on Wednesdays at 9pm from 28 May on Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky Arts HD channel 268.

10AM–9PM Sky Arts Interactive Masterpiece Help create an original work of art to celebrate 21 years of the Hay festival. Come and watch famous artist Jon Burgerman start the piece and then take a pen yourself, add colour and make your mark on a unique work that will grow throughout the ten days of the festival; a Hay masterpiece in the making. The first 200 people to add their contribution on each day will receive an exclusive collector’s piece: a limited edition Jon Burgerman designed bag.

10AM–9PM, ONSITE EXTRA Global Action Plan’s Carbon Gym Ever wondered how much difference it makes to use an energy-efficient light bulb instead of a traditional one? To find out visit this free Carbon Gym and give your brain and body an environmental workout to see and feel the differences that your everyday energy-saving choices make. Global Action Plan is Sky’s environment partner.

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[91] 10AM, £3, 18 MTHS–8 YRS [92] 10AM, £5 Hay’s Baby Space Young Yoga 1 Body Matters 2 If the Book People’s Children’s A fun session taking you on an A simple pick-me-up exercise class Zone feels too busy for you and adventure that involves animal yoga to soothe your body and wake up your littlest little ones, you can pop poses, stories, puppets and songs, and those muscles. Run by English next door to the Baby Space. With ends with a quiet relaxation. National Ballet, using yoga and sofas, beanbags and toys supplied Sponsored by Mamas & Papas pilates techniques. by Mamas & Papas, this is a relaxed Supported by Sky Arts area for feeding, playing and and Sky Learning exploring your baby’s very first books. There are Ladybird Baby [99] 11.30AM, £3, 18 MTHS–8 YRS [100] 11.30AM, £5, 10–16 YRS Bookworms and Bookstart Young Yoga 2 (UNACCOMPANIED WITH Rhymetimes scheduled in, along A fun session taking you on an SIGN IN/OUT) with a special visit from adventure that involves animal yoga Ballet Rocks FUNtastic!, who provide the music poses, stories, puppets and songs, and If you think ballet is all about tutus, for the amazing baby® cd books ends with a quiet relaxation. think again. Come and join English and whose new take on nursery Sponsored by Mamas & Papas National Ballet and prepare to be rhymes will delight all the family. surprised in this alternative dance Full details can be found at session with attitude. Supported by Sky Arts www.hayfestival.com/hayfever and Sky Learning The Book People’s Children’s Zone [105] 1PM–1.45PM, £4, 4–7 YRS [106] 1PM–2.30PM, £5, 8–12 YRS From Saturday 24 May until Peter Rabbit Show 1 (UNACCOMPANIED WITH Sunday 1 June, the Book People’s SIGN IN/OUT) Hop along to this charming interactive Children’s Zone will be a haven of puppet show where The Tale of Peter Raise the Barre 2 fun for families. Open from 10am Rabbit is brought to life. Help Peter An exclusive opportunity for each morning, the zone will hold escape from Mr McGregor’s garden, and budding ballerinas (male and female) free activities all day every day, don’t miss a special appearance from to work with a top dancer from aimed at the under 8s but enjoyable Jemima Puddle-Duck who celebrates her English National Ballet and develop by everyone. Alongside the centenary this year. their skills. Aimed at those who are really serious about ballet and have activities, some run by Hay Fever reached Grade 3 level or above. Helpers, some by the RSPB, there Supported by Sky Arts will be a full library of books for [113] 2.30PM–3.15PM, £4, 4–7 YRS and Sky Learning you to browse. Details of daily Peter Rabbit Show 2 events can be found at www.hayfestival.com/hayfever Hop along to this charming interactive [114] 3PM, £5, 5–7 YRS puppet show where The Tale of Peter Rabbit is brought to life. Help Peter Funky Feet escape from Mr McGregor’s garden, and English National Ballet combine don’t miss a special appearance from ballet with contemporary moves in Jemima Puddle-Duck who celebrates her this fun and lively session. Supported by Sky Arts centenary this year. [126] FROM 6PM, and Sky Learning FREE BUT TICKETED, RICHARD BOOTH’S BOOKSHOP, LION STREET

[120] 4.30PM, £5 Boris Spassky [119] 4.15PM, £4, 5–8 YRS The legendary world champion Julia Donaldson Workshop Strictly Gershwin Waltz your way back in time to plays a simultaneous game against Explore the deep dark wood of a nostalgic era in this classic, twenty opponents. To apply to The Gruffalo and the favourite tree romantic session run by English play him, please email of Apollo the Swallow in this lively, National Ballet. [email protected]. interactive session. Supported by Sky Arts With thanks to Elizabeth Haycox In association with The Woodland Trust and Sky Learning SUNDAY 25 MAY

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[115] 4PM, £9 [116] 4PM, £6 The Festival Lecture: Dry Store Room No.1 The Composite Artist Paleontologist Richard Fortey Salman Rushdie conjures the eccentric people, ancient artefacts and ultra-modern technology The novelist tells tales of demons, that makes The Secret Life of the dragons and derring-do in this Natural History Museum. magnificently illustrated lecture about the 100 Indian artists who created the Hamza-nama paintings for the C16th Grand Mughal Akbar.

[121] 5.30PM, £8 [122] 5.30PM, £7 The State of the Union Hanif Kureishi talks to NY-based internationalist Shashi Francesca Rhydderch Tharoor hosts this conversation about The tensions between transgression, American society with Jonathan maturity, rebellion, race, desire, family Freedland of the Guardian, Matt Frei and masculinity play though the new author of Only in America and editor of novel Something to Tell You. Slate online magazine, and Jacob Sponsored by The New Welsh Review Weisberg, author of The Bush Tragedy. Sponsored by Christ College Brecon Sandi Toksvig

[127] 7PM, £50 [128] 7PM, £5 The Guardian Lecture Muqtada al-Sadr and the Jimmy Carter Fall of Iraq The Nobel Laureate and former US Award-winning journalist Patrick President on conflict resolution and Cockburn presents a revelatory portrait human rights, and the work of the Carter of the much demonised Iraqi power- Foundation. Chaired by Philippe Sands. broker and leader of the Mehdi militia.

[133] 8.30PM, £8 Intelligence Squared Debate: 1968 was an ending and not a beginning John Walsh chairs. Speakers include Christopher Hitchens, Rosie Boycott and Matthew Engel. Hanif Kureishi

[137] 9.45PM, £19 [138] 9.45PM, £10 Omid Djalili Son de la Frontera The brilliant British-Iranian comedian’s The Andalucian world music superstars No Agenda stand-up tour reaches Hay. fuse classical North African and Roma Sponsored by Denbe Western flamenco with the Latin and Caribbean rhythms of leader Raúl Rodríguez’ tres Cubana to produce a thrilling, passionate and danceable sound. They are the winners of the Radio 3 World Music Award for Europe. Sponsored by Dolls House Fun

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[117] 4PM, £6 [118] 4PM, £6, 12 YRS + PetroPower and Geopolitics The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Vijay Vaitheeswaran (Zoom: The Global Director Mark Herman introduces clips Race to Fuel the Car of the Future) and from the forthcoming movie and does Parag Khanna (The Second World: Q&A with the novelist John Boyne. Empires and Influence in the New Global Order) challenge assumptions about energy with climate change thinker Nick Butler.

[123] 5.30PM, £5 [124] 5.30PM, £5 [125] 5.30PM, FREE BUT TICKETED Mob Mentality or People Power? Six Degrees: Our Future on Poetry Please Jonathan Zittrain, author of The Future a Hotter Planet Roger McGough selects listeners’ of the Internet - and How To Stop It, Lee Mark Lynas introduces the National requests for favourite poems, read by Siegel, author of Against the Machine: Geographic film of his climate change leading actors and poets. Recorded Being Human in the Age of the Electronic book, predicting advancing deserts, for broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Mob, and Emily Bell, the Director of melting glaciers and mass extinctions. Digital Content, Guardian News and Followed by Q&A. Media, ask: is the web a force for good? Presented by the Guardian

[129] 7PM, £5 [130] 7PM, £5 [131] 7PM, £6.50 Fay Weldon Hard Rain Michael McIntyre The sparkling novelist introduces her From a chance encounter with a The engaging, imaginative and very witty, compassionate, casually Touareg nomad in1969, acclaimed funny rising star of British stand-up libidinous updating of Boccaccio’s photographer Mark Edwards has comedy. medieval masterpiece, The Spa developed a spectacular portfolio to Sponsored by Hay Wholefoods Decameron. accompany Bob Dylan’s lyrics, documenting and imagining Our Headlong Collision with Nature.

[134] 8.30PM, £5 [135] 8.30PM, £9 AL Kennedy talks Nina Conti [136] 8.30PM, £6 to Jon Gower Dazzlingly funny stand-up from the Crossing Borders The novelist discusses her awesome world’s most glamorous and Poet and novelist Owen Sheers and account of a second world war challenging ventriloquist. Beware the singer/songwriter Fflur Dafydd Lancaster tail-gunner, Day, which won routine about the one-armed South move through song, instrumental, the Costa Book of the Year. African voodoo expert… verse and prose exploring dialogues Sponsored by The Flower Shop between music and words, English and Welsh, poetry and song.

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[140] 9AM, £4 Start the Day Daniel Start explores the best lakes, rivers and waterfalls for Wild Swimming. In This Little Britain Harry Bingham hymns the eccentricities of the countries that gave the world football, Shakespeare, Churchill and Yorkshire pudding. Sponsored by Wye Valley Canoes

[145] 10AM, £5 [146] 10AM, £7 Power House Marlborough: England’s Robert Peston (Who Runs Britain?) and Fragile Genius Peter Oborne (The Triumph of the The historian Richard Holmes Political Class) discuss the nature of profiles John Churchill, C17th power and influence in Britain, chaired Duke of Marlborough, and by all by Robert Yates (Extreme Nation). measures Britain’s greatest ever military commander. Sponsored by Sunderlands Hereford

Salman Rushdie [152] 11.30AM, £7 [153] 11.30AM, £6 Monty Don and Subverting the Media Patrick Holden Nick Davies, author of Flat Earth The new President and the Director of News, Alan Rusbridger, editor of the The Soil Association talk to Sky News Guardian, and Editorial Intelligence anchor Adam Boulton about food chief Julia Hobsbawm talk to production, climate change, and the Matthew Engel about what really goes organic movement’s lead with local and on in newsrooms and why our papers supermarket shopping. are the way they are.

[157] 1PM, £8 [158] 1PM, £6 Salman Rushdie talks In the Green Corner 3 to Mariella Frostrup Eco-firebrand George Monbiot in his The novelist discusses The Enchantress final conversation with the audience of Florence: ‘it is the hand of the master about global sustainability and artist, past all explanation, that gives political accountability. this book its glamour and its power, its humour and shock, its verve, its Monty Don glory…East meets west with a clash of cymbals and a burst of fireworks’ – Guardian.

[165] 2.30PM, £8 [166] 2.30PM, £7 Boris Spassky talks Sweet and Sour, Salt and Bitter to Ronan Bennett AA Gill talks to The legendary Grand Master discusses John Mitchinson Russian and Soviet chess culture, the The passionate and incisive food critic psychology of the game, and the 1972 entertains with Table Talk. Reykjavík Match of the Century World Championships in which he lost his title to Bobby Fisher. Sponsored by Stream UK

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[141] 9AM, £4 [142] 9AM, £5 Beijing Coma Ernest Zobole: A Life in Art Ma Jian & Flora Drew Ceri Thomas gives an illustrated The contemporary Chinese masterpiece review of the great Welsh colourist tours the mind and loves of a student and landscape painter. shot in Tiananmen Square. Sponsored by Wye Gallery In association with China Now

[147] 10AM, £5 [148] 10AM, £6 [149] 10AM, FREE BUT TICKETED Fiction International Life: A Natural History of the Material World New Zealander Lloyd Jones was First Four Billion Years of Life Quentin Cooper hosts a Booker-shortlisted for Mr Pip; Tim on Earth conversation about topical science Winton’s Australian masterpiece Richard Fortey issues with festival guests. Recorded Breath is a hot tip for this year. Chaired for broadcast on BBC Radio 4. by Rosie Goldsmith. The paleontologist introduces his scintillating long view of evolution and cataclysm.

[154] 11.30AM, £6 [155] 11.30AM, £4 The Elephant, the Tiger Gwynfor: Portrait of A Patriot and the Cellphone Biographer Rhys Evans launches his Diplomat and writer Shashi Tharoor study of Gwynfor Evans, the great maps out India’s emergence as a C21st Welsh politician, Plaid Cymru superpower. president for 36 years, pacifist and language rights campaigner. He talks to Guto Harri.

[159] 1PM, £6 [160] 1PM, £6 [161] 1PM, FREE BUT TICKETED The Early Edition 2 Sports Writing World on the Move: Great Marcus Brigstocke & guests First Minister Rhodri Morgan, rugby Animal Migrations The brilliant corduroy comedian takes star and broadcaster Eddie Butler, Philippa Forester, Brett Westwood apart the day’s papers and media. and Gareth Williams, editor of the and their guest experts track live Library of Wales Sport Anthology, talk updates of the progress of ‘Top to Carolyn Hitt. Goose’, the migration of elephants in Africa, local butterflies and moths, and the whereabouts of the two leatherback turtles. Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

[167] 2.30PM, £4 [168] 2.30PM, £6.50 The Selected Late Poems Chris Hunter talks of Peter Finch to Peter Florence The innovative and humorous poet The bomb-disposal expert, awarded Peter Finch, author of Real Cardiff, is the Queens Gallantry Medal for his treasured for experiment, mesmerising service in Basra, talks about Eight Lives performance, and his subtle variations on Down: ‘the best war memoir I’ve read other Welsh poets’ work. He talks to Jon in years’ – Andy McNab. Gower and performs. Sponsored by Burgoynes MONDAY 26 MAY

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[164] 2.30PM–4PM, £3 CHARITABLE DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN Hay-on-Sky filming Join us for Sky Arts’ daily coverage of the Guardian Hay festival presented by Mariella Frostrup, featuring interviews and performances with some of the biggest and best names at the festival as well as reports from the day’s top sessions. Hay-on-Sky airs daily at 8pm on Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky Arts HD channel 268.

[187] 7.15PM–9PM, £3 CHARITABLE DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN What the Dickens? Quiz show filming with a free glass of wine. Join us as Sandi Toksvig hosts Sky Arts’ new cultural quiz show featuring teams made up of the wisest and wittiest guests at the festival. What the Dickens? is a lively and humorous test of each team’s general cultural knowledge to see if our famous guests know their Michelangelos from their McEwans.What the Dickens? airs on Wednesdays at 9pm from 28 May on Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky Arts HD channel 268.

10AM–9PM Sky Arts Interactive Masterpiece Help create an original work of art to celebrate 21 years of the Hay festival. Come and watch famous artist Jon Burgerman start the piece and then take a pen yourself, add colour and make your mark on a unique work that will grow throughout the ten days of the festival; a Hay masterpiece in the making. The first 200 people to add their contribution on each day will receive an exclusive collector’s piece: a limited edition Jon Burgerman designed bag.

10AM–9PM, ONSITE EXTRA Global Action Plan’s Carbon Gym Ever wondered how much difference it makes to use an energy-efficient light bulb instead of a traditional one? To find out visit this free Carbon Gym and give your brain and body an environmental workout to see and feel the differences that your everyday energy-saving choices 29 January - 1 February 2009 make. Global Action Plan is Sky’s environment partner.

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[144] 9.45AM, £3, 7–11 YRS [150] 10AM–11.30AM, [139] 4AM–5.30AM, £5, (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN IN/OUT) £3, 10–13 YRS (UNACCOMPANIED MEET AT BOX OFFICE Nature Detectives 1 WITH SIGN IN/OUT) The Dawn Chorus Using all the clues at your fingertips, What makes a good story? Join ornithologist Will Bullough come and discover the hidden secrets of Budding critics and writers are for birdsong and strong coffee. the King of the Forest with the dynamic invited to watch, review, write and Numbers limited. Participants Jan Watt. With environmentally-based create in this session aimed at the should provide mobile telephone games, quizzes and creative craft, you’ll writers and reviewers of the future. contact. be amazed what a story the ancient oak Supported by Sky Kids Magazine has to tell. In association with The Woodland Trust [156] 12PM–12.45PM, £3, 5–7 YRS [143] 9AM–1PM, £5, FAMILY EVENT, Toon Time 1 MEET AT BOX OFFICE FOR BUS [151] 11AM, £3, 7–11 YRS Gain a unique insight into the Llwynberried Farm Visit (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN IN/OUT) animation process under the expert Local agronomist Jonathon Nature Detectives 2 guidance of an animator from Harrington leads a visit to the Cartoon Network and then create See above. farm run by John and Helen your own Toon. In association with The Woodland Trust Price. The 600–acre family farm Supported by Sky Kids Magazine produces top quality farm assured beef and does so by being self suf- ficient in livestock feeds which are [162] 1PM–1.40PM, £4, 3–5 YRS [163] 1.15PM–2.30PM, £3, 7–11 YRS grown on land ranging from Where’s Spot? 1 Create a Green Super Hero 600–1200 feet above sea level. Any excess wheat is sold for Where’s Spot? Have you seen him? to Save the Planet making into bread or biscuits and Come along and join in the fun with With the environmental charity oilseed rape is sold for cooking oil. this storytelling session featuring games Global Action Plan, decide Additionally, daffodils are grown and dancing, plus a chance to meet the what we can do to help our from which an extract is used to world’s most lovable puppy. environment. Then, under the treat Alzheimer’s disease. expert guidance of a Cartoon On your visit you will see the Network animator, create the super calves born this spring and the [169] 2.30PM–3.10PM, £4, 3–5 YRS Toon to put it into action. range of crops grown to feed the Where’s Spot? 2 Supported by Sky Kids Magazine herd. Beef rolls made from the See above. Profits donated to Global Action Plan farm produce will be served at the end of a short farm walk. Sponsored by W. J. James and Co. Chartered Accountants in Hay and Brecon

[176] 4PM, £4, 10 YRS + [170] 3.30PM, £3, 7–11 YRS Discover the Guardian Children’s Toon Time 2 Prize for Fiction 1 Gain a unique insight into the In this series of events, authors longlisted animation process under the expert for this prestigious award share the guidance of an animator from secrets of their success with Julia Cartoon Network and then create Eccleshare. Previous winners include your own Toon. Meg Rosoff, Jacqueline Wilson and Supported by Sky Kids Magazine Philip Pullman. Participating authors announced 23 May at: www.hayfestival/hayfever

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[171] 4PM, £8 [172] 4PM, £7 Paul Greengrass talks David King & to Francine Stock Gabrielle Walker The director talks about his films; the The former UK chief scientific advisor Bourne trilogy, Bloody Sunday, United 93 and the science writer present their The and The Murder of Stephen Lawrence. Hot Topic: How to Tackle Global Åsne Seierstad Sponsored by Working Title Warming and Still Keep the Lights On. Chaired by Peter Guttridge.

[177] 5.30PM, £7 [178] 5.30PM, £6, 13 YRS + Soldier Teens General Sir Mike Jackson Screenwriter Bryan Elsley (Skins) and The former Chief of General Staff rising star Jenny Valentine (Finding discusses Kosovo, the Taliban, Iraq and Violet Park, Broken Soup) join government-army relations with his Jacqueline Wilson to explore the hallmark candour. Chaired by BBC boundaries of writing for teenagers. World’s Nik Gowing. Chaired by Claire Armitstead. Sponsored by FW Golesworthy & Sons Sponsored by Pembertons

[182] 7PM, £8 [183] 7PM, £5 40 Love Jeff Halper Roger McGough The peace activist and anthropology Louis de Bernières & Brian Patten professor discusses the settlements in the territories and his book—An Israeli The great entertainers celebrate the in Palestine: Resisting Dispossession, ruby anniversary of the Mersey Sound Redeeming Israel—with anthology of Liverpool poets. William Sieghart. Sponsored by Sam Creative

[189] 8.30PM, £15 [190] 8.30PM, £5 An Audience With Line of Fire Rob Brydon Brian Paddick talks to The quicksilver Welsh comedian, Rosie Boycott creator of Keith Barret and Bryn in The inside story of the Met from the Gavin and Stacey entertains. Brixton riots to Jean Charles de Menezes, from its most senior openly gay officer, now a Liberal politician.

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[173] 4PM, £7 [174] 4PM, £5 [175] 4PM, FREE BUT TICKETED The 2008 Raymond Williams Mutiny on the Bounty Off the Page Lecture: Border Country John Boyne retells the story of Expect wit, insight, and the occasional Dai Smith explores Williams’ relationship Captain Bligh from the point of view row as Dominic Arkwright challenges with the Black Mountains, landscape and of his 14-year-old cabin boy. Chaired three guests to write a column on a storytelling. Smith is the author of by Paul Blezard. single theme. Recorded for broadcast on Raymond Williams: A Warrior’s Tale. BBC Radio 4. Introduced by Eric Hobsbawm. Sponsored by The Open University

[179] 5.30PM, £5 [180] 5.30PM, £5 [181] 5.30PM, £5 Menna Elfyn talks to Jasper Fforde talks The Black Swan Dafydd Elis Thomas to Paul Blezard Nassim Nicholas Taleb The poet and playwright, whose latest The cult humorist and Wodehouse A Black Swan is a highly improbable bilingual collection is Perffaith Prize-winner, yarns his latest adventure event with three principle characteristics: Nam/Perfect Blemish, discusses her work. comedy First Among Sequels. it is unpredictable; it carries a massive Sponsored by Llangoed Hall Sponsored by AJ Jones Bakery impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random and more predictable than it was. Chaired by Peter Guttridge. Sponsored by Richard Booth Books

[184] 7PM, FREE BUT TICKETED [185] 7PM, £6 [186] 7PM, £7 AM DDIM OND ANGEN TOCYNNAU Mark E Smith Louis de Bernières Wales Book of the Year The Fall frontman and the co-writer & Ilone Antonius Robin Chapman introduces the writers on of his memoir Renegade Austin The novelist reads from A Partisan’s the shortlists in Welsh and English. The Collings, talk drugs, fatherhood and Daughter and performs Serbian and prize is administered by Academi, the Welsh rock ‘n’ roll with Jon Gower. Eastern European music, some Dylan National Literature Promotion Agency and is and some classical tunes with his funded by the ACW instrumental partner. Llyfr y Flwyddyn 2008 Cyflwyna Robin Chapman y llenorion sydd wedi cyrraedd y Rhestrau Byrion Cymraeg a Saesneg. Gweinyddir y wobr gan Academi, Asiantaeth Genedlaethol er Hyrwyddo Llenyddiaeth Cymru gyda nawdd CCC

[191] 8.30PM, £5 [188] 8.20PM, £5 [192] 8.30PM, £4 The Man Who Planted Trees Revolution Revisited Blitz Felix Dennis Hugh Hudson Readings, cut with the authors’ choice of The publisher shares his passion The director (Chariots of Fire, music, by three of the most exciting for trees, and some of his favourite Greystoke) introduces a screening of his emerging writers selected for the Hay 21 tree poetry. revised collaboration with Al Pacino: list. Nick Harkaway reads from The In association with The Woodland Trust ‘Revolution was misunderstood and Gone Away World, Nikita Lalwani from unjustly treated on its first appearance Gifted and Ross Raisin from God’s Own over twenty years ago. Seeing it again Country. in the director’s slightly revised version it now strikes me as a masterpiece- profound, poetic and original’ – Philip . French. Chaired by Peter Guttridge.

[193] 9.45PM, £10 Sarah Jane Morris The singer is blessed with the sexiest, most versatile voice we know, equally at home with jazz, blues or soul. She duets here with legendary guitarist Dominic Miller. Sponsored by The Blue Boar TUESDAY 27 MAY

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[195] 10AM, £6, 9 YRS + Jacqueline Wilson The beloved creator of Tracy Beaker and Double Act returns to Hay to introduce her new novel, Louise Rennison My Sister Jodie. Sponsored by Red House

[201] 11.30AM, £4, FAMILY EVENT [202] 11.30AM, £5 Double Trouble Do Good Lives Have to Roger McGough & Cost the Earth? Brian Patten Andrew Simms of the New Stuff and nonsense from Britain’s Economics Foundation, Big Issue dodgiest poetry duo as their rib- founder John Bird and Tom tickling new collection of animal Hodgkinson of The Idler find reasons versification hares across the stage. to be cheerful about climate change Would you trust them with your and its opportunities to reframe favourite goldfish? our lives. Sponsored by TYF EcoSapiens

Jacqueline Wilson [208] 1PM, £4, 12 YRS + [209] 1PM, £5 Louise Rennison Solving Stonehenge: The New The bestselling and brilliantly funny Key to an Ancient Enigma author talks about Georgia Nicolson Archaeological surveyor Anthony on page and screen, with sneak peeks Johnson uses hi-tech analysis to nail from the upcoming movie of Angus, one of the world’s great mysteries. Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging and the upcoming book, Stop in the Name of Pants.

[216] 2.30PM, £6, 10 YRS + [217] 2.30PM, £5 Eoin Colfer AD 381: Heretics, Pagans and Airman is the newest swashbuckling The Christian State adventure from the brilliantly Charles Freeman narrates the end of entertaining creator of Artemis Fowl. religious pluralism and Emperor Sponsored by Red House Theodosius’ ruthless establishment of Christian Orthodoxy.

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[196] 10AM, £4 [197] 10AM, £5 [198] 10AM, £5 New Naturalist—Wye Valley Universe of Stone: Chartres Paul Torday follows his Wodehouse George Peterken gives an elegant Cathedral and the Triumph of Prize-winning Salmon Fishing in the and detailed examination of the the Medieval Mind Yemen with The Irresistible ecology, natural history and beauty Inheritance Of Wilberforce: A Novel Philip Ball establishes Chartres’ iconic in Four Vintages; Tristan Hughes of our riverscape. role in Europe’s history: a revolution in Sponsored by Hay Thursday Market introduces his compelling Welsh thought embodied in stone and glass, a novel Revenant. They talk to philosophy made concrete through the Corisande Albert. cooperation of theologians, craftsmen and engineers. Sponsored by The Haymakers

[203] 11.30AM, £6 [204] 11.30AM, £5 [205] 11.30AM, £6 Kluge: The Haphazard The Brother Gardeners Louis de Bernières talks to Construction of the Andrea Wulf tells the tale of the Owen Sheers Human Mind C18th friends who fired the origins of The novelist discusses A Partisan’s Psychologist Gary Marcus shows modern horticulture in her magnificent Daughter, his superb 1970s love how imperfect and ill-adapted our study Botany, Empire and the Birth of story about a bored husband and a brains really are from their hominid An Obsession. Yugoslav Scheherazade. origins. We are prone to rages, addictions and other habits that limit our capacity for rational action in every sphere, from food to politics.

[210] 1PM, £4, 10 YRS + [211] 1PM, £6 [212] 1PM, £6 Roderick Gordon & RIBA Lecture The Early Edition 3 Brian Williams Ken Shuttleworth of MAKE Marcus Brigstocke & guests We are thrilled to present Deeper, Architects, who’s previously worked on The brilliant corduroy comedian the gripping sequel to the groundbreaking buildings like Hong takes apart the day’s papers and international sensation Tunnels, Kong’s Chek Lap Kok Airport and St media. following the brave heroes further Mary’s Axe (The Gherkin) in London into the heat and darkness of the looks at the challenge of designing a Styx’ sinister world. new generation of compelling, dynamic and environmentally responsible buildings within our globally changing landscape. In conversation with Wayne Hemingway. Sponsored by Gleeds in partnership with Bioregional and Futerra sustainability communications

[218] 2.30PM, £5 [219] 2.30PM, £5 [220] 2.30PM, £5 The British Academy Warton Infinite Cosmos Bad Blood: The Secret Life of Poetry Lecture 2008 Oxford astronomer Joseph Silk the Tour De France Poet and professor Tony Curtis: ‘We analyses the Big Bang from the Jeremy Whittle and William keep the bread and wine for show’: frontiers of technology, and tells of Fotheringham discuss the agony, Consistent irony and reluctant faith supernovae, dark matter, dark energy, the ecstasy, the drugs and the in the poetry of Dannie Abse. curved spacetime, colliding galaxies, disillusion. Chaired by M Wynn Thomas. and supermassive black holes.

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[215] 2.30PM–4PM, £3 CHARITABLE DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN Hay-on-Sky filming Join us for Sky Arts’ daily coverage of the Guardian Hay festival presented by Mariella Frostrup, featuring interviews and performances with some of the biggest and best names at the festival as well as reports from the day’s top sessions. Hay-on-Sky airs daily at 8pm on Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky Arts HD channel 268.

[238] 7.15PM–9PM, £3 CHARITABLE DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN What the Dickens? Quiz show filming with a free glass of wine. Join us as Sandi Toksvig hosts Sky Arts’ new cultural quiz show featuring teams made up of the wisest and wittiest guests at the festival. What the Dickens? is a lively and humorous test of each team’s general cultural knowledge to see if our famous guests know their Michelangelos from their McEwans.What the Dickens? airs on Wednesdays at 9pm from 28 May on Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky Arts HD channel 268.

10AM–9PM Sky Arts Interactive Masterpiece Help create an original work of art to celebrate 21 years of the Hay festival. Come and watch famous artist Jon Burgerman start the piece and then take a pen yourself, add colour and make your mark on a unique work that will grow throughout the ten days of the festival; a Hay masterpiece in the making. The first 200 people to add their contribution on each day will receive an exclusive collector’s piece: a limited edition Jon Burgerman designed bag.

10AM–9PM, ONSITE EXTRA Global Action Plan’s Carbon Gym Ever wondered how much difference it makes to use an energy-efficient light bulb instead of a traditional one? To find out visit this free Carbon Gym and give your brain and body an environmental WINTER WEEKEND workout to see and feel the differences that your everyday energy-saving choices 28-30 November 2008 make. Global Action Plan is Sky’s environment partner.

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[199] 10AM–10.40AM, £4, 4 YRS + [200] 10AM, £5, 5 YRS + [194] 9AM–1PM, MEET AT BOX Tuck Your Vest In Kora and Clapping OFFICE FOR BUS, £5, FAMILY EVENT Daniel Morden Seckou Keita Hill Farm Visit Be delighted as the master storyteller Traditional rhythms, songs and Jonathon Harrington leads a visit to brings his new book to life. ‘Tuck lyrics from West Africa, for the farm run by Richard and Penny your vest in, Iestyn: blow your nose, everyone to share. Chantler and soon to be the subject Rose’ – an enchanting picture of the of a BBC TV documentary in the trials, tribulations and triumphs of series on Science in Agriculture a morning in nursery told in (Jimmy’s Farm). The farm is high on simple rhyme. the side of the Black Mountains and produces New Zealand Romneys for sale as breeding stock to other farmers who wish to improve their flocks. There will be demonstrations of sheep dogs working and shearing and the opportunity to handle newly-born lambs. Lamb rolls made from the farm produce will be served at the end of a short farm walk. Sponsored by Hay and Brecon Farmers Ltd

[206] 11.30AM, £4, 6 YRS + [207] 11.30AM–1PM, £8, Jaco the Leek 12 YRS– ADULT (UNDER 16S UNAC- COMPANIED WITH SIGN IN/OUT) Cat Weatherill New Music Workshop The queen of stories will delight and amuse with tales from her latest, light- Singers and musicians of all hearted book. Jaco wants to look his backgrounds are welcomed to this very best at the St David’s Day fancy musical sharing of styles led by dress, and paint and cardboard aren’t Seckou Keita and culminating in what he has in mind... the creation of a new song.

[213] 1PM–2.30PM, £8, 13–16 YRS [221] 2.30PM, £3 [214] 1PM, £5, ST MARY’S CHURCH (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN IN/OUT) Darwin’s Islands BBC Radio 3 Poetry Workshop Open University Lunchtime Concert 1 Lemn Sissay Taster Class 1 The first in a series featuring the chamber music of late C19th and Lemn is a vibrant presence on today’s Experience elements taken from early C20th Paris is given by Sir poetry scene; he has a unique voice the new Darwin short course. Thomas Allen accompanied by with a clear message. Explore your OU tutor Dr David J Robinson, Simon Over. The programme own, in this exciting and stretching which explores the past, present includes Fauré’s L’Horizon creative session. and future of the Galápagos - the Chimerique and songs by Debussy islands credited with providing the and Poulenc. Recorded for broadcast stimulus to Darwin to develop his on BBC Radio 3. theory of natural selection.

[226] 4PM, £4, 10 YRS + [227] 4.30PM, THE SWAN HOTEL, Discover the Guardian £8, 7–11 YRS (UNACCOMPANIED Children’s Prize for Fiction 2 WITH SIGN IN/OUT) In this series of events, authors Djembe Beats longlisted for this prestigious award A lively session exploring the share the secrets of their success with history, rhythms and voice of Julia Eccleshare. Previous winners the drum. include Meg Rosoff, Jacqueline Wilson and Philip Pullman. Participating authors announced 23 May at: www.hayfestival/hayfever

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[222] 4PM, £3, 8 YRS + Super Powers Georgia Byng and Andy Stanton Byng’s once-miserable orphan, Molly Moon, finds excitement and bizarre adventure through her hypnotic abilities. Stanton’s dastardly anti-hero Mr Gum is even more menacing and laugh-out-loud wicked with the use of his Power Crystals. The authors talk adventure, laughter and character with Jonathan Douglas.

[229] 5.30PM, £6 [230] 5.30PM, £6 The Messenger: The Meanings Multiplicity: The New Science of the Life of Muhammad of Personality Tariq Ramadan Multiple personalities are traditionally The charismatic scholar sets the story the stuff of horror movies, thrillers of the Prophet in context. and bizarre mental disorders. Rita Owen Sheers Carter argues that every one of us consists of different and often competing selves.

[233] 7PM, RETURNS ONLY [234] 7PM, £6 Jeremy Clarkson talks Jo Wood to Rosie Boycott The model and cosmetics Top writer talks cars and opinion. producer lays out an holistic organic Sponsored by Seven Stars B&B manifesto—Naturally: How to Look and Feel Healthy, Energetic and Radiant the Organic Way. Chaired by Lucy Yeomans, editor of Harpers Bazaar. Sponsored by The Swan Hotel

Patrick Marber [240] 8.15PM, £5 Building St Pauls James WP Campbell describes not just the feats of Christopher Wren, but the work of the quarrymen, stonemasons, carpenters and craftsmen who collaborated on Britain’s most imposing cathedral.

[243] 9.30PM, £10 Otis Lee Crenshaw Rich Hall’s bourbon-soaked jailbird singer-songwriter, the poet of trailer parks and Tennessee white trash, is one of the great comic creations. Sponosored by Communikate 34 35

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[223] 4PM, £5 [224] 4PM, £6 [225] 4PM, £6 Revolution Cartoons, Offence and Religion Tree of Rivers: The Amazon, Two of Britain’s most brilliant Martin Rowson from Naturalist’s Paradise to historians, David Andress (1789) The cartoonist and author of Stuff and Environmental Hotspot and Mike Rapport (1848) discuss The Dog Allusion explores the John Hemming retells the the turning points of European boundaries of satire. adventures of the explorers, history. indigenous Indians, naturalists, rubber barons, scientists and rogues who have been in thrall to the largest river in the world.

[231] 5.30PM, £4, 12 YRS + [232] 5.30PM, £5 [228] 5.15PM, £8* Jenny Valentine talks to Homero Aridjis Doctor Who Quiz Julia Eccleshare The eminent Mexican writer and Come in teams of four to test your Valentine’s debut novel, Finding Violet diplomat talks about his conservation tardis of knowledge in this specially Park, won the Guardian Prize for project to save the Latin American devised quiz. Nick Briggs, voice of Children’s Fiction. Broken Soup is set to Monarch butterfly. the Daleks, will be your Quizmaster. consolidate its author’s reputation as a Superb prizes for the winners; unique and compelling writer who can extermination for the losers. combine heart-rending tragedy, quirky *No minimum age—at least 2 characters and intriguing mystery with under 16s per team. a masterly lightness of touch.

[235] 7PM, £5 [236] 7PM, £7 [237] 7PM, £4 Lemn Sissay Love You More Imprimatur Thrilling, fierce and witty The YBA photographer and video Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti peformance from the one of the artist Sam Taylor-Wood discusses and introduce their C17th Papal thriller most exciting poets in Britain. introduces her collaboration with that has become one of the most Lemn is artist in residence at screenwriter Patrick Marber (Closer, controversial European bestsellers London’s Southbank Centre and a Asylum, Notes on a Scandal, Saturday) of all time. regular contributor to Radio 4’s on a short film inspired by the Saturday Live. Buzzcocks single of the same name. The film is a tender love-story set in the heady punk days of 1978. Sponsored by The Bowie Gallery

[241] 8.15PM, £4 [242] 8.15PM, £5 [239] 8.10PM, £10 Seizure—The Ballad Hidden Trees, Sleeping Giants The Seckou Keita Quartet & The Book Photographer Archie Miles celebrates Drawing together musicians from Erica Wagner’s debut novel re-tells the beauty of Britain’s most obscure, Italy, Egypt and the Gambia around the great ballads amidst a devastating ancient and fascinating trees and the experimental tunings and virtuoso contemporary story. Storyteller and woodlands, discussing their cultural kora of the Senegalese genius Seckou singer Nick Hennessey has just history and botanical significance. Keita, the band play a captivating released his new album A Rare In association with The Woodland Trust contemporary sound with achingly Hunger. They bring together the beautiful melodies, virtuoso traditional and the contemporary to improvisation and luminous free take you on a journey of the heart. spirit. They are joined by the magical singer Binta Suso. Sponsored by Shepherds Ice Cream WEDNESDAY 28 MAY

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[246] 10AM, £4, 7 YRS + Horrid Henry Francesca Simon tells why she created him, revels in his terrible antics, and lets us in on some mischievous adventures she has planned for him in the future.

[252] 11.30AM, £5 Katharine Whitehorn Fleet Street’s finest discusses her humorous and bittersweet autobiography Selective Memory.

[258] 1PM, £3, 7 YRS + Andrew Cope & Lara the Dog Andrew introduces the inspiration for his Spy Dog books and tells you more about the thrilling adventures of her namesake—or, as the highly-trained special agent is known by the government—GM451.

[265] 2.30PM, £4, 9 YRS + Young Bond Charlie Higson talks to Jonathan Douglas To celebrate the centenary of Bond’s originator, Charlie Higson discusses recreating the superspy for a young audience. Supported by National Literacy Trust

comes to Parc 22-29 May 2008 A festival at HM Parc Prison, Bridgend

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[247] 10AM, £5 [248] 10AM, £5 [249] 10AM, £4 Paradise Lost The RSPB Cymru Lecture: Great Big Small Family Giles Milton recounts the Saving Special Places Companies catastrophe of Smyrna 1922: Graham Wynn talks about the Founders Craig Sams and The Destruction of Islam’s City Harapan Rainforest in Sumatra. Josephine Fairley chart the rise of Tolerance. and rise of the fairtrade organic chocolate bars in Sweet Dreams: The Story of Green & Black’s. Ben and Charlotte Hollins tell the cheering story of the 8,000 owners of the organic farm’s unique Community Land Initiative in The Fight for Fordhall Farm. Sponsored by The Sun Inn

[253] 11.30AM, £5 [254] 11.30AM, £3, 9 YRS + [255] 11.30AM, £4 Should old Aquinas be Adventures for Boys Fit for the Future: Business forgot—or is philosophy The two masters of action adventure in a Changing Climate perennial? Matt Whyman (Inside the Cage) and Mike Barry (M&S) and Anthony Kenny, author of The Rise Justin Richards (The Chaos Code) Ben Stimson (BSkyB) debate the of Modern Philosophy, wonders. discuss books, boys, computers and challenges and opportunities of code with Jonathan Douglas. climate change for business. Chaired by Larry Elliott of the Guardian. Sponsored by TYF EcoSapiens

[259] 1PM, £5 [260] 1PM, £5 [261] 1PM, £6 Propitious Esculent The Secret Life of Trees The Early Edition 4 From its Peruvian origins 15,000 Biologist Colin Tudge reveals trees as Marcus Brigstocke & guests years ago to the Irish Famine and to the key to humanity’s evolutionary The brilliant corduroy McDonald’s fries from China, past—and our future. comedian satirises the day’s John Reader charts The Potato in In association with The Woodland Trust papers and media. World History. Sponsored by Tyrrells

[268] 2.30PM, £5 [266] 2.30PM, £5 [267] 2.30PM, £5 The Peacock’s Tail and the The British Constitution A World Without Bees Reputation Reflex Political commentator Anthony Guardian Environment Editor Advertising guru Robin Wight King reviews devolution, House of John Vidal faces the cataclysm with uses new learnings from brain Lords reform and the workings of eco-authors Alison Benjamin and science to reveal the biological power with mordant wit and Brian McCallum. purpose of art and its sponsorship: refreshing realism. to make people and businesses look sexy. And it works?

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[264] 2.30PM–4PM, £3 CHARITABLE DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN Hay-on-Sky filming Join us for Sky Arts’ daily coverage of the Guardian Hay festival presented by Mariella Frostrup, featuring interviews and performances with some of the biggest and best names at the festival as well as reports from the day’s top sessions. Hay-on-Sky airs daily at 8pm on Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky Arts HD channel 268.

[283] 8PM–9.30PM, £3 CHARITABLE DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN What the Dickens? Quiz show filming with a free glass of wine. Charlie Higson Join us as Sandi Toksvig hosts Sky Arts’ new cultural quiz show featuring teams made up of the wisest and wittiest guests at the festival. What the Dickens? is a lively and humorous test of each team’s general cultural knowledge to see if our famous guests know their Michelangelos from their McEwans.What the Dickens? airs on Wednesdays at 9pm from 28 May on Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky Arts HD channel 268.

10AM–9PM Sky Arts Interactive Masterpiece Help create an original work of art to celebrate 21 years of the Hay festival. Come and watch famous artist Jon Burgerman start the piece and then take a pen yourself, add colour and make your mark on a unique work that will grow throughout the ten days of the festival; a Hay masterpiece in the making. The first 200 people to add their contribution on each day will receive an exclusive collector’s piece: Francesca Simon a limited edition Jon Burgerman designed bag.

10AM–9PM, ONSITE EXTRA Global Action Plan’s Carbon Gym Ever wondered how much difference it makes to use an energy-efficient light bulb instead of a traditional one? To find out visit this free Carbon Gym and give your brain and body an environmental workout to see and feel the differences that your everyday energy-saving choices make. Global Action Plan is Sky’s environment partner.

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[250] 10AM–10.45AM, £4, [251] 10AM, £4, 3–5 YRS [244] 9AM–1PM, MEET AT BOX UNDER 2 YRS Nick Sharratt OFFICE FOR BUS, £5, FAMILY EVENT The Ugly Duckling Fun and monsters with the creator Trevithel Court Visit and friends of This Dinosaur Is So Big. Nick is Local agronomist Jonathon A delightful music and movement one of the country’s most loved Harrington leads a visit to the farm event using traditional stories, from and versatile children’s illustrators. run by David and Catherine James. The Music House For Children. The farm produces a range of arable crops, both organic and conventional cider for Bulmers and Gaymers and free range eggs and honey. The land is in the Wye valley and all produce [256] 11.30AM–12.15PM, [257] 11.30AM, 5 YRS + is ‘Farm Assured’. Includes a farm £4, 2–4 YRS RETURNS ONLY quiz for children. Around the World with From Peepo Baby to Sponsored by Bulmers and a Ladybird The Runaway Dinner Gaymers Cider A delightful music and movement Allan Ahlberg event using voice and costume, with His books have enchanted your [245] 9.40AM–1PM, £7, The Music House For Children and mums and your uncles, your big MEET AT GAIA PARTNERSHIP STAND a very special ladybird. sisters and brothers, and after ONSITE FOR BUS (20 MINS) thirty years Allan Ahlberg is still writing some of the most The Solar House wonderful children’s books around. Site visit to an experiment in [262] 1PM–1.45PM, He’ll talk about some of the ‘One-Planet Living’ in the Golden £4, UNDER 2 YRS classics such as award-winning Valley: Solar hot water, photovoltaics, Through the Secret Garden Each Peach, Pear, Plum and The insulation, rainwater harvesting, Explore an imaginary world of Jolly Christmas Postman, and read organic vegetables and a vehicle that stories and song with The Music from some new favourites, in this runs on recycled chip fat are just House For Children. delightful family event. some of the green options that host Elaine Brook has been experimenting with for the last [269] 2.30PM–3.15PM, £4, 2–4 YRS [270] 2.30PM–3.15PM, £3, 6 YRS + ten years. Enchanting Neptune I Don’t Want an Avocado An ocean of movement and stories, for an Uncle song and instruments, with The Come and enjoy the enormous [263] 1PM, £5, ST MARY’S CHURCH Music House For Children. fun and tender lyrical moments BBC Radio 3 of Chrissie Gittins’ poems. Hear about flamingos, nuns, dentists, Lunchtime Concert 2 dinosaurs, old pencil stubs, and The second in a series featuring the even the Loch Ness Monster chamber music of late C19th and in this highly acclaimed early C20th Paris. The Gould Trio poetry performance. perform Saint-Saëns’ Piano Trio no. 2 and Debussy’s Piano Trio. Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3. [275] 4PM, £4, 10 YRS + [276] 4PM, £3 Discover The Guardian Animal Sounds Children’s Fiction Prize 3 Open University In this series of events, authors Taster Class 2 longlisted for this prestigious award Experience elements linked to the share the secrets of their success with OU style of learning. OU tutor Julia Eccleshare. Previous winners Dr David J Robinson explores the include Meg Rosoff, Jacqueline noisy world we inhabit, in this Wilson and Philip Pullman. taster class that uses audio-visuals Participating authors announced 23 to illustrate the wide variety of May at: www.hayfestival/hayfever sounds that animals make, and then explores how we can study them. These themes run through various OU biology courses.

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[271] 4PM, £5 Cleopatra the Great Joann Fletcher profiles the last and greatest Egyptian Pharoah-politician, mother, scholar and icon. Chaired by Corisande Albert. Sponsored by Coffee Shop Isis

[277] 6PM, £8 John Bolton talks to Nik Gowing President Bush’s Ambassador to the UN (2005–06) discusses international relations.

[281] 7.15PM, £27.50 Jools Holland and his Rhythm Jools Holland and Blues Orchestra Featuring Gilson Lavis and guest vocalists Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall. In association with HSBC Brecon Jazz

[286] 9.45PM, £27.50 Jools Holland 2 Repeat performance by popular demand. Sponsored by The Granary

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[272] 4PM, £4, 10 YRS + [273] 4PM, £5 [274] 4PM, £5 Robert Muchamore The RSPB Cymru Lecture: Geraint Talfan Davies and Mark Walden Saving Special Places 2 talks to Patrick Hannan The adults in charge of CHERUB Tim Stowe looks at the Severn Great and good Taffia boss (BBC and HIVE, the Higher Institute of Estuary and assesses the potential Wales, WNO, Arts Council, etc.) Villainous Education discuss the impact of the barrier. discusses his At Arm’s Length: good, the bad and the acronym with Recollections and Reflections on the Jonathan Douglas. Arts, Media and a Young Democracy. Sponsored by Red House

[278] 6PM, £5 [279] 6PM, £5 [280] 6PM, £5 The Housman Lecture 2008 Mirror of the World: Easeful Death The Name and Nature A New History of Art Mary Warnock and Elisabeth of Poetry Julian Bell introduces his brilliant McDonald examine the Given by the poet Frieda Hughes global perspective, pulling together philosophical and ethical issues whose collections include Stonepicker, connections across continents around assisted suicide and Waxworks and Forty-Five. and cultures. euthanasia. In association with the Sponsored by Nepal Bazaar Housman Society

[282] 7.15PM, £5 How To Lose Friends and Alienate People Author Toby Young, director Stephen Woolley and screenwriter Peter Straughan show clips from and discuss the forthcoming movie of Young’s hilarious NY misadventure.

[284] 8.30PM, £4 [285] 8.30PM, £10 Hope Eternal Nick Harper Director Karl Francis introduces the Spectacular and irresistible solo set UK première screening of his riveting from the charismatic singer- drama set between the Congo and songwriter and guitarist dubbed ‘the Cardiff. UK, 2007, 120’. acoustic Hendrix’.

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Getting to Hay Sky Shuttle Bus For visitors without a vehicle or for those who Hay-on-Wye is situated just off the A348 want to leave the car behind, a dedicated Sky between Brecon and Hereford. The festival is Shuttle Bus running on biodiesel will be well signposted, though signs reading ‘Hay for driving between the festival site and the Sale’ lead to farmyards. surrounding villages throughout the festival. The nearest railway station is Hereford, twenty The bus will call at village centres in Llanigon, Glasbury, Llowes, Clyro and the festival site miles away. between 9AM to 11AM, 5PM to 7PM and There is a regular, direct festival bus from at 11PM. Hereford railway station to Hay Festival, which This shuttle bus is generously provided by Sky connects with train arrivals and departures. This service is sponsored by Visit Wales and Day tickets cost £2: charitable donation to travelGlobal Action Plan Visit Herefordshire Hay 21 Bus Tickets Drovers Holiday Cycle Park Adults £5 single, £9 return A secure stewarded cycle park is available on the festival site, run by Drovers Holidays who Children £2 single, £3 return will also be offering a cycle repair service and Through tickets all the way to the festival cycle hire. (train and bus) can be purchased at train stations nationwide. Accommodation For Hay Festival Bed Finder service Railway enquiries 08457 484950 call Penny on 01497 821526 until 20 May, email [email protected] or visit Local Taxis www.hayfestival.com. Alternatively try our Taxis share scheme is available from: sponsor hotels and campsites. They are all A2B Taxis 01874 754007 excellent. Visitors may also try the following Tourist Information Centres: Julie’s 07899 846592 A1 Cabs 07910 931999 Hay 01497 820144 Talgarth 01874 712226 Self Drive Hire Brecon 01874 622485 LT Baynham, Whitecross Road, Hereford, 01432 273 298 Crickhowell 01873 812105 Hereford 01432 268430 Car Parking The car parks are situated off the Brecon Road, Kington 01544 230778 B4350 and also on Llanigon Road. Parking costs £5 per day (£3 after 6PM) and includes free use of the shuttle bus on the day of Camping purchase for driver and up to three passengers. Tangerine Fields campsite 07821 807000 Please retain your parking ticket if you wish to or visit www.tangerinefields.co.uk use the bus. Please refrain from parking on the roads in Hay. Wye Meadow Camping 01874 690245 or email campwyemeadow@peakperformance- Richard Booth’s Bookshop Bus consultancy.com A regular shuttle bus service will be running between the Festival site and the town centre throughout the festival. Day tickets for the shuttle bus are £1 unless a valid festival parking ticket is presented. Pick up and drop off points are at the Clock Tower, Oxford Road car park and the Festival site. The shuttle bus is sponsored by Richard Booth’s Bookshop and by Hay and District Chamber of Commerce 42 Booking Form

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46 hay21 47 Whenever we survey the audience, one of the things that is always most strongly registered is how much Haygoers value discovering new voices. People have cherished that they came to the festival to hear John Updike or Margaret Atwood, and have lucked into hearing unknown new writers like Arundhati Roy, DBC Pierre and Yann Martel…

Sometimes we get lucky – like finding a 14-year old poet called Owen Sheers in a schools competition – but most of the time, we are building on the work of brilliant agents, publishers, publicists and sometimes booksellers, who all build on the real brilliance of the writers themselves. One of the most exciting things about Hay is that because people schlep here from all over the country, all over the world, when they return home the reach of that word-of- mouth is huge. Hay festival readers can make a book a success, and we’d love to help make that easier. For our 21st birthday, we’d like to propose 21 writers appearing at Hay who may not be so familiar, but who we think are remarkable. Some are first time writers, some are huge stars in other languages. They’re all cracking reads. The list will be published on our website on Monday 12 May. We will have biographies of the writers and chapters of their books for you to download for free as introductions to their work. Please help us spread the word. Hay 21 is presented in association with our pen partners at Cross, manufacturers of quality writing instruments for over 160 years. Limited edition Hay Festival 21 Century Classic ball-pens will be available to buy in the Festival Shop. www.hayfestival.com/hay21 THURSDAY 29 MAY

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[289] 10AM, £5 Worlds at War Anthony Pagden maps The 2,500- year Struggle Between East and West Kevin Brooks from the secession of Asia and Europe, via Xerxes and Alexander to the present day divergence of Islam and the Christian and secular West.

[295] 11.30AM, £5, FAMILY EVENT The Tiger Who Came to Tea As the treasured picture book celebrates its fiftieth birthday Judith Kerr talks to Julia Eccleshare about her children’s classics, from the classroom staple When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit to the serial adventures of Mog the Cat.

[301] 1PM, £4, 10 YRS + CILIP Carnegie Celebratory Event Arthur Kevin Crossley-Holland and Philip Reeve—both winners of the Guardian Prize for Children’s Fiction and both shortlisted for the 2008 CILIP Carnegie Medal—discuss Arthurian legend with Claire Armitstead.

[307] 2.30PM, £4, 11 YRS + David Almond talks Judith Kerr to Julia Eccleshare The great author of Skellig, Kit’s Wilderness, Clay, The Savage and The Fire-Eater talks about his work with the Guardian’s children’s books editor.

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[290] 10AM, £3, 13 YRS + [291] 10AM, £4 [292] 10AM, £4 Demons and Angels Celebrating Britain’s Ancient Trees Forgotten Fruits Marcus Sedgwick uses ancient myths Jill Butler (Woodland Trust) and Ted Christopher Stocks talks to John and traditions as the base for his lyrical Green (Ancient Tree Forum) compare Mitchinson about his Guide to vampire novel My Swordhand is notes from their tree-hunting and Britain’s traditional fruit and Singing. Cliff McNish uses angels of -hugging adventures. vegetables, from Kelvedon King Leeks both darkness and light to explore In association with The Woodland Trust to White Princess Tomatoes. teenage morality and fragility in his Sponsored by PJ Apple Juice latest, breathtaking Angel. They talk to Paul Blezard.

[296] 11.30AM, £5 [297] 11.30AM, £5 [298] 11.30AM, £4, 13 YRS + The World Without Us Cinnamon Press Presents Real Nightmares Alan Weisman asks how the world The launch of Holly Howitt’s Kevin Brooks’ Black Rabbit would change if human beings brilliantly inventive debut collection of Summer takes five friends through vanished from the earth right now, ‘micro-fictions’ Dinner Time and the the worst night of their lives. Ann for good. What would the planet be novella The Fugitive Three by award- Kelley’s Costa Prize-winning The like in a day, a week, a month… winning poet and short story writer Bower Bird presents a heroine a millennium? Mike Jenkins; they are joined by Kate determined in the face of tragic Sponsored by TYF EcoSapiens North, author of the startlingly adversity. Mal Peet explores original Eva Shell. corruption and child slavery in his football mystery The Penalty. They talk to Paul Blezard about terrors and happy endings.

[302] 1PM, £5 [303] 1PM, £5 [304] 1PM, £6 Singled Out Blasphemy in the The Early Edition 5 Virginia Nicholson introduces her Christian World Marcus Brigstocke & guests richly nuanced and brilliantly David Nash seeks to understand why The brilliant corduroy comedian perceptive tale of How Two Million this medieval offence of ‘denial or satirises the day’s papers and media. Women Survived Without Men after the denigration of God’ has reappeared to First World War. become a distinctly modern presence Sponsored by William Beales in the West. & Co. Solicitors

[308] 2.30PM, £5 [309] 2.30PM, £5 [310] 2.30PM, £5 The Kingdom of Infinite Space: Honno presents: Close Encounters John Bird A Fantastical Journey Around with the Untamed World The heroic Big Issue founder yanks Your Head Award-winning authors Jay Griffiths his readers by the bootstraps in Raymond Tallis combines biological and Christine Evans join esteemed The 10 Keys to Success. He talks to science and philosophical interrogation ecologist Barbara Jones to explore this Paul Blezard. in his search of the place where our theme in connection with In Her souls and consciousness reside. Chaired Element, an autobiographical anthology by Peter Guttridge. of women writing about the elemental forces of the Welsh landscapes. Sponsored by Monica

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SKY ARTS Car Share Scheme STUDIO www.hayfestival.com/cometogether Hay 21 Bus www.hayfestival/travel [306] 2.30PM–4PM, £3 CHARITABLE DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN Hay-on-Sky filming Join us for Sky Arts’ daily coverage of Audio archive the Guardian Hay festival presented by Mariella Frostrup, featuring interviews www.hayfestival.com/archive and performances with some of the biggest and best names at the festival as well as reports from the day’s top sessions. Hay-on-Sky airs daily at 8pm on Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky Arts HD channel 268.

10AM–9PM Sky Arts Interactive Masterpiece Help create an original work of art to celebrate 21 years of the Hay festival. Come and watch famous artist Jon Burgerman start the piece and then take a pen yourself, add colour and make your mark on a unique work that will grow throughout the ten days of the festival; a Hay masterpiece in the making. The first 200 people to add their contribution on each day will receive an exclusive collector’s piece: a limited edition Jon Burgerman designed bag.

10AM–9PM, ONSITE EXTRA Global Action Plan’s Carbon Gym Ever wondered how much difference it makes to use an energy-efficient light bulb instead of a traditional one? To find out visit this free Carbon Gym and give your brain and body an environmental workout to see and feel the differences that your everyday energy-saving choices make. Global Action Plan is Sky’s environment partner.

Box Office open 9am til late 0870 990 1299 www.hayfestival.com

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[293] 10AM–10.45AM, £4, 3–7 YRS [294] 10AM, £8, 7–11 YRS [287] 9AM–1PM, MEET AT BOX Pants Party (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN OFFICE FOR BUS, £5, FAMILY EVENT Nick Sharratt celebrates underwear of IN/OUT) Maesllwch Home Farm Visit all shapes and sizes. Make sure you’re 2FaCeD DaNcE Jonathon Harrington leads a visit wearing your own. Workshop 1 to this farm run by Andrew and Funky beats and the latest moves Rachel Giles. The farm has a purely in this fun urban dance session. organic dairy herd of 450 cows producing milk for Yeo Valley, who make it into yoghurt and cheese. Sponsored by Brecon and Radnor NFU

[299] 11.30AM–2PM, £10, [300] 12PM–1.30PM, £10, [288] 9.45AM–1PM, £5, 12–16 YRS (UNACCOMPANIED WITH 12 YRS + (UNACCOMPANIED MEET AT BOX OFFICE SIGN IN/OUT) WITH SIGN IN/OUT) River Walk Screenwriting Masterclass 1 2FaCeD DaNcE Join the Wye and Usk Foundation’s Explore the basic pillars of visual Workshop 2 trip around the rivers near Hay storytelling structure with the Young Film Practise your breaking, popping guided by Stephen Marsh-Smith. Academy. Work in teams to devise your and locking with the all-male A chance to see the curious own 15-minute script and then pitch contemporary dance troupe. creatures that inhabit the Wye and your ideas to a panel of movie moguls. see how an EU project is helping to restore this famous river. Sponsored by Brecon Beacons Holiday Cottages

[311] 2.30PM, £3, 6–10 YRS [312] 2.30PM, £3 [305] 1PM, £5, ST MARY’S CHURCH Mini Grey Pilgrims in a barren land: BBC Radio 3 The award-winning illustrator of The Chapels and change in Lunchtime Concert 3 Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon modern Wales The third in a series featuring the and Traction Man will show you how Open University chamber music of late C19th and it’s done and encourage your own early C20th Paris. Jean-Efflam artistic endeavours. Taster Class 3 Bavouzet performs solo piano This final Open University session pieces from Ravel’s Miroirs with examines the closures and works by Satie and Debussy. declining membership of Wales’ Recorded for broadcast on BBC chapels and what this means to a Radio 3. country which once held these buildings at the heart of the Welsh landscape and identity. Join a tutorial with OU tutor Roy Davies where themes from this session link into the OU course [319] 5PM–9PM, £10, Introduction to Social Sciences. MEET AT BOX OFFICE FOR BUS Blaenavon Ironworks Step back in time with Cadw at the [317] 4PM–6.30PM, £10, 16–18 YRS [318] 4PM, £7, 14–16 YRS World Heritage site guided by Screenwriting Masterclass 2 (UNACCOMPANIED WITH eminent historians Richard Keen SIGN IN/OUT) and Charles Kightly. Witness the Explore the basic pillars of visual harsh living and working storytelling structure with the Young Film Creative Writing Masterclass conditions faced by workers and Academy. Work in teams to devise your Kevin Brooks their families, including their Stack own 15-minute script and then pitch Renowned for his hard-hitting, Square cottage homes as featured in your ideas to a panel of movie moguls. gritty books (Candy, Black Rabbit the BBC Coal House Series. Summer) this is the perfect Supported by CADW: the Welsh masterclass for those interested in Assembly Government’s Historic writing about the darker side of life. Environment Service THURSDAY 29 MAY

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[313] 4PM, £5, 10 YRS + The Federation presents Jimmy Carr Darren Shan The dark one takes us on a jolly trip through this fresh hell from the Demonata, Death’s Shadow. Only the unshakeable should attend. Sponsored by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups

[320] 5.30PM, £6, 7 YRS + 2FaCeD DaNcE Company A stunning fusion of break, street and contemporary dance from this male dance company renowned for their athleticism, physicality and seamless performance.

[324] 6.45PM, £9 Kathleen Turner talks to Peter Florence The actress (Body Heat, War of the Roses, Romancing the Stone) talks about her life, loves and movies, wittily recounted in her memoir Send Yourself Roses. Sponsored by Castle House Hotel

[326] 7PM, £5 Encyclopaedia of Wales Chief Editor John Davies talks to David Crystal David Crystal about the vast new reference project that aims to encompass the nation, its history and culture.

[331] 9.15PM, £19 Jimmy Carr The British Comedy Award-winner returns to Hay with his new show Repeat Offender. Not suitable for the easily offended. In fact not even a show for people that are quite difficult to offend. Essentially this is a show for people without a moral compass. Sponsored by LT Baynham

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[314] 4PM, £5 [315] 4PM, £4 [316] 4PM, £4 Sunshine The Gaia Lectures 2: Panther Soup Witty, romantic and absurdly In Our Hands Sixty years ago Putnam Flint fought obsessive, Robert Mighall writes his Friends of the Earth Director the Nazis through Europe with the love-letter to the big ball of fire in One Tony Juniper shows how we can all American tank destroyers. Now he Man’s Search for Happiness. Chaired by face the big eco-problems with mass and travel writer John Gimlette Peter Guttridge. attention to simple domestic practice, revisit the campaign trail from from energy conservation to green Marseille to the Tyrol. business networks.

[321] 5.30PM, £5 [322] 5.30PM, £5 [323] 5.30PM, £5 Not Dead Yet Brecon Beacons National Park The Westminster Village Julia Neuberger lays out her thinking Debate: Balancing the Needs Melissa Benn (One of Us) and for our changing demography with A of People and Conservation Gavin Esler (A Scandalous Man) Manifesto for Old Age. Chaired by Matthew Owen (Cool Earth), discuss their thrilling parliamentary Revel Guest. Sue Holden (Woodland Trust), novels with Guto Harri. Marcus Colchester (Forest Peoples Programme), and Paul Sinnadurai (BBNP Senior Ecologist and Policy Advisor). Chaired by David Adam (Guardian).

[325] 6.45PM, FREE BUT TICKETED International Fiction Introducing Sasa˘˘ Stanisi´c’s Bosnian comedy How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone; Sebastian Barry’s The Secret Scripture, a tale of memory and history; and Joseph O’Neill’s Netherland, which examines NY cricket, belonging and un-belonging, and the depths and shallows of male friendship. In association with New Books in German and the Goethe Institut, London

[327] 7PM, £5 Bardsey Acclaimed writer Christine Evans and photographer Wolf Marloh portray the exquisite island nature reserve in an evocative mix of poetry, sampled sounds, video from the lighthouse, and staggeringly beautiful images.

[328] 8PM, £4 [329] 8PM, £5 [330] 8PM–11PM, £25 INCL. SUPPER In Arabian Nights: A Caravan Wings of Desire Quiz Night of Moroccan Dreams To celebrate Bruno Ganz’ appearance Question-master Peter Florence As Tahir Shah makes his way through on Saturday we screen Wim Wenders’ calls rounds on lives, loves, lies and the medinas of Fez and Marrakech, classic movie about an angel in Berlin. filthy lucre. Teams of four, or come traverses the Saharan sands and tastes Germany, 1988. 127’. and scratch a team with new friends. the hospitality of ordinary Moroccans, In association with New Books in Champagne, Sky subscriptions, he collects a dazzling treasury of German, with thanks to Axiom Films golden tickets and other cool stuff traditional stories, gleaned from the for the winners and takers-part. heritage of the Thousand and One Nights. Chaired by Palash Dave. FRIDAY 30 MAY

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[335] 10AM, £5 Endgame 1945: Victory, Retribution, Liberation Using letters and interviews David Stafford creates an unforgettable panorama of the defeat of Fascism, of ordinary people and extraordinary valour, and of a Europe in every way tested to its limits.

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[342] 11.15AM, £5, 12 YRS + Runemarks Joanne Harris talks to Ariane Koek about her move from the romantic Joanne Harris bohemia of Chocolat to the epic fantasy of her first novel for teenagers Runemarks. Sponsored by Grant Thornton

[347] 12.30PM, £5, 12 YRS + Meg Rosoff The multi-award-winning author of How I Live Now and Just In Case introduces her new tale of solitude and passion What I Was.

[353] 2PM, £6 The Story of India Historian Michael Wood introduces his enthralling and elegant study of the cultural history of the world’s largest democracy.

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[332] 9AM, £5 [333] 9AM, FREE BUT TICKETED Roses and Rose Fragrances Hay Writers’ Circle What other plant potentially has a New work from Hay-on-Wye beautiful bloom, a wonderful fragrance, authors. is easy to look after and repeat flowers? The David Austin Roses technical director Michael Marriott identifies the best roses available, and discusses their fragrances, and how to look after them.

[336] 10AM, £5 [337] 10AM, £4, 10 YRS + [338] 10AM, FREE BUT TICKETED The Apple Source Book WLTM Agony Nieces The Next Big Things Sue Clifford of Common Ground offers and Nephews Writing from Carmarthen Creative an illustrated insight into orchards as William Nicholson’s fantasy books Writing MA students Penny Sutton, exemplars of how we can live well with (Wind Singer, Seeker) and movie scripts Kay Barnes, Laura Thompson, nature whilst enriching both our (Gladiator, Elizabeth: The Golden Age), Katy Griffiths, Zara Little- culinary and cultural landscapes. always contain elements of courtship Campbell and Jan Slade introduced Sponsored by Glasu and love. Now he is going for an all- by Menna Elfyn. out contemporary love affair (the story of Richard and Maddy has reached page 60 so far) and he’s asking any teenagers in the audience for advice.

[343] 11.15AM, £5 [344] 11.15AM, £5 [345] 11.15AM, £5 Avant Gardeners The Ten Most Beautiful Governing the Environment Tim Richardson profiles the most Experiments Does the current emphasis on exciting contemporary landscape George Johnson introduces his brilliant individual choice allow policy visionaries from around the world. and clear understanding of the scientific makers to duck out of difficult Sponsored by The Old Railway revolutions that changed our world. decisions when trying to put in place Line Nursery climate change solutions? Environment Ministers John Gormley (Eire) and Jane Davidson (Wales) debate how far they could and should go in directing and guiding. Chaired by Guto Harri. Sponsored by Fleishman Hillard

[348] 12.30PM, £5 [349] 12.30PM, £5 [350] 12.30PM, £6 Iron Curtain: From The Phoenix: St Paul’s The Early Edition 6 Stage to Cold War Cathedral and the Men Who Marcus Brigstocke & guests Patrick Wright discusses his work of Made Modern London The brilliant corduroy comedian impressive scholarship that roots our Leo Hollis unravels what he calls this satirises the day’s papers and media. understanding of Cold War rhetoric and ‘puzzle in stone’ to describe not just the attitudes deeply in the C20th. Chaired new cathedral and its design and by Peter Guttridge. construction but also the complexity of C17th politics, science and philosophy.

[354] 2PM, £4 [355] 2PM, £4, 10 YRS + Parc comes to Hay Question Time: Caspar Walsh is a former inmate, and now Being a Writer writer-in-residence at HM Parc Prison, Derek Landy (Skulduggery Pleasant), Bridgend. He discusses his autobiography Graham Marks (Tokyo, Strange Hiding Criminal with Peter Florence. This session Place) and Andy Stanton (Mr Gum complements the Hay comes to Parc arm of and the Power Crystals) talk to the Festival being held this week at the Bookstart founder Wendy Cooling prison. For full details please see about their inspirations, practices www.hayfestival.com. and work. Sponsored by Red House 56 21-31 May 2009 GUARDIAN Hay Festival April 2009 MAPFRE Hay Festival Alhambra 29 January-1 February 2009 MAPFRE Hay Festival Cartagena 11-12 December 2008 Glamlit 28-30 November 2008 FestivalHay Winter Weekend 25-28 September 2008 GUARDIAN Hay Festival Segovia Hay Festival Dates Diary diary dates, Wales , Wales , Wales , Spain , Colombia , Spain Arts HDchannel268. Sky Arts channel267andinHDonSky sessions. well asreports from theday’s top biggest andbestnamesatthefestival as withsomeofthe and performances Mariella Frostrup, featuringinterviews the Guardian Hay festival presented by Join usforSky Arts’ dailycoverage of Hay-on-Sky filming [358] make. energy-savingchoices that your everyday workout toseeandfeelthedifferences your brainandbodyanenvironmental out visitthisfree CarbonGym andgive bulb insteadofatraditionalone? To find makes touseanenergy-efficientlight Ever wondered how muchdifference it Global Action Plan’s Carbon Gym 10 designed bag. a limitededitionJon Burgerman receive anexclusive collector’s piece: their contributiononeachdaywill making. The first200peopletoadd festival; aHay masterpieceinthe grow throughout theten daysofthe your mark onauniquework thatwill a penyourself, addcolourandmake Burgerman thepieceandthentake start JonCome andwatchfamousartist celebrate 21years oftheHay festival. Help create to anoriginalwork ofart Sky Arts Interactive Masterpiece 10 environment partner. FRIDAY 30MAY OAINTO DONATION STUDIO SKY ARTS AM AM –9 –9 2.30 Global Action Plan isSky’s PM PM Hay-on-Sky airsdailyat8pmon PM , NIEEXTRA ONSITE –4 G PM LOBAL , £3 A CHARITABLE CTION P LAN 57

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[339] 10AM, £3, 7–11 YRS [340] 10AM–10.45AM, £5, 3–5 YRS [334] 9.45AM, FREE BUT TICKETED The Amazing Adventures On the Beat Brecon Beacons National of Charlie Small Join English National Opera in a Park Society Walk Nick Ward has discovered the simple, engaging workshop Meet at Hay TIC on Oxford Road incredible diaries of Charlie Small, introducing young people to for this 8 to 9 mile vigorous walk which tell of the four-hundred-year-old rhythm. With plenty of maracas, led by Chris Playford and Sean boy’s struggles in Gorilla City, battles bells and clapping, it is the perfect O’Donoghue. Appropriate on the high seas and many other way to start the day. clothing and footwear essential. adventures. Come and see them Supported by Sky Arts and for yourself. Sky Learning

[341] 11AM, £3, 18 MTHS–8 YRS [346] 11.15AM–1.15PM, £5, [501] 11.30AM, ACWALES EXHIBI- Young Yoga 3 7–12 YRS (UNACCOMPANIED TION STAND, FREE BUT TICKETED* A fun session taking you on an WITH SIGN IN/OUT) Scritture Giovani adventure that involves animal yoga Opera: Uncovered Cynan Jones, Giovani poses, stories, puppets and songs, and Experience the realities of the life Montanaro, Seray Sahiner ends with a quiet relaxation. of a diva with English National Sponsored by Mamas & Papas Opera. Learn about warming up and Thomas von your voice, characterisation, Steinaecker movement and basic stage The young writers discuss their [351] 12.30PM, £3, 18 MTHS–8 YRS technique, then follow your short stories commissioned and Young Yoga 4 director and get into costume. translated by the Hay, Mantova Supported by Sky Arts and and Berlin Festivals. A fun session taking you on an Sky Learning * Plus complimentary coffee and adventure that involves animal yoga 2008 anthology poses, stories, puppets and songs, and Sponsored by Illy Café ends with a quiet relaxation. Sponsored by Mamas & Papas

[356] 2PM, £3, 8 YRS + [357] 2PM–3.30PM, £5, 12–16 YRS [352] 1PM, £5, ST MARY’S CHURCH Ottoline Goes To School (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN BBC Radio 3 Chris Riddell, whose Ottoline and the IN/OUT) Lunchtime Concert 4 Yellow Cat is shortlisted for the Red More Than Words The fourth in a series featuring the House Children’s Book Award, uses his A song-writing session from English chamber music of late C19th and award-winning illustration skills to National Opera. Pack in a punchy early C20th Paris. The Psophos beautifully enrich his stories. Whether chorus before creating a memorable Quartet with David Bismuth in Ottoline’s detective adventures, or verse of your own. The words will perform Franck’s Quintet for piano the fantastic inventions that come out be set to music by the pros, and and strings and Debussy’s Sonata for of Wendel’s Workshop, Chris’s parents are invited back for an cello and piano. Recorded for combination of sharp wit and sharp informal performance at 3.15PM. broadcast on BBC Radio 3. pencil create magic. See them both Supported by Sky Arts and at work here. Sky Learning

[362] 3.30PM, £3, 18 MTHS–8 YRS [363] 4PM–5.30PM, £5 Young Yoga 5 Tongue Twister A fun session taking you on an Ever wondered how to sing or adventure that involves animal yoga speak in a different accent, poses, stories, puppets and songs, and whether it’s American or Japanese? ends with a quiet relaxation. Work with English National Sponsored by Mamas & Papas Opera and let a dialogue coach perfect your alter ego. Sponsored by Sky Arts and Sky Learning FRIDAY 30 MAY

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[359] 3.30PM, £6, 7 YRS + James Campbell Cult kids’ comedian guaranteed to tickle your ribs and your fancy.

[364] 5PM, £5 Borrowed Time Roy Hattersley tells The Story of Britain Between the Wars—of economic crisis, cultural and Olympic triumph, political disaster and the rise and rise of Winston Churchill.

James Campbell [367] 7PM, RETURNS ONLY* [368] 7PM, £7 Alan Bennett Adventures in Architecture The playwright reads and discusses Broadcaster Dan Cruickshank Julie Myerson The Uncommon Reader. *The event introduces his favourite buildings that will be relayed to cafés onsite. have changed the world. Sponsored by The Friends of Sponsored by RRA Architects Hay Festival

[371] 8.30PM, £7, 12 YRS + Shakespeare and Me The actress Catherine Tate talks to Fiona Lindsay. With thanks to the RSC

[374] 9.30PM, £12 Seth Lakeman The blazing star of English folk music’s live performance fuses his exquisite song-writing with a rooting bass and a compelling passion and power, that owes as much to Led Zeppelin as it does to folk. He previews material from his new album Poor Man’s Heaven.

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[360] 3.30PM, £5 [361] 3.30PM, £6 Somewhere Towards the End Must the Show Go On? The great nonagenarian publisher and Rollercoaster showbiz memoir: memoirist Diana Athill talks to John Les Dennis tells all to Phil Rickman. Walsh about how the pleasure of sex Sponsored by Ascaris ebbs, how the joy of gardening grows, how much there is to remember, to forget, to regret, to forgive—and how one faces the inevitable fact of death. Sponsored by Pembertons

[365] 5PM, £5 [366] 5PM, £3, 8 YRS + Wendy Cope Cutlery Wars The poet reads from her magical A black comedy, written by James collection Two Cures For Love. Campbell, for children or anyone who ever went to school. This is not a normal children’s play. There are no songs, no joining in, no happy endings. This is experimental theatre for kids.

[369] 7PM, £7 [370] 7PM, £5 This Charming Man Man on Wire Marian Keyes A screening of James Marsh’s Sundance award-winning documentary about ‘Everybody remembers where they Philippe Petit’s 1974 illicit high-wire were the day they heard that Paddy de walk between the Twin Towers in NY: Courcy was getting married’… ‘the artistic crime of the century’. UK, Sponsored by Cymorth Cymru 2008, 90’.

[372] 8.30PM, £5 [373] 8.30PM, £4 Pulling No Punches Street Boys 11+ failure, Union firebrand, Tim Pritchard and Elijah Kerr (JaJa) Britain’s longest-serving Deputy tell the inspiring and terrifying tale of Prime Minister, and Blair-Brown abandoned children on the Angell consolidator John Prescott talks Estate in South London and their to John Harris. remaking of family.

[375] 9.30PM, £5 Taxi to the Dark Side Storyville’s Nick Fraser introduces a screening of Alex Gibney’s 2008 Oscar- winning documentary, which focuses around the controversial death in custody of an Afghan taxi driver named Dilawar, beaten to death by American soldiers while being held in extrajudicial detention at the Bagram Air Base. USA, 2007, 106’. Please note: R rated. SATURDAY 31 MAY

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[376] 9AM–1PM, £8 Moccas Deer Park Visit A rare chance to visit one of the UK’s most stunning sites for ancient trees in the company of Natural England Senior Reserve Manager Tim Dixon, Liz Flemming Williams and Woodland Trust expert Mike Townsend. Please meet beneath the oak trees outside the Barclays Wealth Marquee.

[379] 10AM, £8, FAMILY EVENT [380] 10AM, £5 Peter and the Wolf Think on my Words: Gethin Jones (Blue Peter, Strictly Come Exploring Shakespeare's Dancing) narrates Prokofiev’s Language enchanting classic. With Tregwynt The vaudevillian linguistics Prof Chamber Orchestra, conducted by David Crystal celebrates the most James Slater. inventive and gifted wordsmith of all time. Orlando Figes Sponsored by Finn Beales Web Design & Photography

[388] 11.30AM, £6, 7 YRS + [389] 11.30AM, £6 Michael Rosen The Hands of History The Children’s Laureate is a compelling Guardian Sketch-writer and hugely entertaining performer, and Simon Hoggart collects his one of Britain’s greatest writers. finest comic writing about Blair’s Westminster decade.

[395] 1PM, £7 [396] 1PM, £6 Martin Amis Selfish Capitalism: its The novelist reflects on September 11, consequences and what to do his travels with Tony Blair, and the war in about it Michael Rosen Iraq, as collected in The Second Plane. A dialogue between Oliver James author of Affluenza and The Selfish Capitalist and Stewart Wallis Director of the New Economics Foundation.

[403] 2.30PM, £7 [404] 2.30PM, £6 In Sickness and in Power Fixing Climate David Owen talks to John Kampfner The pre-eminent climate change about Illness in Heads of Government scientist who coined the term ‘global During the Last 100 Years. warming’ way back in 1975 Wallace Sponsored by Clee Tompkinson Francis Broecker and his co-author Robert Kunzig propose a radical and amazing solution to the carbon crisis. Chaired by Jon Snow.

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[377] 9AM, £5 [378] 9AM, £4 Meltdown Start The Day: Writers’ Lives Martin Baker discusses his Parisian Sue Gee introduces her novel thriller about financial catastrophe with Reading in Bed which opens at the the City superwoman Nicola Horlick. Festival. Graham Joyce celebrates twenty years as an award-winning international best-seller of fantasy and literary fiction.

[381] 10AM, £5 [382] 10AM, £5 [383] 10AM, £5 Sacred Causes The Translator International Fiction Historian Michael Burleigh charts Darfur tribesman Daoud Hari’s Australian novelist and Religion and Politics from the European community was destroyed by Commonwealth Prize-winner Dictators to Al Qaeda with Daniel Sudanese government-backed Michelle de Kretser introduces Johnson, editor of the new literary militias in 2003. He talks with The Lost Dog; Linda Grant’s and cultural magazine Standpoint. human rights lawyer Chris Nugent The Clothes on Their Backs is an about the conflict and his elegant tale of clothing, identity ‘treacherous’ work as a translator for and assimilation. Chaired by the aid agencies and journalists. Peter Guttridge. Chaired by Tim Butcher.

[390] 11.30am, £5 [391] 11.30AM, £5 [392] 11.30AM, £5 Ismail Kadare and Confessions of an Eco-Sinner A Woman’s Guide to David Bellos From Kenyan bean-fields to Saving the World The first winner of the Man Booker Bangaldeshi sweatshops, and from From women in politics to a International Prize and his translator rainforest to desert, Fred Pearce feminine approach to peacemaking, discuss his new novel The Siege which Travels to find where my stuff from business models to psychology explores the familiar thoughts and comes from. and worldview, Elaine Brook, sufferings of C15th Ottoman warriors in Clare Short, and Karen Eberhardt Albania. Chaired by Peter Guttridge. seek a new perspective that could In association with English PEN help bring about profound changes in society.

[397] 1PM, £6 [398] 1PM, £6 [399] 1PM, FREE BUT TICKETED The Whisperers – Private Lives Bad Science Hay Festival Segovia in Stalin’s Russia Satirist and doctor Ben Goldacre Antonio Colinas, In this masterpiece of popular history exposes fakery, pseudoscience and Juan Manuel de Prada, Orlando Figes teases out intimate quackery in consumer marekting experiences from people who spent and in the media. Chaired by Gonzalo Santoja their lives regarding individuality as Rachel Holmes. To celebrate our Castilian festival both subversive and dangerous. three of the finest Spanish writers join us to read and talk to Jesús García Calero. In Spanish with translation Sponsored by Junta de Castilla y León

[405] 2.30PM, £6 [406] 2.30PM, £6 [407] 2.30PM, £6 McMafia: Crime The Great Wonders of China Fiction International Without Frontiers Jonathan Fenby ranges across 3,000 Isabel Fonseca’s debut novel Misha Glenny investigates the global years of continuous civilization to Attachment examines marriage and crime boom - Bombay gangs, sex slavery show and discuss treasures from the desire; Julie Myerson’s Out of Breath in Israel, Canadian dope, Nigerian earliest forms of writing and bronze is a deeply unsettling fairytale about investment scams, Brazilian cyber-crime. work to the towering urban runaway children; Katie Hickman’s Chaired by Peter Guttridge. development of the C21st. The Aviary Gate is a tale of intrigue set in C16th Constantinople. They talk to Stephanie Merritt. Sponsored by Tim KC Books SATURDAY 31 MAY

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[402] 2.30PM–4PM, £3 CHARITABLE DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN Hay-on-Sky filming Join us for Sky Arts’ daily coverage of the Guardian Hay festival presented by Mariella Frostrup, featuring interviews and performances with some of the biggest and best names at the festival as well as reports from the day’s top sessions. Hay-on-Sky airs daily at 8pm on Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky Arts HD channel 268. 2pm, Monday 26 May, 10AM–9PM Dream Stage Sky Arts Interactive Masterpiece Help create an original work of art to celebrate 21 years of the Hay festival. Come and watch famous artist Jon Burgerman start the piece and then take PUBLIC RECEPTION a pen yourself, add colour and make your mark on a unique work that will grow throughout the ten days of the festival; a Hay masterpiece in the 2008 DYLAN making. The first 200 people to add their contribution on each day will THOMAS receive an exclusive collector’s piece: a limited edition Jon Burgerman PRIZE designed bag.

The official launch of the major 10AM–9PM, ONSITE EXTRA international literary prize for Global Action Plan’s Carbon Gym Ever wondered how much difference it writers under the age of thirty. makes to use an energy-efficient light The Chair of the judges, bulb instead of a traditional one? To find Peter Florence, will introduce his out visit this free Carbon Gym and give your brain and body an environmental colleagues on the panel, which workout to see and feel the differences includes Andrew Davies and Owen that your everyday energy-saving choices make. Global Action Plan is Sky’s Sheers. The Prize awards £60,000 to environment partner. the best young published writer in the English language. This year’s entries suggest another spectacular shortlist and the emergence of a major new talent. The 2006 winner Rachel Trezise will read from her latest work. This celebration of young writers from around the world is sponsored by the University of Wales and Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach.

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[384] 10AM, £3, 5 YRS + [385] 10AM–10.45AM, £5, 5–7 YRS [386] 10.30AM–5PM, THE SWAN HOTEL, Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and (UNACCOMPANIED WITH 11AM–3.30PM, SKY LEARNING ZONE, the Really Big Adventure SIGN IN/OUT) SUN 1 JUNE, £35, 12–16 YRS Sing It Like It Is (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN IN/OUT) Kristina Stephenson Film in a Day and a Half Enter the enchanting world of Sir Whether you’re acting the part of an Back by popular demand, the Young Charlie Stinky Socks as the owl or a queen, learn how to express Film Academy will have you scripting, author/illustrator introduces all of the character and personality through acting, directing and editing, ready for characters from her bestselling picture your singing with this fun workshop an informal presentation of the finished book (shortlisted for this year’s Red from English National Opera. films to parents, at 3PM on Sunday. House Children’s Book Award). Join Supported by Sky Arts and Sky Participants need to commit to both in the adventure using fancy dress and Learning days, and bring packed lunches and sound effects, and use your any props they might like to use. imaginations to invent and draw a Please note parents should be aware new character for the next story. that filming will take place in public areas, and participants will be expected to walk from The Swan to the Festival site with YFA staff.

[393] 11.30AM–12.15PM, £2, 4–6 YRS [387] 11.15AM–1.15PM, £5, [394] 11.30AM, THE SWAN HOTEL, Kipper Birthday Party 1 ALL THE FAMILY (MIN 6 YRS) £9, 7–11 YRS (UNACCOMPANIED Games, activities and storytelling to Stage It WITH SIGN IN/OUT) celebrate the birthday of this most See what happens behind the Speed Dating the Orchestra loveable of puppies. scenes with English National A quick chance to meet the four Opera. You’ll be asked to make sections of the orchestra. Using the costumes, props and scenery and music of Peter and The Wolf, conduct even help the director stage a scene the strings, try out the percussion, get [400] 1PM, £3, 5 YRS + ready for curtain-up. up close and personal with the brass, Korky Paul Supported by Sky Arts and and learn about how woodwind works. Join the popular illustrator for this Sky Learning No musical knowledge necessary. family-friendly event full of energy, wit, enthusiasm and lots of audience participation. Known only to himself [401] 2PM–3.30PM, £5, 12–16 YRS [409] 2.30PM–4PM, THE SWAN HOTEL, as ‘The World’s Greatest Portrait (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN £12 - NO LOWER AGE LIMIT BUT Artist and Dinosaur Drawer’, Korky IN/OUT) GRADE 4 OR ABOVE REQUIRED will read from some of his books and On a High Note 1 (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN IN/OUT) draw plenty of ‘perfect portraits’ for An exclusive opportunity for Peter and the Armadillo you to take home. budding Pavarottis to work with a A session for instrumentalists to top singer from English National compose and perform the music for Opera and develop their skills. three new companions to Peter and the [408] 2.30PM–3.15PM, £2, 4–6 YRS Aimed at those who are really Wolf and work alongside Tregwynt Kipper Birthday Party 2 serious about singing and have had Chamber Orchestra. Adults are invited Games, activities and storytelling to at least some singing lessons. back to view an informal presentation at celebrate the birthday of this most Supported by Sky Arts and Sky 3.40PM. loveable of puppies. Learning [427] 7.30PM, £25, THEATR BRYCHEINIOG

[410] 3.30PM–4.15PM, £2, 4–6 YRS [416] 4PM–5.30PM, £5 Music Theatre Wales presents Kipper Birthday Party 3 On a High Note 2 For You Games, activities and storytelling to Aimed at those who are really The world première of an opera by celebrate the birthday of this most serious about singing and have Michael Berkeley and Ian McEwan. loveable of puppies. had significant singing lessons or The opera explores the venom that amateur singing experience. sexual jealousy inspires, as the Sponsored by Sky Arts and comfortable middle-class household of a Sky Learning charismatic but ageing composer is torn apart by a woman prepared to go to any lengths in the name of love… In association with Theatr Brycheiniog

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[411] 4PM, £7 [412] 4PM, £5 Ian McEwan and Anonymity: A Secret History Michael Berkeley of English Literature Novelist and composer talk to Super-Don John Mullan unmasks the Nicola Heywood Thomas about disguises and deceits of writers from their collaboration on the new opera Jane Austen to Joe Klein. For You which has its world-première tonight at Brecon. See [427] and [461].

[417] 5.30PM, £7 [418] 5.30PM, £8 The Economist Debate: The News From Afghanistan ‘Restricting migration hinders Our Ambassador in Kabul Sherard the development of both the Cowper-Coles is joined by Rory rich world and the poor.’ Stewart CEO of the Turquoise Bruno Ganz Adam Roberts of The Economist, Mountain Foundation and author of Kathleen Newland of the Migration The Places In Between to talk to Policy Institute, and David Conway Shadow Chancellor George Osborne. of Civitas. Jon Snow presides.The Sponsored by Mr & Mrs Robin Herbert freer movement of people may be a sure-fire way of reducing global inequality. But does it come at the cost of creating greater inequality within countries?

[422] 7PM, £10 [423] 7PM, £9 John Irving Heart to Heart 2008 The great American novelist talks Python and gastro-pioneer Terry to Peter Florence. Jones joins Abergavenny Food Festival Sponsored by Transatlantic Films founder Martin Orbach and broadcaster Jon Snow to discuss marketing for small farmers. In association with The Penrhos Trust

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[428] 8.30PM, £15 [429] 8.30PM, £7 The Hay Lecture: The Choice of Hercules Putin’s Russia Philosopher AC Grayling explores the Garry Kasparov powers of Pleasure, Duty and the Good Life in the 21st Century. The world’s greatest ever chess player now devotes himself to politics and the coalition opposed to Putin’s administration. Chaired by Orlando Figes. Sponsored by Jesse Norman

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[413] 4PM, £6 [414] 4PM, £6 [415] 4PM, £4 The Demos Debate: Symmetry Fictions Hearts & Minds Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy Joe Dunthorne’s Submarine is a Catherine Fieschi, Simon Hoggart, takes A Journey Into the Patterns of brilliantly clever and funny debut and Oliver James explore how Nature and maps the contours of novel; Wesley Stace’s By George is emotions operate in the political evolutionary biology, physics and and ingenious tale of secrets, lies sphere, or affect issues like citizenship, chemistry. and ventriloquism; in A Case of which are normally thought of in Exploding Mangoes Mohammed terms of impartial rationality. Hanif spins a tale around the Hercules plane that crashed in 1988, killing the President of Pakistan, General Zia.

[419] 5.30PM, £6 [420] 5.30PM, £7 [421] 5.30PM, £5 The Sorrows of an American Bruno Ganz talks to Food and Sex The author of What I Loved Siri Rosie Goldsmith India Knight (Neris and India’s Hustvedt talks to Ariane Koek of The The peerless Swiss actor’s films include Idiot-Proof Diet, The Dirty Bits for Arvon Foundation about her Wings of Desire, Downfall, Nosferatu, Girls) gives good chat with compelling new, many-layered tale of Strapless and Bread and Tulips. the restaurant critic and columnist memories, ghosts, and a family Sponsored by The Swiss Confederation, Kathryn Flett of The Observer. fighting to establish its identity. and in association with New Books in German

[424] 7PM, £5 [425] 7PM, £6 [426] 7PM, £6 The Atlantic Ocean The Edge of Love In the Psychiatrist’s Chair Andrew O’Hagan makes an argument Director John Maybury talks to Raj Persaud interviews the Abbot of for the personal essay as the great Francine Stock about his new Dylan the Benedictine Monastery, Worth British form of writing, a form that Thomas film, starring Keira Knightley, Abbey and author of Finding once described the world back to itself Matthew Rhys and Sienna Miller, and Sanctuary Christopher Jamison. in the eras of William Hazlitt and previews clips. George Orwell. More argumentative With thanks to Lionsgate Films than film, more risky than the novel, can the essay tell us how the culture of British life has become enslaved to the commercial and military dreams of America?

[430] 8.30PM, £8 [431] 8.30PM, £5 [432] 8.30PM, £7 Mark Watson is Crap Die Marquise von O John Wesley Harding at the Environment A screening of Eric Rohmer’s spell- Chosen by Bruce Springsteen as his first opening act for twenty years, And he’s one of the funniest stand-ups binding adaptation of Kleist’s classic the ‘gangsta folk’ singer and around—acute, surprising and novella, shown as part of the Bruno songwriter is a mesmerising conveying a sense of delight—a real Ganz season. Germany, 1976, 102’, PG. performer, with great lyrical power pleasure. In association with New Books in and virtuoso guitar skills. Sponsored by Dai & Chris Newsagent German and with thanks to Arrow Films SUNDAY 1 JUNE

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[434] 9AM, £5 Caesar: A Life in Western Culture Maria Wyke conjures the ways in which the Roman’s life, loves and death Terry Jones have dominated the popular consciousness from the Vatican to Shakespeare, Bonaparte and Mussolini. Chaired by Peter Guttridge.

[437] 10AM, £7 [438] 10AM, £5 Was Richard II a Tyrant? What Does China Think? With inimitable brilliance and humour Mark Leonard overturns our Terry Jones revises the conventional accepted misconceptions about the history spun by Richard’s successor, and new superpower, examining the reassesses the King’s reign. internal intellectual currents and Sponsored by Moccas Court arguments that are reforming society and culture.

[443] 11.30AM, £9 [444] 11.30AM, £6 Ian McEwan talks Lord Levy talks to John Mullan to John Harris The novelist discusses On Chesil Beach Blair’s fundraiser, Middle East envoy and Atonement. and confidant was cleared of all charges relating to the cash for peerages scandal. He discusses his political career and his memoir A John Irving Question of Honour.

[449] 1PM, £8 [450] 1PM, £8 ID: The Quest for Identity in The Joseph Rotblat the 21st Century Centenary Lecture Brain physiologist Susan Greenfield Philippe Sands explores human nature, our past, what The QC’s Torture Team exposes the makes us individual, the connection one-page memorandum signed by between the brain and the mind, and Donald Rumsfeld on 2 December what a society of fulfilled individuals 2002 authorising eighteen techniques might actually mean. of interrogation not previously allowed by the United States. Chaired by Jon Snow. In association with the WMD Awareness Programme

[456] 2.30PM, £7 [457] 2.30PM, £6 John Irving Great Hatred, Little Room The novelist gives a preview reading Jonathan Powell, the government’s from his work-in-progress. key negotiator and Number 10 Chief of Staff tells the inside story of Making Peace in Northern Ireland.

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[435] 9AM, £4 [436] 9AM, £5 Start the Day: Broken China Fossil Forests and Climate Simon Lewis’s Bad Traffic pitches a Crisis Chinese cop onto the mean streets of Paleoclimatology Prof David rural England on a search for his Beerling, author of Emerald Planet, daughter. Diane Wei Liang’s Paper examines the impact of mankind’s Butterfly is an urban sleuth thriller, a fossil fuel burning on climate change, Beijing Precious Ramotswe. They talk and maps the action needed to arrest to Paul Blezard. the damage done. In association with The Woodland Trust

[439] 10AM, £6 [440] 10AM, £4, 9 YRS + [441] 10AM, £5 Rory Stewart talks Crossing Swords The Collector of Worlds to Jon Snow Acclaimed international fight director Ilya Troyanov considers the The 35-year-old diplomat and Terry King (Lord of the Rings and extraordinary life of Sir Richard traveller has been Deputy Governor Zorro) illuminates the sharp-edged Burton, the first westerner to make of the Iraqi province of Maysan and skill of theatre combat. With the help the hajj to Mecca, discoverer of the currently runs the Turquoise of the swordsmen and actors of the source of the Nile, and translator of Mountain Foundation in Kabul. He RSC. The Arabian Nights. is the author of The Prince of the In association with New Books in Marshes and The Places in Between. German and the German Embassy

[445] 11.30AM, £6 [446] 11.30AM, £7 [447] 11.30AM, £5 Private Lives Hereford Photography Tackling Crime Valerie Grove introduces her Festival presents Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s debut Last biography of the irrepressible John Don McCullin Rituals is an Icelandic thriller that Mortimer and Frances Osborne Britain’s greatest photo-journalist tips her as the new Henning profiles her great-grandmother The discusses his career and his body of Mankell. Phil Rickman’s seventh Bolter: Idina Sackville—The Woman work collected as In England with Merrily Watkins mystery The Who Scandalised 1920s Society and Rosie Boycott. Fabric of Sin is a brilliant skewing Became White Mischief’s Infamous Sponsored by Fired of provincial life and crime. Seductress. Chaired by Paul Blezard.

[451] 1PM, £5 [452] 1PM, £6 [453] 1PM, £4 Tabletalk Going Dutch Fiction International Alexandra Fuller launches her Lisa Jardine’s revelatory history of big A reading and conversation with the magnificent requiem for the ideas and remarkable individuals two hottest new international fiction Wyoming rig driller who died of redefines the cultural and commercial stars: Daniel Kehlmann’s corporate negelect, The Legend of weft of the two great C17th trading masterpiece Measuring the World Colton H Bryant; Stephanie Merritt empires, and offers a brilliant revision recreates the parallel but contrasting discusses The Devil Within: of the Enlightenment and the lives of two geniuses of the German A Memoir of Depression. Chaired by relationship between England and the Enlightenment; Steve Toltz’s A Palash Dave. Netherlands. Fraction of the Whole is a magnificently achieved family story. In association with New Books in German and The Austrian Cultural Forum, London

[458] 2.30PM, £5 [459] 2.30PM, £4, 6 YRS + [460] 2.30PM, £6 The Dragon Throne: Silent Delights High Tide Festival presents: A history of Imperial China The Aardman co-founder Peter Lord Assembly Jonathan Fenby charts the history explores the history of silent A reading of a specially commis- and nature of China’s imperial system, animation, using clips from Disney, sioned play by Perrier Award-winner 221BC–1912AD, which set the Willis O’Brien and Wales’ very own Tom Basden, featuring the cream of template for the way the world’s most Jerry the Troublesome Tyke. young British actors Dan Stevens, populous (and often richest) nation Sponsored by Hay Cinema Bookshop Mary Nighy, Eddie Remayne, was ruled, with a heritage still Rebecca Hall, Tom Hiddleston and felt today. Sam Hodges. GREENPRINT A sustainability toolkit for festivals and the creative industries

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[455] 2.30PM–4PM, £3 CHARITABLE [442] 10AM–11.30AM, £7, 6–9 YRS DONATION TO GLOBAL ACTION PLAN (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN IN/OUT) Hay-on-Sky filming Roald Dahl Aloud 1 Join us for Sky Arts’ daily coverage of Experiment with sound effects, musical the Guardian Hay festival presented by instruments and your own voices to Mariella Frostrup, featuring interviews create imaginative ‘sound pictures’ of and performances with some of the Little Billy’s journey in Roald Dahl’s biggest and best names at the festival as evocative tale The Minpins. Pam well as reports from the day’s top Wardell from Books Alive brings all sessions. Hay-on-Sky airs daily at 8pm on her BBC Radio Drama skills into play Sky Arts channel 267 and in HD on Sky Arts HD channel 268. in this action-packed, fun-filled and possibly very noisy workshop session which will be recorded for final 10AM–9PM playback to an audience of relatives and Sky Arts Interactive Masterpiece friends at 11.15AM. Sponsored by The Woodland Trust Help create an original work of art to celebrate 21 years of the Hay festival. Come and watch famous artist Jon [448] 12PM–1.30PM, £7, 9–11 YRS Burgerman start the piece and then take (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN IN/OUT) a pen yourself, add colour and make your mark on a unique work that will Roald Dahl Aloud 2 grow throughout the ten days of the See above. Performance at 1.15PM. festival; a Hay masterpiece in the Sponsored by The Woodland Trust making. The first 200 people to add their contribution on each day will receive an exclusive collector’s piece: a limited edition Jon Burgerman [454] 2PM, £8, 9–12 YRS [461] 2.30PM, £25, designed bag. (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN IN/OUT) Stage Fighting 1 THEATR BRYCHEINIOG Music Theatre Wales presents How do actors pull punches without 10AM–9PM, ONSITE EXTRA hurting themselves? Join specialists For You Global Action Plan’s Carbon Gym from the RSC in this workshop on how The festival exclusive performance of Ever wondered how much difference it to look tough while keeping cool. the new opera by Michael Berkeley and makes to use an energy-efficient light Please wear comfortable clothes. Ian McEwan. The opera explores the bulb instead of a traditional one? To find venom that sexual jealousy inspires, as out visit this free Carbon Gym and give the comfortable middle-class household your brain and body an environmental of a charismatic but ageing composer is [467] 4PM, £8, 9–12 YRS workout to see and feel the differences torn apart by a woman prepared to go (UNACCOMPANIED WITH SIGN IN/OUT) that your everyday energy-saving choices to any lengths in the name of love… make. Global Action Plan is Sky’s Stage Fighting 2 In association with Theatr Brycheiniog environment partner. See above.

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[462] 4PM, £7 [463] 4PM, £7 The Bible: The Biography Chasing the Flame: Sergio Karen Armstrong traces the Vieira De Mello and the Fight Karen Armstrong gestation of the Bible to reveal a to Save the World complex and contradictory Obama advisor Samantha Power document created by scores of talks to Philippe Sands about the life people over hundreds of years, and legacy of the peacemaker and serving many constituencies and state builder (Cambodia, Bosnia, contexts. Lebanon, Congo) who as UNHCR High Commissioner died in the first Iraqi suicide bombing of 2003.

[468] 5.30PM, £8 [469] 5.30PM, £6 Trust the Woodland The Writing on the Wall: Silver-tongued barrister and tree- China and the West hugger Clive Anderson talks woods, Will Hutton offers penetrating trees, conservation and climate analysis of the risks involved in change with Out of the Woods author China’s breath-taking ideological, Will Cohu and Round the World in economic and political boom. 80 Gardens writer Monty Don. Sponsored by The European Movement In association with The Woodland Trust

[473] 7PM, £10 [474] 7PM, £7 The Hamlin Lecture It’s The Sun What Won It Carl Bernstein talks Designer and campaigner Katharine to Jim Naughtie Hamnett hosts this informal debate about alternative energy sources with The legendary reporter and Paul Brown discussing the latest Watergate-breaker is the author of A nuclear options, and FoE boss Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Tony Juniper on the latest Rodham Clinton. developments with CSP— concentrating solar power.

[477] 8.30PM, £10 The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain The all-strumming bonsai-guitar band return to close the festival in a funny, virtuoso, twanging, singing, awesome, foot-stomping obituary of rock-n-roll and melodious light entertainment. What a way to go out…

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[464] 4PM, £7 [465] 4PM, £6 [466] 4PM, £5 Deaf Sentence The Road to Samakanda Jon Ronson Comic maestro David Lodge Web of Hope co-founder and The humorist selects and riffs on introduces his brilliant, elegiac novel ecological writer Rory Spowers the best bits from his Guardian about one man’s effort to come to recounts his development from his columns, collected and published terms with deafness and death, ageing Three Men on a Bike cycling trip as What I Do: More True Tales of and mortality. through Africa, to settling in Sri Everyday Craziness. Lanka, where he has established Samakanda, the world’s fist ‘Bio- versity’—an ecological learning centre that forms the subject for his latest book, A Year in Green Tea and Tuk Tuks.

[470] 5.30PM, £5 [471] 5.30PM, FREE BUT TICKETED [472] 5.30PM, £5 Ekaterinburg: The Last House of Saddam Les Murray Days of the Romanovs BAFTA-winning director Alex The great Australian poet reads Ninety years on, and just as the Holmes (Dunkirk, Coup, Every Time and talks about his work. ‘Given recently discovered bodies of Alexei You Look At Me) introduces and his encyclopaedic memory, his and Mariya are re-interred with the previews material from his gargantuan appetite for language, family in St Petersburg, Helen forthcoming film about the dictator’s and his acrobatic dance in all Rappaport reviews the murder of the inner circle and the collapse of his forms of expression, The Bi-Plane Russian imperial family. Chaired by vaulting ambitions, with script editor Houses is as rich and diverse as Peter Guttridge. Sally El Hosaini. we would expect.’ – Poetry Book Society.

[475] 7PM, £8 James May’s Magnificent Machines Top Gear star James May and Phil Dolling examine the tipping points— when technologies such as the car or the internet became unstoppable—and get up close to the nuts and bolts of remarkable inventions. Sponsored by Mostlymaps.com

[476] 8PM, £4 Downfall A screening of Oliver Hirschbiegel’s film of Hitler’s last days in the Bunker starring Bruno Ganz. Germany, 2004, 156’. With thanks to New Books in German and Momentum Pictures

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Ascaris Café Rhymetimes scheduled in, along with a special Café-bar open all day on the festival site. visit from FUNtastic!, who provide the music for the amazing baby® cd books and whose new take Blas on nursery rhymes will delight all the family. The Blas showcase of Welsh food and drink Full details can be found at celebrates the True Taste/Gwir Flas award www.hayfestival.com/hayfever winners. Treat yourself to an indulgent meal from There is a range of high chairs, courtesy of the restaurant or a quick snack from Food to Go Mamas & Papas, available in all Festival cafés and enjoy the best that Wales has to offer. and restaurants. www.walesthetruetaste.com This project is supported by the Welsh Assembly Hay Clay Government Jon Williams of Eastnor Pottery, highly acclaimed potter and teacher, is our Artist in Cafédirect Café Residence this year. All week long he will be Located at the heart of the Festival, the Cafédirect working with mud and clay to create and decorate Café is the prime cabaret and broadcast venue a storytelling chair. It will be messy, it will be fun running 100 events during the week. The café and everyone is welcome to join in. serves Cafédirect’s premium quality 100% Fairtrade coffees, tea and drinking chocolate, Make and Bake along with a variety of other refreshments. Check Mix the ingredients, knead the dough, shape the out Cafédirect’s variety of coffees, ranging from loaf and then let Warren Lee Cohen, author of blends to unique single origin. Baking Bread with Children, bake it in his clay oven, before returning it to you as a warm Friends Café wholesome Festival snack. Warren will be making Open exclusively to members of the Friends of a clay oven on Saturday 24 May and once it’s onsiteHay Festival, Patrons, Sponsors and Debenture warmed up you are all invited to make and bake. holders; a place relax, to meet old friends and to make new ones too. Growing Green Take home a baby tree. On 28 and 29 May, Tyrrells Bar Warren won’t be with us but we are lucky enough Relax with your favorite drink and sample the to have Sasha Norris (of siren.org and author of very best from Tyrrells Potato & Vegetable Chips. Super Kids: 200 Ways to Save the Planet) on the Tyrrells are the only small UK chip producer to Festival site to help us dig the earth, sow seeds, grow their own potatoes and turn them into learn about plants and flowers and maybe even delicious chips on their home farm in taste a few. Herefordshire. From April this year Tyrrells also extrasproduce potato vodka, ensuring total control All of Hay at Play will take place in a space on from seed to chip and 100% traceability. the Festival site especially dedicated to family comfort. Enter through the magical Wiggly Hay at Play Wigglers garden, enjoy a drink from our coffee cart and make use of our many picnic tables. The Book People’s Children’s Zone Please remember however, this is not a crèche From Saturday 24 May until Sunday 1 June, the and we all parents and guardians are responsible Book People’s Children’s Zone will be a haven of for their own children. The lost children point is fun for families. Open from 10am each morning, at the information desk between Sky Learning the zone will hold free activities all day every day, Zone and the Book People’s Workshop. aimed at the under 8s but enjoyable by everyone. Alongside the activities, some run by Hay Fever Hay Festival Shop Helpers, some by the RSPB, there will be a full Everything to make your Hay experience as library of books for you to browse. Details of pleasurable as possible come rain or shine. Hay daily events can be found at Festival picnic rugs and seat cushions; unique www.hayfestival.com/hayfever Festival deckchairs and umbrellas; special edition Hay Moleskines and fine writing instruments Hay’s Baby Space from Cross, so no note goes untaken; and If the Book People’s Children’s Zone feels too postcards just to say hello; Organic cotton busy for you and your littlest little ones, you can hooded sweatshirts to keep warm and T-shirts to pop next door to the Baby Space. With sofas, keep cool; beautifully bound Hay Festival Press beanbags and toys supplied by Mamas & Papas, editions to while away the hours; and fine mugs this is a relaxed area for feeding, playing and for a literary cuppa. exploring your baby’s very first books. There are Ladybird Baby Bookworms and Bookstart Onsite Extras

Hay & District Chamber of Commerce EXHIBITORS Volunteers from the Hay & District Chamber of Commerce will be on site from 10am to 6pm 1. Literature in Wales daily with all you need to know about Hay and the surrounding area. The Welsh Assembly Government, the Arts Council of Wales, the Welsh Books Council and Pembertons, The Festival Bookshop Academi are once again pleased to work in The Festival bookshop is where authors appearing partnership at the Hay Festival to promote the at the Festival will be signing books after their literature and writers of Wales. You are welcome event. Open from 9am–8pm. to visit the 2008 Literature in Wales Stand to meet writers, browse and buy books, take part in Shepherds Ice Cream workshops and readings and talk to some of those Serving sixteen flavours of locally made sheep’s responsible for promoting literature in Wales. milk ice cream and sorbets. 2. Christ College Brecon Sky Arts Interactive Masterpiece One of Wales’ most successful independent Join us in the Sky Arts Studio area to take part in schools. A co-educational boarding and day creating an original work of art to celebrate 21 school for 11 to 18 year-olds, in the heart of the onsiteyears of the Hay Festival. Come and watch Brecon Beacons National Park. famous graphic artist Jon Burgerman start the piece and then take a pen yourself and begin 3. Burnt Sugar adding colour and making your mark on a unique The best thing to go with a signed edition of work that will grow throughout the ten days of Salman’s latest...Burnt Sugar make ‘the world’s the festival; a Hay masterpiece in the making. best fudge’ (so said The Observer Food Monthly), toffees, honeycomb and other lovely sweets: all The first 200 people to come and add their made with Fairtrade sugar, and ready to join you contribution on each day will receive an exclusive in a big comfy chair. And our friends at the lovely collector’s piece: a limited edition Jon Burgerman charity Book Aid International will be with us to extrasdesigned bag. launch the ‘Unrefined Book Club’. Spanish Tourist Board 4. Eat Natural For information about the Hay Festivals in At Eat Natural we reckon that making delicious Segovia and Granada, and many other wonderful fruit and nut bars is pretty straightforward. We Spanish cultural destinations, visit our exhibition, only use the best possible ingredients sourced see our web sites: www.spain.info and from like-minded growers, who believe, like us, www.tourspain.co.uk, or email us on that real taste comes naturally. We keep our [email protected]. recipes beautifully simple, so you can really taste Visit Wales what’s in there and make the bars in small batches Find Visit Wales, the Welsh Assembly too, so that every one is made with the same love Government’s tourism team at the Festival and care. All bars are also gluten free and suitable entrance. We have brochures and information on for veggies. Call us on +44 (0)1787 479123 or holidays, activities, visitor attractions, days out email [email protected] and places to visit throughout Wales. 5. Countryside Council for Wales Xtreme Organix Works for a better Wales where everyone values Experience Xtreme Organix for great local food and cares for the natural environment. Visit the and drink. We use organically farmed meat from CCW stand for free leaflets and posters on Wales’ Maes-y-Garn farm, only one and a half miles spectacular landscapes and wildlife, and from Hay Festival, for breakfasts, homemade opportunities to enjoy the countryside and coast. burgers, stir-fries and wraps, and chilled drinks Find out more also on www.ccw.gov.uk. from local producers. We are open throughout The CCW’s work is sponsored by the Welsh Assembly the Festival and look forward to seeing you! Government. BBC food and farming awards finalist, Best 6. Woodland Trust takeaway 2007. Gary Rhodes Local Food Hero Celebrate Britain’s Ancient Trees with the national finalist 2007. www.xtremeorganix.co.uk Woodland Trust at Hay. Come and visit us and climb inside our ancient tree, add your own leaf, explore our interactive map to find ancient trees near you that you can hug this summer, tell us about trees you have found. Tree-mendous time guaranteed! 74 75 Onsite Extras

7. Brecon Beacons Park Society 14. CAT Our stand will feature information on our activities Centre for Alternative Technology is concerned which include leading over 150 guided walks a year, with the search for globally sustainable, whole and developing the Beacons Way and Guide, ecologically sound technologies and ways of life. monitoring planning in the Park and rebuilding Within this search the role of CAT is to explore and dry-stone mountain walls. In conjunction with the demonstrate a wide range of alternatives, communi- Brecknock Museum Art Trust we’ll be promoting cating to other people the options for them to the Beacons Way Art Trail and Guide and art works achieve positive change in their own lives. will be for sale. 15. Rachel’s 8. Cadw ‘Stylish by nature’—Rachel’s Organic award- The Welsh Assembly Government’s historic winning products are made using only the most environment service. We work to protect and to delicious, natural ingredients. You can try our celebrate the historic buildings, ancient creamy yogurts, desserts, smoothies, Divine rice monuments, historic landscapes and marine heritage puddings, fresh organic milk; they’re all sumptuous, of Wales for the benefit of people today and in the and nice without the naughty! From low fat future. Cadw is a Welsh word meaning ‘to keep’ or through to sheer creamy indulgence—you choose. ‘to protect’. 16. Seeds of Change 9. Federation of Children’s Book Groups A literary heroine* once proclaimed ‘All I need is a Join us at the Federation of Children’s Book Groups little love now and then, but some chocolate will do stand for booklists, information about your nearest for now’, and it’s hard to disagree. As you explore Children’s Book Group and up-to-date news on the Red House Children’s Book Award. the festival please take a moment's pause to have some chocolate at our stand. *OK, so it was Lucy 10. Global Action Plan’s Carbon Gym from the Charlie Brown comic books, but that Ever wondered how much difference it makes to use doesn’t make it wrong. an energy-efficient light bulb instead of a traditional one? And does it actually matter if we leave our 17. Granary appliances on stand-by? To find out for yourself The Granary is returning to the Festival site, visit Global Action Plan’s free Carbon Gym and bringing their vegetarian menu of soups, various give your brain and body an environmental delicious dishes and drinks. workout. Using our specially adapted gym 18. Gaia Exhibition equipment you can cycle, row and lift weights to see and feel the differences that your everyday energy- New ideas to maintain prosperity in a post-oil, post- saving choices make. climate change society with local and national Global Action Plan is Sky’s environment partner initiatives, local food, state of the art materials for eco-homes, ethical finance, and solar energy. Come 11. Art Meets Matter and join in the workshops with leading speakers, Are here with stunning new designs based on play the Carbon Footprint game and share the Agatha Christie’s crime fiction, Ian Fleming’s James Fairtrade chocolate tasting sessions. More Bond, and Faber & Faber’s poets. If that’s not information on www.gaiapartnership.org enough you can find their award-winning Supported by Kingspan, Bulmers, Rathbone Penguin® mugs and deckchairs and let’s not forget Greenbank Bookchase®—the world’s first board game about books with your own library card and bookshelf, playing on the hour—in the Art Meets Matter tent. Circus Go on, lose yourself in a good Bookchase®. Giffords Circus has a brand new show—Caravan. Set in the world of a gypsy horse fair in 1900, 12. Bowie Gallery @ Hay Festival where strolling players enacted scenes from Showing the very best of contemporary ceramics Shakespeare alongside horse dealers, rogues and and jewellery from the UK, this nationally rascals, this dazzling new show features a new set of acclaimed gallery relocates from its premises in the couture circus costumes, a ten-piece brass band heart of Hay to the Festival site. Treat yourself to from Paris, trained hawks, side-saddle riding, something special to remind you of your visit to the Russian acrobatics, Ethiopian jugglers and more. Festival and take a little bit of Hay home with you. The show is designed and devised by Nell Gifford, 13. Hay Festival Charity Initiative with co-direction from Johnathan Holloway of the The Festival continues our long-term commitment Red Shift Theatre company, and is choreographed to three local charities: Hay Humanitarian Aid, by Molly Molloy whose recent credits include Brecon Samaritans, and Hereford Macmillan Riverdance and the Crazy Horse nightclub, Paris Cancer Relief. This year we have also adopted two and Las Vegas. new charities: Medical Aid to Palestinians and Gwernyfed High School’s project to send textbooks The circus is situated over the bridge on the B4351. and appropriate IT software and hardware to For tickets call 0845 4597469, or buy at the circus schools in Timbuktu. site. www.giffordscircus.com Hay Team

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2 FACED DANCE, 2, 294, 300, 320 BOOTH, Cherie, 40 COPE, Andrew, 250 ADAM, David, 322 BOULTON, Adam, 61, 152 COWPER-COLES, Sherard, 418 ADAMS, Justin, 29 BOYCOTT, Rosie, 6, 21, 23, 88, COX, Peter, 28 AHLBERG, Alan, 257 133, 190, 233, 446 CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, Kevin, 301 ALBERT, Corisande, 198, 271 BOYNE, John, 118, 174 CRUICKSHANK, Dan, 368 ALEXANDER, Douglas, 104 BRAND, Jo, 433 CRYER, Barry, 26 ALLEN, Thomas, 214 BRIGGS, Nick, 228 CRYSTAL, David, 326, 380 ALMOND, David, 307 BRIGSTOCKE, Marcus, 50, 159, CURTIS, Tony, 218 AMIS, Martin, 395 212, 261, 304, 350 DAFYDD, Fflur, 136 ANDERSON, Clive, 468 BROECKER, Wallace, 404 D’ANCONA, Matthew, 78 ANDRESS, Dave, 223 BROOK, Elaine, 245, 392 DAVE, Palash, 86, 328, 451 ANTONIUS, Ilone, 186 BROOKS, Kevin, 298, 318 DAVENPORT, Juliet, 4 APPIGNANESI, Lisa, 17 BROOMFIELD, Nick, 97 DAVIDSON, Jane, 345 ARIDJIS, Homero, 232 BROWN, Paul, 474 DAVIES, Andrew, 90 ARKWRIGHT, Dominic, 175 BRYDON, Rob, 189 DAVIES, Howard, 24 ARMITSTEAD, Claire, 68, 178, BULLOUGH, Will, 139 DAVIES, John, 326 301 BURGERMAN, Jon, pages 9, 14, DAVIES, Nick, 153 ARMITAGE, Simon, 80 20, 26, 32, 38, 50, 56, 62, 68, DAVIES, Roy, 312 ARMSTRONG, Karen, 462 74 DE BERNIÈRES, Louis, 186, 205 ATHILL, Diana, 360 BURLEIGH, Michael, 381 DE KRETSER, Michelle, 383 BAKER, Martin, 377 BURROUGHS, Augusten, 500 DE PRADA, Juan Manuel, 399 BALL, Philip, 197 (page 17) DENNIS, Les, 361 BARNES, Julian, 68, 110 BUTLER, Eddie, 160 DENNIS, Felix, 191 BARNES, Kay, 338 BUTLER, Jill, 291 DILLON, Sheila, 19 BARKER, Chris, 9 BUTLER, Nick, 177 DJALILI, Omid, 137 BARROW, John, 43 BUTCHER, Tim, 382 DOCX, Edward, 96 BARRY, Mike, 255 BYNG, Georgia, 222 DODD, Ken, 11 BARRY, Sebastian, 325 CALLAGHAN, John, 4 DOLLING, Phil, 475 BATES, Stephen, 101 CAMPBELL, James, 359, 366 DON, Monty, 152, 468 BAVOUZET, Jean-Efflam, 305 CAMPBELL, James WP, 240 DONALDSON, Julia, 93, 119 BECK, Ian, 39 CARR, Jimmy, 331 DOUGLAS, Jonathan, 222, 254, BEER, Anna, 36 CARTOON NETWORK, 156, 170 265, 272 BEERLING, David, 436 CARTER, Rita, 230 DREW, Flora, 141 BELL, Julian, 279 CARTER, Jimmy, 127 DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE, 67 BELL, Emily, 123 CHADHA, Gurinder, 57 DU SAUTOY, Marcus, 414, BELLOS, David, 390 CHANTLER, Penny & Richard, DUNTHORNE, Joe, 415 BENJAMIN, Alison, 267 194 EBERHARDT, Karen, 392 BENN, Melissa, 323 CHAPMAN, Robin, 184 ECCLESHARE, Julia, 176, 226, BENNETT, Alan, 367 CLARKE, Gillian, 63 231, 275, 295, 307 BENNETT, Ronan, 165 CLARKSON, Jeremy, 233 EDWARDS, Mark, 130 BERKELEY, Michael, 411, 427, CLIFFORD, Sue, 336 ELFYN, Menna, 179, 338 461 COCKBURN, Patrick, 128 ELIS THOMAS, Dafydd, 179 BERNSTEIN, Carl, 473 COHEN, Warren Lee, page 73 ELLIOT, Larry, 24, 255 BILMES, Linda, 54 COHU, Will, 468 ELSLEY, Brian, 178 BINGHAM, Harry, 140 COLCHESTER, Marcus, 322 ENGEL, Matthew, 133, 153 BIRD, John, 202, 310 COLFER, Eoin, 216 ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET, 38, BISMUTH, David, 352 COLINAS, Antonio, 399 46, 47, 59, 66, 92, 100, 106, BLEZARD, Paul, 27, 89, 174, COLLINGS, Austin, 185 114, 120 180, 290, 298, 310, 435, 447 CONFINO, Jo, 5, 104 ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA, 340, BOCCHETTA, Irene, 19 CONTI, Nina, 135 346, 357, 363, 385, 387, BOLTON, John, 277 COOLING, Wendy, 355 401, 416 COPE, Wendy, 365 EPSTEIN, Dan, 3 Index

ERNST, Edzard, 62 GRANT, Linda, 383 HOBSBAWM, Eric, 173 ESLER, Gavin, 323 GRAY, Rose, 8 HOBSBAWM, Julia, 153 EVANS, Christine, 309, 327 GRAYLING, AC, 429 HODGES, Sam, 460 EVANS, Rhys, 155 GREEN, Duncan, 104 HODGKINSON, Tom, 202 FABER, Toby, 20 GREEN, Ted, 291 HODGSON, Richard, 19 FAIRLEY, Josephine, 249 GREENFIELD, Susan, 449 HOGGART, Simon, 389, 413 FENBY, Jonathan, 406, 458 GREENGRASS, Paul, 171 HOLABIRD, Katharine, 37, 52, 65 FERNÁNDEZ ARMESTO, Felipe, 69 GREIG, Geordie, 94 HOLDEN, Patrick, 152 FFORDE, Jasper, 180 GREY, Mini, 311 HOLDEN, Sue, 322 FIESCHI, Catherine, 413 GRIFFITHS, Jay, 309 HOLLAND, Jools, 281, 286, 301 FIGES, Orlando, 397, 428 GRIFFITHS, Katy, 338 HOLLINS, Ben & Charlotte, 249 FINCH, Peter, 167 GROVE, Valerie, 445 HOLLIS, Leo, 349 FLETCHER, Joann, 271 GUEST, Revel, 321 HOLMES, Alex, 471 FLETT, Kathryn, 421 GUTTRIDGE, Peter, 172, 181, HOLMES, Rachel, 36, 85, 398 FLORENCE, Peter, 42, 63, 168, 188, 308, 314, 348, 383, 390, HOLMES, Richard, 146 324, 330, 354, 422 405, 434, 470 HOLT, Rob, 3 FONSECA, Isabel, 407 HAGENEDER, Fred, 15 HORLICK, Nicola, 377 FORESTER, Philippa, 161 HAGUE, Ffion, 55 HOWITT, Holly, 297 FORT, Matthew, 86 HAGUE, Tig, 96 HUDSON, Hugh, 188 FORTEY, Richard, 116, 148, HALL, Rebecca, 460 HUGHES, Frieda, 278 FOTHERINGHAM, William, 220 HALL, Rich, 343 HUGHES, Tristan, 198 FRANCIS, Karl, 284 HALPER, Jeff, 183 HUNTER, Chris, 168 FRASER, Helen, 5 HAMNETT, Katharine, 474 HUSTVEDT, Siri, 419 FRASER, Nick, 375 HANIF, Mohammed, 415 HUTH, Angela, 60 FREEDLAND, Jonathan, 78, 121 HANNAN, Patrick, 274 HUTTON, Will, 469 FREEMAN, Charles, 217 HARDING, John Wesley, 432 IRVING, John, 422, 456 FREEMAN, Hadley, 86 HARI, Daoud, 382 IVORY, James, 94 FREI, Matt, 121 HARKAWAY, Nick, 192 JACKSON, General Sir Mike, 177 FROSTRUP, Mariella, 16, 44, 53, HARPER, Nick, 285 JAMES, David & Catherine, 244 107, 157, 164, 215, 264, 306, HARPER, Peter, 4 JAMES, Oliver, 396, 413 358, 402, 455 HARRI, Guto, 155, 323, 345 JAMISON, Christopher, 426 FRYERS, Andy, 3 HARRINGTON, Jonathon, 143, JARDINE, Lisa, 452 FULLER, Alexandra, 451 194, 244, 287 JENKINS, Katharine, 7 GANZ, Bruno, 420 HARRIS, John, 80, 372, 444 JENKINS, Mike, 297 GARCÍA CALERO, Jesús, 399 HARRIS, Joanne, 342 JHA, Alok, 4 GEE, Sue, 378 HATTERSLEY, Roy, 364, JIAN, Ma, 141 GHANI, Ashraf, 34 HEMINGWAY, Wayne, 211 JIN, Ha, 22 GILES, Andrew & Rachel, 287 HEMMING, John, 225 JOHNSON, Anthony, 209 GILL, AA, 166 HENDY, David, 32 JOHNSON, Daniel, 381 GIMLETTE, John, 316 HENNESSEY, Nick, 81, 241 JOHNSON, George, 344 GITTINS, Chrissie, 270 HENSHER, Philip, 75, JONES, Barbara, 309 GLENNY, Misha, 405 HERMAN, Mark, 118 JONES, Cynan, 501 (page 57) GOLDACRE, Ben, 398 HEYWOOD Thomas, Nicola, 7, JONES, Gethin, 379 GOLDSMITH, Rosie, 32, 75, 147, 411 JONES, Lloyd, 147 420 HICKMAN, Katie, 407 JONES, Steve, 33 GORDON, Roderick, 210 HIDDLESTON, Tom, 460 JONES, Terry, 423, 437 GORDON SMITH, Alexander, 45 HIGGINS, FE, 58 JOYCE, Graham, 378 GORMLEY, John, 345 HIGSON, Charlie, 265 JUNIPER, Tony, 315 GOULD TRIO, 263 HITCHENS, Christopher, 102, KADARE, Ismail, 390 108, 133 GOWER, Jon, 70, 134, 167, 185 KAMPFNER, John, 403 GOWING, Nik, 54, 177, 277 HITT, Carolyn, 160 84 85 Index

KASPAROV, Gary, 428 MARSH-SMITH, Stephen, 288 O’CONNELL, Paddy, 30, 84 KEEN, Richard, 319 MAXWELL, Glyn, 70 O’DONOGHUE, Sean, 334 KEHLMANN, Daniel, 453 MAY, James, 475 O’FLYNN, Catherine, 70, 98 KEITA, Seckou, 200, 207, 239 MAYBURY, John, 425 O’HAGAN, Andrew, 424 KELLEY, Ann, 298 MCCALLUM, Benjamin, 267 OLIVER, Jamie, 23 KENNEDY, AL, 134 MCCULLIN, Don, 446 O’NEILL, Joseph, 325 KENNY, Anthony, 253 MCDONALD, Elizabeth, 280 O’NEILL, Owen, 79 KERR, Judith, 295 MCEWAN, Ian, 411, 427, 443, ORBACH, Martin, 423 KERR, Elijah, 373 461 OSBORNE, George, 418 KERR, Philip, 89 MCGOUGH, Roger, 125, 182, OSBORNE, Frances, 445 KEYES, Marian, 369 201 OVER, Simon, 214 KHANNA, Parag, 117 MCGRATH, Rory, 95 OWEN, David, 403 KIGHTLY, Charles, 319 MCINTYRE, Michael, 131 OWEN, Matthew, 322 KING, Anthony, 266 MCNISH, Cliff, 290 PADDICK, Brian, 190 KING, David, 172 MERRITT, Stephanie, 407, 451 PADGEN, Anthony, 289 KING, Terry, 423, 444 MIGHALL, Robert, 314 PAI, Hsiao-Hung, 97 KLEIN, Naomi, 88 MILES, Archie, 242 PAKENHAM, Thomas, 13 KNIGHT, India, 421 MILLER, Dominic, 193 PARSONS, Nicholas, 71, 76 KOEK, Ariane, 51, 103, 342, 419 MILTON, Giles, 247 PATTERSON, Bill, 60 KUNZIG, Rob, 404, MITCHINSON, John, 73, 166, PARKER, Edward, 18 KUREISHI, Hanif, 122 292 PARKER, John, 10 LAHIRI, Jhumpa, 103 MONALDI, Rita, 237 PATTEN, Brian, 182, 201 LAKEMAN, Seth, 374 MONBIOT, George, 48, 74, 109, PAUL, Korky, 400 LALWANI, Nikita, 192 158 PAULS, Alan, 75 LAMB, Harriet, 104 MONTANARO, Giovani, 501 PEARCE, Fred, 391 (page 57) LAMBERT, Adrian, 25 PEET, Mal, 298 MOORE, Lorrie, 110 LAMBERT, Rachel, 28 PENN, Robert, 31 MORDEN, Daniel, 81, 87, 199 LANDY, Derek, 355 PERKINS, Emily, 103 MORGAN, Rhodri, 160 LAVIS, Gilson, 281 PERSAUD, Raj, 426 MORRIS, Sarah Jane, 193 LEONARD, Mark, 438 PESTON, Robert, 145 MOSLEY, Charlotte, 67 LEVY, Lord, 444 PETERKEN, George, 196 MUCHAMORE, Robert, 272 LEWIS, Simon, 435 PLAYFORD, Chris, 334 MULLAN, John, 412, 443 LIANKE, Yan, 22 PISANI, Elizabeth, 85 MURRAY, Les, 472 LINDSAY, Fiona, 371 POLIAKOFF, Stephen, 51 MUSIC HOUSE FOR CHILDREN, LITTLE-CAMPBELL, Zara, 338 POWELL, Jonathan, 457 250, 256, 262, 269 LLOYD, John, 73 POWER, Samantha, 463 MYERSON, Julie, 407 LOCKHART, Clare, 34 PRESCOTT, John, 372 NASH, David, 303 LODGE, David, 464 PRICE, Helen & John, 143 NAUGHTIE, Jim, 473 LORD, Peter, 459 PRITCHARD, Tim, 373 NETTEL, Guadalupe, 56 LOUGHHEAD, John, 4 PSOPHOS Quartet, 352 NEUBERGER, Julia, 321 LOVELL, Julia, 22 PUPPET STATE THEATRE CO., 12 NEWLAND, Kathleen, 417 LUARD, Elisabeth, 19 RAISIN, Ross, 192 NICHOLSON, William, 337 LUPTON, Hugh, 81, 87 RAMADAN, Tariq, 229 NICHOLSON, Virginia, 302 LYNAS, Mark, 124 RAPPAPORT, Helen, 470 NICOLSON, Adam, 41 MANZOOR, Sarfraz, 78 RAPPORT, Mike, 223 NIGHY, Mary, 460 MARBER, Patrick, 236 READER, John, 259 NORRIS, Sasha, 5, page 73 MARCUS, Gary, 203 REEVE, Philip, 301 NORTH, Kate, 297 MARKS, Graham, 355 REMAYNE, Eddie, 460 NUGENT, Chris, 382 MARLOW, Wolf, 327 RENNISON, Louise, 208 OBORNE, Peter, 145 MARSHALL, Louise, 281 RHYDDERCH, Francesca, 122 O’CALLAGHAN, Matthew, 19 Index

RICHARDS, Justin, 254 SMITH, Mark E, 185 VÁSQUEZ, Juan Gabriel, 56 RICHARDSON, Tim, 343 SNOW, Jon, 404, 417, 423, 450, VIDAL, Gore, 61 RICKMAN, Phil, 361, 447 439 VIDAL, John, 267 RIDDELL, Chris, 356 SON DE LA FRONTERA, 138 VON STEINAECKER, Thomas, 501 ROB SMITH, Tom, 89 SORTI, Francesco, 237 (page 57) ROBERTS, Adam, 417 SPASSKY, Boris, 126, 165 WAGNER, Erica, 87, 241 ROBINSON, David J, 221, 276 SPOWERS, Rory, 465 WAITES, Benna, 17 ROBINSON, Gene, 101 SUTTON, Penny, 338 WALDEN, Mark, 272 ROGERS, Ruth, 8 STACE, Wesley. 415 WALKER, Gabrielle, 172 RONCAGLIOLO, Santiago, 56 STAFFORD, David, 335 WALLIS, Stuart, 396 RONSON, Jon, 466 STANISIC˘ ´, Sasa,˘ 325 WALSH, Caspar, 354 ROSE, Stuart, 21 STANTON, Andy, 222, 355 WALSH, John, 133 ROSEN, Michael, 388 START, Daniel, 140 WARD, Nick, 339 ROSOFF, Meg, 176, 226, 275, STEELE, Jonathan, 74 WARDELL, Pam, 442 347 STEPHENS, Chris, 64 WARNOCK, Mary, 280 ROTHSCHILD, Hannah, 57, 67, STEPHENSON, Kristina, 384 WATSON, Mark, 430 111 STEVENS, Dan, 460 WATT, Jan, 144 ROWSON, Martin, 224 STEWART, Rory, 418, 439 WEATHERILL, Cat, 206 RUSBRIDGER, Alan, 153 STIGLITZ, Joseph, 54 WEBBE, Humie, 2 RUSHDIE, Salman, 115, 157 STIMSON, Ben, 5, 255 WEI LIANG, Diane, 435 SAHINER, Seray, 501 (page 57) STOCK, Francine, 40, 171, 425 WEISBERG, Jacob, 121 SAMS, Craig, 249 STOCKS, Christopher, 292 WEISMAN, Alan, 296 SANDS, Philippe, 127, 450, 463 STOWE, Tim, 273 WELDON, Fay, 98, 129 SANTOJA, Gonzalo, 399 STRAUGHAN, Peter, 282 WEN, Zhu, 22 SAUVEN, Jonathan, 78 STRONG, Roy, 49 WESTWOOD, Brett, 161 SECKOU KEITA QUARTET, 200, SURI, Manil, 75 WHITEHORN, Katharine, 252 207, 239 SUSO, Binta, 239 WHITTLE, Jeremy, 220 SEDGWICK, Marcus, 290 TALEB, Nassim Nicholas, 181 WHYMAN, Matt, 254 SEIERSTAD, Åsne, 102 TALFAN DAVIES, Geraint, 274 WIGHT, Robin, 268 SELF, Will, 72 TALLIS, Raymond, 308 WILLIAMS, Brian, 210 SELL, Colin, 26 TATE, Catherine, 371 WILLIAMS, Gareth, 160 SENNETT, Richard, 35 TAYLOR-WOOD, Sam, 236 WILLIAMS, Jon, page 73 SHAH, Tahir, 328 THAROOR, Shashi, 74, 121, 154 WILSON, Jacqueline, 176, 178, SHAN, Darren, 313 THOMAS, Ceri, 142 195 SHARP, Janine, 39 THOMAS, M Wynn, 218 WILSON, Jason, 56 SHARRATT, Nick, 251, 293 THOMPSON, Laura, 338 WINTON, Tim, 147 SHEERS, Owen, 136, 205 TINARIWEN, 29 WOOD, Jo, 234 SHORT, Clare, 392 TOKSVIG, Sandi, 77, 82, 132, WOOD, Michael, 353 SHUTTLEWORTH, Ken, 211 187, 238, 283 WOODWARD, Antony, 31 SIEGEL, Lee, 123 TOLTZ, Steve, 453 WOOLLEY, Stephen, 282 SIGURDARDOTTIR, Yrsa, 447 TORDAY, Paul, 198 WRIGHT, Patrick, 348 SILK, Joseph, 219 TROLLOPE, Joanna, 42 WULF, Andrea, 204 SIMMS, Andrew, 202 TROYANOV, Ilya, 441 WYKE, Maria, 434 SIMON, Francesca, 246 TUDGE, Colin, 260 WYNN, Graham, 248 SINGH, Simon, 62 TURNER, Kathleen, 324 YATES, Robert, 145 SINNADURAI, Paul, 322 TURNER, Ruby, 281 YEOMANS, Lucy, 234 SISSAY, Lemn, 213, 235 UKELELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT YOUNG FILM ACADEMY, 317, 386 SLADE, Jan, 338 BRITAIN, 477 YOUNG, Toby, 282 SLATER, James, 379 VAITHEESWARAN, Vijay, 117 ZITTRAIN, Jonathan, 123 SMIT, Tim, 6 VALENTINE, Jenny, 178, 231 SMITH, Dai, 173 VALENTINE, Alex, 83 86