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11-14 APRIL S BOOK by the Beach2019
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THE STEPHEN JOSEPH THEATRE
SCARBOROUGH BOOK FESTIVAL SCARBOROUGH BOOK FESTIVAL WELCOME
THE WARMEST WELCOME to BOOKS BY THE BEACH 2019. We’re launching the festival in ancient Egypt - where writing began. The Ravenmaster of The Tower enlightens us on animal behaviour and we’ll pick up tips from the royal park gardener. There’s murder and mayhem with top forensic scientist, acclaimed biographer and crime writers. Sport is celebrated by an Ashes winning captain and a feast of flavours to try at our literary lunches. History shines through stained glass windows and there’s music for everyone’s taste. Novelists rub shoulders with dramatists and romance blows a kiss to a real life mender of hearts. We’re riding waves of discovery on a tale of polar exploration, under deep oceans and around sea-shaken lighthouses – it’s the perfect bookshelf brought to life. THANK YOU to all our brilliant authors, hosts, sponsors, partners, volunteers and you the audience for your continued support. My final thank you to our wonderful patron, former head of BBC Radio, Helen Boaden. Heather French, Festival Director
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THU 11 APRIL 10.30AM – 11.30AM £7.00
PROFESSOR JOANN FLETCHER SCROLLS IN THE SAND: THE EGYPTIAN ORIGINS OF WRITING SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY CONCERT HALL
With writing now claimed to have originated in ancient Egypt, Professor Jo Fletcher of the University of York explores the beginnings of the written word and its use in king lists, tax records, love poems, medical texts and the first recorded battle in history. Jo is advisor to a number of museums and author of nine books (including The Story of Egypt) and regularly appears on television, from BBC2’s ‘Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher’ to BAFTA- winning ‘Mummifying Alan: Egypt’s Last Secret’.
THU 11 APRIL 12.30PM – 1.30PM DONATION ON DOOR CLASSICAL CONCERT THE KATHLEEN FERRIER STORY
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The Kathleen Ferrier Story written by Vincent Billington, tells the tragic story of Lancashire born Kathleen who was one of the greatest contraltos of all time. The part of Kathleen will be sung by contralto Valerie Parker, Tim Tozer will be the pianist and Maria Billington will narrate Kathleen’s moving life story.
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THU 11 APRIL 3PM – 4PM £7.00 TESSA HADLEY & SADIE JONES TIME AND PLACE IN FICTION SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY CONCERT HALL HOSTED BY PETER GUTTRIDGE
Tessa Hadley is author of seven acclaimed novels, including hotly awaited Late in the Day, and three short story collections. She received the Windham Campbell Prize and Hawthornden Prize in 2016; and Edge Hill Short Story Prize in 2018. Sadie Jones is a screenwriter and prize-winning novelist. The Outcast won the Costa First Novel Award, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize and adapted for BBC Television. Today she introduces, The Snakes, a shocking story of a family whose worst sins come back to bite them...
THU 11 APRIL 5.30PM – 6.30PM £7.00 YEOMAN WARDER CHRISTOPHERSKAIFE
RAVENMASTER AT THE TOWER This event is sponsored SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY by a festival CONCERT HALL friend HOSTED BY PETER GUTTRIDGE For centuries, The Tower of London has been home to a group of famous avian residents: the ravens. Legend has it that if the ravens should ever leave, The Tower will crumble to dust, and great harm will befall the kingdom. One man is personally responsible for ensuring this disaster never comes to pass – meet The Ravenmaster. Peter Guttridge is a novelist and festival chairperson.
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THU 11 APRIL 7.30PM – 8.30PM £8.00 DR JON COPLEY ASK AN OCEAN EXPLORER SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY CONCERT HALL
Includes
complimentary glass of wine or beer
How does it feel to dive in a mini submarine far beyond the limits of scuba gear, and reach parts of the world that no one has seen before? What’s it like to discover a new species and what effect are we having on the health of our seas? Ask an Ocean Explorer... Marine biologist of over 20 years, scientific advisor for the BBC’s Blue Planet I and II, and the first British aquanaut to dive to a depth of five kilometres, Dr Jon Copley explains the wonder of the deep ocean.
FRI 12 APRIL 10AM – 11AM £8.00 LYNNE TRUSS A SHOT IN THE DARK! STEPHEN JOSEPH THEATRE LOUNGE BAR HOSTED BY BARRY FORSHAW
Lynne Truss is a writer and broadcaster. In 1996 she was named Columnist of the Year and in 1997 shortlisted for Sportswriter of the Year. She is author of three novels and her first book, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, was an international bestseller. Today she introduces her new crime novel, A Shot in the Dark. Barry Forshaw crime critic, is author of the Noir series.
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FRI 12 APRIL 12 NOON – 2PM £30.00 INCLUDES 3 COURSE LUNCH SADIE JONES LITERARY LUNCH WYKEHAM ABBEY OLD KITCHEN THIS VENUE DOES NOT HAVE WHEELCHAIR ACCESS
Bestselling novelist Sadie Jones is our lunch guest at this unique setting. Sadie will keep diners tightly gripped with her menacing new story The Snakes, and share tales from her life in writing.
FRI 12 APRIL 3.30PM – 4.30PM £7.00 & BELINDA BAUER CLAIRE HARMAN MURDER MOST FOUL SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY CONCERT HALL This event is sponsored by a festival HOSTED BY BARRY FORSHAW friend Belinda Bauer was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year for her debut Blacklands. Rubbernecker was voted 2014 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Her latest novel SNAP was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018. Claire Harman is a renowned biographer and critic. Her latest work Murder by the Book tells of the shocking killing of Lord William Russell and the investigation that scandalised Victorian literary London, from Dickens to Thackeray. But behind it was another story – a work of fiction – which poses the question can literature influence real crime and vice versa..? Ask the experts!
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FRI 12 APRIL FRI 12 APRIL 5.30PM – 6.45PM £8.00 12 NOON – 2PM £30.00 INCLUDES LIGHTHOUSE TOUR INCLUDES 3 COURSE LUNCH TOM SADIE JONES NANCOLLAS LITERARY LUNCH SEASHAKEN HOUSES WYKEHAM ABBEY SCARBOROUGH YACHT CLUB OLD KITCHEN & LIGHTHOUSE THIS VENUE DOES NOT HAVE THIS VENUE DOES NOT HAVE WHEELCHAIR ACCESS DISABLED ACCESS
Building conservationist Tom Nancollas takes us on a tour of seven surviving offshore lighthouses. He discovers who designed, built and lived in these feats of engineering. Shaped to resist the sea, these unique buildings hold their own mysteries and bear witness to our maritime history. A short lighthouse tour is included in ticket price – but beware, according to local legend, it’s haunted...
FRI 12 APRIL 7.30PM – 8.30PM £8.00 PROFESSOR STEVE WESTABY THE KNIFE’S EDGE LIBRARY SCARBOROUGHCONCERT HALL
HOSTED BY PETER GUTTRIDGE Includes
complimentary glass of wine Professor Steve Westaby is a world or beer famous heart surgeon – the first in history to fit a patient with a new type of artificial heart. Steve is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Fragile Lives, and winner of the BMA Medical Book Awards 2017. The Knife’s Edge explores the psyche of the heart surgeon in the context of the modern healthcare system.
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SAT 13 APRIL 10.30AM – 11.30AM £7.00 & JENNY COLGAN LUCY DIAMOND A TOUCH OF ROMANCE SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY CONCERT HALL HOSTED BY PETER GUTTRIDGE
Jenny Colgan is the author of numerous top selling novels including Little Beach Street Bakery. Meet Me at the Cupcake Café was a Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller. Jenny won RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2013. Sunday Times bestselling author Lucy Diamond joins Jenny. Lucy’s popular novels include, The Beach Cafe, and The Secrets of Happiness. Her latest, I Have Something To Tell You is a heartfelt story set in Yorkshire. A romantic start to the weekend. Ticket price includes complimentary chocolate at event.
SAT 13 APRIL 5.30PM – 6.30PM £7.00 SAT 13 APRIL MIKE 12.30PM – 2.30PM £30.00 INCLUDES 3 COURSE LUNCH BREARLEY ON CRICKET KATE SCARBOROUGHCONCERT LIBRARY HALL WILLIAMS HISTORICAL LUNCH HOSTED BY PETER GUTTRIDGE PALM COURT HOTEL HOSTED BY ALLAN MALLINSON Professor Kate Williams is a historian, author and broadcaster. Rival Queens: The Betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots, based on new archival research, is her ninth book and has been widely praised in reviews and as a Book of the Year. She has written four other history books and four historical novels. Come dine with Kate! Allan Mallinson is a historian, author and reviewer.
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SAT 13 APRIL SAT 13 APRIL 3.30PM – 4.30PM £6.00 10.30AM – 11.30AM £7.00 & JENNY COLGAN GWYNETH LUCY DIAMOND HUGHES A TOUCH OF ROMANCE VANITY FAIR SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY CONCERT HALL CONCERT HALL HOSTED BY HELEN BOADEN HOSTED BY PETER GUTTRIDGE
Gwyneth Hughes trained as a newspaper reporter before transferring to Yorkshire Television news desk and TV documentary director. She then moved into writing drama and her screenplays include Remember Me, set in Scarborough. Today Gwyneth will be speaking about her hugely popular VANITY FAIR adaptation, focusing on the cast of colourful characters. A must-see for budding screenwriters!
SAT 13 APRIL 5.30PM – 6.30PM £7.00 MIKE
BREARLEYON CRICKET
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Mike Brearley OBE captained Middlesex County Cricket Club from 1971 to 1982. He first played for England in 1976 and captained the side from 1977 to 1980, winning 17 Test matches. He was recalled to the captaincy in 1981 for the Ashes Home series, leading England to one of their most famous victories. Tonight he talks about ‘On Cricket’ a collection of his pieces written over forty–five years.
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SAT 13 APRIL 7.30PM – 8.30PM £9.00 ALAN JOHNSON IN MY LIFE SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY CONCERT HALL HOSTED BY PETER GUTTRIDGE
Includes complimentary glass of wine or beer
Former politician turned award-winning author, Alan Johnson tells his story of growing up with a passion for music in a London that has long gone. Alan’s life has always had a soundtrack and tonight he transports us to a world of coffee shops and dance halls with jukeboxes playing lingering love songs and heart-broken ballads. From Bob Dylan to David Bowie, from Bruce Springsteen to The Beatles. A wonderful evening of reminiscing!
SUN 14 APRIL 10.30AM – 11.30AM £7.00 SUNDAY PAPERS DISCUSSION SIMON HEFFER ALAN JOHNSON,& HELEN BOADEN
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Are you a Sunday papers browser? Then come and join the company of bestselling writer Alan Johnson and The DailyTelegraph journalist Simon Heffer. The discussion will be chaired by former Head of BBC Radio Helen Boaden. Listen to what’s hot from the press and also the lighter side of the news.
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7.30PM – 8.30PM £9.00 This event SUN 14 APRIL is sponsored by a festival ALAN JOHNSON 1PM – 2PM £7.00 friend IN MY LIFE JIM SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY CONCERT HALL BUTTRESS THE PEOPLE’S GARDENER HOSTED BY PETER GUTTRIDGE SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY CONCERT HALL
Jim Buttress is a renowned horticulturalist, RHS judge and holder of the prestigious RHS VMH medal of honour. He recently took part in the successful TV series the Big Allotment Challenge, as one of the judges, and is a regular on BBC radio. His book The People’s Gardener the story of his life, was published in 2016. Jim will be sharing tales of the royal parks, his life in horticulture and top gardening tips will be on offer.
SUN 14 APRIL 3PM – 4PM £6.00 SIMON HEFFER THE AGE OF DECADENCE CHURCH OF
ST. MARTIN–ON–THE–HILLHOSTED BY ALLAN MALLINSON In a thirty year career in Fleet Street, Simon Heffer has held senior editorial positions on The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator, and is now a columnist for The Telegraph. He is the author of many historical biographies. Today he will be exploring his latest work, The Age of Decadence: Britain 1880–1914 – a social history of Victorian life. This event’s setting is a ‘Victorian art exhibition’. The church contains windows and paintings by William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Please enquire at church for tour times during festival.
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SUN 14 APRIL 5PM – 6PM £6.00
PROFESSOR ANGELADON’T GALLOP BARK WHEN THE DOGS SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY CONCERT HALL HOSTED BY HELEN BOADEN
Meet Professor Angela Gallop, the UK’s leading forensic scientist. Angela has pioneered new techniques, corrected miscarriages of justice and helped solve many murders including Stephen Lawrence and Damilola Taylor – a fascinating life spent searching for the truth. Angela will share how some of these incidents were decoded.
A PERFECT FINALE AT THE SPA
THEATRE SUN 14 APRIL 7PM – 8PM £12.00 SIR MICHAELPALIN SOLD OUT EREBUS – THEOF STORYA SHIP THE SPA THEATRE TV globetrotter Sir Michael Palin recounts the epic voyages of HMS Erebus. He will share with us the careers of the ship’s explorers and the courage of the British sailors and officers. To help tell this story Michael travelled to various locations to experience at first hand the terrains and conditions that would have confronted the Erebus and crew. A powerful tale of polar exploration.
Tickets are available from Stephen Joseph Theatre, Westborough, Scarborough YO11 1JW. Tel 01723 370541 Online booking available through Theatre and festival websites OPENING HOURS Weekdays 10am – 6pm (Mon – Sat) Payments can be made by cash, cheque, credit or debit card. Telephone booking available. Please note: Festival tickets are not for sale from Scarborough Library.