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Alfie Boe Susan Calman Ben Macintyre Neil Oliver Kirsty Wark Including Alfie Boe Susan Calman Ben Macintyre Neil Oliver Kirsty Wark Who’s Who Director: Caroline Knox Operations: Daphne Parlour Marketing & PR: Margot Wilson and Fiona Duff Volunteers: Ghislaine Kennerley Children’s: Vivian French MBE, Dr Karen Alexander Schools Day: Sheila McIlwraith Dumfries House: Louis MacCallum Contents Huge thanks to the many friends who volunteer their time to make the Festival possible. Also WHO’S WHO 2 thanks to the Dumfries House Education team, WELCOME 3 Dumfries House staff and the Army Cadet Force Welcome A new partnership FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE 4/5 for their invaluable help. THE BOSWELL QUILL 5 Trustees: James Knox (Chairman), Margaret Over the centuries, ideas have flowed between Over recent years, the Pisa Book Festival Boswell Eliott, Peter Kennerley, Caroline Knox, Scotland and the rest of the world and in this our has developed a mutually enriching cultural FRIDAY’S CURTAIN UP! 6 exchange with Scotland and Scottish writers, Gillian Watson, Dr William Zachs 9th year, not only am I delighted to announce an SATURDAY’S PROGRAMME 8 -19 exciting new partnership between the Pisa Book and the idea was mooted of a more permanent The Boswell Book Festival is an event inaugurated and staged Festival and ourselves, bringing with it a rich partnership with a book festival in Scotland. SUNDAY’S PROGRAMME 20 - 32 by The Boswell Trust, a charity registered in Scotland number exchange of writers, but also from across the SC041655 and a company limited by guarantee registered in Caroline Knox was kind enough to accept our CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL 34 - 37 Atlantic I warmly welcome speakers Eric Motley, Scotland SC380815 invitation to visit us in Pisa last November, and LOTS TO DO 38 Gordon Turnbull and Joanna Streetly. Registered office: Auchendrane, By Ayr, KA7 4TW. The Trust after a fruitful discussion, we agreed the book CRUCIAL DRINKS 39 is established for the advancement of heritage, literary arts This programme, with its eclectic mix of subjects, festivals we manage could cooperate to the and education, specifically the restoration of James Boswell’s inspired by our unique theme of biography benefit of both parties. BECOME A FESTIVAL FRIEND 39 Mausoleum in Auchinleck Churchyard and the creation of a and memoir, will allow any visitor to travel in visitor attraction in the adjoining Boswell Aisle. The Boswell I was delighted at the idea that the already SCHOOLS’ DAY 40 their imagination from the worlds of Beijing to Trust has done its best to ensure the accuracy of all statements existing friendship established between Washington, from Strictly Come Dancing to The BOOKING INFORMATION 44 mentioned in this programme. Any errors are inadvertent. Scotland and the Pisa Book Festival would be Importance of Being Earnest and from Mary transformed into a lasting partnership with the Queen of Scots to Napoleon. And even if you left renowned Boswell Book Festival. childhood behind long ago, there is nothing more Sponsors Media Sponsor magical than the sight of the readers of the future Notwithstanding certain differences of enraptured by the very best children’s writers and approach and outlook, or perhaps as a illustrators at work today. consequence of them, I am hopeful that this partnership will contribute to a deeper, mutual None of this would of course be possible understanding of each other’s culture, and thus without our wonderful sponsors, both credited to the enrichment of life in Europe. and anonymous – most especially Creative Media Partners Scotland, The Prince’s Foundation, Dumfries Lucia Della Porta House, East Ayrshire Council, Baillie Gifford – all Director, Pisa Book Festival of whom I thank unreservedly. It is inspiring how many people give their time to ensure the smooth running of the Festival so a very special thank you to our volunteers who, from the programme launch onwards, will be spreading the word throughout their communities. The very best reward we can all have is your presence over the weekend. We are deeply grateful to those who support the Festival anonymously. Caroline Knox Festival Director Printed by Kestrel Press Ltd. 01294 222 222 / Design: Johnston Montgomery 01450 374 152 Cover page illustration: Anders Frang 2 BOSWELL BOOK FESTIVAL 2019 . DUMFRIES HOUSE . AYRSHIRE WWW.BOSWELLBOOKFESTIVAL.CO.UK 3 Festival at a glance The Boswell Quill Friday 10 May Main 2019 Programme OPENING EVENING Date of unveiling will be announced on the Boswell . All tickets £9/£7c except where indicated. Kirsty Wark 18:00 Alfie Boe 19:30 Book Festival website . Events are one hour long. Seating is unreserved. boswellbookfestival.co.uk . All tickets purchased by telephone will Saturday 11 May The Boswell Trust is delighted to announce be sent 14 days before the event if postal David McClay 10:30 the imminent arrival of the Boswell Quill, option has been selected when purchasing. Lt Col Charles Cameron commissioned to celebrate the literary and Tim Bouverie 12:00 EnginEERing CEntRE brilliance of James Boswell and his legacy. Kate Williams 12:00 Cast in bronze, this unique representation DuMFRiEs HOusE EstatE Henry Bell and Kenny MacAskill 12:00 of an 18th-century feather quill is destined Sue Black 13:30 to become a great landmark, renowned Tickets Dacia Maraini 13:30 throughout Ayrshire and beyond. Jonathan Fenby 14:00 Saturday 11 May PHOnE: Box Office: 0333 0035 077 Clare Hunter Workshop 15.00 Nick Sharratt 10:00 Meanwhile, work has commenced in the ONLINE: boswellbookfestival.co.uk Matthew Sturgis 15:15 Kjartan Poskitt 10:00 historic Auchinleck graveyard, with its rich Margaret Skea & Pat Young 15:15 Catriona Phillips (45 mins, £1) 10:00 array of handsome tombstones, which in PERsOn: Waterstones, Ayr Ben Macintyre 15:30 Christopher Lloyd 11:30 is about to be transformed into a place tickets will also be available from the Festival Box Allan Little 16:45 Vivian French 11:30 office at Reception during the weekend. Pre-book Clare Hunter 16:45 John Dougherty 13:30 of contemplation and enjoyment by new to guarantee your place! Christopher Brookmyre Jill Calder 13:30 landscaping with seats, sweeps of seasonal and Mark Billingham 17:00 Kjartan Poskitt 15:00 bulbs and an avenue of yew trees. Inspired by Orkney 18:15 Vivian French and Nick Sharratt 15:00 Federico Varese 18:15 Catriona Phillips (45 mins, £1) 15:00 Also under preparation are the James Adam Zamoyski 18:30 Boswell Graveyard Trails which will Venues Dear Lupin 20:00 apply the latest digital technology to the MAIN FESTIVAL Sunday 12 May exploration of the graveyard, providing Our main festival events over the weekend Sunday 12 May Nick Sharratt 10:00 a biographical trail that allows visitors to will take place in 4 venues: Jill Calder 10:00 identify the headstones of the notable Vivian French Workshop 10:15 . Catriona Phillips (45 mins, £1) 10:00 people of Auchinleck through history as Pavilion Allan Little, Jonathan Fenby . Joanna Streetly 11:30 Baillie gifford Marquee and Adam Zamoyski 10:30 well as their own ancestors. Users will . Kjartan Poskitt 11:30 tapestry Room Richard Emerson and Sara Lockwood 10:30 be able to upload their own images and . Vivian French 13:30 Rothesay Room Doddie Weir 12:00 descriptions. John Dougherty 13:30 Entrance to ALL Main Festival events will be Eunice Olumide 12:00 Vivian French, John Dougherty through the Box Office at Reception. Gordon Turnbull 12:00 The Boswell Trust continues to work to and Catriona Phillips 15:00 The venue for each individual talk will Richard Holloway 13:30 raise money for the second phase of the Joanna Streetly 13:30 campaign which will see the restoration of be clearly marked on the website on the FREE INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES Faiza Hayani Bellili and Leila Hedjem 14:00 the architecturally significant Mausoleum, evening of Friday 10 May. Dumfries House Education Team Bashabi Fraser, Magnus Linklater Information Boards will display venues as Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 May 11:00 - 14:00 where Boswell and his immediate family and Alan Taylor 15:15 you approach Reception. FREE Drawing Area 10:00 - 16:00 are interred, and the adjoining 17th- Rosemary Goring 15:15 No drinks to be taken into the venues century Boswell Aisle – the original Kirk Susan Calman 15:30 please. – with the aim of creating an exciting new Georgina Adam and Bendor Grosvenor 16:45 . all tickets £2.50 and events are one hour space for community activities, cultural CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL Kathryn Burnett, Ray Burnett long except where indicated. and Tony Grace 16:45 . no unaccompanied children. events and a celebration of Boswell’s life Entrance to all Children’s Festivalevents will Ursula Buchan 17:00 . special price for postcode Ka18 addresses: £2 and work. be through the box office at the Engineering . Tom Devine 18:15 under 2s who do not need a seat are free. Centre. ages in listings are for guidance only. substantial funding from ayrshire LEaDER has been Eric Motley 18:30 . granted for phase one. “the European agricultural Engineering Centre and Bozzy’s Barn Neil Oliver 20:00 Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas” 4 BOSWELL BOOK FESTIVAL 2019 . DUMFRIES HOUSE . AYRSHIRE WWW.BOSWELLBOOKFESTIVAL.CO.UK 5 Friday 10 May BOX OFFiCE: 0333 0035 077 www.boswellbookfestival.co.uk Curtain Up Drinks available from the Festival Café Bar 17:00–19:15 alfie Boe Kirsty Wark The People’s Tenor 18:00 / £9, £7c A Life in Song 19:30 / £15 An Ayrshire setting on Loch Doon, a novel which draws on real historical incident and which has been inspired by Alfie Boe has taken Broadway and the Wark’s childhood memories and family, particularly her West End by storm, and has won the father, makes for a powerful and compelling new work, hearts of the nation.
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