ways with words festival of words and ideas 2014

Ways With WordsFestival of Words and Ideas

Dartington, Devon4 – 14 July 2014

Education, Education, Education

We are often asked whether we are writers ourselves. The answer is ‘no’ but in the case of Kay Dunbar and Stephen Bristow we often explain that we have come from the world of education.

Since the word ‘education’ has been hijacked by Michael Gove, Tony Blair, David Blunkett etc. it’s not a word that conjures up positive images for many people; yet we have always believed in the power of education.

The development of curiosity, the life of the mind, a love of learning and ideas: these form the basis of all Ways With Words’ activities.

Come to The Telegraph Ways With Words Festival at Dartington Hall this July and see whether you agree: there is nothing more important than education.

Directors –Kay Dunbar, Stephen BristowChloë Bar-Kar, Videl Bar-Kar

Here from the world I win release,

Nor scorn of men, nor footstep rude,Break in to mar the holy peace

Of this great solitude.

from Lewis Carroll’s ‘Solitude’

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Official Bookselling Partner

As you grow older, time seems to pass more quickly. But the depressing illusion does have its compensation. We don’t have to wait so long for Dartington to come round again. This year, as in the past, the festival offers a wonderful - and remarkably eclectic - array of speakers in the unique setting of Dartington Hall.

For over twenty years it has been one of the highlights of my summer. I look forward to seeing you there.

President’s Introduction

Here from the world I win release,

Nor scorn of men, nor footstep rude,

Of this great solitude.

Roy HattersleyFestival President

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Friday 4 July – Great Hall

Day Ticket: £24 (not including event 4 or 5)

Jonathan MillerFringe to Polymath

Whether in ‘Beyond the Fringe’,

presenting television programmes

on the brain or directing at The

National Theatre, Glyndebourne

and La Scala, Sir Jonathan Miller’s

knowledge of the arts, science and

medicine has shaped our cultural

perspective. In the month of his 80th

birthday and on the publication of a

collection of his writings from the

last 60 years, he is a most welcome

opening speaker.

12.30pm

Great Hall

£10

Clive BoursnellThe Transformation of The Laskett

Sir Roy Strong, together with his

late wife, created a remarkable

formal garden, The Laskett. Since her

death he has redesigned and remade

the garden. This process has been

recorded by renowned photographer

Clive Boursnell who will show his

photographs and tell the story of the

remodelling.

24pm

Great Hall

£10

Jonathan Miller Clive Boursnell Jung Chang

OPENING THE 23RD

TELEGRAPH WAYS WITH WORDS FESTIVAL OF WORDS AND IDEAS AT DARTINGTON HALL

Matt Harey

Jung ChangChina – From Feudalism to Modernity

Remarkable author Jung Chang

discusses her latest contribution

to the penning of Chinese history,

‘Empress Dowager Cixi’. She

overturns notions of Cixi as a cruel

despot and diehard conservative.

Instead, a story that incorporates the

abolition of ‘death by a thousand cuts’

and foot-binding, is woven into the

grand narrative of China’s transition

from feudalism to modernity.

Matt HarveyThe Element in the Room

Festival favourite and Poet in

Residence for RegenSW, Matt Harvey

returns to recharge our batteries

with sustainable verse which is by

turns nebulous, fabulous, frivolous and

strange.

This livewire versifier will brighten up

your evening.

(That’s enough energy gags. Ed.)

35.30pm

Great Hall

£10

48 - 9pm

Great Hall

£10

Mark McCrumThe Writing Life

Mark McCrum launches his novel,

‘Fest’, a whodunnit about the murder

of a famous critic at a rural literary

festival. He talks frankly about the

often comic ups and downs of his

career as a best-selling ghost and

non-fiction writer, working with

celebs such as Robbie Williams,

Bruce Parry, Ben Fogle and Prince

Harry on books like ‘Castaway’,

‘1900 House’ and ‘Walking With The

Wounded’.

(This event does not appear in the

printed brochure.)

FILM - The Invisible Woman from the book by Claire Tomalin (Cert. 12A - 111 mins.)

At the height of his career Charles

Dickens met a young woman, Nelly

Ternan, who became his mistress.

Next Friday, 11 July at 7.30pm, in the

Great Hall, Claire Tomalin will be

speaking on her book, ‘The Invisible

Woman’ (Tickets £10). For those

who want to see both events there is

a reduced joint price of £15.

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Friday 4 July – Barn Friday 4 July – Great Hall

Saturday 5 July – Great Hall

Day Ticket: £40 (not including event 11)

Gerard Lyons James Lovelock

Helen TaylorThe Eternal Appeal of ‘Gone with the Wind’

Seventy-five years after the cinematic

release of ‘Gone with the Wind’,

Prof. Helen Taylor explores some of

the reasons for the huge appeal of

the book and the film. Drawing on

letters from fans, literature, film and

feminist theory, and from her study

of Southern American history she

delves into the sensibilities of millions

of devotees worldwide.

Gerard LyonsThe Optimistic Economist

Gerard Lyons is a leading

international economist who spent

nearly 30 years working in the City.

Ahead of the game in pre-empting

the major economic trends of the

last 25 years, Lyons now has a

surprising prediction - that we are

currently better off than we think,

and the next twenty years will herald

one of the strongest periods of

growth...ever.

Come and see if you agree.

James Lovelock speaks to Stephan Harding of Schumacher CollegeWhat the Future Holds

James Lovelock has been hailed as

the man who conceived a new way

of looking at life on earth, a great

scientific visionary of our age. He

gives his reflections on how scientific

advances are made, and his own

remarkable life as a lone scientist.

Helen Taylor Stephan Harding

6 10am

Great Hall

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Great Hall

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Liam Fox Natalie Haynes

Liam FoxNew Global Challenges

Former Secretary of State for

Defence, Dr. Liam Fox MP, analyses

the major issues that face humanity

in a rapidly changing world. He

presents the questions that world

leaders and decision-makers are

asking about what threatens world

peace and stability, and examines

how to meet the challenges of the

new global reality.

Natalie HaynesStanding Up for the Classics

Former stand-up comedian, writer

and broadcaster, Natalie Haynes

explores the power of the Classics

and how they influenced her new

novel, ‘The Amber Fury’.

Francesca MartinezWhat the **** is Normal?

Whatever body you’re born into,

it seems that most people share

the universal desire to be ‘normal’.

This show is for anyone who’s ever

struggled to fit in, felt ‘different’ or

wondered what the **** normal

means? Apart from a cycle on a

washing machine, of course.

(Suitable for 16+)

“One of the circuit’s most brilliant

comedians” The Observer

9 3.15pm

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105pm

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Francesca Martinez


Saturday 5 July – Barn – Science: Past, Present and Future

Day Ticket: £40

Henry Marsh

Joanna BourkePain

Experiencing pain is something

everyone shares; whether it is a

grazed knee, labour, a heart attack

or cancer, pain permeates lives.

Prof. Joanna Bourke, author of many

outstanding books on the history

of medicine, provides an enthralling

analysis of attitudes to suffering.

Ben ShephardTowards a Science of The Mind

How did the human brain evolve?

Ben Shephard traces the intellectual

journeys of four men who addressed

this question: William Rivers,

Grafton Elliot Smith, Charles

Myers and William McDougal.

Their work made way for modern

neuroscience. Spanning neurology,

psychology, psychiatry, zoology

and anthropology, Ben Shephard’s

narrative history traces their voyage

of discovery, and makes some

modern discoveries along the way.

Lewis DartnellRebuilding Civilisation

Post-apocalypse: with most of human

life destroyed, infrastructure in

tatters, power stations shattered,

communication and transport

systems torn apart, how would the

survivors rebuild the world they have

lost? Dr. Lewis Dartnell provides

a toolkit for rebuilding civilisation

and relearning the accumulated

knowledge that is taken for granted

in the modern world.

Pedro FerreiraIt’s All RelativeNearly 100 years on, Einstein’s general

theory of relativity remains one of

the most influential achievements in

modern physics although vilified by

Hitler as ‘Jew science’, and hounded

in Stalin’s Russia as quasi religious.

Professor of Astrophysics, Pedro

Ferreira traces relativity from its origins

to its intellectual descendants.

Henry MarshBrain SurgeryBrain surgeon Henry Marsh examines

the responsibility that comes with

holding a life in your hands, and cutting

into the stuff that creates thought,

feelings and reason. The image of brain

surgery as a precise craft practised by

imperturbable super-humans is candidly

undermined, as Marsh recounts the

triumphs, disasters and regrets of life

in theatre.

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Sunday 6 July – Great Hall

Kate Fox Rebecca Front Francesca Martinez

Kate FoxEnglishness

Kate Fox’s clever observations

uncover the quirks, habits and foibles

of the English. Putting the national

character under the microscope, Fox

explores this strange and fascinating

culture and its complex codes of

conduct. Her book, ‘Watching the

English’, is a biting, affectionate,

insightful and often hilarious look at

English society.

Rebecca Frontinterviewed by Peter StanfordWhat it is to be Curious

Driven by her natural curiosity,

BAFTA-winning actress and comedy

writer Rebecca Front has drawn

from her life experiences to compile

a collection of true and witty stories.

She discusses the awkwardness of

human interaction, the unshakeability

of fear and the randomness of

memories.

Francesca Martinezinterviewed by Peter Stanford‘Normal’ is a Four Letter Word

What happens when you’re branded

‘abnormal’ in a world obsessed

with normality? Francesca Martinez

was diagnosed with cerebral palsy

when she was two years old and

her parents were gravely told that

she would never lead a ‘normal’

life. Intrigued by the power that a

six-letter word has over so many

people, she shares her own life-

changing journey of growing up

as ‘abnormal’, being rescued from

High-School-Hell by ‘Grange Hill’,

letting Ricky Gervais mock her walk

in ‘Extras’ and working out what to

say to the BBC after being offered

the role of a vegetable.

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Peter Stanford



Kate Adie

Kate AdieWorking Women and World War One

A generation of men off fighting,

World War One inadvertently paved

the way for women’s ascent towards

equality. Broadcaster and best-selling

author Kate Adie shows how women

emerged from the shadows of

domestic life and took to the fields,

the factories and the offices in order

to contribute to the war effort.

Katie CampbellGreat British Gardens

Tieing in with the television series,

‘British Gardens in Time’, Katie

Campbell’s beautifully illustrated

book showcases four great British

gardens: Stowe, Biddulph Grange,

Nymans and Great Dixter. Campbell

demonstrates the hold that gardens

have on the British imagination and

how they reflect social changes and

the ideas and culture of a nation.

Peter Stanford, Ann Widdecombe, Martyn Lewis and Vaughan Lindsay Volunteering – What is it? Who is it for?

This panel of experts discusses

The Telegraph’s current ‘Lend a

Hand’ volunteering campaign. Peter

Stanford, the chair of the panel, is

the coordinator of The Telegraph’s

campaign. The panel includes

Martyn Lewis (ex-newscaster and

now chair of both the NCVO and

the Queen’s Award for Voluntary

Service), politician Ann Widdecombe

and Vaughan Lindsay (CEO of

the Dartington Hall Trust and

promoter of the concept of resilient

communities).

Martyn LewisAnn Widdecombe

203.15pm

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215pm

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227.30 - 9pm

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Katie Campbell

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Sunday 6 July – Barn – Global Voices

Day Ticket: £40

Neel Mukherjee Ramita Navai

John KeaySouth Asia After Partition

India expert John Keay offers the

first history of South Asia that

treats the countries that make up

the region - India, Pakistan, Nepal,

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - as a

whole. This expansive account traces

the social and political fortunes

of South Asia from the violence

of Partition to today’s burgeoning

population and industry.

Neel MukherjeeMemories of Calcutta

Award-winning writer Neel

Mukherjee talks about his latest

novel, ‘The Lives of Others’. Set in

his birthplace Calcutta during the

politically volatile late 60s, the novel

anatomises the soul of a nation by

touching on family relationships, the

limits of empathy and the nature of

political action.

Mina HollandAround the World in 39 Cuisines

Mina Holland’s sumptuously

illustrated ‘The Edible Atlas’

combines snippets of anecdote,

history and literature with

mouthwatering recipes from around

the world. She asks what and why

people eat the way they do and

delves into the flavours, ingredients

and techniques at the heart of thirty-

nine world cuisines.

Ilan PappéThe Idea of Israel

Ilan Pappé, Professor of History

at the University of Exeter, offers

a critical analysis of Zionism - the

movement behind the creation of

Israel. Pappé considers the role of

Israel’s major institutions in creating

a statewide ideology, and explores

the fraught relationships between

the production of knowledge and the

exercise of power.

Ramita NavaiLiving in Modern Tehran

Ramita Navai discusses the lives of

eight protagonists drawn from across

the spectrum of Iranian society. An

intimate and unforgettable portrait

of modern Tehran, and of what it is

to live, love and survive under one of

the world’s most repressive regimes.

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Sunday 6 July . . . but also

Day Ticket: £20

Brand NewReadings by some of the latest

poets to be published by

Oversteps: Cora Greenhill, Simon Richey, Michael Bayley, Lynn Roberts, John Torrance and Robert Cole.

Worth RepeatingOversteps sometimes publishes

second (or even third)

collections by its poets. This

morning some of these poets

are invited to share their new

work: Christopher North, Elisabeth Rowe, A C Clarke, Susan Taylor and Simon Williams.

Poetry and Art – Illustrated Readings

Poetry and art are close sisters,

and there is often an overlap

between the visual arts and the

written word. This afternoon,

poets and artists show

examples of visual art and read

poems relating to them.

Graham High is a poet,

artist and sculptor, Alwyn Marriage has been Poet

in Residence at a major arts

festival in Winchester, and

Lynn Roberts has written

a collection in celebration of

particular works of art in the

National Gallery.

Crossing BordersSeveral poets divide their time

between Britain and another

country. Sharing poetry inspired

by France, Greece, Germany,

Spain and New Zealand,

Cora Greenhill, Rebecca Bilkau, Robert Cole, John Torrance, Christopher North and Hilary Elfick

will take some international

journeys as they bring the

Oversteps Day 2014 to a close.

Trade WindsTrade Winds is a long

established seeding ground

for poets, singer-songwriters

and story- tellers, new and

experienced. Turn up at the

start with a short performance

piece to get a spot in the show.

All welcome.

A day of events by OVERSTEPS POETS -

arranged and introduced by Alwyn Marriage Recent Publications

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314pm

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Monday 7 July – Great Hall

Irving Finkel Caspar Walsh Gerard Lemos

Irving FinkelRetracing the Story of the Flood

Dr. Irving Finkel, British archaeologist

and Assyriologist and at present

Assistant Keeper in the Department

of the Middle East in the British

Museum, recounts a real-life

detective story into the earliest

days of writing and the origins of

the story of the Flood. Beginning

with the discovery of a clay tablet

inscribed in Babylonian Cuneiform,

his story traces the tablet’s decoding.

His enthusiasm and knowledge are

infectious.

Caspar Walsh, Gerard Lemos and Peter Stanford Prison Life

Gerard Lemos, a social policy expert,

sets the agenda for a radical change

in the treatment of offenders;

BBC broadcaster, journalist and

author, Caspar Walsh, has had

first hand experience of prisons,

told in his memoir, ‘Criminal’.

Now he has written a novel, ‘Tribe

Warrior’, written in collaboration

with hundreds of prisoners. Peter

Stanford is director of the Longford

Trust which promotes social and

prison reform.

Rod LiddleThe Sorry State of Modern Life

In the West we live longer, richer

lives than ever before. But are we

happier? Reflecting on his parents,

his upbringing and his life, Liddle sets

about dissecting and diagnosing our

very sick state. Offending every piety

conceivable, Rod Liddle, outspoken

journalist, television presenter,

former editor of the Today

programme and associate editor of

The Spectator, demonstrates how

we have become imprisoned by

ideologies that make us miserable.

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Monday 7 July – Great Hall

Rod Liddle HRH Princess Michael of Kent

Caroline Lodge and Eileen Carnell

HRH Princess Michael of KentThe Queen of Four Kingdoms

Her Royal Highness Princess

Michael of Kent, with her insider’s

perspective on Royal life, unveils

a seldom-told story of England’s

invasion of France in the 15th

century. It is a dramatic and

enthralling period of history

witnessed by the captivating and

complex heroine, Yolande, known as

‘The Queen of Four Kingdoms’.

Jolyon MitchellPeace and Violence

Jolyon Mitchell skilfully combines

personal narrative, practical insight

and academic analysis to explore

the roles that media and religion

play in promoting peace and inciting

violence. He analyses media from

posters, cartoons and stained glass to

websites, radio and film - and draws

on examples from around the world,

including Iran, Rwanda and South

Africa.

Angela Neustatter, Eileen Carnell and Caroline LodgeGrowing Older

Growing older is just that - a time

to grow. It is possible to become

more active, read that novel, learn to

dance and mainly to keep changing.

Angela Neustatter has written a

quirky A-Z of Ageing full of sound

advice and inspiring attitudes. Eileen

Carnell and Caroline Lodge offer

a valuable guide on how to enjoy

an active, contented and fulfilling

retirement. An exciting new life is

possible when people least expect it.

Jolyon Mitchell Angela Neustatter

353.15pm

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Day Ticket: £40

Monday 7 July – Barn – Writers and Their Worlds

Jill Dawson Jans Ondaatje Rolls

Roy and Lesley AdkinsWhy Jane Austen Loves a Sailor

In this 200th anniversary year of

‘Mansfield Park’, historians Roy

and Lesley Adkins (authors of

‘Eavesdropping on Jane Austen’s

England’ and ‘Jack Tar’) explore

the world that inspired this novel.

They look into Jane Austen’s love

affair with the Royal Navy, as well as

life on land, at sea and in the mean

streets of Portsmouth.

Jill DawsonFact into Fiction

Jill Dawson chooses fiction to tell

stories about factual events. In the

past she has written about autism,

the Soham murders, Rupert Brooke

and other true stories. Her latest

novel, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, tells the

story of a heart transplant operation.

Patrick becomes bewitched by

his new heart and the boy who

donated it. This intriguing story asks

important question about who we

are and the forces that shape us.

John GoodbyThe World and Sense of Dylan Thomas

John Goodby’s investigation into the

poems of Dylan Thomas, released

to coincide with the centenary

of Thomas’ birth, offers a bridge

between poetry and critical theory.

Thomas’ work is viewed, for the first

time, through the lens of modernism;

a talk that makes sense of his work

for the 21st century.

Jans Ondaatje RollsAround a Bloomsbury Table

The Bloomsbury Group often debated

and formed their ideas across a dining

room table. Here Jans Ondaatje Rolls

has collated the meals shared by

E.M. Forster, Roger Fry and Virginia

Woolf among others. With recipes,

sketches, paintings, photographs and

letters, discover the narratives and

social lives of these literary greats

through the meals they ate together.

Lucy Newlyn William and Dorothy Wordsworth – All in Each Other

William Wordsworth’s collaboration

with his ‘beloved sister’ spanned

nearly fifty years. Rumours of incest

have surrounded them since the 19th

century, but Professor Lucy Newlyn

sees their cohabitation as arising from

circumstances peculiar to their family

history. She explores the symbiotic

nature of their creative processes and

asks how fully did their resettlement

in the Lake District recompense them

for the loss of a shared childhood.

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Tuesday 8 July – Barn – Affairs of the Art

Andy Christian interviews Heather JanschRemembering Bert Jansch and his Music

The songwriter’s ex-wife Heather

Jansch collected together her

memories, photos, letters, drawings,

lyrics and other personal artifacts

after Bert Jansch’s death in 2011

and with the help of Andy Christian

wrote a memoir of her time with the

star. She will share her memories.

Rod StonemanSeeing is Believing

Our world is saturated by visual

media in many forms and yet we

act as if we are immune to it.

Prof. Rod Stoneman, Director of

the Huston School of Film and

Digital Media at the University of

Ireland and previously a Deputy

Commissioning Editor for Channel 4,

debates the changing world of visual

communication, its politics and the

impact it has on every one of us.

Alex Woodcock Medieval Architectural Sculpture

In his book, ‘Of Sirens and Centaurs:

Medieval Sculpture in Exeter

Cathedral’, Dr. Alex Woodcock

introduces the fascinating, diverse

range of sculptures to be found in

Exeter Cathedral. His illuminating

talk on this topic will open your eyes

and hearts to the richness of these

Gothic images.

Michael BirdSculpting the Cold War Era

Lynn Chadwick (1914-2003), whose

sculpture captured the essence

of the Cold War epoch, achieved

worldwide recognition after winning

the International Prize for Sculpture

at the 1956 Venice Biennale. Michael

Bird draws on fresh research to

create an appraisal of Chadwick’s

oeuvre, including an account of the

sculptor’s artistic personality and his

working methods.

James HallThe Self Portrait

Art historian James Hall maps the

history of the defining visual genre

of our confessional age - the self-

portrait. Tracing the tradition from

the earliest myths of Narcissus and

the Christian tradition of ‘bearing

witness’ to the prolific self-image

making of today’s contemporary

artists, his beautifully illustrated

account is comprehensive and

insightful.

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Michael Bird Bert and Heather Jansch

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Tuesday 8 July – Great Hall

Ed Conway Mark Moody-Stuart Roger Scruton Simon Heffer

Ed ConwayColourful Money Matters

Economics Editor of Sky News,

formerly Economics Editor at The

Telegraph, Ed Conway sheds light

on one of the most important

economic summits in world history.

In this lively exploration of the

Bretton Woods summit of 1944 he

explores the knotty debates and

colourful accounts of the only global

financial overhaul the world has ever

known. This is economics at its most

captivating.

Mark Moody-StuartResponsibility and the Ethics of Big Business

Reflecting on his own experiences,

former Chairman of Shell and

also Anglo American plc, Sir Mark

Moody-Stuart considers current

major issues (climate change,

corruption, globalisation, poverty and

the financial crisis) and discusses how

corporations should be led in the

21st century.

Roger ScrutonThe Sacred World

The sacred, argues renowned

philosopher Roger Scruton, is under

threat from the current deference to

atheism. In this reflective discussion

Scruton ponders the potential losses

that a purely scientific worldview

might herald. He considers the

moral, aesthetic and interpersonal

landscapes humanity could inherit in

the absence of the transcendent.

Simon HefferWriting Proper

Simon Heffer offers an entertaining

and supremely useful guide to

the frequent errors, common

misunderstandings, and stylistic

howlers that afflict the English

language. There are essential lessons

here for those who care about the

English language and would like to

use it correctly.

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Tuesday 8 July – Great Hall

John Sutherland John Crace George Monbiot

John Crace and John SutherlandDigesting Literature

‘The Two Johnnies’ team up for

an entertaining literary double act.

Crace is best loved for ‘The Digested

Read’: deadly condensed parodies of

the books of the day. Sutherland is

an academic, biographer, and author

of the recent ‘A Little History of

Literature’. Expect an irreverent look

at today’s literary landscape from this

unorthodox pairing.

Stephanie ShirleyWomen in the Workplace

When Dame Stephanie Shirley

founded a highly successful tech.

company it was very unusual for

women to take such prominent roles

in the workplace. She went on to

employ only women in her business.

Is positive discrimination the best

way forward?

George Monbiot The Case for Rewilding

Journalist and environmentalist

George Monbiot argues that by

restoring and rewilding our damaged

ecosystems on land and at sea we

can bring wonder back into our lives.

Making use of some remarkable

scientific discoveries, his latest book,

‘Feral’, lays out a new, positive

environmentalism, in which nature

is allowed to find its own way.

Today he discusses his experiences,

beliefs and his much-debated views

chaired by Rob Hopkins, author,

environmentalist and co-founder of

Transition Town Totnes.

There will be a 45 minute talk followed

by a 30 minute interval and 45 minute

interview with questions from the audience.

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Stephanie Shirley

Wednesday 9 July – Great Hall


Tim Moore Max Leonard Kenan Malik Helen Dunmore

Tim Moore and Max LeonardHanging In

In this entertaining discussion,

cyclists and writers Tim Moore

and Max Leonard explore the trials

and tribulations of slogging through

gruelling cycle races for rewards

distinctly different from the fame and

glory of winning. Charming, funny

and off-beat.

Kenan MalikA History of Morality

A provocative exploration of the

history of moral thought, ranging

from Homer’s Greece through to

contemporary America, via Mao’s

China and ancient India. Kenan

Malik’s voyage of enquiry covers

questions such as where do values

come from from? Is God necessary

for moral guidance? Are there

absolute moral truths?

Helen DunmoreCapturing the Past

Novelist Helen Dunmore’s latest

book marks the centenary of WWI.

‘The Lie’ watches a young man,

back from the war and homeless,

looking out to sea. Behind him are

mud, trenches and barbed wire -

and memories of the most intense

relationship of his life. Will he be

able to step into the unknown, and

escape the terrible consequences

of a lie?

Jane GardamPassion, Metamorphosis and Enchantment

Prize-winning novelist Jane Gardam

discusses her recent collection

of short fiction, ‘The Stories’.

Hallmarked with all the originality,

poignancy, wry comedy and narrative

brilliance of her longer fiction, they

demonstrate Gardam’s ear for

dialogue, eye for detail and capacious

understanding of the vagaries of the

human heart.

55 10am

Great Hall

£10

56

11.45am

Great Hall

£10

571.30pm

Great Hall

£10

583.15pm

Great Hall

£10

Wednesday 9 July – Great Hall


Jovan Nicholson Satish Kumar

Jovan NicholsonThe Art and Life of Ben and Winifred Nicholson

Based on his book, ‘Art and Life:

Ben Nicholson, Winifred Nicholson,

Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis,

William Staite Murray 1920-1931’,

Jovan Nicholson explores the

creative partnership between his

grandparents, Ben Nicholson and

Winifred Nicholson. He examines

their friendship with Christopher

Wood, their meeting with Alfred

Wallis and their association with the

potter William Staite Murray.

Satish Kumar and Gay WatsonEmpowering the Inner and Outer Being

Satish Kumar applies his holistic

approach to all aspects of life. His

latest book, ‘Soil, Soul, Society’,

discusses caring for the natural

environment, maintaining personal

well-being and upholding human

values. For the first 40 minutes of

this session he will talk about these

issues.

For the next 40 minutes Gay

Watson will explore the concept

of emptiness in contexts as

diverse as Buddhist philosophy and

contemporary art. A challenging and

inspiring theme based on her book,

‘A Philosophy of Emptiness’.

595pm

Great Hall

£10

607.30 - 9pm

Great Hall

£10

Jane Gardam

Wednesday 9 July – Barn – Family Stories

Day Ticket: £40

Raffaella Barker Robert Sackville-West

Rita TrotmanThree Boys and their Escape from a Romanian Orphanage

This is the story of children who

don’t have families but who have

found surrogate parents in Rita

Trotman and her husband. Revealing

the horrendous conditions of the

Romanian orphanages she tells of her

20 year mission to improve the lives

of these abandoned children.

Raffaella BarkerFrom a Distance

Raffaella Barker discusses her

latest novel, ‘From a Distance’,

set between the post-war artists’

colony that thrived in St. Ives, and

present-day Norfolk. She uses the

central image of a decommissioned

lighthouse, sweeping its beam

through time, to explore the flawed

interactions across generations and

the yearning desire humans have to

belong.

Dan WaddellI Know Who I Am

Every family has its own history and

secrets: the black sheep, the lost

family fortune or the shamed family

member whose name is only ever

whispered. We are all fascinated

by the lives of our ancestors. The

ground-breaking BBC2 series, ‘Who

Do You Think You Are?’, which took

TV personalities on an emotional

journey to trace their family history,

was a great success. Now Dan

Waddell has written his own guide

to help everyone journey into their

past.

Robert Sackville-WestFamily Betrayal

In 1914 Henry Sackville-West and

his wife were found shot dead;

his suicidal despair was fuelled

by his failure to inherit Knole.

Robert Sackville-West, the present

incumbent of the stately home

reveals the secrets and lies at the

heart of this English Dynasty.

Lyndall GordonOf Mothers and Daughters

Renowned biographer Lyndall

Gordon tells the story of her own

1940s Cape Town childhood,

growing up with a mother whose

mysterious illness regularly confined

them both to life indoors. Her

unusual childhood was mediated

through books, storytelling and her

mother’s writing.

61 10am

Barn

£10

6211.45am

Barn

£10

631.30pm

Barn

£10

643.15pm

Barn

£10

655pm

Barn

£10

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2 Clive Boursnell 10

3 Jung Chang 10

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GH Day Ticket (1 - 3) 24

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5 FILM - The Invisible Woman 7

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7 Gerard lyons 10

8 Lovelock & Harding 10

9 Liam Fox 10

10 Natalie Haynes 10

11 Francesca Martinez (1) 12


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13 Ben Shephard 10

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Barn Day Ticket (12 - 16) 40

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18 Rebecca Front 10

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36 Jolyon Mitchell 10

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42 Lucy Newlyn 10


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44 Rod Stoneman 10

45 Alex Woodcock 10

46 Michael Bird 10

47 James Hall 10


48 Ed Conway 10

49 Mark Moody-Stuart 10

50 Roger Scruton 10

51 Simon Heffer 10

52 Crace & Sutherland 10

53 Stephanie Shirley 10

54 George Monbiot 10


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55 Moore & Leonard 10

56 Kenan Malik 10

57 Helen Dunmore 10

58 Jane Gardam 10

59 Jovan Nicholson 10

60 Kumar & Watson 10


61 Rita Trotman 10

62 Raffaella Barker 10

63 Dan Waddell 10

64 Robert Sackville-West 10

65 Lyndall Gordon 10


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66 Linda Blair 10

67 Simon Blackburn 10

68 David Adam 10

69 Roman Krznaric 10

70 Christopher Hamilton 10


71 Julie Bindel 10

72 Linda Grant 10

73 Andrew Wilson 10

74 Michael Meacher 10

75 Worth & Hart 10

76 Peter Marsh 10

77 Birtwistle & Maddocks 10


FRIDAY 11 JULY

78 John Tusa 10

79 Paddy Ashdown 10

80 Sandi Toksvig 10

81 Michael Holroyd 10

82 Salley Vickers 10

83 Claire Tomalin 10


84 Bridget Holding 10

85 Tristan Gooley 10

86 Philip Lymbery 10

87 Nick Groom 10

88 Wick & Mather 10


SATURDAY 12 JULY

89 Naomi Wood 10

90 Judith Mackrell 10

91 Helen Rappaport 10

92 Rachel Holmes 10

93 Mary Talbot 10

94 Daisy Goodwin 10


126 Frayn, Tomalin & Hattersley 10

96 Penelope Lively 10

97 Margaret MacMillan 10

98 Helena Kennedy 10

99 David McKie 10

100 Anthony King 10

101 Jeremy Hardy 15

GH Day Ticket (126, 96 - 100) 48

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103 Russell Stannard 5

104 Charles Townshend 5

105 Rana Mitter 5

Dukes Day Ticket (102 - 105) 16

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106 James Crowden 10

107 David Belton 10

108 James Copnall 10

109 James Long 10

110 Taylor Downing 10


111 Roy Hattersley 10

112 Peter Snow 10

113 Michael Rosen 10

114 David Owen 10

115 Simon Jenkins 10

116 Chris Bryant 10

117 Owen, Long & Downing 10

GH Day Ticket (111 - 116) 48

. . . but also118 Moor Poets 6

119 Taylor & Williams 6

120 Rebecca Gethin 6

121 What is Creativity? 6

122 Jill Treseder 6

123 Ruth Brooks (1) 6

124 Ruth Brooks (2) 6

FE1 Clive Fairweather 12

FE2 Rebecca Gethin (workshop) 12

FE3 Mo Cohen (workshop) 12

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FE5 Bridget Holding (workshop) 12

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Thursday 10 July – Barn – Mysteries of the Mind

Day Ticket: £40

Linda Blair Roman Krznaric

Linda BlairMindfulness and Beyond

Linda Blair, Associate Fellow of the

British Psychological Society, offers

a five-step programme for managing

stress and anxiety and cultivating

calm. Her path to mindfulness is

clear, practical and simple, and

designed to promote balance,

purpose and tranquility.

Simon BlackburnThe Narcissistic Self

Simon Blackburn refers to

psychology, philosophy, literature,

history and popular culture to delve

into the complex question of self-

image. With humour, learning and

style, he emphasises the importance

of healthy self-regard, and suggests

that a balance between narcissism

and self-esteem is sorely lacking.

David AdamCoping with OCD

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

sufferer David Adam combines

brain science, archival documents of

patients and their treatments, and

personal memoir, to explore the drive

towards obsessions and compulsions.

He investigates the transformation of

quiet thoughts into blinding blizzards

of unwanted mental noise. He will

challenge preconceived notions of

‘normality’ and mental illness.

Roman KrznaricThe Six Habits of Highly Empathic People

In his new book, ‘Empathy: A

Handbook for Revolution’, School of

Life faculty member Roman Krznaric

reveals how empathy not only

enriches one’s own life but also helps

create social change. Empathy, he

argues, has the power to transform

relationships, from the personal to

the political. He explores six different

ways we can expand our empathic

potential.

Christopher Hamilton Dealing with Adversity

Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy of

Religion at King’s College London,

Christopher Hamilton draws upon a

wide range of disciplines to examine

strategies for coping with the trials

and tribulations of everyday life. He

offers carefully considered insights

into human suffering and practical

suggestions for facing adversity,

wherever we encounter it.

66 10am

Barn

£10

6711.45am

Barn

£10

681.30pm

Barn

£10

693.15pm

Barn

£10

705pm

Barn

£10

Thursday 10 July – Great Hall


Julie Bindel Linda Grant Andrew Wilson Michael Meacher

Julie BindelBeing Gay in the 21st Century

More than four decades after the

start of the gay liberation movement,

lesbians and homosexual men can

legally marry, adopt children and

enjoy the same rights and respect

as heterosexuals - or can they?

Expect controversy when Guardian

journalist and political activist Julie

Bindel tackles these issues.

Linda GrantEvie / Stevie

Linda Grant, best-selling novelist

and journalist, discusses her novel,

‘Upstairs at the Party’, in which an

androgynous couple arrive from

nowhere at an isolated, concrete,

university campus in the early

70s. To the group of teenagers

experimenting with radicalism whose

lives they burst in on, they seem to

represent a glamorous and unsettling

future.

Andrew WilsonThe Secret Life of a Biographer

How does a biographer choose his or

her subjects? How do life writers go

about researching their books?

What goes on behind the scenes?

Andrew Wilson, biographer of

Patricia Highsmith, Harold Robbins,

the Titanic survivors, the young

Sylvia Plath, and author of ‘The Lying

Tongue’, a novel about the darker

side of life writing, reveals some of

the secrets of the biographer’s craft.

Michael MeacherThe State of the State

Politics in the West are in dire need

of reinvention. How do we overcome

a failed business model? How do we

create a form of capitalism which

acts as though people matter? Labour

MP and former Minister for the

Environment, Michael Meacher, offers

a blueprint for the future - one where

market forces sit beside equity, social

justice and democratic accountability.

71 10am

Great Hall

£10

7211.45am

Great Hall

£10

731.30pm

Great Hall

£10

743.15pm

Great Hall

£10


Thursday 10 July – Great Hall

Jennifer Worth Peter Marsh Harrison Birtwistle

Philip Worth and Suzannah HartLetters to the Midwife

When Jennifer Worth, the author of

‘Call the Midwife’, died, a collection

of letters was found from people

who had written to her about their

memories of the East End in the 50s.

Her husband and daughter present

the correspondence to illuminate the

life of that long-lost world.

Peter MarshIndustry: Past, Present and Future

In a thrilling display of ingenuity,

the world’s factories every year

produce 10bn types of products

from a limited stock of materials.

Now manufacturing is undergoing

a revolution from which Britain,

unexpectedly, is poised to benefit.

Peter Marsh tells the fascinating story

of industrial change, from the Iron

Age to the biochip.

Harrison Birtwistle and Fiona Maddocks Life, Composition and the Future of Music

Sir Harrison Birtwistle, one of the

world’s greatest living composers,

is notoriously reticent about

discussing his work, or himself. In

this illuminating discussion, he talks

candidly to distinguished writer

and critic Fiona Maddocks about

the challenges, uncertainties and

rewards that have shaped his work

and remain with him as he enters his

ninth decade.

755pm

Great Hall

£10

76 6.30pm

Great Hall

£10

77 8pm

Great Hall

£10

sponsored by

Fiona Maddocks



Paddy Ashdown Sandi ToksvigJohn Tusa

John TusaIn Defense of the Arts

Should the arts be useful before they

are excellent? Can they turn their

backs on the past if they are to be

creative in the present? Sir John Tusa,

Director of the Clore Leadership

Programme, former Managing

Director of the BBC World Service

and of the Barbican Centre, examines

how the arts can survive in a financial

downturn. He explains why they

should never fear to make the case

that they deserve special treatment.

Paddy AshdownThe D-Day Story

In early 1941, three separate groups

of plotters - one military, one

political, one intellectual emerged.

The aims of the groups were the

same: to get rid of the Germans and

to build a new France. Besides being

former leader of the Liberal Party

Lord Ashdown has had a distinguished

military career and is a prominent

military historian.

Sandi ToksvigJust Call Them ‘Darling’

What do you do if you forget an

acquaintance’s name? How do you

get rid of unwanted guests? How

should you eat peas? Sandi Toksvig

offers an entertaining guide to

the confusing world of modern

manners. With characteristic wit

and perceptiveness, she highlights

decency over convention in this

essential guide to 21st century

behaviour.

Supported by The Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation which exists to encourage and support creative excellence in the arts, especially poetry, drama and literature and to sustain interest and research in the work associated with its namesake, the poet and playwright, Ronald Duncan.

78 10am

Great Hall

£10

7911.45am

Great Hall

£10

801.30pm

Great Hall

£10



Salley Vickers Claire Tomalin

Michael HolroydComedy into Tragedy

Michael Holroyd wrote ‘A Dog’s

Life’ in the late 50s / early 60s, but

UK publication was delayed following

threats of legal action from his

father. Set in 1950s England the novel

focuses on one day in the life of an

eccentric family and their dog, and

is published now with a devastating

Afterword that recasts the comedy

as tragedy.

Salley VickersHow and Why We Read

A subject close to the hearts of all

Ways With Words audiences who

love words, ideas and learning. Salley

Vickers, highly respected novelist and

speaker, has thought-provoking and

impressive views on the matter.

Claire TomalinNelly Ternan –The Invisible Woman

Award-winning biographer Claire

Tomalin tells the story of Nelly

Ternan and her relationship with

Charles Dickens, which was kept

a secret until the death of his last

surviving son in 1933. Dickens

referred to Ternan as his ‘magic

circle of one’. This scholarly and

compelling work restores the

neglected actress to her rightful

place in history.

813.15pm

Great Hall

£10

825pm

Great Hall

£10

83 7.30pm

Great Hall

£10

(or £15

to include

the film on

Friday 4 July

at 4pm)

Michael Holroyd

Friday 11 July – Barn – Appreciating the Wild

Day Ticket: £40

Bridget HoldingPassion for the Wild

Bridget Holding, writer,

psychotherapist, and tutor of

creative writing for The University

of Exeter and The Open University

explains how the wildness of nature

provides a powerful metaphor and

model for tracking and reclaiming the

instinctual part of ourselves. Learn to

unlock passion and aliveness, and to

move from block to flow in your life

and writing.

(See also the workshop at 11.30am)

Tristan GooleyNavigating Life Outdoors

Tristan Gooley reveals a cornucopia

of clues for the natural navigator. His

impressive knowledge - the result of

two decades of outdoors experience

- provides an enlightening guide to

what the sun, stars, moon, animals,

plants and trees can reveal, when

you’re properly attuned to them.

Philip LymberyA Closer Look at Cheap Meat

Acclaimed environmental campaigner

Philip Lymbery offers a shocking

examination of the real cost of

mega-farming. Not only an urgent

wake-up call, but a careful attempt

to forge a better farming future and

to examine the reality of our current

eating habits.

Nick GroomAppreciating the Seasons

For millennia, the passing seasons

have marked our progress through

the year. But what do they mean

to us now that we lead increasingly

atomised and urban lives? Will it

matter if we no longer notice the

first cuckoo call? Nick Groom,

Professor of English at the University

of Exeter, offers an unabashed

celebration of the seasons.

Pascal Wick and Tinker Mather (Translator)The Diary of a Nomadic Herder

The extraordinary story of a man

who alone herded 1,800 sheep for

several months in almost virgin

territory and, thanks to his guard

dogs, was able to limit the threat of

coyote, grizzly bears, black bears and

mountain lions. Pascal Wick shares

his lifelong passion for the untamed

margins of our world.

84 10am

Barn

£10

(or £20

to include

the writing

workshop at

11.30am)

8511.45am

Barn

£10

861.30pm

Barn

£10

873.15pm

Barn

£10

885pm

Barn

£10

Tristan Gooley Philip Lymbery

Saturday 12 July – Barn – Women’s Lives

Day Ticket: £48

Naomi WoodHemingway’s Women

Naomi Wood discusses her novel

‘Mrs Hemingway’, in which four

women discover, in quick succession,

what it means to love, and marry, the

most famous writer of a generation.

Judith MackrellFabulous Flappers

Through the turbulent lives of six

women who exemplified the spirit of

the 1920s, Judith Mackrell traces the

era of Charleston dancing, glamour

and excess. Set against a backdrop

of reckless parties and the thrill of

the new, she tells a remarkable and

tragic story of histories transcended

and futures re-written.

Helen RappaportThe Romanov Sisters

Helen Rappaport offers a compelling

contribution to the multi-faceted

history of the Russian Revolution of

1917. Teasing out the story of the

four Romanov Sisters, she chronicles

their lives of opulent splendour, and

their tragic and brutal deaths.

Rachel HolmesEleanor Marx

Rachel Holmes discusses the history

of Eleanor Marx (1855-98) who was

the first woman to lead the British

dock workers’ and gas workers’

trade unions. Her most notable

contribution to British life was her

pioneering feminism. For her, social

justice without sexual equality was

unthinkable.

Mary TalbotThe Inside Story of the Fight for the Vote

Costa Award-winner Mary Talbot

tells the story of maid-of-all-work and

militant feminist, Sally Heathcote, and her

involvement in the battle to secure the

vote for women. She tells of Sally’s life and

times and explores how her work shaped

the lives of women today.

Daisy GoodwinLove in the Nineteenth Century

Daisy Goodwin is a TV producer and

presenter known for ‘Reader I Married

Him’, ‘Bookworm’ and ‘The Nation’s

Favourite Poems’; she is also the creator

of Grand Designs. She has edited

numerous poetry anthologies, including

the bestselling ‘101 Poems That Could

Save Your Life’. Her first novel, ‘My

Last Duchess’, the story of an American

heiress, was published to critical acclaim.

Her latest novel ‘The Fortune Hunter’

tells the true story of a nineteenth century

Queen of Hearts and a cavalry captain,

and the struggle between love and duty.

8910am

Barn

£10

9011.30am

Barn

£10

911pm

Barn

£10

922.30pm

Barn

£10

934pm

Barn

£10

945.30pm

Barn

£10

Naomi Wood Mary Talbot

Saturday 12 July – Great Hall – President’s Day


Michael Frayn, Claire Tomalin and Roy HattersleyTime Past

These distinguished writers discuss,

the role of history in their writings.

All of them use characters and

events from the past in their books.

What draws them to history? Do

they find the past explains the

present? Inspiration, interpretation,

illumination: how do they combine

these three to produce their

memorable books?

(This event replaces event 95 in the

printed brochure.)

Penelope LivelyA Life in Time

One of our greatest writers

remembers a life through the 20th

century. Dame Penelope Lively, in

conversation with Kay Dunbar (Ways

With Words Director), describes

what ‘arriving’ into old age feels like,

and considers the world history that

has led her there - World War II, the

Suez Crisis, the Cold War.

Margaret MacMillanApproaching World War One

Prof. Margaret MacMillan discusses

her award-winning history, ‘War

That Ended Peace’. Beginning in the

early 19th century and ending with

the assassination of the Archduke

Franz Ferdinand, Margaret MacMillan

uncovers the global challenges and

human weaknesses that led Europe

from peace and stability to disaster.

Helena KennedyWhose Human Rights Are They Anyway?

Baroness Kennedy is a British

barrister, broadcaster, and Labour

member of the House of Lords.

She is a former chair of the Human

Genetics Commission, which advised

the UK Government on ethical,

social, and legal issues arising from

developments in genetic science.

She has made her name fighting for

the underdog and defending civil

liberties.

12610am

Great Hall

£10

9611.30am

Great Hall

£10

971pm

Great Hall

£10

982.30pm

Great Hall

£10

Michael Frayn Penelope Lively Margaret MacMillan Helena Kennedy



David McKieDecoding Surnames

More than simple identity tags,

surnames are coded messages that

contain family secrets. McKie is

by turns elegiac and amusing as he

recounts his tour of Britain in search

of the hidden history of family names.

He celebrates not just the Smiths

and Joneses of the Island, but the

Chaceporcs and Swetinbeddes, too.

Anthony KingGovernment Gaffs

With unrivalled political savvy and

a keen sense of irony, distinguished

political scientist Prof. Anthony

King discusses his recent exposé

of the gaffs and blunders made

by government. More than just a

comedy of errors, his razor sharp

analysis offers both diagnosis and

spirited prescriptions for more fool-

proof policy-making.

Jeremy Hardy on TourNot Raving but Frowning

Jeremy Hardy has been a stand-up

comic since 1984 and will be one

until he dies or wins the Lottery.

Best known for his work on

Radio 4, notably on ‘The News

Quiz’ and ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t A

Clue’. In 2010, he published a book,

‘My Family and Other Strangers’,

chronicling his desperate search for

interesting ancestors.

(Suitable for 16+)

‘In an ideal world, Jeremy Hardy would

be extremely famous, but an ideal world

would leave him without most of his best

material.’ The Guardian

‘A comic genius.’ Sandi Toksvig

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Today has been programmed by Roy Hattersley,

President of The Telegraph Ways With Words Festival,

to include some of his favourite writers and thinkers.

Saturday 12 July – Oxford Short Talks

Day Ticket: £16

Alan Winfield RoboticsAlan Winfield talks about how it is that

robotics can be both a success story

and a disappointment; how robots can

be both ordinary and remarkable. He

looks at their important developments

in science and their applications to

everyday life.

Russell StannardRelativity100 years ago Einstein’s Theory of

Relativity shattered the world of

physics. Our comforting Newtonian

ideas of space and time were replaced

by bizarre and counter-intuitive

conclusions. Russell Stannard explains

the important concepts of relativity,

from E = mc2 to black holes, and

explores the theory’s impact on science

and on our understanding of the

universe.

Writers from the popular Oxford University Press’

Very Short Introductions will be giving 30 minute talks. Charles Townshend Terrorism

Charles Townshend explores terrorism

in relation to revolutionary power,

nationalism, and religious extremism,

considering the successes of specific

terrorist and anti-terrorist campaigns

both in the past and in more recent

years. He tackles the on-going debate

about the erosion of civil liberties

in response to increased terrorist

activities and addresses the question we

are all facing: how does terrorism end?

Rana MitterModern ChinaRana Mitter looks at a variety of

ways to understand the world’s

most populous nation, giving a short,

integrated picture of modern Chinese

society, culture, economy, politics and

art: an heir to an ancient civilization

that is still trying to find a modern

identity.

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Sunday 13 July – Barn – Conflict

Day Ticket: £40

James CrowdenThe Language of War –The Boer War

West Country poet, historian and

cider expert James Crowden has

put together a collection of poems,

anecdotes, diaries, letters, newspaper

reports and verbatim accounts to

chart the origins and progress of this

long-forgotten war.

David BeltonAfter Rwanda

Twenty years after the bloody

horrors of Rwanda’s genocide,

former BBC Newsnight producer

David Belton, one of the first

journalists to survey the conflict,

returns in search of survivors. His

journey traces a personal quest into

the heart of forgiveness and the

limits of bravery.

James CopnallSplitting Sudan

James Copnall was the BBC

Sudan correspondent from

2009-12, covering South Sudan’s

independence, the Darfur war,

rebellions, and clashes between

the Sudans. He has reported from

over twenty African countries and

will discuss his book, ‘A Poisonous

Thorn in Our Hearts: Sudan and

South Sudan’s Bitter and Incomplete

Divorce’.

James LongWar and Love

James Long’s latest historical novel,

‘The Balloonist’, tells a passionate

story of love during the First World

War. Informed by wartime memoirs,

he tells of the perils of war as a

balloon observer on the Western

Front - a most dangerous job that

has become almost forgotten.

Taylor DowningIntelligence Wars

Normally portrayed as a brutal war

fought from the trenches, World

War I is one of history’s most

retold events. Taylor Downing

offers a fresh history of the era by

profiling key engineers, chemists,

physicists, doctors, mathematicians

and intelligence gatherers who made

scientific and intellectual advances to

the benefit of 20th century Britain.

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Roy HattersleyIn Praise of Political Ideology

Modern politics is too concerned with

personalities and too little a battle

between rival programmes, policies

and philosophies. Democracy

demands that voters are offered

conflicting views of the good society.

Men and women who reject ideology

- even regard it as a handicap to good

government - suffer from the

condition which gives politics a bad

name - lack of conviction.

Peter SnowBritain and America –A Special Relationship?

Two hundred years ago the US

president and his wife had just enough

time to pack and escape from the

White House before the British

entered and set fire to the place. Peter

Snow, former Diplomatic and Defence

Correspondent for ITN, presenter of

BBC Newsnight and an indispensable

part of election nights, tells the story

with his usual enthusiasm and vigour.

Michael RosenAlphabetical –How Every Letter Tells a Story

From minding your Ps and Qs to

wondering why X should mark

the spot, language expert, former

Children’s Laureate and BBC Radio 4

‘Word of Mouth’ presenter, Michael

Rosen takes us through the history

of the alphabet from the mysterious

Phoenicians to nonsense poems,

through our 5 lost letters and the

tyranny of spelling.

David OwenFailed Diplomacy and the Military Conversations

In this scholarly and eloquent

work Lord Owen argues that the

outbreak of war in 1914 was far from

inevitable, and instead represented

eight years of failed diplomacy.

Britain was the only country with

the strength to force Germany and

France to negotiate, and as a result

of political shortsightedness, was

stuck in the mud of the Continent.

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Roy Hattersley Peter Snow Michael Rosen David Owen



Simon JenkinsViewing England

Sir Simon Jenkins is Chairman of

the National Trust, a journalist and

author. He writes for the Guardian

and London Evening Standard as

well as broadcasting for the BBC.

Previously he was editor of both

London Evening Standard and The

Times. He has compiled an illustrated

collection of 100 of the most

remarkable views in England and

reveals the fascinating stories behind

some of England’s most exquisite

land and city-scapes.

Chris BryantThe Parliamentary Stage

Labour MP, Shadow Minister for

Welfare Reform and previously the

Minister of State for Europe and

the Deputy Leader of the House

of Commons, Chris Bryant tells

the history of the United Kingdom

through the lens of its parliament.

His story features a cast of players

ranging from the visionary and

altruistic to the violent and self-

serving, and traces the rowdy

confrontations and unstable alliances

that have framed British democracy.

David Owen, James Long and Taylor DowningWar – Futile or Glorious?

Expect a heated discussion from

some fine minds. Lord Owen was

Labour’s spokesman on defence.

Taylor Downing co-produced the

major series ‘Cold War’ and is

author of a book, ‘The World at

War’, which documents the making

of the eponymous TV series.

James Long was a BBC TV news

correspondent and, after running

an international TV station from

Zurich, he returned to England to

concentrate on writing. He will chair

the event while taking part in the

discussion.

Simon Jenkins Chris Bryant James Long Taylor Downing

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. . . but alsoSaturday 5 July

FE1 11.30am - 1pm Dukes Room £12Clive Fairweather A Man That Looks on Glass – A Masterclass on the Poetry of George Herbert

The odd, quirky, lucid phrases of George Herbert’s

poetry linger for a lifetime in the minds of those

that read it. Why should this be so? Join Clive

Fairweather for a masterclass to investigate the

unique qualities of Herbert’s writing. Copies of the

poems to be explored will be provided on booking.

118 3.15pm Dukes Room £6Moor PoetsEvery Poem Paints a Picture

Moor Poets, the Devon-based writers’ collective,

recently published their third anthology featuring

32 Southwest poets representing a wide range

of styles and subjects. Contributors will present

poetry from the anthology and beyond, with

accompanying projection of work from local

artists.

Poets reading include Graham Burchell, Julie-ann Rowell, Jennie Osborne, Ian Chamberlain, Pat Fleming and others.

Artwork from Anita Reynolds and other

Devon artists.

119 5pm Dukes Room £6 Susan Taylor and Simon WilliamsThe Weather House

Susan Taylor and Simon Williams run the gauntlet

of our changeable climate in their new poetry

show. They will look at this through the interplay

of a little wooden weather man and wife stood in

the doorways of an antique weather house on a

farmhouse mantel piece.

. . . but alsoIf we didn’t have a sense of irony we’d call these events ‘niche’. We doand they’re not; they just take place in other venues at unpredictable times. So don’t dismiss them. Take a look.

120 11.45am Dukes Room £6 Rebecca GethinCreating Historical Fiction

‘Writing of the past is a resurrection; the past lives in

your words and you are free.’ (Jessamyn West)

The words ‘historical fiction’ suggest two opposite

intentions pulling in different directions so how

can they be reconciled? Why would anyone write

a historical novel? And why do people love to read

them? Rebecca Gethin will be discussing some of

these questions as well as reading from and talking

about the genesis of her latest novel, ‘What the

horses heard’ – set before, during and after World

War One.

121 2pm Dukes Room £6What is Creativity?

A discussion panel investigating creativity across

varying disciplines, seeking common ground and

what it means to cultivate the creative process.

Audience participation welcomed.

Chair: Luke Shepherd is a portrait sculptor

and has a profound interest in the nature of

perception. He is a Member of the Devon Guild of

Craftsmen and South West Sculptors Association.

Ani Buckland is an artist, sculptor, art

psychotherapist and a writer and a member of

South West Sculptors Association.

Mo Cohen is a writer, poet, performer and

coach and founder of Nearly Real Theatre,

promoting Solo Autobiographical Drama.

Katheryn Trenshaw, creative director of

the Passionate Presence Center for Creative

Expression, is an artist, writer, filmmaker and

teacher who has been exhibiting and facilitating

groups for over 30 years.

Tuesday 8 July – The Creative Process

122 4pm Dukes Room £6Jill Treseder Novel Ideas

‘The Hatmaker’s Secret’ is a novel by Jill Treseder

based on her family history. Now she is following

quite a different lead for her next novel. What is

the process that leads from inspiration to fiction

and what are the pitfalls along the way?

Wednesday 9 July

FE2 2 - 3.30pm Dukes Room £12Rebecca Gethin Poetry Writing Workshop

‘Poetry trickles in between the fault lines of this working

and family life; like water it finds openings.’

(Philip Gross, Iota 88)

This workshop will help you find lasting ways of

letting poetry into your life by exploring places

where poems might be secreted. We will search

places, objects and interests to see what comes

to light. For beginners and those who want to

regenerate their writing practice.

Luke Shepherd

Thursday 10 July

FE3 10am - 12.30pm Dukes Room £12Mo CohenWorkshop - SOLO - Telling the Story of Your Life

Mo Cohen is the founder of Nearly Real Theatre, a

theatre organisation committed to the promotion

of Solo Autobiographical Drama. He organised

the first Totnes Solo Festival last summer and is

planning the second festival for early July. He is a

writer, poet, performer and coach.

1pm Dukes Room Free Performance of stories from SOLO Workshop

FE4 2.30 - 4pm Dukes Room £12Katheryn TrenshawFilm / Talk / Discussion / Workshop

What is true about you but not obvious to

strangers? That which was hidden is revealed

through interview and autobiographies on skin in

this multi-media project bridging the worlds of

art, poetry and body. This lively workshop is an

antidote to human separation. Come and explore

what this means to you personally, and worldwide.

Friday 11 July

123 10am Dukes Room £6Ruth BrooksThe Secret Life of Snails

Ruth Brooks recounts her voyage of discovery

into the slow and surprising life of the garden

snail. A journey that began as a ruthless vendetta

against hosta-decimating villains, transforms into a

delightful obsession that sees grandmother-turned-

scientist embarking on nighttime adventures and

garden missions to uncover the lives of these slimy

gastropods.

FE5 11.30am - 1pm Meet under the archway

£12 (or £20 to include event 84)Bridget Holding Wild Words Workshop

Make contact with qualities of wildness, directly

in nature, and record those experiences in words

for a more vivid experience of life. Weather

permitting, the workshop will take place outdoors,

in the secret wild places of Dartington. Please

dress appropriately. Skills learnt on the course will

strengthen writing in all genres.

Sunday 13 July

124 11.30am Dukes Room £6 Ruth BrooksNine Lives

What happens when a phobic child refuses school,

or after a violent teenager is excluded? With luck,

each will be assigned an LEA home tutor. Telling

the stories of eight vulnerable children, Ruth

Brooks reveals how family dysfunction, abuse,

illness, irrational fears, all severely affect learning.

Bursaries to Ways With Words

Each year at the Dartington festival we

give away about 20 Bursary Passes to

young people between the ages of 17 –

25 so that they can attend all (10 days)

or some (5 days) of the festival

FREE OF CHARGE.

This is a fantastic opportunity to become

immersed in the festival, be introduced

to new ideas, new authors and make new

friends.

All for NOTHING – What’s not to like?

For details and application procedure

email [email protected]

There’s Lots to do at Dartington

Study The History of Dartington – Find out about the medieval hall, built between 1388 and 1400 for John Holand, half-brother to Richard II. It was restored by Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst who commissioned architect William Weir to renovate the buildings, restoring the magnificent hammerbeam roof on the Great Hall where most of Ways With Words’ events take place.

Explore The Dartington Gardens – The gardens feature a tiltyard (thought actually to be the remains of an Elizabethan water garden) and major sculptures, including examples by Henry Moore, Willi Soukop and Peter Randall-Page. Many visitors to the festival enjoy walks in the gardens which are very close to the literary action.

Walk by The River Dart which flows through the Dartington Hall estate in a beautiful tree lined valley.

Watch Films – Besides the film of The Invisible Woman, which we are showing as part of the festival programme, the Barn Cinema shows films each night of the festival. Browse Books – there is a bigger than ever pop-up Waterstones shop on-site in the Upper Gatehouse.

The Ship StudioThis is situated in the courtyard at Dartington.Here you will find stalls selling second hand and antiquarian books and quality locally made crafts open each day from 10am - 5.30pm.

Ways Without WordsSculpture Exhibition (10am - 6pm each day).For five one-hour slots there will be a chance to meet the artists to find out more about their craft. Look out for further information on the blackboard.

The Shops at DartingtonA short walk from the festival site you will find shops selling Crafts and Glassware, Farm Foods, Stationery, Toys and Gifts. (Open Mon - Sat, 9.30am - 5.30pm and Sun, 10am - 5pm)

General Information –Travelling to Dartington

• Dartington is roughly 25 miles southwest of Exeter and about a four hour drive from London.

• By car, take the M5, A38 and A384, then follow yellow AA signs to the festival. From the west, take the A38 from Plymouth, the A385 and then follow the AA signs.

• By train – Paddington is the mainline station from London. Totnes is the station nearest to Dartington Hall. Dartington Hall is a five minute taxi ride from the station.

ParkingParking charges now apply on the Dartington Estate.Please leave plenty of time to get to your event as you may need to park at a distance from the venues and there may be queues at the ticket machines.(NB. Residents will receive a permit on booking which entitles the holder to free parking in the designated car parks during your stay.)

Accessible parking is provided in the main car park (8 spaces) and in the Barn car park. A drop off point for the Barn is situated in front of the archway approximately 30 metres from the Barn. A drop off point for the Great Hall is situated at the White Hart approx. 50 metres from the Hall.

Mobility AccessThere is wheelchair access to the Great Hall, Barn and Upper Gatehouse, but please let us know when you buy your tickets as wheelchair spaces are limited and must be reserved in advance. There is no wheelchair access to the Dukes Room. There is access to the White Hart bar and dining rooms and to some bedrooms.

Hearing ImpairmentThere is a loop system in place in the Great Hall (please ask the stewards where to sit to take advantage of this) and an Infra Red assited hearing system in the Barn.

With thanks to . . .

The PublishersAtlantic Books, Biteback Publishing, Black Dog Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing, Cannongate Books, Cinnamon Press, Ebury Publishing, Faber and Faber, Flagdon Press, Fourth Estate, Frances Lincoln, Gibson Square Books, Green Leaf Publishing, Guardian Press, Harper Collins, Haus Publishing, Headline Publishing Group, Hodder & Stoughton, Hurst Publishers, I.B. Taurus, Impress Books, Leaping Hare Press, Little Brown Book Group, Lund Humphries, Oneworld Publications, Orion Publishing Group, Oxford University Press, Oversteps, Pan Macmillan, Penguin, Princeton University Press, Profile Books, Quercus Books, Random House (Chatto & Windus, Harvill Secker, Jonathan Cape, Vintage, Yellow Jersey Press), Reaktion Books, Rolling Dice Ink, Routledge, Simon & Schuster, Thames & Hudson, Transworld Publishers, Verso, Yale University Press.

Ways With Words’ PatronsJonathan Dimbleby, Nicholas Evans, Sir Michael Holroyd, Dame Penelope Lively, James Long, Blake Morrison, The Rt. Hon. The Lord Owen, The Lord O’Hagan, Peter Stanford, Salley Vickers

Good, Close and Best FriendsColin Goldsmith, Marlene Eyre, Mrs E. Piercey, Moira Sykes, Brenda & John Wynn

Ways With Words StaffBox Office Managers: Bryony Tilsley and Philip JohnProgramme Assistants: Alice Ling, Jane Fitzgerald and Leah VarnellCopy Assistant: Polly RodgersVenue Managers: Jess Morris, Charlie Ansell, Caroline Wilson

Technical Advice: Chris EdwardsTechnicians: Ollie Webb, Ninian Harding and all at the Barn Cinema

Thank you to the generous and energetic team of volunteers who support the festival in a variety of ways before, during and after the festival.

Tej Walia and his team atDartington Accommodation and Catering Services Ltd.Sam Macaulay - Senior Events Manager at Dartington Hall

Photo creditsTimothy Allen - Jane Bown - Laurence Cendrowicz - Dale Cherry - Dan Chung - Deej - Steven Draper - Hans Feurer - Caroline Forbes - Sophie Gooley - Jon Halliday - Christine Hardy - Simon Harsent - Barrie Harwood - Peter Helme - Charlie Hopkinson - Alice Hunt - Barney Jones - Sarah Lee - Sandy Lovelock - Wolf Marloh - Jordan Matter - Rob Judges - Richard Maude - Tom Medwell - Dan Mersh - Laura Pannack - Kate Raworth - Jonathan Ring - Graeme Robertson - University of Exeter

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