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Cal Flyn: Nature Writing Workshop

Sunday 25 August 15:30 - 17:30

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Why not try? Think Tank: Suzy Glass & Georgina Voss Think Tank: Suzy Glass & Georgina Voss Sun 11 Aug 16:00 - 17:30
 

Jonathan Watts: The Life and Legacy of James Lovelock

Sunday 25 August 15:45 - 16:45

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What was it like to interview one of Britian’s greatest minds? Jonathan Watts, global environment editor at the Guardian, joins chair Paul French to discuss the in-depth conversations he had with the late scientist and environmentalist James Lovelock…
 

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Maureen Johnson & Rosie Talbot: Mysterious Murders

14+

Sunday 25 August 16:00 - 17:00

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Sinister schools, supernatural students, isolated islands…Oh, and did anyone mention the deaths? Discover how these bestselling YA authors plotted their perfect murder mysteries as Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Maureen Johnson, and Rosie Talbot talk with…
 

Crafting Characters with Marije Tolman

10+

Sunday 25 August 16:30 - 17:30

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Craft your very own animal characters in a fun illustration workshop with Marije Tolman. Meet characters from Little Fox and her new book Quill The Forest Keeper (translated by David Colmer) about a thoughtful hedgehog who likes to slow down and tidy up…
 

Alastair Campbell: But What Can I Do?

Sunday 25 August 17:00 - 18:00

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The Rest is Politics podcast has established Labour’s former Downing Street Director of Communications and Strategy, Alastair Campbell, as one of the most important political commentators of the moment. Also a mental health campaigner and prolific author…
 

900 Voices: Conversations on Belonging

Sunday 25 August 17:00 - 18:00

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Zoë Irvine, Lindsay Perth and Jules Rawlinson showcase the groundbreaking 900 Voices project, a participative sound installation celebrating 900 years of Edinburgh landmark, St Giles Cathedral. The project explores notions of belonging, connection, and…
 

Melissa Lucashenko & Sathnam Sanghera: Narratives of Empire

Sunday 25 August 17:30 - 18:30

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The legacy and myths of British imperialism will be explored and interrogated by non-fiction writer Sathnam Sanghera, whose latest book Empireworld explores the British empire’s impact upon the globe after Empireland looked at this country alone. Joining…
 

Erica Benner: What's Wrong with Democracy?

Sunday 25 August 17:45 - 18:45

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Political philosopher Erica Benner has this year added to her previous books on Machiavelli’s ideas and the history of nationalist thinking with a new title on a subject she’s been grappling with all of her life. In Adventures in Democracy, she explores…
 

Words from the Wards: Michael Pedersen

Sunday 25 August 18:15 - 19:15

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Why not try? Housewarming! Housewarming! Sat 10 Aug 10:00 - 11:00
 

Robert Harris: Scandalous Notes

Sunday 25 August 18:45 - 19:45

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A prime minister writes obsessively to the young women he’s infatuated with, sharing the most sensitive matters of state. Precipice by multi award-winning author of multiple bestsellers, Robert Harris, is set in 1914 and tells the thrilling story of an…