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Dartington Hall, Devon11 - 20 July 2008

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What is it all about?

• beautiful medieval buildings set in glorious gardens.

• 10 days, over 100 events with novelists, politicians,

historians, scientists, poets . . . the famous and the

yet-to-be-discovered.

• a friendly audience of lively-minded people

interested in ideas, debate, books and reading.

. . . Combine them all and the result is compelling.

Buy a ticket for just one event, stay on-site for the

whole ten days and go to events from dawn to dusk -

or anything in between.

How does it work?

Buying tickets• You can buy individual tickets, day tickets or Rover

tickets (which give you entry to events over a

period of time). See the centre pages for details.

Accommodation at Dartington• We offer a variety of packages which include

accommodation and ticket combinations, from on-

site B&B in student rooms to comfortable, ensuite

bedrooms. Phone 01803 867373 and we’ll talk you

through the options.

Dartington is one of the highlights - and fixed points

- of my summer. I cannot imagine letting July pass

without spending time - speaking or listening - at

what is a unique, literary occasion. Unusually in my

Dartington experience, it rained during my two-

day visit last year. But it did not dampen my spirits.

Nothing could.

There is a special joy about Dartington that only

partly results from the distinction of the speakers

who gather there. Dartington is a community in

which there is no barrier between audiences and

authors; they all come together in an idyllic setting.

The programme is as good or better than any other

festival in Britain. Dartington is special because it has

literature - and a lot more.

Roy HattersleyWays With Words’ President

... from the festival PresidentWelcome to Ways With Words... from the directors

If someone asked you what you thought was essential

for a civilised life what would you say? Reading

(books, newspapers, journals); education (without

exams); lively company and laughter; having your

imagination released and your thinking stretched?

Conversation, friends, films, gardens, trees,

herbaceous borders, paintings, sculptures, smoothies,

red wine, coffee, walks, travel, bookshops, crafts

may also be on your list. It sounds like Ways With

Words at Dartington, doesn’t it?

Make a list and then look at what is on offer during

these magical days of the festival.

They might coincide.

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Friday 11 July - Great Hall

Martin BellThe Truth That Sticks

In his latest book, ‘The Truth That

Sticks,’ Martin Bell, one of the most

respected war correspondents

and one-time Independent MP,

asks why, after 11 years in power,

Labour has proved a bitter

disappointment. What has gone

wrong? He keeps the questions

coming.

James and Ben Long talk to Penelope LivelyThe Plot Against Pepys

It is 1679 and England is awash with

suspicion. Fear of conspiracy and

religious terrorism has provoked

panic in politicians and a zealous

reaction from the legal system.

Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the

Admiralty, finds himself charged

with treason and facing execution.

Father and son, James and Ben

Long, brilliantly evoke a turbulent

period in England’s history. They

tell the forgotten story of the two

most dangerous years in the life of

the legendary diarist.

#1

2.30pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

James Long

#2

4pm

Great Hall

£8

Keir DavidsonRocks + Sand = Zen

Many enjoy the sense of

tranquillity and space in

Japanese gardens, but may

know little about their origins

and inspiration. Keir Davidson,

writer and landscape gardener,

offers an enlightening talk

about the influence of Zen on

these gardens and their role in

Zen practice.

#3

4pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Michael

Elsmere

Friday 11 July -Barn Theatre

James and Ben Long

Martin Bell

Friday 11 July - Great Hall

Kate MosseA French Mystery

Kate Mosse’s novel, ‘Labyrinth’,

stunned the literary world and

sold millions of copies. Now

she introduces her new book,

‘Sepulchre’, about a biographer

who arrives in France on a

research trip and uncovers more

than she bargained for. Kate Mosse

talks about what draws her back

repeatedly to the themes of love,

loss, the supernatural and 19th

century France.

#4

5.30pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Sam Leith,

Literary

Editor,

The Daily

Telegraph

Kate Mosse

Brian PattenGrowing Up Before Your Very Eyes

From first to second childhood and

back again, with a little chaos and

much humour on the way. Reading

from a huge variety of his work,

Liverpool poet Brian Patten takes

the sometimes dark, sometimes

heart-rending, often hilarious and

always fascinating journey through

a chaotic boyhood, a love-struck

adolescence and a disrespectful

middle-age, to leave us teetering on

the brink of yet another childhood.

Older children as well as grown-ups

will enjoy the range of poems.

#5

8pm

Great Hall

£8

Brian Patten

9.15-11pm

Free

White Hart

bar patio

Trade Winds Simon Williams et al

Trade Winds, an established

Open Mic event, encourages

people to perform; to sing songs,

read poems, tell stories and make

music. Several of the event’s

regulars will be on hand to get

things going, but it’s mainly for

you to take part. Book a slot

with Simon on the night and give

five minutes of your best.

Saturday 12 July - Great Hall

Penelope LivelyReading, Writing And Letters Home

After forty years in books,

Penelope Lively considers the

unexpected aspects of a writing life,

– learning, living and leaving home,

with surprises along the way.

Christina Lambin conversation withMartin BellDispatches From Foreign Lands

Christina Lamb has spent 20

years reporting from around the

world, and is now one of Britain’s

most highly-regarded journalists.

Her latest book, ‘Small Wars

Permitting’, is a collection of her

finest reports from Afghanistan

to Zimbabwe. She explores

with Martin Bell the human

consequences of conflict and how

she deals with a life spent in the

midst of the world’s troubles.

David OwenIllness In Heads Of State

Lord Owen, founder and former

leader of the SDP and Labour

Foreign Secretary under James

Callaghan, trained as a doctor.

Today he examines how mental

and physical ill health affects the

decision-making of political leaders.

Oona KingA Decade Is A Long Time In Politics

In 1997 Oona King entered

Parliament as one of Blair’s Babes

and the first black woman in

government. Her candid diaries

reveal how she abandoned political

ambition to get a life. She talks

about her time in and out of

Westminster.

Tariq Ali1968 – 2008: Echoes And Whispers

‘Given the way that politics has

gone to the dogs in so many parts

of the democratic world, it’s hardly

surprising that celebrity status and

wealth have taken centre stage.’

So wrote Tariq Ali recently. Today

he offers his radical and challenging

views of the last 40 years of

national and international politics.

#6

10am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Lorna

Duffin

#7

11.30am

Great Hall

£8

#8

2pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Richard

Ryder

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3.30pm

Great Hall

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Chair:

Sam

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Great Hall

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Robin InceMake Room For Robin Ince

“snortingly funny” The Daily Telegraph

“when someone writes a history of

modern comedy, they should make

room for Robin Ince” The Guardian

“a smart, snarly and inventive one-

man show” The Sunday Times

Robin Ince makes his Ways With

Words debut with an evening

of stand-up comedy, bad books

and a selection of ideas, theories

and tangents. As heard on ‘The

Personality Test’, ‘Banter’, ‘The

Now Show’, ‘Crimes Against Music’

(Radio 4), seen on ‘Never Mind

The Buzzcocks’ and ‘Mock The

Week’, and known to millions from

Ricky Gervais’s best-selling ‘Politics

and Fame’ DVDs.

(2hrs inc. interval)

#11

8pm

Great Hall

£16

Great Hall Day TicketEvents #6 - #10 : £30

Ways With Words / Devon Wildlife Trust Poetry and Essay Competition

THEME

Landscape as Muse

JUDGESPoetry : Andy Brown, director of the University of Exeter’s Centre for Creative Writing and Arts and author of ‘Goose Music’ (with John Burnside).Essay: Stephen Hussey, Editor of ‘Wild Devon’

PRIZES Ist Prize: In both categories the winners will receive a literary gift box to include £200 worth of books and £50 worth of tokens to Ways With Words festivals. (They can be spent at any Ways With Words event). In addition, they will receive a Gardening for Wildlife Kit.

Runners-up: There will be 2 runners-up in each category. Each will receive £100 worth of books and a Gardening for Wildlife Kit.

Also the 1st prize winners in both categories will be published in a future edition of the magazine, ‘Wild Devon’. Both winners and runners-up will be invited to read their pieces at a special prize-giving event at the Ways With Words festival at Dartington Hall on Wednesday 13 July at 2pm.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:• Entries are invited for original poems of no more than 40 lines or essays of no more than 1000 words.• Entry fee is £4 per poem or essay.• Entrants may submit as many poems and/or essays as they wish.• Entries should be in English and typed or very clearly written on one side of paper. Two copies of each entry should be submitted.• No entry should have been accepted for publication, read on radio/television or stage or have been awarded a prize in any other competition. • Entrants must not put names or addresses on the work but must put name, address and titles on a separate sheet.

Cheques payable to ‘Ways With Words’ and sent with entries to:Ways With Words/ Devon Wildlife Trust Competition, Droridge Farm, Dartington, Devon TQ9 6JG

Closing Date - Friday 20 June 2008Winners will be notifi ed by Friday 4 July 2008Entrants should enclose an s.a.e. for notifi cation of results.Entries cannot be returned.

Robin Ince

Saturday 12 July - Barn Theatre - Lives Less Ordinary

Henry HemmingEnglish Eccentrics

What does it mean to be an

eccentric in England today? Writer

Henry Hemming describes the

eccentrics he encounters on his

travels through England.

Anne SebbaJennie Churchill: Winston’s American Mother

In 1874 the creative and

passionate Jennie Jerome became

Lady Randolph Churchill. She

was a woman who refused to

be cowed sexually or socially; a

person who lived life to the full;

a strong mother to Winston

and a behind-the-scenes political

dynamo. Anne Sebba draws a

vivid and frank portrait of this

remarkable woman.

Maureen FreelyMuslim Grandmother

In their small Turkish town of

Fethiye, Çetin’s grandmother

seemed to be a well-respected

Muslim housewife but in fact was

an Armenian Christian by birth. As

a child the men in her village had

been slaughtered and she had been

torn from her mother’s arms and

adopted by the Turkish captain.

Maureen Freely has translated

Çetin’s book - a human story of

political genocide.

Judith MackrellLydia – Bloomsbury Ballerina

Lydia Lopokova, through a

combination of luck, determination

and talent, became a star in Paris,

a vaudeville favourite in America

and the toast of Britain. Then, most

unexpectedly, she married the

world-renowned economist and

homosexual, John Maynard Keynes,

and became part of the Bloomsbury

set. Judith Mackrell, writer and

dance critic for The Guardian, tells

her extraordinary story.

Frances OsborneThe Bolter

Biographer Frances Osborne tells

the scandalous story of her great

grandmother, Idina Sackville, the

inspiration for Nancy Mitford’s

character The Bolter in ‘The

Pursuit Of Love’. She describes the

heartbreak of her two children left

behind when Idina bolted.

Mavis Cheek & Alison WeirTudor Women

Historian Alison Weir introduces

her second novel, ‘The Lady

Elizabeth’, set before Elizabeth 1

became queen.

In her novel, ‘Amenable Women’,

Mavis Cheek rescues the

reputation of one of Henry VllI’s

wives, Anne of Cleeves, from what

she calls ‘Henry’s PR machine’.

#12

9.30am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Tony

Clayden

#13

10.45am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Celia

Atherton

#14

12 noon

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Pippa

Warrin

#15

2pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Celia

Atherton

#16

3.30pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Zoe Clough

#17

5pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Richard

Ryder

Barn Theatre Day TicketEvents #12 - #17 : £36

Sunday 13 July - Great Hall

Jon SnowSnow’s Eye View

Whether giving his views on the

Iraq war, about Prince Harry in

Afghanistan, or why he doesn’t

wear a poppy on air, Jon Snow, the

main presenter of Channel 4 News,

is always thought-provoking.

Diana Athill in conversation with Penelope LivelySomewhere Towards The End

Diana Athill worked for more than

50 years in publishing with some

of the most important writers of

the 20th century. She will talk to

Penelope Lively about her life in

literature and how it feels now to

be over 90: how much there is to

remember, to forget, to regret, to

forgive - and how one faces the

inevitable fact of death.

Philippe Sandsand Jon SnowTorture And The Law

Philippe Sands, an authority on

international law, and Jon Snow,

prominent Channel 4 News

journalist, will discuss Sands’

deeply disturbing discourse on the

one-page memorandum signed by

Donald Rumsfeld authorising 18

techniques of interrogation not

previously allowed by the United

States.

#18

9.30am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

James Long

#19

10.45am

Great Hall

£8

#20

12.15pm

Great Hall

£8

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Gervase PhinnSpilling The Beans

Bestselling author Gervase Phinn

reminisces about his life as a

schools inspector and offers his

favourite children’s sayings and

stories. ‘My baby brother is having

an operation on his willy - he’s

having it circus-sized.’

Jonathan DimblebyThe Heart Of Russia

Winston Churchill famously

described Russia as ‘a riddle

wrapped in a mystery inside an

enigma’. Today it remains a country

little understood by the West,

yet it is a resurgent world-power

with an energy-rich economy. In

this timely and revealing portrait,

Jonathan Dimbleby unravels the

Gordian knot of modern Russia.

Jonathan FenbyThe Dragon Throne

With China rising as a major power

in the world today Jonathan Fenby,

former editor of the Observer,

tells the turbulent and multi-

faceted story of a unique empire

stretching over more than two

millennia. He sheds light on key

themes in Chinese history - from

Buddhism to the Boxer rising, from

Confucianism to concubines.

Guy WatsonFrom Farm To Box To Table The Riverford Way

Guy Watson began farming on

three acres at Riverford, his

parents’ farm, in 1985. Since then

it has become one of the largest

independent organic farms, famous

for its home-delivery organic

vegetable boxes. He talks with Tom

Jaine, food journalist and publisher

of Prospect Books, about the

remarkable Riverford enterprise.

Paul KingsnorthReal England

Paul Kingsnorth alerts us to what

he sees as an alarming erosion of

our English identity, from the loss

of our post offices to the decline

of small farms, country pubs and

cornershops. The New Statesman

named him one of Britain’s ‘top ten

trouble makers’, which is why we

welcome him today.

#21

2.15pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Richard

Fox

#22

3.45pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

James Long

#23

5.15pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Richard

Ryder

#24

7.30pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Tom Jaine

#25

9pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Richard

Ryder

Sunday 13 July - Barn Theatre - Real Food

Andy and Dave HamiltonThe Green Men

Bristol-based twins Andy and

Dave Hamilton practise what they

preach. They embody how to live

environmentally friendly lives and

have written a book about their

experiences, ‘The Self Sufficient-ish

Bible’. They will give tips, from the

frivolous to the more serious.

Craig Sams and Jo FairleyChocolate Heaven

Wholefood pioneer Craig Sams

and his wife, journalist Jo Fairley,

recount the story of how Green &

Black chocolate went from being

an idea sketched out on a pad one

rainy night in London, to being

one of the best known brands

of chocolate both for its taste

(delicious) and for its Fairtrade and

organic production.

Tamasin Day-LewisDining Out

Tamasin Day-Lewis and her partner

Rob scour restaurants of the

world looking for wonderful food,

from mozzarella in Puglia to roast

chicken in the Pyrenees. Tamasin

recounts their adventures and

looks back on her childhood to

discover where her love of food

first emerged.

Graham HarveyWe Want Real Food

Graham Harvey writes for many

national publications, is Agricultural

Advisor for ‘The Archers’ and

has links with SEER (Sustainable

Ecological Earth Regeneration). He

examines the connection between

industrial farming and poor health

and social disorders in Britain and

advises where to go to buy food

that is still nutrient rich.

Rose PrinceEnglish Food

Chestnut and honey soup, whipped

potatoes with Lancashire cheese

and saffron buns are just a few of

the 200 delectable recipes that

food writer Rose Prince has put

together in her new collection. She

explores how to create food that is

affordable, easy and delicious, but

also good for the environment.

Sue Clifford and James CrowdenAn English Orchard

Poet and rural historian James

Crowden has written two books

on cider: ‘Cider - the Forgotten

Miracle’ and ‘Ciderland’. He reflects

on the recent renaissance of cider

and perry making in the West

Country. Sue Clifford, co-founder

of Common Ground, Apple Day

and co-writer of ‘The Apple Source

Book’ debates the origin and

merits of this most English of fruits.

Try some Ashridge cider after the event.

#26

9.30am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

John Marshall

#27

10.45am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Liz Clayden

#28

12 noon

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Liz Clayden

#29

2pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Michael

Bennie

#30

3.30pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Sam Leith

#31

5pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Tom Jaine

Barn Theatre Day TicketEvents #26 - #31 : £36

Monday 14 July - Barn Theatre - Look Again

David ThurstonAlong The Way – An Illustrated Talk

David Thurston’s travels round

the world with his trusty camera,

artist’s eye, and technical know-

how have resulted in some

stunning photographs. He will pass

on some of his secrets.

An exhibition of his work will be

running throughout the festival

at the Cider Press Centre.

Michael BirdThe St Ives Artists: A Biography Of Place And Time – An Illustrated Talk

After World War 11 many

progressive artists settled in a

small fishing port in Cornwall.

Michael Bird’s history of the St

Ives movement connects the art,

landscape and community with the

wider cultural narrative of 20th

century Britain.

#32

11.30am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

David Lewis

#33

2pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Andy

Christian

Sheila PaineDazzling Patterns, Shimmering Colours – An Illustrated Talk

In many cultures, ancient beliefs

and superstitions are embedded

in the patterns and motifs

embroidered on the clothes of the

people. Sheila Paine, world expert

on textiles and tribal societies, will

examine and explain the hidden

symbolism.

Gavin Menzies1434: The Spark That Ignited The Renaissance

In his previous book, Gavin

Menzies argued that it was the

Chinese who discovered America,

not Columbus. Now, in ‘1434’,

he presents further astonishing

evidence that it was also Chinese

advances in science, art, and

technology that formed the basis of

the European Renaissance and our

modern world.

#34

3.30pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Maureen

Lewis

#35

5pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Richard Fox

Barn Theatre Day TicketEvents #32 - #35 : £24

Tamasin Day-Lewis Rose Prince Michael Bird

Monday 14 July - Great Hall

Ian MortimerHenry IV – From Hero To Murderer

‘Uneasy lies the head that wears

the crown’ – this quote sums up

the problems Henry IV suffered

after he usurped the throne from

Richard II. Dartington Hall was built

by Henry IV’s brother-in-law, John

Holand, who was later executed

for trying to kill Henry, so the Hall

itself plays a part in the story.

Ian Mortimer will explain.

James LongThe Rebirth Of Ferney

This cult classic, the story of a love

affair that spans the centuries, has

been re-released to much acclaim.

James Long will talk to his son, Ben,

about the strange experience of

revisiting ‘Ferney’ after ten years.

Simon MontefioreStalin’s Hidden Legacy

Simon Sebag Montefiore, author

of ‘Young Stalin’, will talk about

his latest novel which describes

the terrible price paid by ordinary

people in Stalin’s Russia, whose

stories have lain forgotten in the

archives for decades.

Julian BagginiMoan, Moan, Moan!

Starting off with God’s protests

to Adam and Eve and working

through the French and American

revolutions to the war on Iraq,

Julian Baggini examines what we

complain about, why we do so,

and whether we should complain

differently. You can’t complain

about that!

#36

10am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Richard

Ryder

#37

11.30am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Ben Long

#38

2pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Richard

Fox

#39

3.30pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

James Long

Great Hall Day TicketEvents #36 - #40 : £30

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Poppy Adams

Simon Montefiore

Rebecca Abrams

Monday 14 July - Great Hall

Poppy Adams and Rebecca AbramsChain Reactions

Poppy Adams’ ‘The Behaviour of

Moths’ is a story of a crumbling

mansion, a reclusive moth expert

and long-forgotten memories.

Rebecca Abrams’ book, ‘Touching

Distance’, is based on a young 18th

century doctor’s search for a cure

for puerperal fever. They discuss

the place science and research play

in their remarkable novels.

Matt Harvey and FriendsWondermentalist Cabaret

Matt Harvey plays host to

a comedy-rich basket of

wondermental things.

(2 hours including interval)

#40

5pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Kay Dunbar

#41

8pm

Great Hall

£8

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Tuesday 15 July - Great Hall

Raymond TallisHead Space

Professor Raymond Tallis focuses

on the head and what it can do.

He takes it apart, piece by piece,

in search of the place where our

souls, and consciousness, reside.

He will explore such mysteries as

the act of blushing, the difference

between tears provoked by pain or

grief and the curiousness of a kiss.

He demonstrates that our heads

are infinitely cleverer than we are.

Henry Hitchings The Secret Life Of Words

Common words often have

unexpected origins. Did you know

‘shampoo’ originates from Hindi, or

that Alcatraz prison is named after

a pelican? Henry Hitchings explores

the story of the English language

and uncovers the secrets behind

everyday words.

John Julius NorwichTrying To Please

The title of John Julius Norwich’s

memoirs comes from his nurse’s

prophetic words at his birth, ‘He’s

only trying to please’. Whether

as a member of the foreign office,

as an author, actor or television

presenter, John Julius Norwich’s

enthusiasm for people and places

has pleased many people.

This talk about his life is bound to

do the same.

Laura ThompsonThe Mysterious Life Of Agatha Christie

Contemplating the motives for

murder has led to a highly popular

literary genre. Agatha Christie’s

ingenious plotting and psychological

insights have made her a leading

exponent. Laura Thompson salutes

her talent, and gives an illuminating

account of Agatha Christie’s life,

which sometimes contained as

much mystery as her books.

Frances WilsonDorothy Wordsworth: Pies, Poems And Passion

Wordsworth’s beloved sister,

Dorothy, was his inspiration, aide

and most valued reader. In her

journals she kept a record of their

idyllic domestic life, interrupted by

her dramatic collapse on William’s

wedding day. Frances Wilson

uncovers the rich emotional life of

her complex subject.

#42

9.30am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

John Marshall

#43

10.45am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Sam Leith

#44

12 noon

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Rachael

Kiddey

#45

2pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Sarah

Crompton,

Arts Editor,

The Daily

Telegraph

#46

3.30pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Sarah

Crompton

Raymond Tallis

Tuesday 15 July - Great Hall

Justine Picardieand Lynne HatwellLooking For Daphne

In her novel, ‘Daphne’, Justine

Picardie takes as her inspiration

a trove of letters that were

lying hidden in the archives of

the Brontë parsonage. Weaving

together fact and fiction she

explores the life of Daphne du

Maurier, describing her failing

marriage and her increasing

obsession with the renegade

Brontë brother Bramwell.

She talks to Lynne Hatwell, the

bookaholic, who has started a

worldwide conversation about

books on her website.

http://dovegreyreader.typepad.com

Tim MacartneyFinding Earth, Finding Soul

In three years Tim Macartney went

from working as a gardener for

a management training centre, to

being their Head of Consultancy.

His inspirational approach to

leadership-development resulted

in the gift of a 50-acre smallholding

from an appreciative client. He

describes his search for meaning

and purpose.

Barron BradyFolksongs - England Needs Her Hedgerows

Barron Brady are on tour

throughout the UK this year

promoting their new album which

is imbued with a sense of the

landscape and wildlife of England

and informed by rural narratives.

Simon and Rosalind are acclaimed

for performing beautifully crafted

songs with virtuosity and verve;

exemplary guitar work, voices and

harmonies combine deliciously with

flutes and ambient harmonium.

Great Hall Day TicketEvents #42 - #47 : £36

#47

5pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Rachael

Kiddey

#48

7.30pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Michael

Elsmere

#49

9pm

Great Hall

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Tuesday 15 July - Barn Theatre - The Art Of Living

Ziyad MararDeception‘We flatter ourselves and each other,

exaggerate, bluff, falsify, dissemble,

hoodwink .... with such skill and speed

that we barely even notice,’ says

Ziyad Marar in his book ‘Deception’.

He discusses how deception has

become widely embedded in our

culture and asks the question:

If we wanted to, could we live a truly

honest life?

Mark VernonWellbeingType ‘how to be happy’ into Google

and you get in excess of 30,000,000

hits. Everyone wants to know the

secret of living a happy and fulfilled

life. Writer, philosopher and

theologist, Mark Vernon, explores

the changing nature of the search for

happiness in his book ‘Wellbeing’.

He looks at religion, spirituality, our

relationship with the transcendent

and our need to find within ourselves

a sense of meaning or deeper

purpose.

Havi CarelIllnessIn 2006 philosophy lecturer Havi

Carel was diagnosed with

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a chronic,

life-threatening illness. She describes

how her life changed that day and

how, while writing her book, ‘Illness’,

she went on a thought-provoking

journey, examining her life with ill-

health. She offers practical suggestions

on living with illness and brings a fresh

perspective to a daunting situation.

John HarveyClothesAs followers of fashion are we

innovators of the future or one

of the herd? By wearing mass-

produced clothes do we become

mass-produced people? These are

just some of the questions novelist,

journalist and lecturer John Harvey

asks in his book, ‘Clothes’. Join the

discussion. Black tie not required.

Raymond TallisHungerHunger for food, appetite for sex,

need for love, desire for objects -

understanding hunger is the key to

understanding ourselves. Our hungers

are deeply mysterious. Raymond Tallis

takes us through the different levels of

our appetites and demonstrates that

the art of living is the art of managing

our hungers.

#50

10am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Mark Vernon

#51

11.30am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

David Nixon

Barn Theatre Day TicketEvents #50 - #54 : £30

#52

2pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Raymond

Tallis

#53

3.30pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Kay Dunbar

#54

5pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Mark Vernon

Ziy

ad M

arar

Wednesday 16 July - Barn Theatre - Women’s Lives

Christina HardymentBaby Blues

Christina Hardyment, author of

the book, ‘Dream Babies’, takes

us through a fascinating history of

parenting from the 18th century to

today. She reveals the conflicting

advice offered to parents over

many generations, by experts

ranging from Rousseau to Penelope

Leach, and analyses the parenting

anxieties of our own age.

Lesley DownerThe Last Concubine

Lesley Downer lived in Japan for

15 years and has written many

books about its rapidly evolving

culture. ‘The Last Concubine’, her

latest novel, explores the life of a

girl chosen to be the concubine of

a young shogun. She looks at the

changing role of women in Japan.

Ruth BrandonLife Of A Governess

If a lady had neither a husband to

support her nor money of her

own, often her only recourse was

to become a governess. Despised,

ill-paid, insecure and isolated, such

a life was terminally lonely. Now

these intelligent young women

go to college and have a career.

Historian Ruth Brandon explores

the plight of the governess within

the wider context of Victorian

values.

Celia RobertsonDown And Out Grandmother

By the 1970s, Celia Robertson’s

grandmother, Sophie, was

destitute and mad. She washed

her hair in margarine and cut up

Christmas presents in case they

had a listening device in the lining.

In another life she had written

for the BBC; her poetry was

published by Leonard and Virginia

Woolf; she was reviewed in the

national newspapers and invited to

tea by Vita Sackville-West. Celia

Robertson asks: Who was Sophie?

Virginia IronsideNo I Don’t Want To Join A Book Club

Journalist, Agony Aunt and

novelist Virginia Ironside talks

about growing old gracefully or

disgracefully. (Why do the over-

60s go paragliding or cycle across

Mongolia?) This promises to be an

insightful and hilarious hour.

#55

10am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Lorna Duffin

#56

11.30am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Lorna Duffin

#57

2pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Clive

Fairweather

#58

3.30pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Angela

Brassley

#59

5pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Linnie Price

Barn Theatre Day TicketEvents #55 - #59 : £30

Virginia Ironside

Wednesday 16 July - Great Hall

Jonathon PorrittSustaining Sustainability

Jonathon Porritt, Co-Founder and

Programme Director of Forum

for the Future, eminent writer,

broadcaster and commentator on

sustainable development, will give

his latest thoughts on the struggle

to keep environmental issues at the

top of the political agenda.

Satish KumarSpiritual Compass

Satish Kumar, editor of Resurgence

and Director of Programmes at

Schumacher College, examines

spirituality as it relates to everyday

life. He looks at the Indian

Ayurvedic tradition, whose aim is

to live a life which is simple and

close to nature, and explains how

this can help us rediscover the

art of living and lead us towards a

peaceful and contented existence.

This morning’s events are

in association with Resurgence

Matthew FortMeals On Wheels

Matthew Fort, food writer for The

Guardian and The Observer and

judge on BBC2’s ‘Great British

Menu’, will make your mouth

water with tales of his culinary trip

around Sicily on Monica, his trusty

moped. Whether it’s sampling

antipasti in rundown villages or

delicate pastries in towns that cling

to hillsides, he describes the tastes

and smells of this wonderful island,

while not ignoring its darker past.

#60

10am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Satish Kumar

#61

11.30am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

John Marshall

#62

2pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Tom Jaine

Satish Kumar Jonathon Porritt

Matthew FortJay Rayner

Wednesday 16 July - Great Hall

Katharine WhitehornBeyond Baking And BreedingKatharine Whitehorn was ahead

of her time when she wrote in

her autobiography, ‘Selective

Memory’, ‘What no book of

household management can ever

tell you is how to begin. Or maybe

I mean why ...’. She ran away from

Roedean, studied at Cambridge,

moved on to Finland, America and

finally became the doyenne of Fleet

Street where she found her natural

home.

Jay RaynerEating Round The World

Jay Rayner has been on the hunt

for the most delicious, most

mouth-watering, most scrumptious

eating experience (otherwise

known as a meal) in the world. He

tells us where he went to find it. If

you weren’t hungry before the talk,

you will be afterwards.

Sandi ToksvigAvailable

Sandi Toksvig presents her new,

specially-written, one woman

show and introduces audiences

to the many worlds of her work

- some known, some less familiar.

‘Available’ gives Sandi the chance

to share some of her worldwide

adventures and bring her closer

to her audience than ever before,

through conversation, comedy,

questions and answers and the

odd wry observation on life, love,

families, fashion, politics, people,

...who knows what else?

(2 hours including interval)

#63

3.30pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Sarah

Crompton

#64

5pm

Great Hall

£8

Tom Jaine

#65

7.30pm

Great Hall

£16

Great Hall Day TicketEvents #60 - #64 : £30

Katharine Whitehorn

Thursday 17 July - Great Hall

Jenni MurrayMemoirs Of A Not So Dutiful Daughter

Jenni Murray, presenter of

Woman’s Hour since 1987, talks

openly about her early family life,

in particular the conflict with her

mother which has left her with

feelings of guilt at not being a

dutiful daughter. She describes

growing up in the 50s and 60s, her

career, looking after an ill parent

and more recently, her experience

of being diagnosed with cancer.

Sandi ToksvigDesert Island Books

One of our wittiest comedians will

choose which books she would

take to a Desert Island, should

that fate ever befall her, which we

sincerely hope it won’t.

In memory of Linda Smith.

With thanks to Warren Lakin.

A donation from each ticket will

go to Ovarian Cancer Action.

Edward Docx and Alex DrydenRussia: Has Anything Changed?

Edward Docx and Alex Dryden

(not his real name for security

reasons) will discuss their books

which take place in modern Russia.

‘Self Help’ tells of a family haunted

by the shadows of the old East-

West order; ‘Red To Black’ is a

truly frightening spy thriller set

in the new Russian state where

fact and fiction are in dangerous

collusion.

Karen ArmstrongWho Actually Wrote The Bible?

One of the world’s foremost

commentators on religious affairs,

Karen Armstrong, will trace the

story of the gestation of the Bible

and reveal its origins and the

development of both the Hebrew

Bible and the New Testament.

#66

9.30am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Lorna

Duffin

#67

10.45am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Sarah

Crompton

#68

12 noon

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Peter

Philpott

#69

2pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Peter

Stanford

Sandi Toksvig Karen Armstrong

Jenni Murray

Thursday 17 July - Great Hall

Hugh MilesLove And Cards In Cairo

Belly-dancing girls, mouth-watering

desserts, camels and cards – Hugh

Miles’ choice was either working

near the Elephant & Castle or

freelancing in Cairo. This is a

delightful love story on many levels.

Julia BlackburnA Tangled Family Triangle

‘The Three of Us’ tells the story

of a small bohemian family in

which alcohol, drugs, sex, violence,

betrayal and suicide were the

ingredients of daily life. Julia will

talk about how she survived her

parents, in particular her mother,

and how the chaos of the past was

ultimately resolved, with the help

of humour as well as forgiveness.

Dan CruickshankAdventures In Architecture

We all have buildings we love

or hate, or love to hate. Dan

Cruickshank, writer and television

presenter, has compiled his own

list of 40 buildings that impress,

astonish and perhaps even alter our

perception of the world.

Carl HonoréSlow Down - You Move Too Fast

When Carl Honoré wrote ‘In

Praise of Slow’ it spoke to many

people who suffered from moving

too fast through life. Many warmed

to the idea of slowing down. Now

he has written a book aimed at

parents, urging them to make family

life an unstressful haven.

#70

3.30pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Zoe Clough

#71

5pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Caroline

John

Great Hall Day TicketEvents #66 - #71 : £36

#72

7.30pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Zoe Clough

#73

9pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Kay

Dunbar

Julia BlackburnHugh Miles

Dan CruickshankCarl Honoré

Thursday 17 July - Barn Theatre - But That’s History

Nicola TyrerAngels On The Front Line

Nicola Tyrer describes the

experiences of the girls plucked

from their sheltered backgrounds

and sent as nurses to share the

harsh conditions of the fighting

services during WWII. They had

to deal with appalling suffering,

yet most found reserves of inner

strength. This is their story.

Piers BrendonThe Decline And Fall Of The British Empire

Piers Brendon has rivalled Gibbon

with this new history. Expect to

be taken on a thrilling journey

spanning centuries, full of vivid

detail, comic episodes and symbolic

moments. ‘A masterpiece of

historical narrative’.

Lucy WorsleyCavalier: The Biography Of A 17th Century Household

Focusing on William Cavendish

- horseman, diplomat, womaniser

- Lucy Worsley brings to life

the complex and fascinating

household hierarchies of 17th

century England, painting a picture

of conspiracy, sexual intrigue,

clandestine marriage and gossip.

Helen RappaportThe Romanovs’ Last Days

The Romanov story is powerful

and compelling. The discovery in

July 2007 of the missing remains

of Tsarevich Alexey and his sister

Maria, disproves claims about

escape and survival. What really

happened on that terrible night in

Ekaterinburg in July 1918? Today,

17 July, the 90th anniversary of

their deaths, Helen Rappaport gives

her view of the story.

Janie HamptonFair Play

With the run-up to the London

Olympics in 2012 and its multi-

million pound budget, Janie

Hampton tells of the last Olympics

held in London in 1948. WWII

had just ended and it was a period

of make do and mend. Known as

the ‘Austerity Olympics’, it was

organised with scant resources by

the people for the people.

Leo HollisLondon Rising From The Ashes

Historian Leo Hollis recalls the

men who transformed 17th century

London into the world’s first

modern city. In 1666 the Great Fire

of London destroyed huge areas

of a city already hit by plague and

civil war. Hollis shines a light on its

rebuilding.

#74

9.30am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Pippa Warrin

#75

10.45am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Paul

Brassley

#76

12 noon

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Clive

Fairweather

#77

2pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

David Lewis

#78

3.30pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Michael

Bennie

#79

5pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

James Long

Barn Theatre Day TicketEvents #74 - #79 : £36

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eg A.N. Author 8 3 24

FRIDAY 11 JULY

1 Martin Bell 8

2 James & Ben Long 8

3 Keir Davidson 8

4 Kate Mosse 8

5 Brian Patten 8

SATURDAY 12 JULY

6 Penelope Lively 8

7 Christina Lamb & Martin Bell 8

8 David Owen 8

9 Oona King 8

10 Tariq Ali 8

11 Robin Ince 16

GH Day Ticket #6 - #10 30

12 Henry Hemming 8

13 Anne Sebba 8

14 Maureen Freely 8

15 Judith Mackrell 8

16 Frances Osborne 8

17 Mavis Cheek & Alison Weir 8

BT Day Ticket #12 - #17 36

SUNDAY 13 JULY

18 Jon Snow 8

19 Diana Athill 8

20 Philippe Sands & Jon Snow 8

21 Gervase Phinn 8

22 Jonathan Dimbleby 8

23 Jonathan Fenby 8

24 Guy Watson 8

25 Paul Kingsnorth 8

GH Day Ticket #18 - #23 36

26 Andy & Dave Hamilton 8

27 Craig Sams & Jo Fairley 8

28 Tamasin Day-Lewis 8

29 Graham Harvey 8

30 Rose Prince 8

31 Sue Clifford & James Crowden 8

BT Day Ticket #26 - #31 36

MONDAY 14 JULY

32 David Thurston 8

33 Michael Bird 8

34 Sheila Paine 8

# event £ no. total

35 Gavin Menzies 8

BT Day Ticket #32 - #35 24

36 Ian Mortimer 8

37 James Long 8

38 Simon Montefiore 8

39 Julian Baggini 8

40 Poppy Adams & Rebecca Abrams 8

41 Matt Harvey & Friends 8

GH Day Ticket #36 - #40 30

TUESDAY 15 JULY

42 Raymond Tallis 8

43 Henry Hitchings 8

44 John Julius Norwich 8

45 Laura Thompson 8

46 Frances Wilson 8

47 Justine Picardie & Lynne Hatwell 8

48 Tim Macartney 8

49 Barron Brady 8

GH Day Ticket #42 - #47 36

50 Ziyad Marar 8

51 Mark Vernon 8

52 Havi Carel 8

53 John Harvey 8

54 Raymond Tallis 8

BT Day Ticket #50 - #54 30

WEDNESDAY 16 JULY

55 Christina Hardyment 8

56 Lesley Downer 8

57 Ruth Brandon 8

58 Celia Robertson 8

59 Virginia Ironside 8

BT Day Ticket #55 - #59 30

60 Jonathon Porritt 8

61 Satish Kumar 8

62 Matthew Fort 8

63 Katharine Whitehorn 8

64 Jay Rayner 8

65 Sandi Toksvig (1) 16

GH Day Ticket #60 - #64 30

THURSDAY 17 JULY

66 Jenni Murray 8

67 Sandi Toksvig (2) 8

68 Edward Docx & Alex Dryden 8

# event £ no. total

69 Karen Armstrong 8

70 Hugh Miles 8

71 Julia Blackburn 8

72 Dan Cruickshank 8

73 Carl Honoré 8

GH Day Ticket #66 - #71 36

74 Nicola Tyrer 8

75 Piers Brendon 8

76 Lucy Worsley 8

77 Helen Rappaport 8

78 Janie Hampton 8

79 Leo Hollis 8

BT Day Ticket #74 - #79 36

FRIDAY 18 JULY

80 Caspar Walsh 8

81 Rachel Billington 8

82 Patrick Maguire 8

83 Kate Summerscale 8

BT Day Ticket #80 - #83 24

84 Patrick French 8

85 Valerie Grove 8

86 Jasper Rees 8

87 Callil, Coonan & Roberts 8

88 French, Grove, Stanford & Tomalin 8

89 Mike Jackson & Patrick Bishop 8

90 Steven Berkoff 8

91 Michael Frayn 8

GH Day Ticket #84 - #89 36

SATURDAY 19 JULY

92 Patrick Cockburn & Oliver Poole 8

93 Tony Benn 8

94 Claire Tomalin 8

95 Roy Hattersley 8

96 Simon Elmes & Kate Adie 8

97 Daily Telegraph - Balloon Debate 8

GH Day Ticket #92 - #96 30

98 Michael Boulter 8

99 Gay Watson 8

100 Robert Mighall 8

101 Robert Penn & Antony Woodward 8

102 Linda Blair 8

103 Andrew Davies 8

BT Day Ticket #98 - #103 36

# event £ no. total

SUNDAY 20 JULY

104 Clare Jones & Steve Watkins 8

105 Tim FitzHigham 8

106 Annie Hawes 8

107 Kei Miller & Malcolm Knox 8

108 Sukhdev Sandhu 8

BT Day Ticket #104 - #108 30

109 A.C. Grayling 8

110 Katie Hickman 8

111 Will The Duke Laugh? 5

112 Esther Rantzen 8

113 Lloyd Jones & Philip Hensher 8

114 Richard Harries 8

GH Day Ticket #109 - #113 30

And Another Thing . . .

115 Sun On The Water 5

116 Oversteps Poets 5

117 Ashide - A Second Nature 5

118 Book Worm 5

119 Weyland - Peter Oswald 5

120 Landscape As Muse - Competition FREE

121 Book Publishing - Caroline Taggart 5

122 A Trio Of Poets 5

123 Hidden Histories 5

124 What Women Can Do . . . 5

125 A Life Lived To The Full - Ann Kelley 5

126 The Ghosts Of Russia Past - Feinstein 5

127 On A Bat’s Wing 5

128 14th Century Close Encounter 5

FE1 Keeping A Journal 24

FE2 Foraging Walk 5

FE3 Poetry Walk With The Honeytongues 5

FE4 Memoir Workshop - Julia Blackburn 15

FE5 Memoir Workshop - Caspar Walsh 15

FE6 In Search Of Bats 5

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over a particular period. They can be bought

separately or as part of an inclusive accommodation

package.

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the Great Hall.

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holders in the Barn Theatre and other, smaller

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you require in the box and then make payment as

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accommodation package (ranging from £685 - £1285

pp) and two 5-night packages (from £370 - £670 pp)

in Higher Close or in the Courtyard at Dartington

Hall. We also offer two 3-night weekend packages

(from £240 - £285 pp) and a 4-night midweek

package (from £375 - £425 pp) in Higher Close.

Accommodation varies from comfortable, en suite

bedrooms right in the heart of the festival site to

single, student bedrooms (which share bathroom

facilities) about 2 mins. walk from the main site.

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include lunch and dinner, or just dinner.

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• 1st 5-day Rovers begin with event

#1 on Friday 11 July and end at 1pm

on Wednesday 16 July.

• 2nd 5-day Rovers begin with the

2pm event on Wednesday 16 July

until the end of the festival.

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• 1st weekend Rovers begin with

event #1 on Friday 11 July

and end with the last event on

Sunday 13 July. (Price: £125)

• 2nd weekend Rovers begin on

Friday 18 July at 2pm until the end

of the festival. (Price: £125)

• Midweek Rovers run for 5 days

from Monday 14 July to

Friday 18 July. (Price: £160)

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Friday 18 July - Barn Theatre - Crime & Punishment

Caspar WalshCrime And Rehabilitation

Like many boys Caspar Walsh

wanted to emulate his father, but

his father was a criminal. From

an early age Caspar was sucked

into his dangerous if sometimes

glamorous life. He tells the tale of

a misspent youth and subsequent

imprisonment and rehabilitation,

which led to a career helping other

men in prison. He is joined by

writer Peter Stanford, director of

the Longford Trust, which focuses

on penal reform.

Rachel BillingtonInside And Outside Time

Novelist Rachel Billington, co-

editor of ‘Inside Time’, the national

newspaper for prisoners, talks

about the themes in her latest

novel, ‘Lies And Loyalties’. The plot

moves from parliament to prison,

from church to a mental hospital

and from outcasts to those who

conduct the law. The story centres

around a suicide and the impact on

the family concerned.

Patrick MaguireGuilty/Not Guilty

Patrick Maguire was the youngest

of the Maguire Seven and at 14 was

imprisoned in connection with the

1970 IRA bombings in Guildford.

After 4 years he was released

but homeless as his parents were

still inside. Twenty years later a

report called it the worst ever

miscarriage of justice. He talks to

Peter Stanford about the wrongful

convictions which destroyed his

family and shaped his life.

Kate SummerscaleThe Art Of Detection

A body, a detective, a country

house: it would appear to be the

ingredients of crime fiction but

the story of Mr Whicher is true.

Kate Summerscale, author of

‘The Queen of Whale Cay’ and

past judge of the Booker prize,

untangles the horrifying facts

behind this notorious case, which

in 1860 marked the start of the

public’s fascination for gruesome

news stories.

#80

10am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Peter

Stanford

#81

11.30am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Peter

Stanford

#82

2pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Peter

Stanford

#83

3.30pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Sarah

Crompton

Barn Theatre Day TicketEvents #80 - #83 : £24

Caspar Walsh Rachel Billington Patrick Maguire Kate Summerscale

Friday 18 July - Great Hall

Patrick FrenchUnlocking V.S. Naipaul’s Life

Patrick French, biographer of

V.S. Naipaul, says that it is trite

to suggest that a biographer can

find the key to someone’s life

- people are too complicated

and inconsistent for this. Naipaul

certainly was. French writes, ‘He

could be angry, acute, open, self-

pitying, funny, sarcastic, tearful.’

He may not have found the key

but French has been lauded for

his frankness, sympathy and

understanding.

Valerie GroveA Voyage Around John Mortimer

Novelist, playwright and barrister,

John Mortimer has led a rich

personal and professional life.

Valerie Grove, the biographer of

Dodie Smith and Laurie Lee, and

a journalist at The Times and The

Oldie, has had full access to John

Mortimer, his circle of friends and

colleagues and their diaries and

letters. She has many stories to tell

about her colourful subject.

Jasper ReesThe Most Difficult Instrument

Jasper Rees agreed to perform a

concerto just one year after picking

up his horn again after 22 years.

Obsession? Midlife crisis? Why did

he put this impossible strain on

himself? He’ll try to explain.

Carmen Callil, Donna Coonan and Michèle RobertsCelebrating Virago

Carmen Callil set up Virago over

30 years ago to publish books that

celebrated women - and dreamt

of shelves of green paperbacks all

over the world. She joins novelist

Michèle Roberts and Virago’s

present Commissioning Editor

Donna Coonan to remember how

it all began.

#84

9.30am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Mary Jacobs

#85

10.45am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Sam Leith

#86

12 noon

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Andy

Christian

#87

2pm

Great Hall

£8

Patrick FrenchMichèle Roberts

Carmen Callil

Friday 18 July - Great Hall

Patrick French, Valerie Grove, Peter Stanford, Claire TomalinWanted Dead Or Alive

Is it easier to tell the biography of

someone who is no longer around

or someone who is large as life

still? Is the truth compromised by

having the subject peering over

your shoulder? These acclaimed

biographers discuss the restrictions

they encounter and what they do

about them.

General Sir Mike Jackson and Patrick BishopMilitary Men

General Sir Mike Jackson served

world-wide during his army

career and is well known for his

controversial views on Iraq.

‘Bomber Boys’, Patrick Bishop’s

account of the pilots who flew on

bombing raids during WWII, is

a tribute to the courage of RAF

aircrew of the time. They share

their views on military life.

#88

3.30pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Richard

Fox

#89

5pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

James

Long

Steven BerkoffFood For Thought

Actor, writer and eminent theatre

director Steven Berkoff’s obsession

with food started at his mother’s

table. Tonight he takes us on a

culinary tour of his life from East

End cafés to New York diners,

from sushi in Tokyo to falafels

in Tel Aviv. He describes how

food often took on the guise

of comforter and companion at

difficult times in his life.

Sponsored by the Ronald Duncan

Literary Foundation in recognition of

Duncan’s extensive literary career.

Michael FraynWhat Is Theatre?

To mark the opening of his new

play, ‘Afterlife’, Michael Frayn has

collected together his writings on

the theatre from 1970 to 2008.

‘Stage Directions’ gives his views

on theatre, his influences, his initial

rejection and ultimate conversion

to the form. But what can theatre

do? What are plays for?

#90

7.30pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Sam Leith

#91

9pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Sarah

Crompton

Great Hall Day TicketEvents #84 - #89 : £36

Valerie Grove

General Sir Mike Jackson

Michael Frayn

Steven Berkoff

Saturday 19 July - Great Hall

Patrick Cockburn and Oliver PooleUnderstanding IraqTwo foreign correspondents with

years of experience of life in Iraq

describe this war-torn country.

‘The brilliant and brave’ Patrick

Cockburn, as James Naughtie

describes him, is the Middle East

correspondent for The Independent

and has been reporting from Iraq

since 1978. He and his books have

won many awards.

Oliver Poole spent 5 years in Baghdad

with The Daily Telegraph and tells of

the horrors of daily life for ordinary

Iraqis as well as for English and

American soldiers.

In a longer event than usual each

writer will give his views of the

country and then there will be an

extended discussion on the Iraq

situation.

Tony BennMore Time For PoliticsWhen Tony Benn left Parliament after

51 years he remarked that now ‘he

would have more time for politics’.

And so this has proved. He has helped

reinvigorate national debate through

public meetings, mass campaigns and

television appearances, bringing moral

and political issues to a wide audience.

This afternoon he will talk about the

period covered in his latest diaries

between 2001-2007.

Claire TomalinThe Time-Torn Man:A Life Of Thomas Hardy

In her biography of Thomas Hardy,

Claire Tomalin brings the man as

well as the writer to life, describing

how he was regular in his habits,

how he sprinkled brown sugar on

his breakfast bacon and refused to

let the maids into his room in case

they touched his papers. She tells

of his mournful wistfulness for the

past and describes his working life.

#92

10-11.30am

Great Hall

£8

#93

12 noon

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Ruth

Winstone

#94

2pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Mary

Jacobs

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Tony Benn & Ruth Winstone

Saturday 19 July - Great Hall

Roy HattersleyBorrowed Time

Roy Hattersley reassesses the

uneasy peace between the wars

when Britain saw a general strike,

the worst economic crisis in

history, armed rebellion in Ireland

and the King’s abdication. There

were moments of triumph too.

The country ran to glory in the

Olympics, the BBC was born and

there was a renaissance in poetry

and cinema which illuminated

the darkness for millions. He

describes the despondency but

also the moments of hope that

characterised this period.

#95

3.30pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Paul

Brassley

Simon Elmes In Conversation WithKate AdieAnd Now On Radio 4

Simon Elmes, deputy editor of the

BBC’s Radio Documentaries Unit,

takes us through an addictive mix

of history, biography, anecdote

and occasional useless fact about

the history of Radio 4. Who for

example can remember that Russell

Harty once hosted ‘Start the

Week’, a combination compared

by one insider to ‘letting Graham

Norton run Newsnight?’ He is

joined by Kate Adie, presenter

of Radio 4’s ‘From Our Own

Correspondent’, for what should

be an entertaining hour for Radio 4

aficionados.

Grand Literary Balloon DebateWith Alexander Waugh,Andrew Davies, Carmen Callil, Philip Hensher and maybe more!

Join our chairman, Alexander

Waugh, as he pilots his imaginary

balloon towards the brightest

heaven of invention.

Each of our panellists will fight it

out on behalf of a favourite author

to decide who will ascend to the

empyrean. . .

. . . and who is jettisoned.

Last one in the basket is

the winner.

#96

5pm

Great Hall

£8

#97

8pm

Great Hall

£8

Great Hall Day TicketEvents #92 - #96 : £30

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Saturday 19 July - Barn Theatre - Blue Sky Thoughts

Michael BoulterDarwin’s House

For almost 20 years Darwin

turned his garden at Down House

into a laboratory to develop

his understanding of the natural

world and to test his ideas for his

book, ‘On The Origin Of Species’.

Michael Boulter, distinguished

scientist and author of ‘Extinction’,

currently works at the Natural

History Museum.

Gay WatsonA Way Of Living

Gay Watson, psychotherapist

and author, with a doctorate in

Buddhist Studies, offers a synthesis

of Buddhism, psychotherapy,

neuroscience, ecology and

feminism to suggest a sane and

compassionate way of living.

Robert MighallSunny Days

Robert Mighall is obsessed with

sunshine. He climbs ladders

to catch the last rays of the

descending sun and takes regular

sun breaks during the working day.

He explores why sunshine became

a symbol of health, hope and

freedom in the early 20th century

and how this love affair has filtered

into all aspects of our culture.

Robert Penn and Antony WoodwardThe Wrong Kind Of Snow

These two authors, living in a

part of the country with plenty of

weather, will talk about how events

both of historical significance

(the Norman Conquest, the

Spanish Armada) and of minimal

importance (a football game,

a Heineken advert) have been

influenced by our national topic of

conversation.

Linda BlairHelpless? Take Charge!

Modern life can be overwhelming.

Work, relationships, finance all

create anxiety. People feel out

of control. Linda Blair, clinical

psychologist and Guardian

columnist, gives straightforward

advice for a happier, less stressful

life.

Andrew DaviesThe Davies Treatment

Ripping bodices, heaving bosoms

and cavorting in carriages - it’s all

in a day’s work for Andrew Davies,

British television’s acknowledged

master of literary adaptation.

Now the film of Evelyn Waugh’s

‘Brideshead Revisited’, Charles

Dickens’ ‘Little Dorrit’, and a film

version of Annie Griffin’s Channel

4 situation comedy ‘The Book

Group’ get the entertaining Davies

treatment.

#98

9.30am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Angela

Brassley

#99

10.45am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Michael

Elsmere

#100

12 noon

Barn Theatre

£8

Barn Theatre Day TicketEvents #98 - #103 : £36

#101

2pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

James Long

#102

3.30pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Angela

Brassley

#103

5pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Sam Leith

Sunday 20 July - Barn Theatre - Journeys

Clare Jones and Steve WatkinsThese Boots Are Made For Walking

Clare Jones and Steve Watkins

describe some of the unforgettable

walks that they have been on, from

climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to

hiking Peru’s classic Inca Trail and

tackling the Tour du Mont Blanc.

Dig out your walking boots.

Tim FitzHighamOne Man In A Tub

‘I was crossing the world’s busiest

shipping lanes, at right angles

to the traffic-flow in a piece of

copper plumbing. It was like

playing ‘chicken’ on the M1 riding

a snail.’ Comedian Tim FitzHigham

recounts his tale of being the first

person to row across the English

Channel in an antique Thomas

Crapper bath – a 200 mile-odyssey

that ended in a meeting with the

Queen.

Annie HawesSweet Sahara

Travel writer Annie Hawes

describes her search for a small

oasis town deep in the Sahara,

whose inhabitants came to her

rescue on a black day during

adolescence. She recounts her

adventures along the way, which

include sharing pigeon pie with

a family of cannabis farmers and

learning about the habits of djinns.

Kei Miller and Malcolm KnoxJamaica: Paradise Lost

Kei Miller and Malcolm Knox talk

about Jamaica, the setting for their

new novels. They look at different

times in its history and offer fresh

insights into the country.

Sukhdev SandhuNight Watch

Author and film critic Sukhdev

Sandhu takes to the streets of

London and gets to know the

capital’s nocturnal inhabitants. He

describes the people he meets:

the troubled, (the immigrant

cab drivers existing on minimum

wages); those who help the

troubled (the Samaritans); and the

troublemakers (graffiti artists etc.)

occasionally getting into trouble

himself.

#104

10.30am

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Elizabeth

Cooke

#105

12 noon

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Peter

Philpott

#106

2pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Tony

Clayden

#107

3.30pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Peter

Philpott

#108

5pm

Barn Theatre

£8

Chair:

Elizabeth

Cooke

Barn Theatre Day TicketEvents #104 - #108 : £30

Sukhdev SandhuKei Miller

Sunday 20 July - Great Hall

A.C. GraylingA Man For Our Time

Our leading philosopher A.C.

Grayling writes about morality in a

way that is accessible yet thought-

provoking. Today he discusses the

challenges of our time. Always

stimulating, always engaging.

Katie HickmanEastern Promise

Katie Hickman’s second novel,

‘The Aviary Gate’, is set during the

Ottoman Empire in 16th century

Constantinople and looks at the

lives of women enslaved in the

Sultan’s harem. She reveals why the

West is obsessed by this subject,

the difficulty of researching the

lives of women, and why, as an

historian, she now writes novels

rather than academic papers.

Will The Duke Laugh?Storyteller, Clive Fairweather,

is accompanied by

Stephen Tyler (hurdy-gurdy)

and Katy Marchant (bagpipes)

to delight and entertain the whole

family with storytelling, history

and music - exactly the sort of

entertainment that would have

been put on for the Duke of

Exeter, for whom the Great Hall at

Dartington was built c1390.

It aims to take families on a journey

into the 14th century.

Esther RantzenBaby Boomers Grow Up

Esther Rantzen recounts her

experiences to guide and entertain

the baby boom generation.

Whether it be dealing with her

career, her grown-up children, the

death of her husband or battling

with brainless ageism, her tales will

strike a chord.

#109

9.30am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Richard

Ryder

#110

10.45am

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Richard

Ryder

#111

12 noon

Great Hall

£5

#112

2pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Linnie Price

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A.C. GraylingKatie Hickman Esther Rantzen

Sunday 20 July - Great Hall

Lloyd Jones and Philip HensherDiscussing Fiction

Lloyd Jones introduces his

Man Booker short-listed novel,

‘Mister Pip’, in which a small girl

finds solace in fiction from the

troubles around her.

Philip Hensher discusses his

latest novel, chronicling the

last three decades and charting

the relationship between two

families, while the political and

social landscape of England shifts

irrevocably in the background.

They talk about the transformative

power of fiction with Sam Leith,

Literary Editor of The Daily

Telegraph.

An Auction Of Promises And Other Treats

An unusual collection of irresistible

and unusual lots will come up for

auction. You can bid for a

storyteller to attend your next

party (for children or adults), to

have lunch with a writer, to buy

original illustrations of writers, to

take home some local Devon cider

- and lots more. Pick up a brochure

from the Ways With Words office.

Our fierce auctioneer will keep the

pace fast. Come to spend or just

to watch.

All proceeds will go to the

Ways With Words Bursary Fund

#113

3.30pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Sam Leith

5pm

Great Hall

FREE

Great Hall Day TicketEvents #109 - #113 : £30

END OF FESTIVAL SERVICE OF CELEBRATION AND THANKSGIVING

led by The Revd Dr Joanna

Abecassis, Vicar of Dartington,

with guest preacher The Rt

Revd the Lord Harries of

Pentregarth (better known

as Richard Harries, the recently-

retired Bishop of Oxford). Music

will be provided by the Dartington

Brass Consort, directed by

Catherine Carter-Tyler, and

the Choir of St Mary’s Church,

Totnes, directed by Mark Casey.

A magnificent opportunity to

worship - to sing - to learn - to be

challenged - to reflect - and to give

thanks for the 2008 Festival.

Richard HarriesMorality Tale

We are living off moral capital,

argues The Rt Revd the Lord

Harries, formerly Bishop of Oxford

and now Professor of Theology

at King’s College, Oxford. He

discusses the relationship between

Christianity and the decisions we

make and considers this in relation

to the four great drivers of human

conduct – sex, money, power and

fame.

6.30pm

Great Hall

FREE

#114

8pm

Great Hall

£8

Chair:

Richard Harries

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As well as the events in the Great Hall and the Barn Theatre, there are many other things happening in and around the courtyard during the festival.

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Sat 12, Sun 13, Mon 14, Tues 15 July

9.10am - 9.50am Lane Room

Cost for 4 sessions: £24

Keeping A JournalStart your day at the festival with poet

Christopher North’s morning workshop,

exploring ways of enriching and developing

your creative writing and reading by keeping a

journal. He will suggest exercises to broaden

your approach and quote examples from

the great ‘journalers’ of the past such as

Katherine Mansfield, Henry James, Sylvia Plath,

Denton Welch etc. Journal entries through

the course of the festival will be encouraged.

There will be a sideways glance at the joys of

blogging.

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SATURDAY 12 JULY

#115 11am Dukes Room £5

Sun On The WaterAlyson Hallett, ‘The Stone Library’ - Peterloo

Poets, Julie-ann Rowell, ‘Letters North’ - The

Brodie Press, Susan Taylor, ‘The Suspension of

the Moon’ - Oversteps Books

Three Devon poets with three new poetry

collections. Each offers a fabulously different way

of seeing – travel the world without leaving your

seat!

#116 2.30pm Dukes Room £5

Oversteps PoetsAlwyn Marriage introduces:

Christopher Cook, Giles Goodland, Genista

Lewes, Mary Maher, Alwyn Marriage,

Mandy Pannett and Simon Williams

Oversteps Books has been publishing fine poetry

for over twenty years. Alwyn Marriage, who has

taken over from Anne Born as Managing Editor,

will introduce a joint poetry reading by some of

the poets who have been published by Oversteps.

#117 4.30pm Dukes Room £5

Ashide - A Second NatureInspired by Japanese gardens in the UK, including

the one at Dartington, this performance by

poet John Powls and photographer Carol

Ballenger combines poetry and music against a

backdrop of projected images.

5.45pm - Following the Ashide performance there

will be a chance to meet poet John Powls and

photographer Carol Ballenger and to view the Ashide

exhibition in the Round House café.

Refreshments provided.

SUNDAY 13 JULY

#118 11.30am Dukes Room £5

Book WormA love of reading has sustained Lynne Hatwell,

a self-confessed bookaholic, since childhood. The

hugely popular ‘dovegreyreader’ is the blog she set

up two years ago to share a daily online dialogue

about good books with like-minded people across

the world. Now it is read in over ninety countries

each week and archived by The British Library.

Find out how it all began and then follow her daily

blogs from Ways With Words throughout the

festival. (http://dovegreyreader.typepad.com)

10.30am, 1.30pm, 3pm £4 (at the Teepee)

FAMILY EVENTThe Man From Story Mountain

Adrian Beckingham tells Stories That Crafted

The Earth. Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime,

Yanomami Indians of the Amazon rainforest,

American Indian, Canadian Indian, Balinese,

Nepalese & Tibetan, Egyptian, African, Viking

Norsemen, China, Aztec, Celtic, Irish, Ancient

Britain, & Dragon Stories: stories to show the lives

and belief systems of other cultures.

For children and adults

(children must be accompanied by an adult)

storytelling, forag

ing, re

citat

ion

supported by Dartington Arts and

Sunday 13 July 12 noon Teepee Free

Rufus And The Biggest Diamond In The World

A book signing and short reading by the author,

Michael Elsmere.

Festival Extra (FE2)The Great OutdoorsSunday 13 July 12 noon £5

Meet under the arch

Foraging WalkJoin Andy and Dave Hamilton - the Self

Sufficient-ish Twins - for a search for food for free

in the hedgerows and woods.

See what nature has to offer.

Festival Extra (FE3)The Great OutdoorsSunday 13 July 2pm £5

Meet under the arch

Poetry Walk WithThe Honeytongues

Miriam Darlington and Lucy Lepchani,

also known as ‘The Honeytongues’, team up for

a sumptuous comeback to tour the Gardens in a

feast of poems to delight the senses. Miriam’s work

maps a journey that is lyrical and bold, unearthing

compassion and dark humour towards humanity

in the natural world. Lucy, a committed poetry

activist, writes and performs her poems regularly

at cabarets and festivals.

#119 Sunday 13 July 4 - 6pm Dukes Room £5

WeylandWeyland is an epic poem, composed, learned and

performed by Peter Oswald, with the help of

the renowned trumpeter Martin Holland. It tells

the story of Weyland, in Norse myth a smith

who is crippled and imprisoned by the mad King

Nud. Peter Oswald was Writer in Residence at

Dartington Hall and at the Globe where three of

his verse plays were performed. His plays have also

been staged at the National, Birmingham Rep and

worldwide.

Andy & Dave Hamilton

The H

oneytongues

WEDNESDAY 16 JULY

#120 2pm Dukes Room Free, but ticketed

Devon Wildlife Trust / Ways With Words Landscape As Muse, Poetry and Essay Competition Event

What makes a winner?

The judges Andy Brown and Stephen

Hussey will give their views while the winners

and runners-up will read their poems and essays.

THURSDAY 17 JULY

Festival Extra (FE4)10am - 12 noon Lane Room £15

Memoir Writing WorkshopTutor: Julia Blackburn

Going public, keeping private: the motives, the

boundaries and the need for laughter when writing

about one’s own family. A round table discussion,

followed by a practical workshop.

Festival Extra (FE5)2 - 4pm Lane Room £15

Memoir Writing WorkshopCrime, violence and night-time monsters were a

regular part of Caspar Walsh’s childhood. For

27 years prison has shaped his life: visiting his

father, doing time himself and now running writing

workshops. Writing his memoirs helped him to

acknowledge and understand his experiences. He

offers ideas and exercises to help with life writing.

FRIDAY 18 JULY

#121 3.30pm Dukes Room £5

How To Get Your Book Published And Other Useful Information

Finishing your manuscript seems like hard work

– until you attempt to get it published – that is

when the real work starts. Caroline Taggart

has over 30 years of experience in the publishing

business and will give tips on everything from how

to set out manuscripts to writing a synopsis. She

will explain who makes the decisions and how

much authors get paid.

SATURDAY 19 JULY

#122 11am – 12.30pm Dukes Room £5

A Trio Of PoetsPenelope Shuttle, Alwyn Marriage

and Ann Kelley

Three poets from the South West come together

to read their poetry and to share with the

audience their delight in words, in people and in

the world around them.

#123 2.30pm Dukes Room £5

Hidden HistoriesFiona Bradford, Rose Cook,

Miriam Darlington, Rebecca Gethin,

Julia Stoneham, Susan Taylor

From an 18th century pregnant farmhand who

hanged herself in a Dartmoor barn to training the

troops at Slapton Sands during the Second World

War; from Tarka the otter to the shipwrecked

Napoli off Branscombe – come and hear poems

inspired by Devon’s rich local history. These

are the winning poems from Hidden Histories,

a poetry project across the South West run by

Greta Stoddart, Exeter University’s Writer in

Residence, who will introduce the event.

#124 Saturday 19 July 4pm Dukes Room £5

Better, Better, Better - What Women Can Do To Improve The WorldKaren Eberhardt-Shelton,

Penelope Shuttle and Fiona Walters

In ‘A Women’s Guide To Saving The World’, 83

women from a wide range of backgrounds and age

groups, accomplishments and interests ‘speak up’

about what they would do to make the world a

better place. The result is an intriguing and potent

mix of recipes for righting wrongs, correcting

imbalances and addressing what has been

overlooked and neglected. Come to be prodded,

persuaded, goaded and to give your view.

#125 Saturday 19 July 4pm Upper Solar £5

A Life Lived To The FullPoet Ann Kelley won the Costa prize with her

novel ‘The Bower Bird’. It is a glimpse into the

head of a child with a chronic disease and was

inspired by the death of her son aged 24 after a

heart and lung transplant. She talks about how life

tips over into art.

#126 Saturday 19 July 5.30pm Dukes Room £5

Chair: Mary Jacobs

The Ghosts Of Russia PastBiographer and poet Elaine Feinstein’s

adventurous new novel, ‘The Russian Jerusalem’,

intersperses imaginary encounters with the dead

poets of Stalin’s Russia with new poems of her

own. She explores the lives and fates of writers

during the long age of Soviet terror.

SUNDAY 20 JULY

#127 11am Dukes Room £5

On A Bat’s WingCaroline Carver, Tinker Mather and

Anthony Wilson read from this anthology

of poems about bats, edited and introduced by

Michael Baron.

While Devon hosts all 17 British species of bats,

this collection hosts 75 poems from the last four

centuries on the world’s only flying mammal.

‘Beautiful, humbling creatures’, the poet Michael

Longley calls these small, furry, echo-locating

beasts that have the power to amuse, delight,

repel, fascinate and educate.

#128 2.30pm Dukes Room £5

14th Century Close EncounterJoin Clive Fairweather, Stephen Tyler

and Katy Marchant for a closer look at the

mediaeval music, the bagpipes, the hurdy-gurdy,

the real-life history and the outrageous storytelling

that featured in this morning’s Great Hall event.

(All ages welcome.)

Festival Extra (FE6)The Great OutdoorsIn Search Of BatsSunday 20 July 10pm £5

Meet under the arch for a Bat Walk led by two

experts Michael Barron and Sylvia Bevis.

Elaine Feinstein Ann Kelley

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Travelling to Dartington

Dartington is about 25 miles southwest of Exeter

and about 4 hours 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, Totnes is the nearest station, on the

mainline from London Paddington. Dartington Hall

is a 5 minute taxi ride from the station.

ParkingParking is limited at Dartington Hall.

Please leave plenty of time to get to your event

as you may need to park at a distance from the

venues.

Wheelchair accessThere is wheelchair access to the Barn Theatre

and the Great Hall, but please make sure you let

us know when you buy your tickets as wheelchair

spaces are limited and must be reserved in

advance. There is access to the bar and dining

rooms and to some bedrooms.

Hearing difficultiesThere 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 headphone

system in the Barn Theatre.

Eating And DrinkingThe following outlets will be open during the

festival serving a range of food and drinks.

• The White Hart Bar

- next to the Great Hall

• White Hart Patio Marquee

- next to the bar

• The Food Court Marquee

- next to the East Wing

• Higher Close Refectory

- Just below the main car parks

• Juice Moose

- in the main courtyard

• Van Rouge

- in the main courtyard

• The Round House

- adjoining the Barn Theatre

For opening times please see the Festival

Newsletter (available onsite during the festival).

Waterstone’s Torquay

is delighted to be

sponsoring the

Ways With Words

Literature

Festival

Waterstone’s is at Dartington

Hall throughout the festival;

we hope to see you there.

BOOKING CONDITIONS:Ways With Words (WWW) reserves the right to alter the programme or substitute writers without prior notice if circumstances dictate. If a writer is unable to attend a substitute speaker will be found and your ticket will be valid for the substituted event. If you prefer, WWW will exchange your ticket(s) for another event of similar value. However, in these circumstances WWW does not offer a refund. If no substitute can be found and an event is cancelled outright WWW will offer a full refund.

LOST TICKETS: Please take great care of your tickets.WWW will no longer replace lost tickets.

EXCHANGING TICKETS: Tickets may be exchanged for another event of similar value (provided the exchanged event has not already run) at a charge of £1 per ticket.

RE-SELLING TICKETS: The box office will try and re-sell tickets (sold out events only) at a charge of £1 per ticket.

Other things to do . . .

The Ship Studio in the courtyard at Dartington Hall will be open

each day from 10am - 5.30pm, where you will find:

• Quality secondhand and antiquarian books and a display of crafts.

The Round House beside the Barn Theatre.

Ashide - A Second Nature: an exhibition inspired by Japanese

gardens. Carol Ballenger and John Powls respond to the gardens

through their photographs and poems.

July 1-20 9.30am to 8pm

The Cider Press Centre is about 1/2 mile from the festival site

and offers a variety of shops selling crafts, foods and gifts. There are

also 2 restaurants: MORE and Crank’s.

Shops open daily from 9.30am - 5.30pm (Sun. 10.30am - 5.30pm)

High Cross House (10 min. walk across the gardens) is home to

the Dartington Hall Trust’s most beautiful artworks and is itself a

stunning example of modernist architecture.

(Tuesday - Friday, 2 - 4.30pm)

With thanks to . . .

Lord Hattersley, the festival President

Sam Leith, Literary Editor, The Daily TelegraphSarah Crompton, Arts Editor, The Daily Telegraph

Ways With Words’ Patrons:Jonathan Dimbleby, Nicholas Evans, Michael Holroyd CBE, Penelope Lively OBE, James Long, Blake Morrison, Rt. Hon. Lord Owen, Lord O’Hagan, Peter Stanford, Salley Vickers

The Publishers: ACDC, Acumen, Atlantic Books, Aurum Press, Bantam, BBC Books, Birlinn Ltd, Bloomsbury, Book Guild, Jonathan Cape, Carcanet, Constable and Robinson, Continuum, David & Charles, Dovecote Press, Earthscan, Ebury, Faber and Faber, Fourth Estate, Frances Lincoln, Granta Books, Green Books, HarperPress Non-Fiction, Headline Publishing Group, Hodder & Stoughton, Hutchinson, Icon Books, Karnac Books, Little, Brown, Luath Press, Lund Humphries, Macmillan, Methuen, Mona Books, John Murray, Old Street, Orion Books, Oversteps Books, Penguin General, Penguin Press, Piatkus, Picador, Pimlico, Portobello Books, Profile Books, Quercus Books, Random House, Reportage Press, SPCK, Thames & Hudson, Transworld, University of Michigan Press, Verso, Virago, Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Best Friends and Good Friends:Elaine Moss, Colin Goldsmith, Pam Harding, Mr & Mrs Wynn, A. Browne, Moira Sykes

Programme Design and Photography:Stephen BristowPrinting: ColourWorks, Totnes

Festival Office Manager: Caroline JohnProject Officer: Victoria PatchBox Office Manager: Anna LunkFestival Interns: Kristian Brunt-Seymour, Sarah Waterson

Technical Advice: Chris EdwardsSound Desk: Rob Waite

All at Dartington Accommodation and Catering Services Ltd.

Ways With Words’Year Ahead

Festivals in Southwold, Suffolk

(6 - 10 November 2008)

and in Keswick, Cumbria

(27 February - 8 March 2009).

Writing and art holidays in Umbria,

Italy (27 Sept. - 11 Oct. 2008).

NEW THIS YEAR - At our farmhouse

in the Perigord region of France,

a writing and art holiday from

6 - 13 June 2008 and a

memoir writing course from

8 - 12 September 2008.

There are still places available on the

memoir writing course which will be

tutored by Penelope Lively and

Julia Blackburn. The course is non-

residential and participants arrange

their own accommodation.

And from 10 - 19 July 2009

Ways With Words will be back

in the magnificent setting of

Dartington Hall.

www.wayswithwords.co.uk

01803 867373

01803 867373wayswithwords.co.uk