Below is a list of the events in this year’s festival by day showing the event venue and start time. Click on an event to purchase tickets.
Saturday 17th October
| 11:00 |
Martin Sixsmith – Suing the Kremlin: The battle for Putin’s Billions The Dorford Centre |
| 13:00 |
Vassos Alexander – Swimmingly The Dorford Centre |
| 15:00 |
Andrew Lownie – Entitled The Dorford Centre |
| 17:00 |
Jung Chang – Fly Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China The Dorford Centre |
Sunday 18th October
| 11:00 |
Literary Walk with Mark Chutter Thomas Hardy Statue |
Monday 19th October
| 10:30 |
Anjana Khatwa – The Whispers of Rock The Dorford Centre |
| 12:30 |
Brian Jackman – Lion Song: A Portrait of Wild Africa The Dorford Centre |
| 14:00 |
Monisha Rajesh – Moonlight Express The Dorford Centre |
| 16:00 |
Charlie Walker – On Thin Ice The Dorford Centre |
| 18:00 |
Tony Juniper – Just Earth: How a Fairer World Will Save the Planet The Dorford Centre |
Tuesday 20th October
| 10:30 |
Frank Tallis – Wise: Finding purpose, meaning and wisdom beyond the midpoint of life The Dorford Centre |
| 12:00 |
Olia Hercules – Strong Roots: A Ukranian Family History Through War, Exile and Hope The Dorford Centre |
| 14:00 |
David Lascelles – Out of Colditz The Dorford Centre |
| 16:00 |
Alexandra Shulman – Black Coffee and Red Lipstick The Dorford Centre |
Wednesday 21st October
| 10:30 |
John Wright – Grasslands The Dorford Centre |
| 12:30 |
Samira Ahmed – A Hard Day’s Night The Dorford Centre |
| 14:00 |
Simon Parker – The Wild Ride Home The Dorford Centre |
| 16:00 |
Anthony Seldon – Sunak at 10 The Dorford Centre |
| 18:00 |
Johnny Ball – Stories That Must Be Told The Dorford Centre |
Thursday 22nd October
| 10:30 |
Anthony Seldon – The Path of Light The Dorford Centre |
| 12:00 |
Jonn Elledge – 31 Inventions that Built Our World The Dorford Centre |
| 14:00 |
Victoria Hislop – The Wine Dark Sea The Dorford Centre |
| 16:00 |
Blake Morrison – Afterburn and On Memoir The Dorford Centre |
| 18:00 |
Julian Fellowes – In Conversation: My Life and Work The Dorford Centre |
Friday 23rd October
| 10:30 |
Dr Eleanor Drage – What If We Got AI Right? The Dorford Centre |
| 12:00 |
Ferdinand Addis – Conquest: The Roman Invasion of Britain The Dorford Centre |
| 14:00 |
Jeremy Hunt – Can We Be Rich Again? The Dorford Centre |
| 18:00 |
Kathy Lette – The Sisterhood Rules The Dorford Centre |
Saturday 24th October
| 10:30 |
Dr Sian Williams – The Power of Anxiety: How to ride the worry wave The Dorford Centre |
| 12:00 |
John Sweeney – The Real Nigel Farage The Dorford Centre |
| 14:00 |
Simon Jenkins – A Short History of America: From Tea Party to Trump The Dorford Centre |
| 18:00 |
Alison Steadman – Out of Character: A Memoir The Dorford Centre |