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 for more information and 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 |
| 19:00 |
Damien Lewis – Behind Enemy Lines: The Special Forces Heroes Who Changed the Course of WW2 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 |
Poppy Jamie – The Book of Magical Living: 8 Secrets to Inner Power 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 |
| 16:00 |
Iain Gately – The Queen’s Pirate The Dorford Centre |
| 18:00 |
Kathy Lette – The Sisterhood Rules The Dorford Centre |
Saturday 24th October
| 10:00 |
Dorchester Book Fair The Corn Exchange |
| 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 |
| 16:00 |
Laura Tobin – Come Rain or Shine The Dorford Centre |
| 18:00 |
Alison Steadman – Out of Character: A Memoir The Dorford Centre |