Below is a list of the events of the 2023 festival by day along with the event venue and start time. Click on an event to purchase tickets.
Saturday 14th October
| 14:00 |
Victoria Hislop – The Figurine The Dorford Centre |
| 16:00 |
Ray Mears – British Woodland The Dorford Centre |
| 18:00 |
Robert Peston – Crash The Dorford Centre |
Sunday 15th October
| 11:00 |
A Walk Around Dorchester in the Footsteps of Thomas Hardy The Town Pump |
Monday 16th October
| 10:30 |
Celia Brayfield – Becoming a Writer Dorset Museum |
| 12:00 |
Julian Unthank – How To Be A Screen Writer Dorset Museum |
| 14:00 |
Cathy Rentzenbrink – Write It All Down Dorset Museum |
| 16:00 |
Angus Waycott – How to Self Publish Your Book Dorset Museum |
| 18:00 |
Poetry Slam with Angie Porter Dorset Museum |
Tuesday 17th October
| 10:30 |
Anna Kent – Frontline Midwife Dorset Museum |
| 12:00 |
Joanna Quinn – The Whalebone Theatre Dorset Museum |
| 14:00 |
Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC – Unlawful Killings Dorset Museum |
| 16:00 |
Peter Hart – Footsloggers Dorset Museum |
| 18:00 |
Damien Lewis – SAS Great Escapes II Dorset Museum |
Wednesday 18th October
| 10:30 |
John Wright – The Observant Walker The Dorford Centre |
| 12:00 |
Richard Cork – Encounters with Artists The Dorford Centre |
| 14:00 |
Tim Marshall – The Future of Geography The Dorford Centre |
| 16:00 |
Nigel Biggar – Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning The Dorford Centre |
| 18:00 |
James Naughtie – Desert Island Books The Dorford Centre |
Thursday 19th October
| 12:00 |
Stephen Anderton – The Lives of the Great Gardeners The Dorford Centre |
| 14:00 |
Justine Picardie – Chanel The Legend and the Life The Dorford Centre |
| 16:00 |
Ferdinand Mount – Big Caesars and Little Caesars The Dorford Centre |
| 17:30 |
D J Taylor – George Orwell The Dorford Centre |
| 19:30 |
Alan Titchmarsh – Chatsworth The Dorford Centre |
Friday 20th October
| 10:30 |
Jade McGlynn – Russia’s War The Dorford Centre |
| 12:00 |
Daniel Finkelstein – Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad The Dorford Centre |
| 14:00 |
Tim Spector – Food for Life The Dorford Centre |
| 16:00 |
Polly Toynbee – An Uneasy Inheritance The Dorford Centre |
| 17:30 |
Julia Bradbury – Walk Yourself Happy The Dorford Centre |
| 19:30 |
Louise Minchin – Fearless The Dorford Centre |
Saturday 21st October
| 10:30 |
Miles Johnson – Chasing Shadows The Dorford Centre |
| 12:00 |
Anna Murphy – Destination Fabulous The Dorford Centre |
| 14:00 |
Edward Stourton – Confessions The Dorford Centre |
| 16:00 |
Adam Sisman – The Secret Life of John Le Carré The Dorford Centre |
| 17:30 |
Cat Jarman – The Bone Chests The Dorford Centre |
| 19:30 |
Lemn Sissay – Let The Light Pour In The Dorford Centre |