What’s On

For a handy overview of the festival visit the Festival Diary here.

  • Kate Humble – Where the Hearth Is

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Kate Humble has a knack for sharing her own journey towards a more pleasing and purposeful life in a way that inspires readers, enables them to reassess their own lives and helps them achieve their personal goals. Having encouraged readers to reconnect with nature in Thinking on My Feet and simplify their lifestyles in A ... Kate Humble – Where the Hearth Is

    £6.00 – £12.00
  • Adam Nicolson – How to Be

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    What is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can I be me? How should we treat each other? Prize-winning and bestselling writer Adam Nicolson travels through the transforming world of ancient Greece and asks what light its thinkers can throw on our deepest preconceptions. ... Adam Nicolson – How to Be

    £6.00 – £12.00
  • Polly Toynbee and David Walker – The Only Way is Up

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Political change is coming. But the new Westminster government’s inheritance looks grim. We’re all in it together, the Tories used to say. But they look set to bequeath sharp social divisions, vastly increased inequality, a stagnant economy and unfulfilled commitments on climate change – and all this at a time of unprecedented international tension. The ... Polly Toynbee and David Walker – The Only Way is Up

    £6.00 – £12.00
  • Tom Heap – Land Smart

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    We need land for so many of humanity’s growing needs, such as food, renewable energy, carbon storage and housing. Traditionally, we’ve stolen it from nature, but this has led to a mounting toll of extinction and pollution that is now punishing us. So, as there’s no land left to take, how do we get more ... Tom Heap – Land Smart

    £6.00 – £12.00
  • Clare Balding – Isle of Dogs

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Every dog must have his day.Dogs are never just pets. Not for the British. We love them as members of the family. They work with us, sleep with us, eat with us, help us live our daily lives and come on holiday with us. Some parents will freely admit to enjoying the company of their ... Clare Balding – Isle of Dogs

    £20.00
  • Chris Atkins – Time After Time

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    A funny, touching, challenging and campaigning book about our prisons' crisis by the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Bit of a Stretch. British prisoners have to endure the most ... Chris Atkins – Time After Time

    £6.00 – £12.00
  • Mick Conefrey – Fallen

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    On 6 June 1924, George Mallory donned an oxygen set and set off for the summit of Everest with his young partner Andrew Irvine. Two days later they were glimpsed ... Mick Conefrey – Fallen

    £6.00 – £12.00
  • Unfortunately, the event “Mike Brearley – Turning Over the Pebbles” has been cancelled. If you have purchased tickets, please contact us for a refund. Mike Brearley – Turning Over the Pebbles

    The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Mike Brearley reviews his life with all its attendant emotions, tensions and moves, in what he calls ‘memoir of the mind’. This is book of his second thoughts and reassessments, ... Mike Brearley – Turning Over the Pebbles

    £6.00 – £12.00