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Joe Simpson, the author of Touching the Void was introduced by Alan Morrison, the Group Arts Editor of The…
This Edinburgh International Book Festival event was chaired by, and part of a series of events chosen by,…
Absurdism and satire have been healthy strands in Russian literature for a very long time.
Clearly Nina Stibbe is already very popular as this event was completely sold out.
This session with Frances Wilson was chaired by Sheena McDonald who immediately discovered that very few…
Musical stage adaptation of Flora Thompson's nostalgic story fails to take off.
James Naughtie introduced Alistair Darling for this Thomas Miller Investment Event which was held fittingly…
Obviously well known to British audiences, Erica Jong was joined stage by Ruth Wishart who acted as chair for…
The Morton Fraser Event, billed as "a man whose love of theatre and actors knows no bounds", featured Simon…
On the evening of Sunday 14th August, the small Peppers Theatre stage was packed with poets – not…
This was one of the most disappointing sessions I have been to in the Book Festival.
With Al Senter as chair, Bath described the astonishing story of Tommy Macpherson's very full life.
This event with young Welsh poet Owen Sheers was most entertaining and enlightening. His new…
Leading up to 14 April, 2012, a plethora of TV documentaries, drama series and books have commemorated the…
Some of the best art is scarcely noted.
Andy Hamilton, probably best known for appearances on ‘Have I Got News For You’ and ‘QI’ and rather less so…
In the middle of Margaret Thatcher’s icy reign over the UK, parts of Edinburgh may have been checking if…
This was a politician at his best! Malcolm Rifkind was in ebullient mood when he spoke to a full house at…
There was a packed house for the Baillie Gifford event with hostage survivor Ingrid Betancourt and Kirsty…
Maggie O’Farrell is a remarkable novelist with a fresh, distinctive voice and visual imagination. She…