Previous events
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OCT 06
Vicky Pryce at Cheltenham Literature Festival
Panel event with Bel Mooney and others, discussing the contraceptive pill. Vicky Pryce is a Greek born economist, and former Joint head of the United Kingdom’s government economic service. Following a number of positions in the banking and oil sectors, she worked as partner and chief economist at KPMG; was director general for economics at the Department...
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OCT 06
Vicky Pryce at Cheltenham Literature Festival
Vicky Pryce is a Greek born economist, and former Joint head of the United Kingdom’s government economic service. Following a number of positions in the banking and oil sectors, she worked as partner and chief economist at KPMG; was director general for economics at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.In 2000 she co-founded the Good Corporation...
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OCT 04
Geoffrey Robertson QC at Cheltenham Literature Festival
Geoffrey Robertson QC has had a distinguished career as a trial counsel, human rights advocate and United Nations judge. He has appeared in many celebrated Old Bailey trials, defending the editors of Oz magazine and Gay News, the National Theatre over its staging of The Romans in Britain, and the directors of Matrix Churchill in the case that exposed the...
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OCT 04
Geoffrey Robertson QC at Cheltenham Literature Festival
Geoffrey Robertson QC has had a distinguished career as a trial counsel, human rights advocate and United Nations judge. He has appeared in many celebrated Old Bailey trials, defending the editors of Oz magazine and Gay News, the National Theatre over its staging of The Romans in Britain, and the directors of Matrix Churchill in the case that exposed the...
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OCT 02
Ann Treneman and Norman Baker at Henley Literary Festival
That was the Coalition that was Norman Baker, Polly Toynbee, Ann Treneman and David Walker In 2010 the UK found itself with its first coalition government since the war. We may have agreed with Nick, but we weren’t expecting this! Henley Literary Festival has assembled a top panel to look back at the last five years and, in the midst of party conference...
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OCT 02
Mike Read at Henley Literary Festival
Frederick Kelly was a remarkable man – a musician, composer and rower for both Henley’s own Leander Club and Great Britain at the 1908 Olympics – and one of many who died far too young in the Great War. His diary, Kelly’s War, covers the period from 1914-16 and is a detailed, movingly written account offering an insight into the Royal Naval Division, a...
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OCT 02
Mike Read at Henley Literary Festival
Broadcasting legend Mike Read will be at the Henley Literary Festival talking about his book Forever England: The Life of Rupert Brooke As a radio host, songwriter, journalist and television presenter, Mike Read’s career has spanned many decades and vocations. A Knight of Malta, he has been crowned National Broadcaster of the Year an incredible ten...
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OCT 01
Charles Clarke at Henley Literary Fesival
Former Home Secretary and Education Secretary, Charles has co-authored two books: British Conservative Leaders and British Labour Leaders. He worked closely with Neil Kinnock and served on the front bench through most of Tony Blair’s premiership, but proved a fierce critic of both Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband – so it will be interesting to hear his take...
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SEP 30
Neville Thurlbeck at Lincoln Book Festival
Neville Thurlbeck worked at the News of the World for two decades as its chief reporter and news editor. During that time he won numerous journalism awards, including the British Press Awards Scoop of the Year trophy twice, a record which remains unbeaten. He has also been runner-up at the British Press Awards four times. He was drawn into the phone...
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SEP 25
Paul Gambaccini at Blenheim Literary Festival
One of Britain’s best-known and most respected DJs and radio presenters, Paul Gambaccini, gives Lord Daniel Finkelstein a no-holds-barred account of the year he spent under a cloud of suspicion before being told he would not face historic sex assault charges. Gambaccini was arrested in October 2013, disgraced in the press, had many personal possessions...
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