Upcoming events
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AUG 08
Edinburgh Festival: Andrew Pierce
Andrew Pierce vs Kevin Maguire now in a live show on stage. You know them both from ITV’s Good Morning Britain, now see them going head to head, pulling no punches. Play your part in what promises to be fun and feisty debate on the big topics and put your questions to them about the burning issues of the day. Sixty minutes of exhilarating cut and thrust...
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AUG 28
Henley Literary Festival: Liam Fox
If global concerns over the competition for oil and gas seem critical, Liam believes that there is an even greater challenge ahead: water. As a doctor, an MP who has dealt with both security and economic issues and a concerned citizen who has worked with WaterAid in The Coming Storm he warns that the fight for fossil fuels is nothing compared to what...
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SEP 21
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival: Iain Dale
Iain Dale is an award-winning broadcaster and presenter of the evening show on LBC Radio. He is the co-host of the For the Many podcast and the Iain Dale’s Book Club podcast. British General Election Campaigns 1830–2019 takes us on a deep dive through nearly 200 years of British political history in its most dramatic expression: the general election....
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SEP 28
Henley Literary Festival: Gyles Brandreth
As a former MP and government whip, Gyles knows how Westminster works. He had a ringside seat at the great political events of the 1990s, from the fall of Margaret Thatcher to the rise of Tony Blair. In an updated version of Breaking the Code: Westminster Diaries 1992-7, he provides a fascinating - and funny - insight into the centre of government, with...
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SEP 28
Henley Literary Festival: Andrew Pierce
Finding Margaret is the moving story of journalist and broadcaster Andrew Pierce’s search for his birth mother. As he was approaching his fifties, Pierce decided that it was finally time to track down his birth mother. He knew he had lived in a Roman Catholic orphanage in Cheltenham for more than two years and was adopted when he was three years old...
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OCT 03
Isle of Wight Literary Festival: Norman Fowler
The Best of Enemies is the political diaries of Norman Fowler, one of the most significant politicians of the late twentieth century. Covering the entire Thatcher/Major era – from the former’s election in 1979 to the latter’s defeat in 1997 – during which time Fowler held prominent positions in the Cabinet. As Transport Secretary he was responsible for...
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OCT 03
Isle of Wight Literary Festival: Alex Grant
In September 1962, John Vassall, a clerk at the Admiralty in London, was unmasked as a Soviet spy. After being photographed in compromising positions while working at the British embassy in Moscow, Vassall was blackmailed into handing British defence secrets over to his Soviet handlers for seven years. While there have been several successful books...
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OCT 25
Petworth Literary Festival: Iain Dale
Iain Dale is an award-winning broadcaster and presenter of the evening show on LBC Radio. He is the co-host of the For the Many podcast and the Iain Dale’s Book Club podcast. British General Election Campaigns 1830–2019 takes us on a deep dive through nearly 200 years of British political history in its most dramatic expression: the general election....
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OCT 26
Wimbledon BookFest: Gyles Brandreth
Gyles will be taking a whistlestop tour through his latest books: expect 60 second romps through British history, the seven secrets of happiness and why they matter, and a revisit of his life in Westminster, warts and all. ‘Brandreth has been an expert cheerer-upper for more than 60 years . . . full of fun, famous names and sparkling facts.’ – Daily...
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