Cheltenham Literature Festival - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Bernardine Evaristo: Manifesto
Highlights from the literary event, beginning with Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo reflecting on her three decades as a trailblazing storyteller.
Ruth Ozeki
Booker Prize-shortlisted author Ruth Ozeki discusses her novel The Book of Form and Emptiness.
Jonathan Franzen
Speaking via a video-link from his home in America, Jonathan Franzen talks about his novel Crossroads, as well as mini-series Conversations Without Borders.
Bernardine Evaristo: Black Britain, Writing Back
Bernardine Evaristo discusses her Penguin series Writing Back, and comments on rediscovering novels by black writers.
Anita Rani and Nikesh Shukla
With Anita Rani and Nikesh Shukla.
Photography Now: Through the Contemporary Lens
Charlotte Jansen and Caleb Azumah Nelson discuss photographers from around the world who are redefining the art for the modern age.
Skin: Punk Icon
Featuring an interview with Skin of Skunk Anansie.
Keep The Receipts: Three Women, Real Talk, No Filter
The hosts of the chart-topping podcast Keep The Receipts - Tolly, Audrey and Milena - share their different approaches to love and relationships.
Craig Brown on the Beatles
Sunday Times literary editor Andrew Holgate is joined by Craig Brown, who talks about his critically acclaimed biography of the Beatles.
Irish Poetry: The New Generation
A look at the new generation of Irish poets.
Susie Dent: Word Perfect
Caribbean Tales
Leone Ross and Monique Roffey discuss their novels The Mermaid of Black Conch and This One Sky Day with Sara Collins.
Elif Shafak
Novelist Elif Shafak is joined by Hassan Akkad, a photographer, film-maker and activist who fled his home of Damascus.
Joan Bakewell: The Tick of Two Clocks
Guest curator Joan Bakewell talks to novelist Linda Grant about moving on and looking ahead.
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