12-16 May
2010
We made it! The past year of planning has been one of the most eventful in the history of the Lincoln Book Festival but here we are, ready with a host of delights for festival number seven. It’s been a challenging year. Behind the scenes the festival has undergone a massive reorganisation but we think what’s emerged, with its innovative amalgamation between the public and private sectors, means we’ve got a festival that’s guaranteed to happen for many years to come.
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Welcome to the Lincoln Book Festival 2010
Fringe Events Terry King Exhibition
Lana Citron – Give Us a Kiss
Saturday 24 April - Sunday 16 May
Tuesday 11 May | 11am - 3pm
Kodak Express Gallery, Guildhall Street Shop hours
Lincoln High Street
We’re delighted to be welcoming new friends to this year’s festival, including Simon Callow, Jeremy Hardy, Anthony Horowitz, John Kettley, Roger Bootle and Lynda Bellingham and saying ‘hello’ once more to old friends like RJ Ellory, John Jarrold and Geoff Adams.
A rare chance to see work by one of the world’s leading experts on photographic printmaking processes. Private view Saturday 24 April, 7pm.
Look out for author, actress and conceptual artist Lana Citron – who’s studied the art of the kiss for her new book – as she sells kisses and chats in the High Street before her festival event on Wednesday 12 May.
Free tickets available from 01522 544 025.
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And our Festival Fringe continues to grow and this year boasts one of the world’s best-selling writers, Jodi Picoult.
Stalls in the Street
Literary Pub Quiz
Saturday 1 May | 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 11 May | 8pm
Lincoln High Street
Dog and Bone Pub (off Monks Road)
LBF 2010 will reach into just about every section of the community in Lincoln and beyond and, as usual, we’ve got an eclectic mix of events and activities for all age groups, from Bookstart babies upwards.
A special thank you goes to our Honorary Patrons Lady Sarah McCorquodale, Martyn Ware, Jeremy Hardy and Colin McFarlane. Their support is much appreciated. We’ve got a fantastic list of castaways, including Mercury Music Prize winner Speech Debelle, Preston, once of the Ordinary Boys, and Radio 5 Live’s Dotun Adebayo taking up residence on our imaginary desert island. We wouldn’t have a festival without all our audiences, friends, partners and performers, so we must say a large ‘thank you’ to everyone. So come and enjoy our fabulous mixture of literature, music, art and entertainment – we think you’ll be glad you did. Sara Bullimore / David Lambert (cultural solutions) Festival Directors
One Read 2010 is the 150th anniversary of the birth of JM Barrie, so we have chosen Peter Pan as the Festival’s One Read. There will be many events throughout the Festival that look at the films, JM Barrie’s life and activities for children. Please also join the Festival’s Facebook fan page, where we will be creating online forums and events where families, reading and community groups who have read the book can post their comments.
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Once again the Festival is pleased to be working in partnership with CfBT to host a schools programme linked to the festival. This will begin during April at Bishop Grosseteste University College at an event launching a new book written by Year 10 students entitled Missing Pieces that they have been working on over the past couple of years. Authors attending the schools programme leading up to and during the festival include: Colin Bateman, Anthony Horowitz, William Hussey, Gaby Halberstam and Upstage Left Theatre!
Tennyson to Tolstoy, Shakespeare to Solzhenitsyn – who knows what fiendish questions will come up as we once again present a test of your literary knowledge. Bring a team or come on your own. Free
Jodi Picoult – House Rules
Education & Outreach Programme
New to 2010 is a programme of events designed especially for the Lincs2Stage Academy. Visit www.upstageleft.co.uk/l2s to find out how your school can get involved.
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Come and browse around a selection of stalls with a literary theme. Booksellers and writers will be showing off their wares and giving you the chance to buy a book or two. Presented in association with the Lincoln Business Improvement Group.
Monday 3 May | 1pm - 2.30pm Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, University of Lincoln
Jodi Picoult was first published in Britain in 2004. Her sales here have topped 4.5 million, making her the biggest female adult fiction author in the market. She’s notched up 11 number one titles, including My Sister’s Keeper, Keeping Faith and Vanishing Acts. Today she talks about her latest book House Rules. At its heart is Jacob, a boy suffering from Asperger Syndrome. From the age of two he was showing signs he was different. Mum Emma’s marriage collapsed under the strain and his brother Theo was increasingly pushed to the sidelines. As a teenager Jacob becomes obsessed with crime scene investigation methods – but then his teacher is found dead and the police think he’s responsible. It’s an emotional portrait of the problems and joys of bringing up an Asperger’s child. £5/£3 For a special Friends offer see booking and information on page 27
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Words in Special Places
Pirate Pandemonium
Anthony Horowitz
10am - 11am | The Angel Coffee House
10.30am - 11.30am Lincoln Central Children’s Centre
1.30pm | Lincoln Drill Hall Closed event for schools
Come and join the Festival team as they read selections from their favourite children’s stories and literature over the years. All ages welcome! Free
Come along and enjoy some stories, rhymes and fun with a pirate theme with Bookstart. Dress up as your favourite characters. For children aged up to four and their parents/carers. Free
Bookstart Pirates 10.30am - 11.30am | St Giles Children’s Centre, Lamb Gardens
Children 0-4 years of age and their parents/ carers are invited to join the Bookstart team for themed stories, rhymes and craft activities. Come join the fun, it’s free. Dress up as your favourite character. Bookstart Bear will be popping in for a visit too. Open Event. Free
Martyn Ware – Desert Island Books 1pm | Odeon Cinema, Brayford Wharf North
Martyn Ware, a founder member of both The Human League and Heaven 17, has worked with many of the music industry’s top names, including Tina Turner, Marc Almond, Erasure and most currently La Roux. Join Martyn – an honorary patron of the Lincoln Book Festival – as he shares the six books he’d take to a desert island with local writer Phil Cosker.
Pirate Pandemonium 1.30pm - 2.30pm Bracebridge Children’s Centre
Come along and enjoy some stories, rhymes and fun with a pirate theme with Bookstart. Dress up as your favourite characters. For children aged up to four and their parents/carers. Free
Words in Special Places 2pm - 3pm | Lincoln Performing Arts Centre Café
Come and join the Festival team as they read selections from their favourite children’s stories and literature over the years. All ages welcome!
Lana Citron – The Art of the Kiss 6pm | Bishop Greaves Theatre, Foyer Bar
Conceptual artist, actress, comedienne and author Lana Citron spent an hour on the Trafalgar Square plinth reading out kiss requests from people in the crowd to their loved ones. Come and share a special evening with us as Lana reveals the secret of a kiss. £2
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Duncan Hamilton – My Life with Brian… and Harold
£5/£3
6.30pm | Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room
Duncan Hamilton holds the distinction of winning the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award twice, for his memoir of Brian Clough Provided You Don’t Kiss Me in 2007 and for his biography of Bodyline cricketer Harold Larwood in 2009. He talks to BBC sports journalist and University of Lincoln lecturer John Cafferkey about the books and about sports journalism today.
Simon Brett – The Shooting in the Shop 1.30pm | Community Room, Lincoln Central Library
Simon Brett worked as a producer in radio and television before taking up writing full time. He is the much-loved author of the Fethering series, the Mrs Pargeter novels and the Charles Paris detective series. Today he talks about his latest Fethering novel featuring lady detectives Carole and Jude as they set out to solve the mystery of the body found in a burnt-out department store.
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Wednesday 12th May
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Reading Group Movie Night – The Big Sleep 7.30pm for 8pm | Bishop Greaves Theatre
This 1946 film is the first big screen version of Raymond Chandler’s 1939 novel of the same name and stars the classic pairing of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. The foyer bar will be open after the screening for drinks and a chat with other book and film lovers. £3
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Wednesday 12th May
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Thursday 13th May “It’s a serious page turner. Moving, witty and thoroughly engrossing.” —Lesley Glaister.
Words in Special Places 10am - 11am | Coffee Aroma, Guildhall
Come and join the Festival team as they read selections from their favourite children’s stories and literature over the years. All ages welcome! Free
Pirate Pandemonium 10.30am | Birchwood Library
Come along and enjoy some stories, rhymes and fun with a pirate theme with Bookstart. Dress up as your favourite characters. For children aged up to four and their parents/carers.
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Anna Chilvers – Falling Through Clouds 12noon - 1pm | Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room
It may be Anna’s debut novel but as a librarian she has plenty of experience of the world of literature. Falling Through Clouds interweaves mystery, romance and myth around a dark secret in this story of Kat and Gavin, who meet on a train. £2
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Colin Bateman
Words in Special Places
1pm - 2pm | Lincoln Drill Hall
2pm - 3pm | Caffe Nero
Colin Bateman’s debut novel Divorcing Jack was discovered in the slush pile at Harper Collins and went on to win the Betty Trask Prize. Since then there have been 14 more novels, among them the Richard and Judy choice Mystery Man, and numerous screenplays, including the BBC drama Murphy’s Law, starring James Nesbitt. Colin will be talking about his writing career and his hugely entertaining latest book The Day of the Jack Russell, which once again features the Small Shopkeeper with No Name.
Come and join the Festival team as they read selections from their favourite children’s stories and literature over the years. All ages welcome! Free
Bookstart Pirates 2pm - 3pm | Welton Library
Children 0-4 years of age and their parents/ carers are invited to join the Bookstart team for themed stories, rhymes and craft activities. Come join the fun, it’s free. Dress up as your favourite character. Open Event. Free
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John Kettley – Weatherman
10.30am - 11.30am | Bracebridge Heath Library
Children 0-4 years of age and their parents/ carers are invited to join the Bookstart team for themed stories, rhymes and craft activities. Come join the fun, it’s free. Dress up as your favourite character. Open Event. Free
Andrew Birkin – Peter Pan or The Boy Who Hated Mothers 11am - 12.30pm | The Collection
Andrew Birkin is one of the world’s leading experts on Peter Pan author JM Barrie. We are delighted to welcome him to the festival as Peter Pan is our One Read choice this year. Today he’ll be sharing his knowledge of the boy who never grew up at this event aimed at young people aged 12 years and over.
Dotun Adebayo – Desert Island Books 1pm | The Collection
BBC Radio 5 Live broadcaster Dotun is currently busy building a virtual shelf to hold the 100 greatest books of all time nominated by listeners of his weekend show Up All Night. Dotun travelled to the Caribbean as a teenager to interview Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. In the 1990s he was co-founder of X Press Books, which published Victor Hedley’s acclaimed novel Yardie and the Baby Father series, which inspired a BBC drama. Today he shares his choice of six books to take to a mythical island in the sun. £5/£3
1.30pm - 2.30pm | Lincoln Drill Hall
John Kettley is a Weatherman, as the song by the Tribe of Toffs that gave him cult status goes, John joined the Met Office in 1970 and was a familiar face on TV until 2000. Now making his home in Lincoln, John regularly contributes to BBC Radio Lincolnshire and is weather consultant to many sporting organisations, including the RFU and the FA. He will be talking about his book Weatherman, which skilfully blends autobiography and reflections on extreme weather alongside encounters with famous names including Tony Blair, Des Lynham and Michael Fish. £4/£2
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Lincoln – The Horrible History Tour 2.15pm | Meet outside Lincoln Drill Hall
Join tour guide Arthur Hazeldine for a walk around our historic city and learn some of the more gruesome secrets of its past. £2
Pirate Pandemonium 2pm - 3pm | Boultham Library
Come along and enjoy some stories, rhymes and fun with a pirate theme with Bookstart. Dress up as your favourite characters. For children aged up to four and their parents/carers. Free
Jake Arnott – The Devil’s Paintbrush
An Evening of Poetry with Sophie Hannah
3pm - 4.15pm | Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room
6pm - 8.30pm | EMMTEC Building, Brayford Pool, University of Lincoln
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Sir Hector Macdonald rose through the ranks to become one of the greatest heroes of the British Empire. Now he faces ruin in a shocking scandal. His only hope is Aleister Crowley, the notorious occultist who is in Paris for his own dark purposes. They become unlikely companions for one wild night that will bring startling revelations for both men. Jake Arnott – author of The Long Firm and He Kills Coppers – talks about his ambitious new novel, which covers topics as diverse as Islamic revolution, ritual magic and the terror of modern warfare.
Poet and novelist Sophie Hannah was named as one of the Poetry Book Society’s Next Generation poets in 2004, and her fifth collection of poems, Pessimism for Beginners, was shortlisted for the 2007 T. S. Eliot prize. She will be reading and taking questions during the first part of the evening, after which University of Lincoln creative writing students will read recent work of their own. Light refreshments will be served during the interval.
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6.30pm | Bishop Greaves Theatre
Alex Preston – This Bleeding City 6pm - 7.15pm | Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room
Charlie Wales is a young man fresh from university who’s seduced by the excitement of a new life in London and all it promises. There’s Vero, the beautiful French girl, the lure of art and the promise of fast money in the City. But as the choices begin to tear him apart, there’s also the danger that all the things he desires are on the brink of crashing around him. City trader Alex Preston discusses a debut novel that is also a heartbreaking love story, a withering study of the years of excess and a timely reminder of how good people end up doing terrible things. £2
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Paul Murdin – Secrets of the Universe World-renowned astronomer Paul Murdin tells the stories of the people who first revealed the shape of the Earth, the existence of Pluto, the principles of relativity and cosmic marvels like black holes. He also looks forward too, identifying the four major prospects for future research which show great challenges still lie ahead.
Festival Box Office: (01522) 873894 Colin Bateman, RJ Ellory, Ariana Franklin and Cath Staincliffe – Crime on Their Minds 6.30pm | The Courtroom, Lincoln College
Join four leading crime novelists for a panel discussion. Novelist and screenwriter Colin Bateman joins RJ Ellory, author of acclaimed novels including A Simple Act of Violence and The Anniversary Man, who has been described as a rising star of the genre. Ariana Franklin’s new book Relics of the Dead is a 12th century murder mystery from the winner of the Crime Writers’ Association Ellis Peters Historical Crime Novel award 2007. The panel is completed by Cath Staincliffe, the author of seven novels featuring private investigator Sal Kilkenny and creator of ITV’s Blue Murder, starring Caroline Quentin.
Crime on Their Minds pre-event dining experience Three courses £8.50. Join us at 5pm in the remarkable grade II listed building that houses both the Sessions House Restaurant and the Courtroom. Enjoy a superb threecourse dinner courtesy of hospitality and catering students at Lincoln College before heading to the Courtroom for the Crime on Their Minds event at 6.30pm. To make a reservation call 01522 876343 10am-4.30pm excluding Easter break.
Reading Group Movie Night – Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 7.30pm for 8pm | Bishop Greaves Theatre
A light-hearted look at life, the universe and everything, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is based on Douglas Adams’ worldwide best-selling novel and is a wild and cosmic adventure comedy. Bring your friends or even your whole book group and stay for a chat and a drink after the screening. Rating 12(A) £3
No Ordinary Boys: Alex Preston and (Samuel) Preston – Desert Island Books
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Look Back in Anger Upstage Left Theatre Company 7.30pm | Lincoln Drill Hall
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Lincoln Book Festival once again welcomes local theatre company Upstage Left with a production of John Osborne’s 1956 classic Look Back in Anger, a play that changed the face of British theatre. Set in a squalid flat in the Midlands it tells the story of working class Jimmy Porter, his marriage to middle class Alison and the effect her friend Helena has on the relationship. £5/£3
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8pm | Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
Growing up in the Preston household must have been fun. Tonight banker-turnednovelist Alex (fresh from his Festival appearance talking about his debut book earlier today) and his pop star brother Preston, star of Channel 4’s Celebrity Big Brother and once frontman of the Ordinary Boys, tell us what there was on their bookshelves as they were growing up. £6/£4 (£2 discount for Friends of the Festival)
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Sponsored by the Lincoln Record Society Lincoln Record Society publications cover a wide range of original documents relating to Lincolnshire including diaries, letters, maps, drawings, church records, wills, court records and papers relating to commercial trading. Members receive the volumes of the society as part of their annual subscription. Find out more at the LRS website www.lincoln-record-society.org.uk
Alan Massie – The Royal Stuarts 9.30am - 10.30am | Lincoln Drill Hall
Ever since the descendents of the House of Stuart arrived in England they have been intimately linked with the history of Britain. In this new biography Alan Massie – award winning novelist, author of several works of non-fiction and writer for the Daily Telegraph – traces their arrival, rise to the throne of England and Scotland and scandals in their long and influential affair with British history.
Festival Box Office: (01522) 873894 Dr Nicholas Bennett – The Lincoln Record Society: Celebrating 100 Years of Local History 3pm - 4pm | Lincoln Drill Hall
Dr Nicolas Bennett is general editor of the Lincoln Record Society and librarian of Lincoln Cathedral, where he is responsible for the historic collections of books and manuscripts. Previously he worked for more than 20 years in local archives, including 12 years at the Lincolnshire Archives Office. He is an expert on the history of the ancient diocese of Lincoln. Today he will talk about the LRS and its work. £4/£2
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Law and Disorder Panel with MC Scott, Giles Kristian and Ariana Franklin 11am - 12noon | Lincoln Drill Hall
Enjoy a rousing panel discussion about some fictional villains of history. Vet-turned-writer MC Scott’s latest novel Rome: The Emperor’s Spy is a gripping thriller which combines espionage, an ancient manuscript, forbidden secrets and an apocalyptic fire. Ariana Franklin’s Relics of the Dead is a 12th century murder mystery. Giles Kristian has Viking ancestors and believes the story of his hero Raven has always been in his blood. He’ll be talking about Sons of Thunder, the second Raven adventure.
Professor Michael Jones – Norwell: The History of a Church Village
Tim Maltin – 101 Things You Thought You Knew about the Titanic
1.30pm - 2.30pm | Lincoln Drill Hall
Prof Michael Jones is Emeritus Professor of Medieval French History at the University of Nottingham. He is chairman of the Norwell Heritage Group, which aims to record the past and present heritage of the Nottinghamshire village for the benefit of present and future generations. £4/£2
4.30pm - 5.30pm Lincoln Drill Hall
Tim Maltin has been studying the Titanic for 25 years. His definitive account of what actually happened that night is due to be published in 2012 but prior to that his new book aims to dispel some of the myths surrounding the maritime legend. £4/£2
* Book for all the History Day events for just £22/£10. Combined History Day ticket holders are entitled to a 20% discount on lunch in the Drill Hall Café Bar but this must be pre-booked.
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History Day - Friday 14th May
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Andrew Birkin My Time with Albert Speer 6pm - 7pm | Lincoln Drill Hall
Preparing for a screenplay based on Albert Speer’s autobiography Inside the Third Reich, Andrew Birkin spent many months with the notorious Nazi in 1972. Andrew has more than 40 hours of taped conversation with Speer, covering every aspect of his life and the script. Today Andrew will share some of the more memorable moments the pair spent together, illustrated with recorded extracts from the interviews. Andrew left Harrow aged 16 to work as a runner on Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. After some months he caught Kubrick’s attention by suggesting a British location for the Dawn of Man sequence. Kubrick later made him assistant director for special effects and then his location scout in 1968. After a brief stint working for The Beatles Andrew wrote scripts for film and television including the BBC’s trilogy on Peter Pan creator JM Barrie The Lost Boys (1978) and The Name of the Rose (1986). In 1980 Andrew won a Bafta and an Oscar nomination for his short film Srendni Vashtar. £4/£2
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Festival Box Office: (01522) 873894 Dr John Moses - John Donne: The Man and His Meaning
Pirate Pandemonium 10am | Ermine Library
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The Very Reverend Dr John Moses is a former Dean of St Paul’s. Tonight he’ll talk about the works of the metaphysical poet John Donne, who was Dean of St Paul’s in the 17th century. Copies of Dr Moses’ anthology of the writings of Donne One Equall Light will be available to buy and for signing, while 17th century editions of the poems and sermons will be on display in the library.
Words in Special Places 12noon - 1pm | Holiday Inn Express, Café Bar
Come and join the Festival team as they read selections from their favourite children’s stories and literature over the years. All ages welcome! Free
Dave Gibbons – Desert Island Books 1pm | The Collection
Dave Gibbons is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the mini series Watchmen. He was also an artist for the UK anthology 2000AD from its creation in 1977. He left 2000AD briefly in the late 1970s and early 1980s to become lead artist on Doctor Who Weekly/Monthly. So what does one of the world’s greatest living comic book artists read? £6/£4
Words in Special Places 3pm- 4pm | Cafe Portico, The Terrace
Come and join the Festival team as they read selections from their favourite children’s stories and literature over the years. All ages welcome! Free
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Look Back in Anger Upstage Left Theatre Company 7.30pm | Knight’s Theatre, Lincoln College
7.30pm | Wren Library, Lincoln Cathedral
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Travel Panel – Peter Kerr, Alistair Humphreys, Tom Kevill Davies 6.30pm | Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room
Get away from it all on a literary journey to foreign lands. Cyclist, adventurer, author and motivational speaker Alistair Humphreys spent four years on a bicycle journey around the world. Tom Kevill Davies loves riding his bike and loves to eat. His two-year trip through America in search of the perfect meal inspired his book The Hungry Cyclist. In the 1980s Peter Kerr moved his family to an orange farm in Mallorca and has been delighting readers by writing about it in the Snowball Orange series. £2
Terry King – Poems & Pastries 7pm | Coffee Aroma
Terry is a poet, artist, photographer and print maker. He believes that all three inspire each other and that each has a duty to communicate. (Terry King is an internationally recognised authority on historical photography and printmaking processes). £2
£6, including a glass of wine. Apply by post, sending a cheque and stamped, self-addressed envelope to Lincoln Cathedral Library, The Cathedral, Lincoln LN2 1PX. Enquiries to 01522 561618
Lincoln Book Festival once again welcomes local theatre company Upstage Left with a production of John Osborne’s 1956 classic Look Back in Anger, a play that changed the face of British theatre. Set in a squalid flat in the Midlands it tells the story of working class Jimmy Porter, his marriage to middle class Alison and the effect her friend Helena has on the relationship. £5/£3
Wine Tasting with Geoff Adams
Kate Griffin – A Madness of Angels
8pm | Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room
7.30pm | Bishop Greaves Theatre
Carnegie Medal-nominated Catherine Webb writes under the name Kate Griffin for her fantasy novels for adults. A Madness of Angels is her first adult fantasy about Matthew Swift, a vengeful man returned from the dead. The second, The Midnight Mayor, will be published soon. £5/£3
Book early for what’s always a festival sell-out. Lincolnshire Echo wine writer Geoff Adams will take us on a tour of the products of some of his favourite vineyards. There will be reds, whites, maybe a rose and perhaps something fizzy too. £5
Lynda Bellingham – Lost and Found 8pm | Lincoln Drill Hall
Lynda Bellingham is much-loved as the warm, open and quick-witted panellist on ITV1’s Loose Women as well as for her appearances in Strictly Come Dancing and Calendar Girls. Her rich acting career spans 40 years with highlights including roles as Helen Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small, Faith Grayshott in Second Thoughts and as the Oxo mum. She recounts her own story in Lost and Found, which is packed with her trademark humour and emotional honesty. Tonight there will be laughter, tears – and plenty of witty anecdotes from her years on stage and screen. £10/£8 (£2 discount for Friends of the Festival)
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Writer’s Surgeries with John Jarrold 9.30am - 12noon Lincoln Drill Hall, Green Room
30-minute slots are available for aspiring writers with literary agent John Jarrold, who specialises in science fiction. Booking is essential and a sample of your work must be submitted before the event. £2 (£1 for Friends of the Festival)
Festival Box Office: (01522) 873894 A Demonstration of Alchemy! Pictures made from Gold with Terry King
10.30am - 12noon Lincolnshire Archives, St Rumbold Street
Terry will demonstrate magic with iron and gold to make ‘instant’ pictures using processes, with his own amendments, that date from the dawn of photography. Even seasoned professionals have been heard to say ‘That be the work of the devil’. £10
Playwriting Workshop with the Writers’ Collective 10am - 12noon Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room
Money for Nothing Roger Bootle, Ray Boulger and Robert Cole 11am - 1pm | Lincoln Central Library
One of the City of London’s best-known economists, Roger is economic adviser to Deloitte, a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee, and was formerly group chief economist of HSBC. Roger has written several books on monetary economics. His latest, The Trouble with Markets, analyses the deep causes of the recent financial crisis and discusses the threats to capitalism arising from it. Ray Boulger is widely renowned as the guru of the mortgage industry and expert on the housing market. Ray is constantly called upon by the media to provide informed comment on all areas of the market, and is a regular on the BBC, Sky and ITV. Last year, Ray was voted guru of the year at the Headlinemoney Awards by the nation’s property journalists. Robert Cole writes the Personal Investor column in The Times and was editor of its daily Tempus counterpart for nearly ten years, up to 2008. His columns analyse UK companies and their share prices. His latest book is The Unwritten Laws of Finance and Investment. www.robertcolewrites.com £6/£4 inc refreshments in interval for both Money for Nothing and Guardianwork (see page 19)
Upstage Left’s writers have been producing plays for a number of years. At this beginners’ workshop they will discuss sources of inspiration for new writing, how to get started and script development. This workshop would be ideal for students or for those just starting out as writers. £6/£4
Stories with Gaby Halberstam 10am - 11am | Lincoln Drill Hall
Gaby writes for older children and teenagers. She talks about her books Blue Sky Freedom – a powerful story of love, loss and courage set in 1970s South Africa – and The Red Dress, a comingof-age story set in the sweltering South African Wilderness in 1944. Event suitable for ages 9 to 14.
Peter Pan Make and Play Activity Day 10am - 3pm | IMPart, St Botolph’s Church Hall, 39b High Street
Come and join the IMPart team and step into Never Never Land for a day of adventurous drop-in art activities suitable for all ages. Refreshments available. £1 children/£1.50 adults – on the door only
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Saturday 15th May
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Words in Special Places
Ian Carpenter – Guardianwork
12.30pm - 1.30pm | The Collection Café
1.30pm - 2.30pm | Lincoln Central Library
Come and join the Festival team as they read selections from their favourite children’s stories and literature over the years. All ages welcome!
Ian Carpenter was a 34-year-old property manager when he found himself facing redundancy. He was looking at the recruitment pullout of The Guardian newspaper, and wondered: why don’t I apply for every job here? So that’s what he did, and along the way broadened his scope by applying to be the England football manager and head of the Liberal Democrats. The correspondence which ensued is both hilarious and fascinating, revealing the comic underbelly of the recruitment process. It took Ian six months to apply for every job in that one issue of The Guardian, but did he get work?
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Stories with Julia Jarman 11.15am - 12.15pm with 3-5 year olds 12.30pm - 1.30pm with 6-8 year olds Lincoln Drill Hall
Julia Jarman shares her magic. Come and listen to her read from books such as The Time Travelling Cat. £1
Andrew Birkin – Peter Pan or The Boy Who Hated Mothers 11am - 12.30pm The Collection
Andrew Birkin is one of the world’s leading experts on Peter Pan author JM Barrie. We are delighted to welcome him to the festival as Peter Pan is our One Read choice this year. Today he’ll be sharing his knowledge of the boy who never grew up at this event aimed at all age groups. £5/£3
£6/£4 inc refreshments in interval – For both Money for Nothing and Guardianwork (see page 17)
Literary Lunch with Sue Shephard – The Surprising Life Of Constance Spry 12.30pm | The Lincoln Hotel
Presented by the English Speaking Union. Constance Spry is best known as the author of that bible of middle-class housewives, The Constance Spry Cookery Book, but who was she and what else did she have to offer? Her story is that of a profoundly unconventional woman who went from a poverty-stricken childhood to the height of London society. Along the way she had a lengthy affair with a cross-dressing lesbian artist and built a successful business as a society florist. £20 – For tickets or further details call Geraldine Richardson-Eames on 01469 571387
Peter Pan – The Films, Characters and Fancy Dress Costumes
Lynn Shepherd – Murder at Mansfield Park
2pm | Lincoln Drill Hall
This afternoon we have something for the whole family so come along and be a part of a compendium of all things Peter Pan. Don’t forget to dress up as your favourite Peter Pan character. “So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!” Thank you to Stuart and Kathleen Collingham for supporting this event. £2
Pirate Pandemonium 2pm - 3pm | Lincoln Central Library
See page 9 for further details. Free
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2pm - 3.15pm | Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room
Jane Austen fans and critics have wondered over the years why Mansfield Park is so different to the rest of her novels with its insipid heroine Fanny Price. Lynn Shepherd replies to this criticism with a book which shows what Mansfield Park could have been. Her Fanny Price is scheming, ambitious and relentlessly focussed. Anyone would think she deserved to be killed… £5/£3
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Saturday 15th May Continued... Simon Callow – Desert Island Books 2pm - 4pm | Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
Simon Callow is one of Britain’s leading film, stage and television actors and is an accomplished writer and director. He’s probably most widely remembered for his role as Gareth in Four Weddings and a Funeral. He’s worked in the West End and on Broadway and even had a spell in rep in Lincoln in the 1970s. He’s written books about Dickens, Oscar Wilde and Orson Welles. But what books would he take with him to a desert island? He’ll tell all to Lincolnshire-based literary agent John Jarrold. £10/£8 (£6 Friends of the Festival)
Janetta OtterBarry – Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
A Night at the Cathedral Join us for an evening of events in the beautiful surroundings of the Chapter House at Lincoln Cathedral.
Neal Lawson All Consuming
2pm - 4pm | Lincoln Drill Hall, Green Room
Janetta was an editorial director of Frances Lincoln Children’s Books and during her time there helped establish the firm as a multi-award winning publisher. She has now set up her own list. She will produce around 20 titles a year, a mixture of picture books, information books and young fiction. Come along and find out how Janetta seeks out and nurtures talent. £4/£2 Festival Friends and SCBWI members
Open Mic Words in Special Places – Family Favourites 4pm | Coffee Aroma, Guildhall
The whole family is invited to come and read from your family favourites. Bring along a few books and share a couple of hours in the company of others who have never forgotten the books their parents read to them. Reading is not just for bedtime! £2
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Jeremy Hardy – My Family and Other Strangers
6.30pm - 7.30pm Chapter House, Lincoln Cathedral
Neal Lawson is a political commentator and chairman of the pressure group Compass. Tonight he asks if we should reverse rampant consumerism.
Under Milk Wood – The Radio Play 7pm | Bishop Greaves Theatre
Spend time in a coffee shop-style environment listening to the 1963 radio dramatisation of Dylan Thomas’s play for voices exploring the lives of the inhabitants of a small Welsh village. Richard Burton narrates. Entry is free – all that we ask is that, on your way out, you pay whatever you think the experience was worth. Free – donations at the door afterwards
7.30pm | Lincoln Drill Hall
My Family and Other Strangers finds comedian Jeremy Hardy – star of Radio 4’s Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation and a regular on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue – exploring his family history. Delving back through the centuries he found many interesting twists and turns but failed to unearth any juicy scandals, celebrities or royal connections. And, despite mercilessly mocking King’s Lynn and Norfolk in general on stage, he now finds he’s from there. £10/£8 (£2 discount for Friends of the Festival)
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Speech Debelle – Desert Island Books
7.30pm - 8pm
8pm | Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
There’s a reason Speech Debelle’s Mercury Prize-winning debut album is called Speech Therapy. It’s because she speaks straight from the heart, with complete intimacy, as if she doesn’t think anyone else is listening. But why does she write the way she does? What’s the first book she remembers reading growing up in north London? Find out the answers to these, and other questions tonight.
Austin Mitchell MP and Edward Leigh MP – Desert Island Books 8pm | Chapter House, Lincoln Cathedral
The MPs for Grimsby and Gainsborough discuss their favourite books and read excerpts from them. Joint price £5/£3 Tickets are available from the Festival Box Office and the Minster Shop on 01522 561644
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Masterclass with Terry King
Manga and Anime Day
10am - 4pm | The Collection, Lincoln
At this masterclass we will make pictures with light sensitive watercolours and acrylics. This will add to your skills whether you are a painter, graphic artist or photographer. To ensure individual tuition the class is limited to eight people. Participants should bring their own negatives or digital files. This is a must for anyone with an interest in the art of picture making. Contact 01522 544025 for more details
1pm – 4pm | Lincoln Drill Hall
Come and take a look at the achievements of one of Japan’s biggest exports. This event celebrates the Anime industry, which has reflected so heavily on modern British and American culture. We look at every major Anime film and TV programme in the last 20 years, with guest speakers, screens and more. Drop in event. £2
Fantasy, SF and Horror Panel 12noon - 1.30pm | Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room
Join literary agent John Jarrold and some of his authors for a discussion on fantasy, SF and horror writing. Stephen Deas has published two fantasy novels – The Adamantine Place and its sequel King of the Crags – and the first in a new young adults’ fantasy series, The Thief-Taker’s Apprentice, is out later this year. Adam Nevill is a commissioning editor for a UK publisher and author of horror novel Banquet for the Damned and Apartment 16, also out this month. Ian Whates’ debut SF novel The Noise Within is out this month. He is editor of the British SF Association’s news and media webzine Matrix. £5/£3
Trapped by Monsters 1pm | Bishop Greaves Theatre
In January 2009 eight top children’s authors were ‘Trapped by Monsters’. Since then they’ve been kept in dark caves and forced to write a brilliant blog that promotes great new books to get young people reading. But now the monsters have decided that, in front of a live audience, there must be a dreadful reckoning. Join Mark Robson, Sam Enthoven, Tommy Donbavand, Andy Brigs and Ali Sparks as, freed from their caves, they compete against each other in a series of increasingly bizarre quiz rounds. And beware – one author will get eaten during this gleefully silly afternoon of fun. Suitable for ages 7 to 12.
Al Davison – How to Write Manga
Sex and Drugs and Rock’n’Roll Steven Machat and Tim Thornton
2 - 4pm | Lincoln Drill Hall, Abbey Room
Rock star biographies have long been popular. Come along and hear about it from the manager’s perspective. Steven was pretty much born into the business, but as he tells in the book Gods, Gangsters and Honour it was meeting Frank Sinatra that cemented his passion to rise to the top of the pile. Come along and get a fascinating insight into the music business. Tim Thornton’s Death of an Unsigned Band is an hilarious fly-on-the-wall trip into the life of an unsigned band: sweaty, cramped rehearsal rooms, dull day jobs and empty gigs. Tim is currently playing drums for the indie rock act Fink.
Al Davison is an English cartoonist who was born with spina bifida — doctors thought he would never walk — and his highly-acclaimed graphic novel The Spiral Cage chronicled growing up and struggling to be accepted as a whole person. Despite his handicap he’s studied martial arts for 30 years. He is a celebrated cartoonist and runs a comics shop in Coventry called The Astral Gypsy. Today he explains the intricacies of writing and drawing manga. “The Spiral Cage is an important addition to the ranks of comic books that strive to break out of the conventions of the genre.” Alan Moore
6pm | Lincoln Drill Hall
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Tiffany Murray and Band – Diamond Star Halo
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SF and Fantasy Writing Workshop 2pm - 4pm | Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room
John Jarrold was an editor specialising in SF and Fantasy with London publishers for 15 years. Since 2004 he has run the John Jarrold Literary Agency. He’ll be taking you through how the publishing world works and what a new author writing and submitting for SF and Fantasy publication in 2010 needs to know. £6/£4
8pm | Lincoln Drill Hall, Café Bar
Tiffany Murray’s moving and life-affirming novel Diamond Star Halo is one of the success stories of 2010, with Mark Radcliffe describing it as “Cider with Rosie with an impeccable soundtrack” and The Guardian dubbing her “the glam-rock Dodie Smith”. Join Tiffany and her band as the novel is brought to life through readings, visuals, cake and the songs of Gram Parsons, the Rolling Stones, T Rex and more. £5
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Diary at a Glance: Fringe Events Terry King Exhibition Saturday April 24 to Sunday May 16 Kodak Express Gallery, Guildhall Street Stalls in the Street Saturday 1 May 10am-4pm Lincoln High Street Jodi Picoult Monday 3 May 1pm-2.30pm Lincoln Performing Arts Centre Lana Citron - Give us a Kiss Tuesday 11 May 11am-3pm Lincoln High Street Literary Pub Quiz Tuesday 11 May 8pm Dog and Bone pub
Wednesday 12 May Words in Special Places 10am-11am The Angel Coffee House Martyn Ware – Desert Island Books 1pm Odeon Cinema Simon Brett – The Shooting in the Shop 1.30pm Lincoln Central Library Words in Special Places 2pm-3pm Lincoln Performing Arts Centre Lana Citron – The Art of the Kiss 6pm Bishop Greaves Theatre, Foyer Bar Duncan Hamilton – My Life with Brian (Clough)… and Harold 6.30pm Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room Anthony Horowitz 7.15pm Lincoln Drill Hall Reading Group Movie Night - The Big Sleep 8pm Bishop Greaves Theatre
Thursday 13 May Words in Special Places 10am-11am Coffee Aroma Pirate Pandemonium 10.30am Birchwood Library Bookstart Pirates 10.30am Bracebridge Heath Library Anna Chilvers – Falling Through Clouds 12noon-1pm Lincoln Drill Hall Dotun Adebayo – Desert Island Books 1pm The Collection Colin Bateman 1pm-2pm Lincoln Drill Hall John Kettley – Weatherman 1.30pm-2.30pm Lincoln Drill Hall
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Words in Special Places 2pm-3pm Caffe Nero Bookstart Pirates 2pm-3pm Welton Library Pirate Pandemonium 2pm-3pm Boultham Library The Horrible History Tour 2.15pm Lincoln Drill Hall Jake Arnott – The Devil’s Paintbrush 3pm-4.15pm Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room Alex Preston – This Bleeding City 6pm-7.15pm Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room An Evening of Poetry with Sophie Hannah 6pm-8.30pm University of Lincoln Paul Murdin – Secrets of the Universe 6.30pm Bishop Greaves Theatre Crime On Their Minds 6.30pm The Court Room, Lincoln College Look Back in Anger – Upstage Left Theatre Company 7.30pm Lincoln Drill Hall Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 8pm Bishop Greaves Theatre No Ordinary Boys: Alex and Samuel Preston – Desert Island Books 8pm Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
Friday 14 May Pirate Pandemonium 10am Ermine Library Words in Special Places 12noon-1pm Holiday Inn Express, Café Bar Dave Gibbons – Desert Island Books 1pm The Collection Words in Special Places 3pm Cafe Portico, The Terrace Travel Panel – Peter Kerr, Alistair Humphreys, Tom Kevill Davies 6.30pm Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room Terry King – Poetry 7pm Coffee Aroma Dr John Moses – John Donne 7.30pm Wren Library Kate Griffin – A Madness of Angels 7.30pm Bishop Greaves Theatre Look Back in Anger – Upstage Left Theatre Company 7.30pm Lincoln College Theatre Lynda Bellingham - Lost and Found 8pm Lincoln Drill Hall Wine Tasting 8pm Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room
History Day Friday 14 May Alan Massie – The Royal Stuarts 9.30am-10.30am Lincoln Drill Hall Law and Disorder Panel MC Scott, Giles Kristian and Ariana Franklin 11am -12noon Lincoln Drill Hall Professor Michael Jones - Norwell 1.30pm-2.30pm Lincoln Drill Hall Dr Nicholas Bennett - Lincoln Record Society 3pm-4pm Lincoln Drill Hall Tim Maltin – 101 Things You Thought You Knew about the Titanic 4.30pm-5.30pm Lincoln Drill Hall Andrew Birkin – My Time with Albert Speer 6pm-7pm Lincoln Drill Hall
Saturday 15 May Writer’s Surgeries 9.30am-12noon Lincoln Drill Hall, Green Room Peter Pan - Make and Play Activity Day 10am-3pm IMPart, St Botolphs Church Hall Playwriting Workshop 10am-12noon Lincoln Drill Hall Gaby Halberstam 10am-11am Lincoln Drill Hall Terry King workshop 10.30am-12noon Lincolnshire Archives, St Rumbold Street Money for Nothing Roger Bootle, Ray Boulger, Robert Cole 11am-1pm Lincoln Central Library Peter Pan or The Boy Who Hated Mothers 11am-12.30pm The Collection Stories with Julia Jarman, 3-5 year olds 11.15am Lincoln Drill Hall Words in Special Places 12.30pm-1pm The Collection Cafe Literary Lunch with Sue Shepherd 12.30pm Lincoln Hotel Stories with Julia Jarman, 6-8 year olds 12.30pm Lincoln Drill Hall Ian Carpenter – Guardianwork 1.30pm-2.30pm Lincoln Central Library Peter Pan Afternoon 2pm Lincoln Drill Hall The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators presents Janetta Otter-Barry 2pm-4pm Lincoln Drill Hall, Green Room Simon Callow – Desert Island Books 2pm-4pm Lincoln Performing Arts Centre Lynn Shepherd – Murder at Mansfield Park 2pm-3.15pm Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room
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Open Mic Words in Special Places 4pm Coffee Aroma Neal Lawson - All Consuming 6.30pm-7.30pm Lincoln Cathedral Chapter House Under Milk Wood - The Radio Play 7pm Bishop Greaves Theatre Jeremy Hardy – My Family and Other Strangers 7.30pm Lincoln Drill Hall Speech Debelle – Desert Island Books 8pm Lincoln Performing Arts Centre Austin Mitchell MP and Edward Leigh MP 8pm Lincoln Cathedral Chapter House
Sunday 16 May Terry King Masterclass 10am The Collection, Lincoln SF, Fantasy and Horror Panel 12noon-1.30pm Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room Manga and Anime Day 1pm-4pm Lincoln Drill Hall Trapped by Monsters 1pm Bishop Greaves Theatre Al Davison – How to Write Manga 2pm-4pm Lincoln Drill Hall, Abbey Room SF and Fantasy Writing Workshop 2pm-4pm Lincoln Drill Hall, Ruston Room Stephen Machat and Tim Thornton 6pm Lincoln Drill Hall Tiffany Murray and band – Diamond Star Halo 8pm Lincoln Drill Hall, Café Bar
Dates for Your Diary Silent Witnesses - Graphic Novel Exhibition The Collection 29 May - 30 August 2010 Lincoln Culture Trail - Main Festival Site Lincoln Performing Arts Centre 18 & 19 June 2010 Beam! Lincoln Children and Young People’s Arts Festival 2 - 9 July 2010 The Event - Talent Lincolnshire 10 - 11 July 2010 Lincoln Comedy Festival 7 - 12 October 2010 Wolds Words 18 - 30 October 2010 Lincoln Book Festival 11 - 15 May 2011
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How to Book… Advanced booking is recommended for all events. Unless specified under the event listing, contact the festival box office at Lincoln Drill Hall on (01522) 873894. All credit and debit card bookings incur a charge of £1.50 per transaction. Bookings can also be made by calling into the venue, online at www.lincolndrillhall.com or by post to Lincoln Drill Hall, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EY.
Box office opens Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Concessions are available for students, registered unwaged, senior citizens, children under 16 and those in receipt of income support, invalidity benefit or severe disablement allowance. A companion with a disabled person may have a ticket at the discounted rate. Please check your tickets as soon as you receive them. Lincoln Book Festival cannot refund money or exchange tickets, except in the case of a cancelled event.
The programme is correct at the time of going to press. However, Lincoln Book Festival reserves the right to alter the programme or to substitute participants at events if circumstances make it necessary.
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LPAC Events All events at LPAC will have tickets available both at the Festival box office and LPAC. Tickets are available from www.lpac.co.uk or 0844 888 4414. The Engine Shed and LPAC box office is open from Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm. The Broadgate multi-storey car park has 450 spaces and lies within 250 metres of the Lincoln Drill Hall. It is open 24 hours a day and is patrolled until midnight with access from Rumbold Street. There is also an NCP car park with 70 spaces situated next to the Lincoln Drill Hall with access from Free School Lane.
The box office, café bar and auditorium at the Lincoln Drill Hall are all on the ground floor and easily accessible and there is lift access to the Abbey and Ruston rooms. There are several spaces available within the main auditorium for wheelchairs. Please let the box office know in advance if you wish to reserve a wheelchair space and if you require an adjoining seat for a companion. For any patrons with hearing difficulties, infra-red transmission sets are available – please tell the box office staff if you require a set when booking tickets as only a limited number are available. Please contact other festival venues directly for accessibility information.
Accommodation Why not stay over in Lincoln and extend your Festival visit, to book accommodation please visit www.visitlincolnshire.com
Bookseller We are delighted to once again be working with Lincolnshire’s independent bookseller Bookmark from Spalding, Christine and her team will be on hand throughout the Festival with a bookshop at the Festival hub site, the Lincoln Drill Hall and at all venues. The majority of events will include opportunities for book signings and meeting the authors!
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Introduction to Lincoln City Lincoln is a city of many faces. Perhaps the most obvious is the wealth of historical sites to see and explore: from the awe-inspiring cathedral to the newly-opened St Katherine’s historical discovery centre and exhibition space. To really bring history to life, why not take a guided tour or a spooky ghost tour of the ancient Bailgate? Just across Castle Hill stands the imposing Norman walls of Lincoln Castle. The Castle is home to one of only four existing copies of the Magna Carta and also the lesser known Charter of the Forest. Bringing things right up to date, the city offers some great shopping – and its strength is sheer variety, from your favourite high street fashion stores to designer boutiques where you’ll find inspiring and more offbeat collections. The wealth of one-off independent shops also offer thrilling possibilities for lovers of antiques, fine food, books and more besides. However you’ve worked up an appetite in the city, you’ll be spoilt for good cafés and restaurants to satisfy it. And maybe afterwards you might want to head out for drinks – again you’ll find plenty of venues, whether you like cool cosmopolitan bars or cosy pubs. It’s also worth spending some time exploring the city’s cultural side, whether your passion is museums, theatre, musicals, art galleries or live music and comedy. There’s a profusion of cultural destinations and vibrant arts scenes in Lincoln – all you need to do is come and explore.
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