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We’recelebrating10yearsofanamazingpartnershipthisyear.Whatbeganasaseriesof speakersinoursummerseasonisnowastandaloneweekendandakeypartofthenational literarycalendar,recognisedas ‘oneoftheUK’sbestliteraryfestivals’.
Surelyagreatexampleofartsandbusinessworkingtogethertocreategreatthingsforour community.WeareindebtedtoRaworthsSolicitorsfortheircontinuedanddedicated support.
Thisyearwearethrilledtobebackwithafull-scaleprogrammefeaturingRobertHarris, SarfrazManzoor,LadyHale,PeterSnowandSusieDent.Therearepanelsonclimate change,whattoexpectnextinBritishpoliticsandevenayogasessionforaspiringwriters andcreatives.
LightingupHarrogatewithahostofartsinstallationshasalsobeenakeypartofour Autumndeliveryandthisyear isnodifferent,solookoutfor someuniquelighting installationsthatyoucan eventakepartin,alongsidea literarytrailthroughthePine Woodsandabookishcrawl aroundourwonderfultown.
Wehopethatthisyear’s Festivalofferslotstoexplore anddiscover,andwecan’t waittowelcomeyou.
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WelcometoRaworthsHarrogateLiteratureFestival.Thisyearmarksanimportantmilestoneas wecelebrate10yearsofthisspectaculareventinourtown’sculturalcalendar.Contributingto ourlocalcommunityremainsakeytenetatRaworthsandweareproudtosupporttheFestival.
HarrogateInternationalFestivalshaveonceagainexcelledindrawingtogetheraprogramme designedtoentertain,informanddelight.WehopethatyouenjoybeingpartoftheFestivaland pleasejoinusincelebrating10yearsofinspiringliterature.
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YoungStalin:Murderer,BankRobber&PoetwithStephenMay
Thursday20October2022|7pm–8pm| £13
ShortlistedfortheCostaNovelAwardandTheGuardian’sNotTheBookerPrize, StephenMay hasforgedasuccessfulpathasanauthor,playwrightandscreenwriter.Hismostrecentbook, SellUsTheRope,followsayoungStalininMay1907.Poet,bank-robberandspy,YoungStalin isinLondonforthe5thCongressoftheRussianCommunistParty.Ashebuildshispowerbaseinthe party,StalinmanipulatesallianceswithLenin,Trotsky,andRosa LuxemburgundertheeyesoftheCzar’ssecretpolice. MeanwhileheisdrawntothefieryFinnishactivistElliVuokkoand riskseverythinginarelationshipascomplicatedasitisdangerous.
JoinStephenMayashetalkstoTVandradiopresenter MatthewStadlen,discussinghiswork,careerandtheenduring appealofhistoricalfiction.
‘Original,adeptandconfidentandintheenddeeply moving.WhatcanIsay,exceptthatIwishIhad writtenitmyself.’ HilaryMantel
Thursday20October2022|8.30pm–9.30pm| £13
SarfrazManzoor isajournalist,authorandbroadcasterwhogrew upinaworking-classPakistaniMuslimfamilyinLuton.Therehewas raisedtobelievethat‘They’weredifferent,‘They’hadanalien cultureand‘They’wouldneveraccepthim.‘They’werewhite people.Intoday'sdeeplydividedBritainweareoftentold‘They’are different,‘They’haveadifferentcultureandvalues,and‘They’will neveracceptthiscountry.Thistime‘They’areMuslims.
Weavingtogetherhistory,reportageandmemoir,SarfrazManzoor journeysaroundBritaininsearchoftherootsofthisdivision,and signsofamorepositivefuture.Comealongandhearthestoryof modernMuslimBritainasithasneverbeentoldbefore.
‘Thisisnotanotherbookabouttherelationship betweenMuslimsandnon-Muslims.ItisTHE book…Absolutelynottobemissed.’ Matthewd'Ancona
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WhatMuslimsandNon-MuslimsGetWrongAboutEachOther withSarfrazManzoor
OnThisDayinPolitics withIainDale
Friday21October2022
4pm–5pm| £13
WhobecameBritain'sfirstPrimeMinisteron3 April1721?
WhendidBigBenfirstbong? WhendidthefirstBritishwomancasthervote? (Clue:Itwasn't1918.)
Hope&FearintheSocial SmartphoneErawith
RoryCellan-Jones
Friday21October2022
5.30pm–6.30pm| £13
Weliveinatimewhennearlyeveryone carriesthemostextraordinarytoolthathas beeninventedinthelastcentury,harnessing unbelievablypowerfultechnology,intheir backpocket.Thesmartphonehaschanged everything,fromhowwework,form relationshipsandstayconnected.
RoryCellan-Jones,BBC’schieftechnology correspondent,exploresthedramatic impactofhyperconnectivity,thesmartphone andsocialmediaoneverythingfromour democracytoouremploymentandour health.
Findtheanswerstothesequestionsandmany moreinthislandmarkpoliticalhistory.
FromthefirstmeetingofanelectedEnglish parliamenton20January1265tothetablingofthe BillofRightson13February1689;fromthe Peterloomassacreof16August1819toBritain votingtoleavetheEUon23June2016,thereisa growingthirstforknowledgeaboutthehistoryof ourconstitutionalsettlement,ourpartysystemand howourparliamentarydemocracyhasdeveloped.
Writingasanobserverofpoliticalhistory,butalso assomeonewithanopinion,acclaimedpolitical broadcaster IainDale chartsthemaineventsofthe lastfewhundredyears,withoneeventperpage, perday.
Getyourticketnowforanentertainingride throughthisturbulentera,asrelatedbyan authorwitharingsideseattothekey momentsofthetechnologyrevolution.Rory Cellan-JoneswillbeinterviewedbyTVand radiopresenter MatthewStadlen
‘Arefreshinglyskepticaloutsider's viewofSiliconValleyanditstitans.’
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‘TheindefatigableIainDalealwayscuts tothenubofpolitics.’ AdamBoulton
JoinIainDaleandTVandradiopresenter Matthew Stadlen astheytakeajourneythroughBritain’s politicalhistory,toldin365fascinatingevents.
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2022|Friday21October 9 BookingFeesApply|harrogateinternationalfestivals.com FakeHistorywithOttoEnglish Friday21October2022|7pm–8pm| £13 Didyourhistoryteacherlietoyou?DidAbrahamLincolninfactnotbelieve thatallmenwerecreatedequal?WeretheAztecsactuallyslaughteredbythe SpanishConquistadors?AndisChurchillreallythemanthatpeopleloveto remember? Exposingsomeofthebiggestliesevertoldandhowthey’vebeenusedover time,journalistandauthor OttoEnglish exploreshowourpresentcontinues tobemanipulatedbythefabricationsofthepast.Helooksathowsomuch ofwhatwetaketobehistoricalfactis,infact,fiction. Settingouttoredressthebalance,Englishtearsapartthelies propagatedbypoliticiansandthinktanks,thegrandnarratives spunbypopulistsandthemedia,thestoriesonyourfriend's
doingso,reclaimsthetruthfromthosewhohavepervertedit. It’stimetosettherecordstraightandexposeeverythingyou weren’ttoldinschoolandwhyyouweren’ttaughtit!JoinOtto Englishinconversationwithaward-winninginternational broadcaster,journalistandconferencemoderator RajanDatar. ‘Myadviceissimple;listentoEnglish,readFakeHistoryandappreciatethecomplexbeauty thatisdemocracyandtruth.’ Faithfulpundit.co.uk Additionaleventsandguestsspeakerswillbeannouncedshortly.Signuptoour newsletterandfollowusonsocialstoreceiveallupdatestotheprogramme.
StellaDuffy discussesherlatestnovel, LullabyBeach,acompellingnovelabout familysecretsandthelegacyoftrauma,setagainstthechangingfortunesofanEnglishseasidetown. Spanningalmostseventyyears,thisisthestoryofafamilyofwomenoverthreegenerationsandthe inter-generationalimpactof#MeToo.Duffyquestionswhathappenswhenwewriteaboutolder women?andchildlesswomen?Wherearetheirstories?
qualifiedyogateacher.Sheisalsoa psychotherapist,currentlycompleting doctoralresearchintheembodied experienceofpostmenopause.
102022|Saturday22October BookingFeesApply|harrogateinternationalfestivals.com ATriptoLullabyBeachwithStellaDuffy Saturday22October2022|10am–11am| £13 Award-winningwriter
StellaDuffyisanaward-winningnovelist, shortstorywriter,playwright,and
‘Nobodyturnsthescrewof tensiontighterthanStella Duffy.’ ValMcDermid YogaforWriting:Yoga WorkshopwithStellaDuffy Saturday22October2022 11.30am–12.30pm| £10 Yogaisnotaboutgettingtheposesright,writingisnotaboutgettingthewordsright,they’rebothabout givingitago.Wewillconnectyogaposestowritingexercises,exploringthephysicalnatureof writingandhowopeningupbodyandbreathcansupportourcreativity.Noexperienceineither required,allverywelcome. ‘TheconfidenceStellainstils,notonlyto createstuffthat’sgood,butinnotbeing fearfulofcreatingstuffthat’snotsogood,is wonderful.Andcombiningthatwiththe bodyworkwasridiculouslyliberating.’ AmyBeashel,authorof TheSkyisMine. Don’tforgettobringayogamatandapenand paper,andcomedressedtostretch. Pleasenoteticketsarelimitedandmustbe bookedseparatelyfromthe10ameventifyouwish toattend.
2022|Saturday22October 11 RonnieArcher-Morgan:WouldItSurpriseYouToKnow…? Saturday22October2022|11.30am–12.30pm| £13 Fordecades, RonnieArcher-Morgan hasbroughttolifethe fascinating,oftensurprisingbackstoriesbehindourmostcherished heirloomsandhouseholdobjectsontheBBC’sAntiques Roadshow.Now,hetellshisownunlikelystory.Afterachildhood markedbyabuse,racismandbrusheswithbothcriminalsandthe police,hegotintomusic,managingtogetDJgigsand,later, workedasacelebrityhairdresserforVidalSassoonandSmileinthe heightofseventiesLondon.Aflairforspottingantiquesledhimto starthisownKnightsbridgegallery,ultimatelybecomingoneofthe mostrespectedfiguresintheindustry,culminatinginaregularspot asanexpertonthenation'sSundayfavourite,AntiquesRoadshow. Toldwithcharacteristicrichwarmth,don’tmisshearingthis extraordinaryjourneyfromdeprivationandabusetoadventureand successagainsttheodds. RonnieArcher-Morganwillbesharinghisstoryto multi-award-winningpresenter,journalistandfamiliarfaceon Yorkshirescreens, ChristineTalbot ‘Ronniehasovercomeaheart-breakingstartinlifetoachievegreatsuccess andnoonedeservesitmore.Whatadude,whatalife!’ FionaBruce BoxOffice: 01423562303 |harrogateinternationalfestivals.com A R H PARTOFTHE T O A E G R sundayseries CoffeeConcertsattheOldSwanHotelHarrogateInternationalSundaySeries returnswithaveryspecialseriesof classicalandchamberconcertsfrom JanuarytoApril2023. Furtherdetailscomingsoon.
122022|Saturday22October Let’sTalk:HowtoHaveBetterConversations withNihalArthanayake Saturday22October2022|1pm–2pm| £13 Howdoyoutalktosomeonewhodoesn’twanttotalktoyou? Whathappensinthebrainwhenwe’rehavingagoodconversation? Whathavesmartphonesdonetohowweconnect? Conversationsarebroken.Fromeverdecreasingface-to-facemeetingsto echochambersonline,allthescientificevidencepointstowardsussharing fewerinteractionsthanpreviousgenerations.Acclaimedbroadcasterand TVpresenter NihalArthanayake isbuckingthistrend.Astheworld becomesincreasinglymorefractured,hehasbuiltaplatformof1.2million listenersaweekonBBCRadio5Livewhoregardhimasoneofthebest peopleofhisgenerationathavingpublicconversations.Nowhe wantstounderstandhowhedevelopedhisskills,whatitexactly meanstohavea‘greatconversation’and,mostimportantly,how hecanteachustohavebetterinteractionsinoureverydaylives. HearNihal’sexperiencesasanacclaimedinterviewerandlearn thesecretsandpsychologybehindsuccessfulcommunication ashespeakstonewsreaderand‘CalendarGirl’ GaynorBarnes You’llneverhaveaconversationthesamewayagain! GenerationCOVID-19:HowDidThePandemicChangeOur CollectiveMentalHealthandWhereDoWeGoFromHere? Saturday22October2022|2.30pm–3.30pm| £15 Itisnosurprisetolearnthattwoyearsoflockdowns,restrictionsandsocial-distancinghashadahuge effectonthenation’smentalhealthandwellbeing.Withovertwo-thirdsoftheUKpopulationadmitting toincreasedlevelsofworryandanxietyduringtheCOVID-19pandemic,itiscrucialtoaskwhat long-termeffectsthesewillhaveonusaswekeepadjustingto‘thenewnormal’, andwheredowegofromheretoreversethedamageCOVID-19hasinflictedon ourmentalhealth? Ourpanelincludespsychiatristandpsychotherapist Penelope Campling,whooverthecourseofher40-yearcareerhasseenmany positivechangesinhowweapproachmentalhealth,andyetsheis increasinglytroubledbythestateofourhealthservices.Alsojoining usisbestsellingauthorandpsychotherapist OwenO’Kane,whowill beteachingusthekeyfundamentalsoftherapyandhowtoapply thesetoyourownlifetoformhealthier perspectivesandletyouditchharmful thoughtpatterns.OurfinalguestisTVand radiopresenter MatthewStadlen,whowillbe sharinghisownexperiencesofstrugglingwith OCDandanxietyduringthepandemic. Chairedbybroadcastjournalist GerryFoley
Saturday22October2022
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Historians PeterSnow and AnnMacMillan introduce themostpowerfulmenandwomeninEnglish,andlater British,society.
OpeningwiththereignofKingAlfred,duringwhichthefoundationsofthenation werelaid,SnowandMacMillanintroducethemonarchswhohaveruledthrough personalandpoliticalstrife,triumph,warandpeacetime.Theyofferaunique insightintothewaxingandwaningfortunesoftheseformidablerulers,fromthose suchasdeviousKingJohnwhoruledwithcrueltyandfabledwarrior-kingWilliam theConqueror,toQueenElizabethII,admiredforherdiplomacyandintegritywhile presidingoverturbulenttimesasourlongestreigningmonarch.
Catchthisfascinatingstoryoftheevolutionofmoderncivilization,toldthroughthe lensofthosewhohaveruledit.
What’sNextForBritishPolitics?
Saturday22October2022
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Overthepastdecade,it’salmostbeenafull-timejobtryingto keepupwiththelatesthappeningsinBritishpolitics.Fromsnap electionstoBrexitnegotiations,navigatingaglobalpandemicto seeminglyendlesspoliticalscandalsemergingfrombehind Parliamentdoors,youcanbeforgivenforfallingbehind.So insteadoffocusingonthepast,we’relookingforwardtoaskwhat mightbenextforBritishPolitics?
BBCpoliticalcorrespondent CaroleWalker liftsthelidonthe secretiveworldoftheparliamentaryLobby,fromitsconceptionto thepresentday,revealingwhatreallyhappensbehindtheclosed doorsofpower. PhilTinline,BBCRadio4producerandjournalist, guidesusthroughthelastcenturyofBritishpolitics,asitslurched fromcrisistocrisis,andwhatthismeansforourcurrentageof upheaval.
Ourfinalspeaker, LordPeterRicketts,hasbeenattheheartof Britain’sforeignpolicyformorethan30years,discussesBritain’s placeintheworldtodayandexploreshowthecountrycanmove forward.Chairedbybroadcastjournalist GerryFoley
2022|Saturday22October 13 BookingFeesApply|harrogateinternationalfestivals.com TheKingsandQueensofEngland withPeterSnowand AnnMacMillan
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TheBirthofPop
withBobStanley
Saturday22October2022
7pm–8pm| £13
Popmusicdidn’tbeginwiththeBeatlesin1963, orwithElvisin1956,orevenwiththefirst seven-inchsinglesin1949.Thereisa pre-historythatcanbetracedbacktothefirst recordedmusicattheturnofthecentury.
BobStanley,writer,musician,DJandfilm producer,tellsthedefinitivestoryofthebirthof pop,fromtheinventionofthe78rpmrecordat theendofthenineteenthcenturytothe beginningsofrockandthemodernpopage. TakinginsuperstarssuchasLouisArmstrong, BessieSmith,DukeEllingtonandFrankSinatra alongsidetheunheraldedsongwritersand arrangersbehindsomeofourmostenduring songs,Stanleypaintsanauralportraitofpop music’sformativeyearsinstunningclarity, uncoveringthesilverthreadsandgolden needlesthatbindtheformtogether.
Forgeteverythingyouthinkyouknowaboutpop musicandjoinBobStanleyforaneye-opening andfinger-tappingjourneythroughthelast century.InterviewingBobStanleywillberadio producer,podcasthostandself-described ‘BookBoffin’ JoeHaddow
‘Anabsolutelandmark/joy/gossip-fest/door toNarnia:thehistoryofpopmusic beforerock’n’roll.Fascinating.Ican’t recommenditenough.’ CaitlinMoran
AnEveningwithChrisRyan
Saturday22October2022 8.30pm–9.45pm|
FormerSAScorporalandtheonlymanto escapedeathorcaptureduringtheBravoTwo Zerooperationinthe1991GulfWar, ChrisRyan turnedtowritingthrillerstotellthestoriesthe OfficialSecretsActstopshimputtinginhis non-fiction.Hisnovelshavegoneontoinspire theSkyOneseriesStrikeBack.
BornnearNewcastlein1961,ChrisRyanjoined theSASin1984.Duringhistenyearstherehe wasinvolvedinovertandcovertoperationsand wasalsosniperteamcommanderofthe anti-terroristteam.DuringtheGulfWar,Chris wastheonlymemberofaneight-manunitto escapefromIraq,wherethreecolleagueswere killedandfourcaptured.Itwasthelongest escapeandevasioninthehistoryoftheSAS. ForthishewasawardedtheMilitaryMedal. Hewroteabouthisexperiencesinthe bestseller TheOneThatGotAway,whichwas adaptedforscreen.
HearChris’unbelievablestoriesandhowhis ownexperienceshaveinfluencedhiswritingas hetalksto MatthewStadlen,radioand televisionproducer,presenterandwriter.
‘Nobodytakesyoutotheactionbetter
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thanRyan’ EveningStandard
Andtimeisrunningout.
confronts'BigAgriculture',wheremega-farms,chemicals andanimalcagesaresweepingthecountrysideandjeopardisingtheairwebreathe,thewaterwe drink,thefoodweeatandthenaturethatwetreasure.
mattermorethanever,butrevealshowwecanrestoreourplanetforanature-friendlyfuture. PhilipisjoinedinconversationwithTVandradioproducer,presenterandwriter
2022|Sunday23October BookingFeesApply|harrogateinternationalfestivals.com HowToReachaNature-FriendlyFuture withPhilipLymbery Sunday23October2022 10am–11am| £13 WhentheUnitedNationspredictedthattheworld’ssoilcouldbe lostwithinalifetime, PhilipLymbery, describedasoneof themostinfluentialpeopleinthefoodindustry,setoutto uncoverhowthefoodweeatisthreateningtheplanet. Putsimply,withoutsoilstherewillbenofood:gameover.
Lymberygoesbehindthescenesofindustrialfarmingand
Impassioned,balancedandpersuasive,PhilipLymberynotonlydemonstrateswhyfutureharvests
MatthewStadlen. ‘Acalltoaction-tochangeourworldfromthegroundup.’ IsabellaTree FriendsoftheFestivals EnhanceyourexperiencewiththeFriendsof theFes�val.Whetheryouwanttogetmore involvedwithourartscharity,orifyou’resimply lookingtoenjoythebenefits,jointhe Friendsof theFes�vals todayforasli�leat£30. ► Priorityentrance(beforethecrowds)withyourmembershipcardatunreservedevents soyoucanchooseyourfavouriteseat ► AdvancedetailsofHarrogateInterna�onalSundaySeriesandHarrogateMusic Fes�valProgrammes ► PrioritybookingfortheHarrogateInterna�onalSundaySeriesandHarrogateMusicFes�val ► AccesswithyourmembershipcardtotheFriendsLoungepriortotheconcertattheSunday Serieswithcomplimentaryteaorcoffee(whenpurchasinga�cketfortherelevantevent) ► AcopyoftheFes�val’ssummerprogrammebook JoiningtheFriendsreallyisthebestwaytoenjoyyourFes�valexperiencetothefull. Jointodaybycalling 01423562303 orvisitourwebsite harrogateinterna�onalfes�vals.com/fes�val-friends
Inthespringof2004, DavidLascelles,the8th Earlof Harewood,invitedagroupofmonksfromBhutantobuilda stupainthegardensofHarewoodHouseinYorkshire.Itwasa stepintotheunknownfortheBhutanese.Theydidn’tspeak anyEnglish,hadnevertravelledoutsidetheirownculturenor hadtheyeverflowninanairplaneorseentheocean.
Theirswasonekindofjourney.Buttheprojectwasalso anotherkindofvoyageforDavid:anattempttoreconcilea deepinterestinBuddhismwiththe250yearsthathisfamily haslivedatHarewood,thecountryhouseandestate originallybuiltonmoneyderivedfromtheslavetrade thathehasloved,rejected,triedtomakesenseofand beenhauntedbyallhislife.InBuddhistthought,stupas arebelievedtoharmoniseanenvironmentbysubduing thechaosatworkthere.Wouldthisstupahaveasimilar effect,quellingthechaoticforcesofHarewood'spastand harmonisingthecontradictionsofitspresent?
Joinfilmmaker JudiAlston foranintroductiontoandviewingofherfilm, TheMakingofanEnglish Stupa,andhearthestoriesofDavid’stravelsintheHimalayas,delvingintotherichandturbulent historyoftheregion,andthebeliefsthathaveshapedit.
2022|Sunday23October 17 BookingFeesApply|harrogateinternationalfestivals.com AHare-MarkedMoon:FromBhutantoYorkshire withtheEarlofHarewoodDavidLascelles Sunday23October2022|2.30pm–4pm| £13‘film+talk’
RobertHarris:ActofOblivion Sunday23October2022|4.30pm–5.30pm| £15 Bestsellingauthor RobertHarris discusseshislatestnovel, ActofOblivion –anepicjourneyacrosscontinentsandachase likenoother. 1660.ColonelEdwardWhalleyandhisson-in-law,ColonelWilliam Goffe,crosstheAtlantic.Theyareontherunandwantedforthe murderofCharlesI.UndertheprovisionsoftheActofOblivion, theyhavebeenfoundguiltyinabsentiaofhightreason.InLondon, RichardNayler,secretaryoftheregicidecommitteeofthePrivy Council,istaskedwithtrackingdownthefugitives.He'llstop atnothinguntilthetwomenarebroughttojustice.Areward hangsovertheirheads-fortheircapture,deadoralive. Steponboardforaglobe-trottingjourneywiththemasterof thehistoricalnovelasheisjoinedbyjournalist,broadcaster andauthor MarkLawson. ‘Amasterstoryteller.’ Observer
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