Festival of Conversations Programme

Programme

Mount Stewart Conversations An inspiring, mind-expanding, one-of-a-kind weekend at Mount Stewart

17–18 September 2016

Saturday 17 September

Sunday 18 September

Ideas, debates and stories

Music and arts

Ideas, debates and stories

Music and arts

11.15am–12.30pm Main Stage (*BBC NI) John Bew and Edward Young ‘Castlereagh — Linking Past and Present’ Chaired by BBC Mark Carruthers

11.30am–12.15pm Garden Shed Orchestre des Refugies et Amis

11am–12.15pm Central Hall (*BBC NI) Prof David Reynolds and William Crawley ‘Summits’

11.30am–12.15pm Garden Shed Ukulele and Charango Workshop

12noon–1pm Central Hall Adrian Tinniswood and Gareth Russell ‘The Political Country House — When Society ran society’ 1pm–2pm Main Stage Anne Applebaum and Alex Titov ‘Russia — Malevolent or Misunderstood?’

1.30pm–2.30pm Central Hall Dr Diane Urquhart, Lady Rose Lauritzen and Dr Neil Watt ‘Ladies of Londonderry’ 2.30pm–3.45pm Main Stage Jonathan Powell, Fintan O’Toole and Prof Alvin Jackson ‘Can the Kingdom Stay United after Brexit?’

4.30pm–5.30pm Central Hall Margaret MacMillan and Prof Alvin Jackson ‘Castlereagh, Bismark, Wilson, Roosevelt: How individuals shaped peace’ 4.30pm–5.30pm Main Stage (*BBC NI) Michael Cockerell, Ruth Dudley Edwards and Francis Campbell ‘Diplomats, Diplomacy and Television’

12.30pm–12.40pm Garden Shed Mauricio and Heidi aka Bitch ‘n’ Monk 12.45pm–1.25pm Garden Shed Ugandan Dance Workshop 1.30pm–1.40pm Garden Shed Mauricio and Heidi aka Bitch ‘n’ Monk 1.45pm–2.15pm Garden Shed Conversations Map 2.30pm–3.15pm Garden Shed Orchestre des Refugies et Amis 3.30pm–3.40pm Garden Shed Mauricio and Heidi aka Bitch ‘n’ Monk 3.45pm–4.25pm Garden Shed Ugandan Dance Workshop 4.30pm–4.40pm Garden Shed Mauricio and Heidi aka Bitch ‘n’ Monk

11am–12.30pm Main Stage Prof Robert Gerwarth and David Aaronovitch ‘Back to the 1930s? — The Rise of European Nationalism’ 1pm–2pm Main Stage Jonathan Powell and Mark Davenport ‘The New Machiavellis: Statecraft, Back Channels and Conflict Resolution’ 1pm–2.15pm Central Hall (*BBC NI) Michael Cockerell and Edward Young ‘Being a Foreign Secretary’ 2.45pm–4pm Main Stage (*BBC NI) Lord Howell, Dame Glynne Evans and Noel Fahey ‘Diplomacy Now and in the Future’, hosted by William Crawley

4.45pm–5.30pm Garden Shed Conversations Map

3pm–4pm Central Hall Jane Morrice, Wendy Osborne and Darren Ferguson ‘Creating Tomorrow’s Leaders’, hosted by Sarah Havlin

7.15pm–7.45pm Bar Area Molly Sterling

4.30pm–5.30pm Main Stage Francis Campbell ‘Being a Diplomat: Fact and Fiction’

8pm–9pm Bar Area Iain Archer

Also appearing throughout both days Sound Healing Spa in Yurt, Journeymen Printers, Firepoise, Campervan of Dreams, Street Countdown, Roaming Performances and DJ

4.30pm–5.30pm Central Hall David Aaronovitch talks to Rachel Johnson about his book ‘Voodoo Histories — How the Conspiracy Theory has Shaped Modern History’

* Limited capacity for BBC NI talks Get there early to guarantee a seat

12.30pm–12.40pm Garden Shed Mauricio and Heidi aka Bitch ‘n’ Monk 12.45pm–1.30pm Garden Shed Youth 4 Peace Conversation facilitated

by Imre Veeneman 1.30pm–1.40pm Garden Shed Mauricio and Heidi aka Bitch ‘n’ Monk 1.45pm–2.15pm Garden Shed Claire Louise Tuner and Danielle Carragher, Youth 4 Peace musicians 2.30pm–3.15pm Garden Shed Didgeridoo and Sound Bowls Workshop 3.30pm–3.40pm Garden Shed Mauricio and Heidi aka Bitch ‘n’ Monk 3.45pm–4.30pm Garden Shed Ukulele and Charango Workshop 4.45pm–5.30pm Garden Shed Didgeridoo and Sound Bowls Workshop 7pm–9pm Bar Area Closing Night Cabaret With Lords of Strut, Ursula Burns, Caolan McBride and Antimony, and your host Stephen Beggs

Mount Stewart Tours Join exclusive House and Garden Tours and gain an insight into what we do as Northern Ireland’s largest conservation charity.

House Tours Tour times 11am to 4.30pm — every 30 minutes on Saturday and every hour on Sunday.

Nursery Tour: Visit the Day and Night Nurseries and the Governess’ Room.

Conservation Tour: Visit the Fabric Store and Studio.

Meet at Servants Hall Note: House also open 11am–4.30pm for free flow access.

Formal Garden Tours Tour times Saturday and Sunday 11am–11.45am 12.15pm–1pm 1.30pm–2.15pm 2.45pm–3.30pm

Pleasure Gardens and Tir n’an Og Tours Tour times Saturday and Sunday 11.30am–12.30pm 1.30pm–2.30pm 3.30pm–4.30pm Meet front of House Note: This tour involves steep steps up to Tir n’an Og.

Trail Walk Tours Tour times Saturday and Sunday 11am–12noon 1pm–2pm 3pm–4pm Meet at The Lookout

Meet front of House

#MSConversations Share your conversations Talks / debates / storytelling / art / ideas / music / food / drink / book-signing / house & garden tours / performances

Tickets and details at nationaltrust.org.uk/conversations The National Trust is a registered charity number 205846