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yeovil literary festival 20 - 23 October
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WELCOME The Yeovil Literary Festival is a partnership between Waterstones, The Yeovil Community Arts Association, Yeovil Library and The Octagon Theatre, which is part of South Somerset District Council. The festival was created to inspire, stimulate and delight residents and visitors to South Somerset. This year marks the fourth annual Yeovil Literary Festival. Our love of literature and appreciation for how a good book can allow you to escape, learn something new or simply put a smile on your face continues to encourage us to bring writers, thinkers, celebrities and broadcasters together. We look forward to welcoming you to our venues and are grateful to all the artists, volunteers, sponsors and everyone who is contributing to making the Yeovil Literary Festival a success. We hope you find much here to entertain and inspire you.
Yeovil Literary Festival Directors: (Pictured above L-R) Liz Pike - Yeovil Community Arts Association, Marcus Bishop - Waterstones Yeovil, Emma Mercer - Yeovil Library, Adam Burgan - Arts & Entertainment Manager, The Octagon Theatre / SSDC.
When booking a ticket for any Yeovil Literary Festival event you will be issued a voucher which can be exchanged for a free ticket to one of our Discover Events. Look out for the logo to see which Discover Event you’d like to attend for free. This offer is subject to availability.
PLEASE NOTE: The price type of Members applies to Footlight members, YCAA members, Waterstones loyalty card holders and Somerset Library card holders. yeovilliteraryfestival.co.uk
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PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS
Val McDermid Out of Bounds
Recently honoured for her outstanding contribution to crime fiction at the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, we are delighted to welcome bestselling crime author Val McDermid. At this special pre-festival event, Val will be discussing her career and introducing her new book, Out of Bounds. TICKETS: £9 MEMBERS: £7.50
30.09.16 - 7.30pm The Manor Hotel
Clare Balding
The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop SPECIAL PRE-FESTIVAL SCHOOLS EVENT! Join number one bestselling author, national treasure, and broadcaster Clare Balding for inspirational stories and family entertainment to mark the publication of her very first children’s book, The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop. Includes Q&A and book signing. Age Recommendation: 7+ TICKETS: £3
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05.10.16 - 10.30am The Octagon Auditorium LIMITED AVAILABILITY
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THURSDAY & FRIDAY
The Yeovil Literary Prize Winners Meet and listen to some of the past Yeovil Literary Prize Winners reading extracts from their work and telling us about their exciting journey into the world of publishing.
20.10.16 - 3.00pm The Johnson Studio
TICKETS: £5 MEMBERS: £4
The YCAA Literary Dinner With Jason Goodwin
Jason will introduce us to Yashim Cooks Istanbul, featuring the recipes used by Yashim, his Ottoman investigator, over the course of his five published adventures. TICKETS: £25 - includes a champagne reception with three course meal.
20.10.16 - 7.00pm The Manor Hotel
Hilary Davies Hilary Davies is a poet, translator, essayist and teacher. Her fourth collection, Exile and the Kingdom, is due out from Enitharmon Press in Autumn 2016. She has been a Gregory award-winner, Hawthornden Fellow and Chairman of the Poetry Society, and she was RLF Fellow in the Graduate School, King’s College, London 2012-16. TICKETS: £5 MEMBERS: £4
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21.10.16 - 10.00am The Johnson Studio
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Emma Carroll and Kiran Millwood Hargrave SPECIAL SCHOOLS EVENT! We are proud to welcome two of the most exciting voices in children’s writing to talk about their books at this special schools event. Kiran Millwood Hargrave talks about the spell-binding former ‘Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month’, The Girl of Ink & Stars. When Isabella’s friend disappears, she volunteers to guide the search party. But beneath the mountains a legendary fire demon awakens, and her journey is fraught with danger. Emma Carroll talks about her brilliant new historical novel, A Strange Star. A mysterious scientist, a life changing storm, Byron and the Shelleys, and a mysterious creature roaming the countryside. This is Emma’s fifth novel. FREE TICKETED EVENT
21.10.16 - 10.00am The Manor Hotel
Criminal Minds
How to Write the Perfect Crime Novel Join bestselling crime authors Chris Ewan and Clare Donoghue as they take you on a whistle stop tour of writing crime fiction. This workshop includes writing exercises on character, elevator pitch and writer’s block and feedback from your hosts. TICKETS: £5 MEMBERS: £4
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21.10.16 - 10.00am Yeovil Library
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Victoria Hislop
In Conversation with Kirsty Wark We are excited to welcome Victoria Hislop, the multi-million-copy bestselling author of The Island and The Sunrise, to this year’s festival. Her new book, Cartes Postales from Greece is fiction illustrated with photographs that make this journey around Greece linger forever in the mind. Week after week, the postcards arrive, addressed to a name Ellie does not know, with no return address, each signed with an initial: A. With their bright skies, blue seas and alluring images of Greece, these cartes postales brighten her life. After six months, to her disappointment, they cease. But the montage she has created on the wall of her flat has cast a spell. She must see this country for herself.
21.10.16 - 12 noon The Manor Hotel
On the morning Ellie leaves, a notebook arrives. Its pages tell the story of a man’s odyssey through Greece. Moving, surprising and sometimes dark, A’s tale unfolds with the discovery not only of a culture but also of a desire to live life to the full once more. TICKETS: £9 MEMBERS: £7.50
Kirsty Wark Is That The Time?
Looking backwards and thinking forwards. Kirsty Wark reflects on how the last sixty years have panned out… taking chances and making chances, being very lucky, how complacency is the enemy and the need to keep challenging herself… and drinking malt whisky along the way. TICKETS: £15 MEMBERS: £14
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21.10.16 - 2.00pm The Octagon Auditorium
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Sinclair McKay The Spies of Winter
Following on from the enormous success of his bestseller, The Secret Life of Bletchley Park, Sinclair McKay now uncovers the story of what happened after the Second World War was over. Many of the men and women who had worked at Bletchley Park moved on to GCHQ, the British government’s facility established to fight a new foe - Stalin’s KGB. TICKETS: £9 MEMBERS: £7.50
21.10.16 - 2.00pm The Manor Hotel
Women’s Historical Fiction Panel Transport yourself to a bygone era... We have a stellar line-up of bestselling historical fiction authors headed by Margaret Graham, festival favourite and prolific author. She will be chatting with Dilly Court, Sunday Times bestselling author of 29 novels, who grew up in North East London and now lives in Dorset, Diney Costeloe whose most recent novel, The Girl with No Name, movingly explores the experiences of a child who escapes from Nazi Germany to England on Kindertransport, and Shelagh Mazey, whose ever-popular saga evokes the smuggling world of Portland and Yeovil.
21.10.16 - 2.00pm The Johnson Studio
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Murder in the Library Hosting the event will be Clare Donoghue whose first novel, Never Look Back, whilst still an unpublished manuscript, was long-listed for the CWA Debut Dagger. Her latest novel is Trust No One. Sharon Bolton (previously SJ Bolton) has won the CWA Dagger in the Library and been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and the Theakstons Old Peculier awards. Her latest bestseller is Daisy in Chains. Elly Griffiths has twice been shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library, and three times for the Theakstons Award for books for the Ruth Galloway series. Her new book is a Stephens & Mephisto mystery, The Blood Card. Tammy Cohen writes psychological thrillers, her latest being the greatly reviewed, When She Was Bad. She is also part of the ‘Killer Women’ collective of female crime writers.
21.10.16 - 2.00pm Yeovil Library
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Gok Wan Join award-winning TV presenter and fashion expert Gok Wan for a highly entertaining and fun afternoon. His name is now synonymous with offering straightforward fashion advice to women to boost their appearance and confidence. Gok’s engaging approach, combined with his personal charm, has enabled him to build a reputation as one of the UK’s best known TV presenters. Gok has drawn on his life experiences to raise awareness of the many challenges surrounding childhood obesity and anti-bullying, and he remains enthusiastically involved in fundraising projects for cancer care and child empowerment charities. He is the author of Through Think and Thin: My Autobiography, Work Your Wardrobe, Gok Cooks Chinese, Gok’s Wok and How to Look Good Naked. TICKETS: £23 MEMBERS: £21.50
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21.10.16 - 4.00pm The Octagon Auditorium
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Kate Williams The Edge of the Fall
Bestselling author, social historian and broadcaster Kate Williams will be talking about her latest novel, The Edge of the Fall. Set in the aftermath of the Great War, the de Witt family are struggling to piece together the shattered fragments of their lives. Rudolf and his wife Verena, still reeling from the loss of their second son, don’t know how to function in the post-war world. Stoneythorpe Hall has become an empty shell with no servants to ensure its upkeep. Celia, the de Witt’s youngest daughter, is still desperate to spread her wings and see more of the world. To escape Stoneythorpe and the painful secrets that lie there, she moves to London and embraces life and love in the Roaring Twenties.
21.10.16 - 4.00pm The Manor Hotel
The Storms of War, Kate’s first novel in the De Witt trilogy, was widely acclaimed, reviewed as ‘spellbinding, gripping and beautiful’. TICKETS: £9 MEMBERS: £7.50
Ian Ross
Masters of Rome After a year in Italy teaching English and exploring the ruins, Ian’s early love for ancient history was reawakened, he returned to the UK with a growing fascination for the period known as late antiquity. He has been researching and writing about the later Roman world and its army for over a decade, and his interests combine an obsessive regard for accuracy and detail with a devotion to the craft of storytelling.
21.10.16 - 4.00pm The Johnson Studio
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Chris Ewan
Long Time Lost and Dark Tides Bestselling author Chris Ewan will round off the day of crime in the Library by talking about his career and his psychological thrillers including, Dark Tides - the Somerset Big Read for 2016 - and his latest novel, Long Time Lost. TICKETS: £5 MEMBERS: £4
21.10.16 - 4.00pm Yeovil Library
Sir Ranulph Fiennes Sir Ranulph Fiennes was, with Charles Burton, the first man to reach both Poles by surface travel and, with Mike Stroud, the first to cross the Antarctic Continent unsupported. He is the only person yet to have been awarded two clasps to the Polar medal for both Antarctic and the Arctic regions. Fiennes has led over 30 expeditions including the first polar circumnavigation of the Earth, and in 2003 he ran seven marathons in seven days on seven continents in aid of the British Heart Foundation, 3½ months after a massive heart attack. In 1993 Her Majesty the Queen awarded Fiennes the Order of the British Empire (OBE) because, on the way to breaking records, he has raised over £17 million for charity. He has written 23 books, his most recent being Heat.
21.10.16 - 6.00pm The Octagon Auditorium
TICKETS: £19.50 MEMBERS: £18.50
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Dr John Rutter CBE
In Conversation with Christopher Monks One of Britain’s most celebrated and popular composers joins Christopher Monks, Artistic Director of Armonico Consort, for a fascinating and enlightening discussion. Rutter’s highly acclaimed choral works are performed around the world including Gloria, Magnificat, Psalmfest and Mass of the Children. You can enjoy his Requiem performed by Armonico Consort on Tuesday 27th September at The Octagon. Come and discover the ‘man behind the music’ and one of Britain’s best-loved composers. TICKETS: £9 MEMBERS: £7.50
21.10.16 - 6.00pm The Manor Hotel LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Miles Jupp Songs of Freedom
Astronauts. Regrets. The sexes. Social media. Hipsters. Poo. Rage. Medicine. Manners. Identity. Lost stuff. Other stuff. Miles Jupp, (Stand-up, actor, writer, thinker, father, husband, worrier, fool, star of Rev. and host of The News Quiz) hits the road in a freshlyironed shirt and some robust trousers and tries to make some bloody sense of it all. This event may contain adult material that some might find offensive. TICKETS: £18.50
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21.10.16 - 8.00pm The Octagon Auditorium
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Greg Jenner
From Stone Age to Phone Age: The History of Your Morning Routines Every day of our lives, we go through the same basic rituals and routines that our ancestors also practised - washing, using the toilet, eating, drinking, communicating, socializing, walking the dog etc. In this cheerfully entertaining talk, historian Greg Jenner (Historical Consultant to BBC’s Horrible Histories, and co-host of BBC2’s Inside Versailles) offers a whistle-stop tour of how your morning routines evolved over millennia.
21.10.16 - 8.00pm The Manor Hotel
The talk is suitable for families. TICKETS: £9 MEMBERS: £7.50
Westland ONE This film, made by students at Yeovil College, tells the story of when G-Lynx, call sign Westland ONE, set the World Helicopter Speed Record. A record that has never been beaten. It was a major stand-out moment in the 100 year history of Westland and, at the height of the so called ‘Westland Affair’ when the company faced ruin, it proved Westland’s capability for designing and producing the best helicopters in the world. Watch the film and then ask questions of former Westland engineers in a panel discussion chaired by Steve Haigh of Radio Ninesprings.
21.10.16 - 8.00pm The Johnson Studio
TICKETS: £8 MEMBERS: £7 Tickets include a copy of the DVD.
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Criminal Minds Reading Group To celebrate Ann Cleeves’ visit to the festival and her 30th year of writing we will be running a special festival Criminal Minds Reading Group. Join us to discuss Ann’s first Shetland novel, Raven Black. The group will be led by crime authors Clare Donoghue and Chris Ewan. FREE TICKETED EVENT
22.10.16 - 10.00am Yeovil Library
Tamsin Cooke The Scarlet Files
We are pleased to welcome Tamsin Cooke to the festival. A firm favourite with schools and book lovers in the area. She will be talking about her popular Scarlet Files books, Cat Burglar and Mission Gone Wild. As always Tamsin’s talks are always fun and interactive. Age Recommendation: 7+ FREE TICKETED EVENT
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22.10.16 - 11.00am Yeovil Children’s Library
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Ann Cleeves Cold Earth
Ann Cleeves, award-winning and bestselling crime author, who created the work on which the two major TV hits Shetland and Vera are based, will be giving an insight into her incredible career and discussing her exciting new Shetland crime novel, Cold Earth. In February, Ann was appointed as a National Libraries Day ambassador for 2016 and we are thrilled to welcome her to Yeovil Library. TICKETS: £8
22.10.16 - 12 noon Yeovil Library
Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards is Great Britain’s first Olympic Ski Jumper. Eddie was ranked 55th in the world which qualified him as the only GB applicant for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Although he did not win an Olympic medal, he did win a place in the hearts of spectators all around the globe. Since the ’88 Winter Games, Eddie has been a regular on television and radio, more recently competing in BBC1’s Let’s Dance for Sport Relief (making it to the Final on public votes) and winning BBC’s Winter Wipeout and ITV’s Splash. Eddie is currently the jump coach on Channel 4’s The Jump.
22.10.16 - 2.00pm The Octagon Auditorium
A major film based on Eddie’s inspirational life story has been released featuring Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton. TICKETS: £12 MEMBERS: £10.50
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Vaseem Khan Vaseem Khan was born in London but subsequently worked in Mumbai for ten years, falling in love with the city, the country and the people he met. He will be talking about what inspired him to write his amazing Inspector Chopra novels. ‘On the day the Inspector retires he inherits a baby elephant, they form an unlikely partnership against crime in Mumbai’. TICKETS: £5 MEMBERS: £4
22.10.16 - 2.00pm Yeovil Library
General Sir Richard Shirreff 2017: War with Russia
In his explosive Sunday Times bestseller, the former Deputy Head of NATO, General Sir Richard Shirreff explains why, in his opinion, Russia is now our most dangerous adversary and why he believes by failing to heed the warning signals from Russia, we may be on course for war.
22.10.16 - 4.00pm The Octagon Auditorium
Closely modelled on his NATO experience of war gaming future conflicts, the book outlines a terrifying scenario. His military experience at the highest level and in-depth knowledge promise a thoroughly engaging and thought-provoking event. TICKETS: £12 MEMBERS: £10.50
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Virginia Baily Early One Morning
We are pleased to welcome Virginia Baily to the festival to talk about her amazing novel, Early One Morning. The former ‘Waterstones Book of the Month’ choice had everyone captivated. Set in occupied Italy in 1943, it’s a beautifully written story of a young woman who for one moment locks eyes with a mother being herded onto a truck - she runs to rescue the woman’s little boy. Thirty years on a chance meeting unravels the story. TICKETS: £5 MEMBERS: £4
22.10.16 - 4.00pm The Johnson Studio
Ben & David Crystal The Shakespeare Dictionary
Shakespeare is the most creative writer of all time. He deploys the widest and most thrilling vocabulary, drawing on classical and biblical scholarship and the keenest ear for human speech ever bent. And where the words he needed didn’t exist, he invented them. The classical actor, Ben Crystal, and his father, the great Linguistics professor David Crystal, entertain us with the most vital language ever used.
22.10.16 - 6.00pm The Octagon Auditorium
Whether you are a Shakespeare stalwart or new to the Bard, The Shakespeare Dictionary is a fantastic way to engage with the man responsible for over 1,700 words commonly used today. TICKETS: £12 MEMBERS: £10.50
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Ashley Pharoah From the Pen to the Screen
The award-winning producer and screenwriter Ashley Pharoah has a stream of hit TV shows under his belt - Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes, Wild at Heart, Where the Heart Is and most recently the haunting The Living and the Dead, set in Somerset. Don’t miss this opportunity to ask one of Britain’s best screenwriters about his amazing career and maybe even get some tips if you’re a budding writer. TICKETS: £5 MEMBERS: £4
22.10.16 - 6.00pm The Johnson Studio
Joe Swift Joe has been a regular designer and presenter on BBC Gardener’s World since 1998. He has designed many gardens on TV, including a garden for Comic Relief, the Bourneville garden, a Water garden and a Family garden for Gardeners World. He designed all the gardens for Alan Titchmarsh’s How to be a Gardener 2 series, and has designed and filmed 50 Garden Invaders for BBC1 in 2003 and 2004. He designed the Gardener’s World 40 year anniversary garden in 2007. Joe writes for The Times weekend magazine and Gardeners World Magazine amongst others, and has written three books. Doors open at 6pm for drinks and canapés. TICKETS: £12 MEMBERS: £10
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22.10.16 - 7.00pm Brimsmore Garden Centre
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Alan Carr In Conversation
The much loved comedian and TV star will be discussing his new book, Alanatomy: Inside Nature’s Giant. Following on from his 2008 memoir, Look Who It Is! his new book follows his ‘fame years’, a guaranteed tickler with a laugh-out-loud gag on every page. This event may contain adult material that some might find offensive. TICKETS: £21 Tickets include a signed copy of Alan’s book.
22.10.16 - 8.00pm The Octagon Auditorium
Storyteller of the Year Let the Bard of Windmill Hill, Bristol Storyteller of the Year, turn the absurd, bewildering and frequently frustrating aspects of modern life into laughter fodder for you! Witty, ironic, and waspish with social comment, this is cerebral stand-up at its best! Praised by the BBC’s Dr Phil Hammond for the range and depth of his work, this could be just the prescription you need.
“ Brilliant, captivating” CHIPPENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL
“ Pure magic” The Bard of Windmill Hill is poet in residence of the Acoustic Festival of Britain. He also organises the Words Stage at Priddy Folk Festival and is co-organiser and poet in residence of Bristol’s longest running variety show, Lansdown Cabaret.
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22.10.16 - 8.00pm The Johnson Studio
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Simon Weston My Life; My Story
It was the conflict of a generation and one that many will never forget. Amongst those who were sent to the Falklands was Simon Weston OBE. In one of the most horrific moments of the conflict the RFA Sir Galahad was bombed by two Argentine planes - aboard at the time was Simon. Eventually, and against the odds, Simon escaped the burning and buckled ship, but only after suffering 46% burns to his body. Today he has become one of the most recognised faces of the conflict and for the first time ever Simon is taking to the stage to tell his story with no holds barred.
23.10.16 - 12 noon The Octagon Auditorium
Guiding him from that fateful day to current times is David Fitzgerald, former Sky news anchor and close friend. TICKETS: £16
Stephen Moss Wild Kingdom
From otters in the Tyne to peregrines in London, a quest into the state of British wildlife today - and how it’s fighting back. Stephen Moss is a naturalist, broadcaster, television producer and author. In a distinguished career at the BBC Natural History Unit his credits include Springwatch, Birds Britannica and The Nature of Britain. His books include A Bird in the Bush, A Sky Full of Starlings, The Bumper Book of Nature and Wild Hares and Hummingbirds.
23.10.16 - 12 noon The Manor Hotel
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Peter Davison In Conversation
We are excited to welcome a TV legend to the festival. While forever known as the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison’s career in television and theatre has spanned over four decades and made him a memorable face to millions. From 1970s classic All Creatures Great and Small to Law and Order: UK via his tenure as the Doctor in the 1980’s, Peter has rarely been off our TV screens. In his candid, amusing and insightful autobiography, Peter reveals what it was like to take on the role of a lifetime and all that goes with it. TICKETS: £12 MEMBERS: £10.50
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23.10.16 - 2.00pm The Octagon Auditorium
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John Crace & John Sutherland The Incomplete Shakespeare
To celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s death John Crace, author of The Guardian’s Digested Reads, and Professor John Sutherland have teamed up to write a series of short parodies of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. John Crace brings his wonderfully funny style to ‘digest’ the plays, while John Sutherland provides informative notes alongside. TICKETS: £9 MEMBERS: £7.50
23.10.16 - 2.00pm The Manor Hotel
Julian Hight
World Tree Story - An Illustrated Talk Following the success of Britain’s Tree Story for The National Trust, Julian set off on a five year photographic odyssey, capturing 100 ancient, historic trees across 39 countries for this fascinating and lovingly researched hardback book. We’re pleased to welcome Julian to the festival to share his experiences with us.
23.10.16 - 2.00pm The Johnson Studio
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John Whaite John Whaite is a British chef, food writer and TV personality. Probably best known for winning the third series of the BBC’s The Great British Bake Off, John now runs his own cookery school, John Whaite’s Kitchen, set in the heart of rural Lancashire. John’s passion for food came from cooking with his mother and was developed further through his studies at Le Cordon Bleu. Following his experience on The Great British Bake Off, John decided to don his apron full time as resident chef on ITV’s Lorraine and as a presenter on ITV’s food programme Chopping Block with Rosemary Shrager. John’s recipes can be found in his books, John Whaite Bakes, John Whaite Bakes at Home and Perfect Plates in 5 Ingredients.
23.10.16 - 4.00pm The Octagon Auditorium
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Bel Mooney
Goodbye Pet, and See You in Heaven Agony aunt, author and one of Britain’s most successful journalists, Bel Mooney, was astonished at the depth of her sorrow and the emptiness in her life when her beloved small dog died. Social media posts and then a newspaper article about her feelings brought a deluge of responses. People sent pictures of their dogs and cats, personal anecdotes, and stories. It was then that she decided to explore these feelings in her new book, Goodbye Pet, and See You in Heaven. TICKETS: £9 MEMBERS: £7.50
23.10.16 - 4.00pm The Manor Hotel
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Mark Watson
The Place That Didn’t Exist Apart from selling out theatres across the land and regularly appearing on TV, Mark Watson is also the acclaimed author of several books, most recently Hotel Alpha and the graphic novel, Dan and Sam. We are excited to welcome Mark back to The Octagon Theatre to talk about his writing career and his new novel, The Place That Didn’t Exist. Junior creative Tim Callaghan can hardly believe his luck when he’s flown out to Dubai to supervise the filming of an advert for an international charity. Shimmering and seductive, it seems as though nothing bad could ever happen in Dubai. But when a crew member is found dead in in mysterious circumstances, Tim learns that if a place seems too good to be true, it probably is…
23.10.16 - 6.00pm The Octagon Auditorium
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Alison Weir The lives of Henry VIII’s queens make for dramatic stories. In her new novel, the first in a series of six, Alison Weir tells the poignant story of Katherine of Aragon, the King’s first wife, drawing on new research and keeping closely to the historical record. She approaches her tale from Katherine’s point of view, which affords an intimate psychological perspective on this indomitable, courageous and principled woman. TICKETS: £9 MEMBERS: £7.50
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23.10.16 - 6.00pm The Manor Hotel
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Ned Boulting’s Bikeology Journalist, television presenter and bestselling author Ned Boulting presents for the first time an honest, self-effacing walk through the world of Bikeology. What drives the cyclist (apart from a sturdy, well-oiled chain) to such ecstasies of endurance? What curious, deep-rooted passions are aroused by the sight of a simple pair of padded shorts? And what on earth is a derailleur? From the humble commuter to the winner of the Tour de France, Boulting takes an off-centre look at what it means to ride a bike, drawing on his own underwhelming adventures in the saddle to his fourteen summers spent hurtling around France in pursuit of the sport’s biggest names including no less than Cavendish, Wiggins, Froome and of course Armstrong. TICKETS: £21
23.10.16 - 8.00pm The Octagon Auditorium
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SCHEDULE PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS Val McDermid (Friday 30 September) Clare Balding (Monday 5 October) THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER The Yeovil Literary Prize Winners YCAA Literary Dinner with Jason Goodwin FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER Emma Carroll and Kiran Millwood Hargrave Hilary Davies How to Write the Perfect Crime Novel Victoria Hislop Kirsty Wark Sinclair McKay Women’s Historical Fiction Panel Murder in the Library Gok Wan Kate Williams Ian Ross Chris Ewan Sir Ranulph Fiennes Dr John Rutter Miles Jupp Greg Jenner Westland ONE SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER Criminal Minds Reading Group Tamsin Cooke Ann Cleeves Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards Vaseem Khan Gen. Sir Richard Shirreff Virginia Baily Ben & David Crystal Ashley Pharoah Joe Swift Alan Carr Storyteller of the Year SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER Simon Weston Stephen Moss Peter Davison John Crace & John Sutherland Julian Hight John Whaite Bel Mooney Mark Watson Alison Weir Ned Boulting’s Bikeology
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VENUE The Manor Hotel The Octagon Auditorium VENUE The Johnson Studio The Manor Hotel VENUE The Manor Hotel The Johnson Studio Yeovil Library The Manor Hotel The Octagon Auditorium The Manor Hotel The Johnson Studio Yeovil Library The Octagon Auditorium The Manor Hotel The Johnson Studio Yeovil Library The Octagon Auditorium The Manor Hotel The Octagon Auditorium The Manor Hotel The Johnson Studio VENUE Yeovil Library Yeovil Children’s Library Yeovil Library The Octagon Auditorium Yeovil Library The Octagon Auditorium The Johnson Studio The Octagon Auditorium The Johnson Studio Brimsmore Garden Centre The Octagon Auditorium The Johnson Studio VENUE The Octagon Auditorium The Manor Hotel The Octagon Auditorium The Manor Hotel The Johnson Studio The Octagon Auditorium The Manor Hotel The Octagon Auditorium The Manor Hotel The Octagon Auditorium
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