A Homage To Rice
Rice will be at the heart of the chef slot this year with the appearance of Malaysian-born chef Ping Coombes…
Author’s life of crime
Former film and TV producer Jayne Chard gave a fascinating account at a special event for Festival Friends of how…
Trio in Top 40 reads
Three of the Festival’s speakers have appeared in a list of the top 40 summer books featured in the Sunday…
Prizes for Young Poets
This is the last call for entries to the Young Poets competition which will close on 31 July. Entrants must…
Palestine Revisited
A new edition of The Palestinians, by journalist and filmmaker Jonathan Dimbleby, with photographs by the internationally-acclaimed photojournalist Don McCullin,…
BBC’s Ed pulls out
Edward Stourton, a regular presenter on the BBC’s Radio 4 World at One programme, has pulled out of this year’s…
Lady Hale on the Law
Lady Hale, also known as Spider Woman thanks both to her iconic brooch and to her acclaimed memoir of the…
Portrait of a traveller
A dazzling new biography of George Forster, the 18th-century naturalist, philosopher and revolutionary, is due to be published this week…
Manga Gifts for School
Manga has become a big hit with pupils at St Dunstan’s School in Glastonbury thanks to a donation of 34…
Help Our Local Schools
We have set up new ways for local folk and businesses to support the Festival and fund its expanding year-round…