Event Cancellation
We very much regret that Emma Young, who was scheduled to talk about Super Senses: The Science of Your 32 Senses…
Welcome to Wells – wherever you are
The Festival gets off to a tremendous start this Friday when we welcome the arrival of Our Friends in Beijing, brought to…
Talking about the Arctic… from the Arctic!
Jemma Wadham, scheduled to appear in Wells on the Cedars Hall stage on Saturday 23 October at 2pm, will now be…
New event follows a royal couple in exile
In a change to the published programme, we are delighted to introduce bestselling author Andrew Lownie as he explores the…
Event Cancellation
We very much regret that Emma Dabiri, who was scheduled to discuss What White People Can Do Next with Sarah LeFanu, has had…
First class tickets to everywhere!
Somerset was long considered the heart of England. After all, it’s easy to feel at home here. Many of our…
A taste of things to come
Legendary war reporter Kate Adie CBE, in conversation with Festival Patron William Waldegrave, set the tone for this year’s Festival…
Topics for conversation
Recent announcements about some of this year’s Festival events will certainly provide plenty to get people talking. First on the…
Last call for our competitions
A few weeks ago it was reported that Nicola Clifford, a former winner of the Short Story Competition, had gone…
‘We’re going to need a bigger stage’
The final event of the 2021 Festival will probably see more characters on the Cedars Hall stage than have ever…