2019 Festival
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2019 Speakers
Here is a list of the speakers who appeared at the Wells Festival of Literature in 2019
| Event | Speaker/s | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Talk | Diarmaid MacCulloch | Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life |
| Talk | Henry Normal | A Normal Family: Everyday Adventures with our Autistic Son |
| Talk | Adam Rutherford | The Book of Humans: The Story of How We Became Us |
| Discussion | Jane Glover with Jessica Duchen | Handel in London: the Making of a Genius |
| Talk | Christopher Andrew | The Secret World: A History of Intelligence |
| Discussion | Jonathan Rugman with Alec Russell | The Killing in the Consulate: The Life and Death of Jamal Kashogg |
| Talk | Roma Agrawal | Built: The Hidden Structures behind our Buildings |
| Talk | Steve Richards | The Prime Ministers |
| Discussion | Christopher Somerville with Julia Somerville | Ships of Heaven: The Private Life of Britain's Cathedrals |
| Book Group discussion | Joanna Cannon | Three Things about Elsie |
| Talk | Alison Weir | Anna of Kleve: Queen of Secrets |
| Performance | Write Up! Speak Up! | A showcase for local talent |
| Discussion | Keggie Carew with Mark McCrum | Quicksand Tales: the Misadventures of Keggie Carew |
| Talk | Julian Baggini | How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy |
| Talk | Emma Smith | This is Shakespeare |
| Talk | Jasper Winn | Water Ways: A Thousand Miles along Britain's Canals |
| Discussion | Peter Pomerantsev with James Coomarasamy | This is NOT Propaganda |
| Talk | Angela Gallop | When the Dogs Don’t Bark: A Forensic Scientist’s search for the Truth |
| Talk | Martin Kemp | Living with Leonardo |
| Talk | Vernon Bogdanor | Beyond Brexit: Towards a British Constitution |
| Talk | Gina Rippon | The Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience that Shatters the Myth of the Female Brain |
| Discussion | Patrick Gale with Miranda Glove | Take Nothing With You |
| Discussion | Tracey Thorn with Joanna Nadin | Another Planet: A Teenager in Suburbia |
| Talk | William Waldegrave | Three Circles into One: Brexit Britain – How did We get Here and What Happens Next? |
| Talk | Nicci Gerrard | What Dementia Teaches Us About Love |
| Talk | Kate Humble | Thinking on my Feet |
| Talk | Melvyn Bragg | Love Without End: A Story of Heloise and Abelard |
| Discussion | Felicity Cloake with Caroline Waldegrave | One more Croissant for the Road |
| Discussion | Bart van Es with Sarah Le Fan | The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found |
| Discussion | Chris Patten with William Waldegrave | First Confessions: A Sort of Memoir |
| Discussion | Jim Al-Khalili with David Lister | Sunfall |
| Performance | Roger McGough and LiTTLe MACHiNe | joinedupwriting |