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Wigtown September Festival. 22nd September – 1st October A Celebration of the Written Word through Books, Art, Film and Theatre |
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This year’s programme is currently being printed and will be sent out in the second week of August. If you have broadband, you may wish to download a pdf of the programme by clicking here. Bookings can be made from 14th August. There will be over 70 events, including the following: Louis de Bernieres reads from his peerless Poetry & Prose Richard Holloway asks “Does Religion have a Sense of Humour?” Aberfeldy plays The Bladnoch Distillery Fiona Armstrong and Donald MacIntosh swap Fishing Tales Willy Russell discusses Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine and Blood Brothers James Buchan profiles Adam Smith Allan Little talks on Spain 1936 – 2006 Stephanie Calman confesses to being a Failed Grown-Up Paul Heiney sails solo across The Atlantic Kathryn Hughes descibes the amazing life of Mrs Beaton Bob Flowerdew digs the dirt on Organic Gardening Aline Templeton leaves her victims Cold in the Earth Rageh Omaar tells Magnus Linklater about being a British Muslim war reporter Lisa Chaney discusses the life of Peter Pan creator J M Barrie Duncan McMillan gives an illustrated talk on Henry Raeburn 1756 – 2006 Jackie Kay reads from her latest collection of Short Stories Andrew Greig hacks through the rough onto Preferred Lies Magnus Magnusson lifts the lid on the most notorious Fakes, Frauds and Phonies Leslie Glaister sets pulses racing with her Thriller Writing Sheena McDonald interviews Max Arthur on The Edwardians and WW1 The National Library justifies its purchase of The John Murray Collection Catriona McPherson reads from The Burry Man’s Day Geoff Keating leads a celebration of Mozart’s 250th Prof. Charles McKean works out why The Tay Bridge collapsed Alastair McIntosh connects people with the earth in Soil & Soul Nick Thorpe jumps ships in Adrift in Caledonia Roderick Graham hails The Life of David Hume Benedict Allen punishes himself with Extreme Adventure Claire Macdonald of Macdonald has us drooling in the aisles with her talk on Fish This year features a new venue right in the heart of town. A 350 seat marquee will fill the Wigtown Gardens and provide not only our main festival venue, but also various trade stands to peruse between events. The Children’s Festival will be much improved this year, taking place on the south side of the town square in a marquee. It also has the added attraction of being sponsored by an ice cream factory. This year also sees the exciting introduction of a folk festival into the programme for the weekend of 29th September to 1st October. Musicians from all over Ireland, England and Scotland will converge on Wigtown to entertain in two formal concerts as well as countless low-key events around the town. Unlike most other festivals, literary festivals are immune to inclement weather. All our venues are warm and dry, and offer the ideal refuge from an autumnal shower. And rest assured that, between events, there will be plenty of time to soak up the atmosphere in Scotland’s widest street or browse around our cavernous bookshops. Michael McCreath Festival Chairman
Click here to read comments from some of the 2004 Literary Festival guest writers. Book Town Festivals Web Site |
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