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ilkley literature festival 10 with Skipton Building Society 38 Niall Ferguson 175. Sunday 17th October 2–4pm Manor House Reading Local, Writing Local with Apprentice Poet in Residence Andrew McMillan Poetry doesn’t have to be exotic or pretentious. By first studying the work of local voices, this workshop explores different ways poetry can respond to the Yorkshire landscape. Through processes of reportage, humour and mythologising, we can bring out the poetry which exists all around us in the everyday. £5 For all levels. Please bring pen and paper. Places limited – please book in advance. 176. Sunday 17th October 2.30pm St Margaret’s Hall The Tangled Bank: Ruth Padel 2010 is the Year of Biodiversity, a concept Charles Darwin invented. In her debut novel, Where the Serpent Lives, his great great granddaughter, Ruth Padel, produces a highly original vision bringing together zoology, conservation and the interrelatedness of nature, inspired by Darwin’s insight into the tangled relations of life. This afternoon she reads both from her novel and from her poetry memoir Darwin: A Life in Poems. £5/3 177. Sunday 17th October 2.30pm Kings Hall Niall Ferguson: High Financier Acclaimed controversial historian Niall Ferguson, best selling author of The Ascent of Money, hugely popular presenter of the BBC series Empire, Professor of History at Harvard and Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College, Oxford, returns to his roots as a financial historian. In this groundbreaking biography, Ferguson, invited by the government to revitalise history’s popularity in schools, considers Siegmund Warburg, the principled refugee banker from Hitler’s Germany. £9/7 178. Sunday 17th October 2.30– 4.30pm All Saints School Write an Adventure Story – Workshop See page 43 for full details. 179. Sunday 17th October 3.30pm Ilkley Playhouse Wildman Anna Pavord: The Curious Gardener Anna Pavord, noted gardening correspondent for the Independent and best selling author of eight previous books, including The Tulip, brings together her thoughts on gardening throughout the year. From what to do in each month and how to get the best from flowers, plants, herbs, fruit and vegetables, through to reflections on the weather, favourite old gardening clothes, office greenery, Derek Jarman and garden design. £6/4 180. Sunday 17th October 4pm Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside Douglas Dunn and Antony Dunn Poet in Residence Antony Dunn fulfils a his ambition to read from his three collections of poems, including 2009’s Bugs, alongside legendary Scottish poet Douglas Dunn. As well as ten collections of poetry, including Elegies (winner of the 1985 Whitbread Book of the Year Award), The Year’s Afternoon and The Donkey’s Ears, Douglas Dunn has edited The Faber Book of Twentieth- Century Scottish Poetry. His New Selected Poems was published by Faber in 2003. £5/3 181. Sunday 17th October 4pm Craiglands Louis de Bernières Louis de Bernières author of the best selling Captain Corelli’s Mandolin makes a welcome return to the Festival. He introduces his latest book Notwithstanding: Stories From An English Village, a nostalgically funny depiction of English village life that charms and moves in equal amounts. £6/4 182. Sunday 17th October 4.30pm St Margaret’s Hall An Enlightened Life: Nicholas Phillipson on Adam Smith Nicholas Phillipson, Honorary Research Fellow in History at Edinburgh University and leading scholar of the Scottish Enlightenment, sheds new light on Adam Smith, celebrated author of The Wealth of Nations and founder of modern economics. Yet Smith saw himself primarily as a philosopher. In a fascinating event, Phillipson explains how The Wealth of Nations was part of a much more ambitious scheme … £5/3
Box Office 01943 816714 www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk 183. Sunday 17th October 5pm Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside Jill McGivering: From News to Fiction Conversations about Empires Jill McGivering, senior BBC broadcaster, Asia specialist and Ilkley resident has covered foreign news for BBC radio and television news for 18 years. Her first novel, The Last Kestrel, set in Afghanistan, draws on her reporting trips, embeds with British forces in Helmand Province and preoccupation with the civilian population and their stories. In discussion this evening, she considers how her experience as a reporter informs her fiction. £5/3 184. Sunday 17th October 6pm Craiglands Francis Pryor: The Making of the British Landscape From suburban streets that trace the boundaries of long vanished farms to the Norfolk Broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded – evidence of our effect on Britain is everywhere. Eminent historian, archaeologist, Time Team regular and former president of the Council for British Archaeology, Francis Pryor explains how to read the clues preserved in our fields, roads, towns and villages. £6/4 185. Sunday 17th October 7.30pm St Margaret’s Hall The Three Sisters: Indian Cookery Talk and Demo Born in Kashmir and brought up in Derbyshire, Priya, Sereena and Alexa Kaul learned to cook watching their mother and grandmother. With families themselves and craving the recipes of their childhoods, they created a spice box with thirteen essential flavours and simplified traditional dishes to suit their hectic lifestyles. This evening they’ll be talking about growing up in Kashmir, Delhi and Derbyshire, bickering happily between themselves and thanks to the St Margaret’s kitchen, demonstrating how to cook healthy, easy and authentic Indian food. £6/4 includes tastes! 186. Sunday 17th October 8pm King’s Hall Roddy Doyle Roddy Doyle is one of the leading figures of contemporary Irish fiction and critically acclaimed author of The Commitments and the Booker Prize-winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. A decade ago Doyle began a trilogy of novels re-examining the history of Ireland in the 20th Century. Now he completes the trilogy with The Dead Republic, examining the dangerous ways modern Irish history has been mythologised. £7/5 Sponsored by Aimhigher and University of Bradford 187. Sunday 17th October 8.30pm Ilkley Playhouse Wildman Festival Open Mic The chance for anyone to perform their own work. Poetry, prose, stand-up it’s all fair game. But you’ve only got three minutes to convince your audience and win £200 and the coveted Open Mic title; 2nd prize £75; 3rd prize £25. It’s not only performers who enjoy this frenzied night out – come along and bring your friends. Phone 01943 816714 or email admin@ ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk by midnight Sept 30th to put your name in the hat. The first 20 people drawn at random on Oct 1st get the chance to perform. £5 188. Thursday 21st October 7.30pm St Margaret’s Hall Festival Feedback Session Join the Festival Team to let us know your thoughts on this year’s Festival over a glass of wine – and put your name in the hat for free tickets to next year’s headline event! FREE STOP PRESS 205. Wednesday 13th October 7.30pm Craiglands Simon Hoggart Renowned political sketch writer and Guardian columnist Simon Hoggart will be joining us for an event during the Festival. Check the website for details of time and venue. £9/7 Our website will also give you all the latest information on ticket availability. Roddy Doyle 39
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