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Julia Donaldson
Andrew Davies
SUNDAY 25 MAY
BARCLAYS WEALTH
MARQUEE
[88] 10AM, £7
The Shock Doctrine
The radical analyst Naomi Klein
meticulously exposes the US policy of
‘Disaster Capitalism’ that overwhelms
societies reeling from natural (tsunami)
and military (Iraq) catastrophe. In
conversation with Rosie Boycott.
[94] 11.30AM, £8
James Ivory talks
to Geordie Greig
The legendary film director discusses his
career and collaborations with Ismail
Merchant and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
[101] 1PM, £8
The 2008 President’s Lecture
Rt Rev V Gene Robinson
The Bishop of New Hampshire, whose
homosexuality threatens the schism of
the Anglican Church discusses The
State of the Communion. Chaired by
Stephen Bates, author of God’s Own
Country: Power and Religion in the USA.
[108] 2.30PM, £8
God is Not Great
Christopher Hitchens
The great contrarian eviscerates
organised religion.
GUARDIAN
STAGE
[85] 9AM, £5
The Wisdom of Whores
Elizabeth Pisani describes how
politics, ideology—and ten billion
dollars a year—have bulldozed
through scientific evidence and
common sense and needlessly failed to
fight the AIDS pandemic that has
infected 70 million people worldwide.
Chaired by Rachel Holmes.
[93] 10.15AM, £5, FAMILY EVENT
The Gruffalo and other stories
The delightful and brilliant Julia
Donaldson conjures her magical
children’s worlds with songs, stories
and an inflatable whale.
Sponsored by Red House
[95] 11.30AM, £6
Bearded Tit
Larky comedian Rory McGrath
rhapsodises his lifelong passion
for bird-watching in his Love Story
With Feathers.
Sponsored by MRC Wales
[102] 1PM, £6.50
The Angel of Grozny
Åsne Seierstad talks to
Christopher Hitchens
Extraordinary and harrowing
reportage from undercover in
Chechnya by the Norwegian author
of The Bookseller of Kabul.
[109] 2.30PM, £6
In the Green Corner 2
Eco-firebrand George Monbiot
develops his conversation with the
audience about global sustainability
and political accountability.