2018 Festival

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Events 2018

Thursday, 27th September 2018
One World Talk by Mike Berners-Lee

One World Talk by Mike Berners-Lee

Big people in a small world: How can humans thrive in the Anthropocene?
Saturday, 29th September 2018
Robin Ince

Robin Ince

I’m a Joke And So Are You.
Monday, 1st October 2018
Susan Calman

Susan Calman

Sunny Side Up: a story of kindness and joy
Tuesday, 2nd October 2018
Struan Stevenson

Struan Stevenson

The Course of History: Ten Meals That Changed the World
Wednesday, 3rd October 2018
Lamanby

Lamanby

Live Literature Performance
Thursday, 4th October 2018
Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Sweet William
Friday, 5th October 2018
Pat Barker

Pat Barker

The Silence of the Girls
Friday, 5th October 2018
Chris Mullin

Chris Mullin

Hinterland – a memoir
Friday, 5th October 2018
Lucy Mangan

Lucy Mangan

Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading
Friday, 5th October 2018
Hunter Davies & Richard Eccles

Hunter Davies & Richard Eccles

Hunter Davies in conversation with Richard Eccles
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Jim Crumley

Jim Crumley

Writing the Seasons
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Malcolm Carson

Malcolm Carson

Poetry Breakfast
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Vaseem Khan and M.W. Craven

Vaseem Khan and M.W. Craven

Stone circles and elephants - murder most foul from Cumbria to Mumbai
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Kathleen Jones

Kathleen Jones

The Secret Life of Catherine Cookson
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Gavin Francis

Gavin Francis

Shapeshifters: On Medicine and Human Change
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Helen Pankhurst

Helen Pankhurst

Deeds not Words
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Matt Coyne

Matt Coyne

Dummy: the comedy and chaos of real-life parenting
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Professor Dame Sue Black

Professor Dame Sue Black

All That Remains: A Life in Death
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Caitlin Davies

Caitlin Davies

Bad Girls or Freedom Fighters?
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Ruth Sutton

Ruth Sutton

Weaving fact and fiction into a Cumbrian story
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Fiona Sampson

Fiona Sampson

In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Luke Harding

Luke Harding

Collusion
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Stuart Maconie

Stuart Maconie

Long Road from Jarrow
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Andy Beck

Andy Beck

The Wainwrights
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Diarmaid MacCulloch

Diarmaid MacCulloch

Thomas Cromwell
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Joanna Cannon

Joanna Cannon

Three Things About Elsie
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson in conversation with Stuart Maconie
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Shaun Bythell

Shaun Bythell

Diary of a Bookseller
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Marie Elsa Bragg, Jackie Kay & Suzanne Bonnar

Marie Elsa Bragg, Jackie Kay & Suzanne Bonnar

Three Northern Women in conversation with words and music
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Graham Robb

Graham Robb

The Debatable Land
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Lost Art Theatre Company

Lost Art Theatre Company

Number 8: A Suffragette’s Tale - from Carlisle to Holloway
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Jackie Kay

Jackie Kay

Reflections in Poetry and Prose
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Peter Hart

Peter Hart

The Last Battle: Endgame on the Western Front, 1918

 

Workshops 2018

Friday, 5th October 2018
Darren Harper

Darren Harper

Philosophy: The Mystique of Existentialism
Friday, 5th October 2018
Amanda Brooke

Amanda Brooke

Writing Fiction: Let Your Characters Guide You
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Caitlin Davies (Masterclass)

Caitlin Davies (Masterclass)

Bringing the Past to Life: Starting to Write Non-fiction
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Tom George

Tom George

Mindful Writing Workshop
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Vaseem Khan (Masterclass)

Vaseem Khan (Masterclass)

How to write bestselling crime fiction
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Jim Crumley

Jim Crumley

Writing about the natural world
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Katie Hale

Katie Hale

Provoking the Creative Brain
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Andrew White

Andrew White

Pitching and Writing for Magazines
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Emma McGordon

Emma McGordon

Performance Poetry
Sunday, 7th October 2018
Andrew White

Andrew White

The Net : Writing and Promoting On the Web

 

Broader Lines 2018

Brand new for 2018, we are offering a diverse range of events outside of the main programme aimed at introducing new audiences to the festival.

Friday, 28th September 2018
Dave Tomlinson

Dave Tomlinson

Black Sheep and Prodigals
Sunday, 30th September 2018
Borderlines Quiz

Borderlines Quiz

Pit your wits in our fun general knowledge quiz, with a book theme!
Tuesday, 2nd October 2018
Film Screening & Discussion

Film Screening & Discussion

Richard III - a night with a Notorious Villain?
Wednesday, 3rd October 2018
Words and Image

Words and Image

Graphic Novel Workshop
Friday, 5th October 2018
Film Screening & Discussion

Film Screening & Discussion

Do Androids dream of Electric sheep?/ Blade Runner
Saturday, 6th October 2018
Poetry, Music & Entertainment

Poetry, Music & Entertainment

Broader Lines – The Extra Chapter
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