Cheltenham

[coalescent]

I managed to exercise willpower right up until I discovered that people under 25 get half-price tickets to most events at this year's Cheltenham festival of literature. Now I just keep finding more things that I want to go to.

Saturday 9th October 19:15
Alan Garner

Sunday 10th October 11:45
Francis Wheen and Francis Spufford

Tuesday 12th October 18:00
Iain Sinclair, Michael Foot and Bryan Appleyard discuss HG Wells

Friday 15th October 16:15
Beryl Bainbridge and Paul Bailey discuss writing male and female characters.

Saturday 16th October 14:00
Michael Palin

Saturday 16th October 16:00
Greg Dyke

Saturday 16th October 19:15
India: past, present and future with Siddharth Dhanvant Shangvi, Deoborah Moggach and Ian McDonald.

...and there's plenty more. Full programme here. So ... who's interested?

Comments

[greengolux.livejournal.com]

See, I was thinking 9th - 10th might be best. Garner and Lessing on Saturday, then Wheen and Spufford on Sunday morning.

(Or I could not spend money and stay at home.)

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Well, I hadn't spotted Lessing. So, thanks, I'm all conflicted now. :-p

In theory I could do both, I suppose ...