Times Cheltenham Literature Festival - Final Line Up Confirmed
- August
- 20
12:28 am Live Theater
Festival announces its most exciting programme to date, with a line-up ranging from Man Booker Prize winners to Hollywood legends and stars of Doctor Who to leading political figures of the 21st century.
The 2008 festival will explore the theme of Family, and how it shapes who we are and how we live, read and write. With more than 450 writers and over 350 events, the ten-day programme promises to offer something for everyone.
Award-winning journalist Kate Adie and the UK’s biggest selling crime writer Ian Rankin are this year’s Guest Directors, each creating their own weekend programme of events with themes including censorship and political correctness.
Some of this year’s Festival highlights include:
*Hollywood legends Tony Curtis and Roger Moore discuss their careers entertaining generations of cinema goers
*Man Booker Prize winners including Ben Okri, D B C Pierre and Graham Swift celebrate the prize’s 40th anniversary as they première exciting new work
*Toni Morrison makes a rare UK appearance to talk about her award-winning career
*Richard Attenborough reveals memorable scenes from his life on and off the screen
*Dawn French discusses her life as one of Britain’s best-loved comedy actresses
*Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone joins GQ Editor Dylan Jones for a light-hearted discussion about life at the cutting edge of politics
*Russell T Davies and John Barrowman share tales from their Doctor Who adventures
*Jilly Cooper explores passion on the page from the sixties to the noughties
*Richard Curtis and Tony Robinson reunite to celebrate their favourite moments of Blackadder
*David Starkey explores the Tudor dynasty and Henry VIII looking at how they have shaped history
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