BUXTON FESTIVAL LITERATURE 7—25 July 2012 www.buxtonfestival.co.uk Tickets: 0845 12 72190 Full brochure: 01298 70395
’a happy marriage of music, opera and books’
ROBERT MACFARLANE
FRANCES WILSON
9 July, 3am
11 July, 3pm
Lee Wood Hotel, £6
Lee Wood Hotel, £6
An exploration into the subtle ways we are shaped by landscapes
How the Titanic’s owner lived with lost honour after deserting the sinking ship
THE OLD WAYS
SURVIVING THE TITANIC
JOHN GUY
THOMAS BECKET: WARRIOR, PRIEST, REBEL, VICTIM 13 July, 5pm (3pm talk sold out) Lee Wood Hotel, £6 This acclaimed historian presents a convincing account of a remarkable man
JUSTIN WEBB
8 July, 10.30am Pavilion Arts Centre, £10 The true story of the love between two young Muscovites separated by WW2
CLEVE WEST OUR PLOT
10 July, 10.30am Pavilion Arts Centre, £10 Tips and ideas from one of Britain’s top garden designers
Britain’s former Ambassador talks about one of the most dangerous places on earth
ANTONY BEEVOR with JOANNA LUMLEY ‘ARMS AND THE MAN’ 12 July, 10.30am Opera House, £10 A free-ranging conversation about the implications of the military in modern life
NANCY MITFORD AND GASTON PALEWSKY: THE HORROR OF LOVE
ANNE SEBBA CHARLES DICKENS: A LIFE 9 July, 10.30am Opera House, £10 A brilliant portrayal of the complex character of this great genius
IAN ROBERTSON
DOCTORS IN THE (OPERA) HOUSE 9 July, 1pm Lee Wood Hotel, £6 A light-hearted tour of operatic medics
With a selection of stories from his fascinating new book
Opera House, £10
LISA HILTON
CLAIRE TOMALIN
Lee Wood Hotel, £6
17 July, 10.30am
Pavilion Arts Centre, £10
JUST SEND ME WORD
16 July, 3pm
CABLES FROM KABUL
7 July, 10.30am
ORLANDO FIGES
THIS ISN’T THE SORT OF THING THAT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE LIKE YOU
BRADFORD SHERARD COWPER-COLES SARAH QUEEN ELIZABETH II,
NOTES ON THEM AND US
A wry account of the transatlantic relationship between Britain and America
JON McGREGOR
THAT WOMAN 10 July, 3pm
Is it possible to love both composers equally?
HUGH CAVENDISH SIR RONALD HARWOOD 40 YEARS OF GARDENING with MICHAEL PENNINGTON AT HOLKER 17 July, 5pm (3pm talk sold out)
Pavilion Arts Centre, £10
Lee Wood Hotel, £6
Lee Wood Hotel, £6
Engaging conversation as playwright meets actor and director
Hugh Cavendish on the history of Holker Hall, his life there, and his beloved garden
BEN MACINTYRE
DOUBLE CROSS, THE TRUE STORY OF THE D-DAY SPIES 18 July, 10.30am Pavilion Arts Centre, £10
MASTERS OF THE POST 11 July, 10.30am Pavilion Arts Centre, £10 Charting the fascinating story of the Royal Mail from Tudor times
Lee Wood Hotel, £6
Pavilion Arts Centre, £10
15 July, 10.30am
DUNCAN CAMPBELL-SMITH
FIONA MACCARTHY
EDWARD BURNE-JONES AND THE ART OF LOVE 13 July, 10.30am Pavilion Arts Centre, £10 Exploring the art and life of one of Britain’s most admired artists
ORWELL DEBATE
ORWELL V. KIPLING 16 July, 10.30am
A lively portrait of the most famous woman of our age, in her Diamond Jubilee year
19 July, 5pm (3pm talk sold out)
14 July, 10.30am
A glimpse into the mind and motivations of the enigmatic Wallis Simpson
Opera House, £10
LENINGRAD, TRAGEDY OF A CITY UNDER SIEGE
VERDI AND / OR WAGNER?
Lee Wood Hotel, £6
19 July, 10.30am
ANNA REID
PETER CONRAD with STEPHEN BARLOW
12 July, 3pm A compelling love story set against tumultuous times in post-war France
HER LIFE IN OUR TIMES
The riveting story of double agents at the heart of a major operation of deceit
ANNE DE COURCY
THE FISHING FLEET
Pavilion Arts Centre, £10
18 July, 5pm (3pm talk sold out)
Was Orwell or Kipling the greater writer?
Lee Wood Hotel, £6 On husband-hunting during the British Raj, bringing this forgotten era vividly to life
A gripping account of this terrible period, and how those that lived through it survived
HELENA MATHEOPOULOS FASHION DESIGNERS AT THE OPERA 20 July, 10.30am Pavilion Arts Centre, £10 Former fashion editor of Tatler magazine on the fertile collaboration between opera and high fashion
LISA CHANEY
PAUL TORDAY
20 July, 3pm
24 July, 3pm
Lee Wood Hotel, £6
Lee Wood Hotel, £6
An exploration of this exceptional and often misread woman
One of our sharpest comic writers on his finest novel since Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
COCO CHANEL: AN INTIMATE LIFE
THE LEGACY OF HARTLEPOOL HALL
GABRIELLE WALKER
MARTIN GAYFORD
ANTARCTICA, THE MOST MYSTERIOUS CONTINENT
LUCY FLEMING with JOANNA LUMLEY
23 July, 3pm
25 July, 10.30am
Lee Wood Hotel, £6
Opera House, £10
With an intricate tapestry of science, natural history, poetry and epic history
The doyenne of the theatre world discusses her distinguished career with Joanna Lumley
EDWINA CURRIE
TIM BIRKHEAD
HOCKNEY, THE BIGGER PICTURE 21 July, 10.30am Pavilion Arts Centre, £10 A decade of conversations reveals a rich portrait of an extraordinary man
JOE CORNISH
PHOTOGRAPHY AND BOOKS 22 July, 10.30am Pavilion Arts Centre, £10 The distinguished landscape photographer’s thoughts on photography and publishing
LIFE ON THE INSIDE: TALES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 24 July, 10.30am Opera House, £10 The former MP for South Derbyshire tells the unvarnished truth about her turbulent time in Parliament
MICHAEL MORPURGO with JOANNA LUMLEY FROM WAR CHILD TO WAR HORSE 23 July, 10.30am Opera House, £10 A discussion with the author of the much-loved novel, War Horse
BIRD SENSE: WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A BIRD 25 July, 3pm Lee Wood Hotel, £6 An intriguing insight into how birds interpret the world and how their behaviour is shaped
See the full programme of opera, music and literature at www.buxtonfestival.co.uk or call 01298 70395 for a brochure Tickets: 0845 12 72190 or www.buxtonfestival.co.uk Series Sponsor
Programme cover shows the jacket illustration for Bird Sense by Tim Birkhead, adapted from a pencil illustration by Katrina van Grouw and published by Bloomsbury
Support from: Barclays, Best Western Lee Wood Hotel, Bookstore Brierlow Bar, East Lodge Country House Hotel, Waitrose