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Saturday 12 12O October
Left to right: John Bishop, Damian Barr
John Bishop
FICTION FOCUS
Dinner with AP McCoy
How Did All This Happen?
Damian Barr, Rachel Cusk and Sathnam Sanghera
As anticipation builds for the opening meeting at Prestbury on October 18th, join us for an evening of hearty Irish fare as we welcome the greatest jump jockey of all time AP McCoy to celebrate the publication of his first novel Taking the Fall, set in the tense, high stakes world of competitive racing. He joins us in conversation to reflect on his extraordinary career so far, his new venture into crime fiction, and hopefully, pick us some winners for the season ahead!
John Bishop went from a job in sales to performing in front of thousands. Join us to hear about John’s epic journey to comedy stardom and the challenge that raised £3.4 million for Sport Relief. Montpellier Gardens, The Times Forum 6.30–7.45, £18 £16.20 RES L279
Matthew Rice Rice’s Church Primer Why are naves necessary? Why are towers as tall as possible? In this charming illustrated talk, the architectural enthusiast Matthew Rice explains how to read a church and understand these iconic, beautiful and occasionally bizarre buildings. Imperial Square, The Inkpot 6.30–7.30pm, £8 £7.20 RES
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Life, Memory and Fiction How do writers negotiate the fertile and fascinating boundary between memoir and fiction? Acclaimed novelist Rachel Cusk, author of the ‘brave and brilliant’ Aftermath (Guardian), joins author of memoir Maggie and Me and salonnière Damian Barr, and The Times journalist, memoirist and debut novelist Sathnam Sanghera (Marriage Material), to discuss their writing and this intriguing literary territory. Chaired by Robert Collins, Deputy Literary Editor of The Sunday Times Imperial Square, The Studio 7.15–8.15pm, £6 £5.40
UK All Stars Poetry Slam! Final Read Any Good Films Lately? Join Radio Times Film Editor Andrew Collins as he extols the immersive joy of subtitled cinema. With foreign-language drama taking TV by storm (The Killing, The Returned) he celebrates movies that require reading glasses.
Prepare for a poetic flight of fancy as fifteen do-or-die versifiers compete to transport you beyond your wildest dreams with their bardic bravado. Which wordster will become your ultimate fantasy or worst nightmare? Heavenly hosts Sara-Jane Arbury and Marcus Moore preside over proceedings while the audience rates the writing, performance and applause! Remember: you're lighting everyone’s pipedream... Montpellier Gardens, The Salon 8.15–10.30pm, £8 £7.20 RES
I Couldn’t Possibly Comment… With Kevin Spacey’s recent TV portrayal of Francis Urquhart, House of Cards is an international phenomenon and Urquhart’s famous phrase has become common political parlance. Michael Dobbs discusses the pleasures and perils of being a political novelist (he’s now a Peer…) and his novel A Ghost At The Door. Montpellier Gardens, The Salon 6.30–7.30pm, £8 £7.20 RES
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Montpellier Gardens, The Exchange 7.30–8.15pm, FREE L282
Michael Dobbs
Montpellier Gardens, Spiegeltent 8–10pm, £50 RES LT19 Includes canapés and two course dinner
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TU R N B ACK THE CL OCK: 1963
An English Affair: Sex, Class and Power in the Age of Profumo Richard Davenport-Hines Cliveden, call-girls and Russian spies; on the 50th anniversary of the Profumo scandal, Richard Davenport-Hines takes a vivid snapshot of Sixties England on the brink of social revolution, casting off respectability and falling in love with scandal. Imperial Square, The Inkpot 8.30–9.30pm, £8 £7.20 RES
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The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival
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