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Author Salman Rushdie joins Hay Festival line-up

The Indian-born British author will speak at the literary and arts festival in June to discuss his recent books, Knife and Victory City.

Evening Standard

Stephen Fry’s ‘vocal double’ to be used in AI installation at Hay festival

The actor, who has spoken about artificial intelligence on multiple occasions, said the installation ‘reveals both the wonders and pitfalls of AI’

The Guardian - UK

James Corden and Ruth Jones to discuss new book at Hay Festival

The Gavin & Stacey creators will discuss the origins of the sitcom, its success and its record-breaking Christmas special at the Hay Festival.

Evening Standard

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Hay Festival announces return of expert panel series The News Review for 2025

‘The Independent’ will host a selection of experts to dissect the day’s breaking news

The Independent UK

Michael Sheen, Jameela Jamil and Hanif Kureishi join packed Hay festival lineup

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader, is also due to appear, in a festival dedicated to activism and an exploration of the impact of AI

The Guardian - UK

Hay Festival 2025: ‘Carnival of ideas’ returns with new events programme

Annual literary event has become a prominent occasion in British culture and boasts a star-studded lineup with over 600 events

The Independent UK

Michael Sheen, Anton Du Beke and Donald Trump’s niece among Hay Festival line-up

The arts and literature event will also see Hanif Kureishi, who woke up without the use of his hands, arms and legs, speak.

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Some arts festivals could close amid ‘significant financial challenges’

The Festivals Forward report surveyed 101 events such as the Edinburgh Fringe, BBC Proms, Cheltenham Festivals and Hay Festival.

The Independent UK

Book festivals previously sponsored by Baillie Gifford seek donations

Partnerships ended over the investment firm’s ties to fossil fuel and Israel, leaving nine book festivals including Hay, Edinburgh and Cheltenham in need of funding

The Guardian - UK

UK within British empire is like last person left at a party, says David Olusoga

Historian tells Hay festival audience that Britain needs to ‘liberate itself and have independence day from its own history’

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Fry criticises MCC at Hay Festival: ‘Stinking of privilege and classism’

Actor and writer said legacy cricket club was full of ‘betroot-coloured gentlemen’

The Independent UK

Trump beating Biden in 2020 would have made the world a better place, says political expert

A different result would mean that ‘American politics would now be moving on’, David Runciman told Hay Festival audiences

The Independent UK

How Harry can repair his relationship with King Charles, royal insider reveals

The King finds his rift with his youngest son ‘unsettling’, royal biographer Robert Hardman told Hay Festival audiences

The Independent UK

James O’Brien: I wouldn’t be where I am without private school

The LBC host went to fee-paying Ampleforth because his dad wanted to buy him a ‘golden ticket’, he told Hay Festival audiences

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Don’t ruin my Netflix series with awful Irish accents, says Marian Keyes

Bestselling author, speaking at Hay Festival, made a plea to the creators of her book adaptation

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Viagra gets better funding than women’s health, says Laura Bates

Speaking at Hay Festival, the Everyday Sexism founder said that postnatal care in Britain is ‘absolutely dire’

The Independent UK

David Nicholls reveals unfilmable Starter for Ten scene that was ‘expensive mistake’

Novelist, speaking at Hay Festival, explained how some great moments in literature are unadaptable

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Britain not ready for ‘inevitable’ next pandemic, warns ex-chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance

Speaking at Hay Festival, the scientist who helped lead UK through Covid called for pandemics to be planned for in the same way as wars

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The Independent UK

Patrick Vallance recalls Boris Johnson’s G7 Zoom gaffe: ‘the other leaders found it amusing’

Speaking at this year’s Hay Festival, the former government scientific advisor also said it was ‘about time’ for a general election

The Independent UK

11 brilliant writers on the books that made them who they are today

Anne Enright, Rory Stewart, Adam Kay and more authors from the Hay Festival lineup tell Ellie Harrison about the books that they’ve loved and felt inspired by

The Independent UK

Hay Festival of Literature and Arts 2025 travel guide – things to do, hotels and more

Bound for the literary festival? Here’s how to spend your time in Hay-on-Wye

The Independent UK

The new voices and hidden gems of Hay Festival 2024

Hear from up-and-coming stars of the literary world before they rocket up the bestseller lists, and make sure you don’t miss some of the eclectic treats on Hay Festival’s vast programme, writes Jessie Thompson

The Independent UK

Hay Festival 2024: our guide to this year’s highlights

Judi Dench talking Shakespeare, conversations with bestsellers Marian Keyes and David Nicholls, and a deep dive into the day’s news with Independent journalists and leading thinkers – this year’s Hay Festival programme is fit to burst with unmissable events. Jessie Thompson picks the highlights

Evening Standard

Hay Festival 2024: our guide to the top events at this year's 'Woodstock of the mind'

With a programme rammed-full of performances, panels and talks, we pick some of this year’s best events

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP Dawn Butler withdraws from Hay festival in sponsorship row

Butler is among several writers refusing to appear at the literary festival over sponsor Baillie Gifford’s alleged involvement in ‘technology and arms in Israel’

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