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Festival FactsMost of the festival events (except events 19 and 20) take place in St Edmund’s Hall which is situated on Cumberland Road, IP18 6JW. There is on-road parking around the Hall and the town’s car parks are no more than a 10 minute walk.There will be a small café running upstairs at the Hall during the festival serving hot drinks, cakes, soup, quiches, salads.
INSIDE, OUTSIDE AND ROUNDABOUT AT WAYS WITH WORDS AT SOUTHWOLD
Southwold is a special place with its inland lighthouse, colourful beach huts, artistic pier and inspiring galleries. Exploring this unspoilt, seaside town affords great pleasure to festival attendees.
There is a lively atmosphere inside St. Edmund’s Hall (and St. Edmund’s Church on Monday morning too). The speakers give their audiences much to think about.
Whether it is enjoying a pint of Adnams in the stylish bars of The Crown or The Swan, walking along the seafront, calling at the fishermen’s huts by the harbour or listening to inspiring talks, a visit to Ways With Words at Southwold is a transformative experience.
Kay Dunbar, Stephen BristowChloë and Videl Bar-KarFestival Directors
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Jancis RobinsonIn Vino Veritas1) 1.30pm St Edmund’s Hall £12
Jancis Robinson’s ‘The Oxford Companion
to Wine’ is required reading for anyone
who enjoys wine. It is considered one of the
most useful and enjoyable books on wine.
She is a highly respected wine critic and
journalist. She will explain how her interest
in wine began.
Jancis Robsinson’s event will be chaired by
Simon Loftus (ex-CEO of Adnams).
Ticket holders will be offered a glass of wine
on arrival from the ‘Adnams Selection’.
Thursday Day Ticket : £30
Patrick BarkhamBritain’s Coast2) 3.15pm St Edmund’s Hall £12
Patrick Barkham, Guardian journalist and
author of impressive books on butterflies
and badgers, tells of his journey around
the coast of Britain weaving together local
histories, personal stories and the natural
history of the most beautiful and treasured
parts of the coast.
Melvyn BraggPassion And Peasants3) 5pm St Edmund’s Hall £12
Lord Bragg’s latest novel ‘Now is the Time’
is set in 1381 at the time of The Peasants’
Revolt, the biggest rebellion in English
history. The novel is a powerful re-telling
of this extraordinary episode and captures
all the drama, passion, patriotism and anger
of that time.
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Friday Day Ticket : £50
Douglas HurdLong To Reign Over Us4) 10am St Edmund’s Hall £12
Elizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch
who ever sat on the English or British
throne. Yet her personality and influence
remain elusive. Douglas Hurd, a politician,
distinguished historian, biographer and
novelist who served in the governments
of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, has
spent significant periods of time in her
company. He gives a fresh, expert account
of her role.
Thomas PakenhamMan Of Trees5) 11.45am St Edmund’s Hall £12
Thomas Pakenham, a regular broadcaster
and lecturer, is a senior member of the
famous Pakenham dynasty of writers – his
sisters are Antonia Fraser and Rachel
Billington; his parents, Lord and Lady
Longford. Lavishly illustrated, his book ‘The
Company of Trees’ recounts his personal
quest to establish a large arboretum at
Tullynally, the family’s Irish estate. He
shares his profound love of trees and
reverence for nature.
Michael BuerkInside The Human Zoo:What’s Real About Reality Television?6) 1.30pm St Edmund’s Hall £12
We can’t promise that this will be
answered today, but at least Michael Buerk
(of BBC Radio 4’s The Moral Maze and
recently featuring in ‘I’m a Celebrity Get
Me Out of Here’) is bringing his superb
mind to the question of the unreality of
reality television.
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On Friday 6 November
from 6.30pm - 8pm Adnams
invites all festival-goers to call
in to the Cellar & Kitchen
Store on Victoria Street for a
drinks reception and a chance
to browse round the store.
Perfect for Christmas.
Adnams’ Cellar & Kitchen Store
Friday Day Ticket : £50
Paul HeineyThe Quest7) 3.15pm St Edmund’s Hall £12
After his son committed suicide, aged
only 23, television presenter Paul Heiney
decided to set sail on a voyage to Cape
Horn to connect with his son’s ‘voice’. This
turned out to be an important emotional
journey. Paul Heiney currently presents the
ITV prime-time show ‘Countrywise’.
Maggi Hambling and James Cahill in conversationHer War Work8) 5pm St Edmund’s Hall £12
The reproductions of Maggi Hambling’s
work and the discussion at this
session explore the many and various
manifestations of war imagery in Hambling’s
art and traces the underlying themes that
have come to define her work: those
of memory and forgetting and death’s
teetering proximity to life.
James Cahill is an art critic and author of
‘War Requiem & Aftermath’ where he
considers Hambling’s newest works in
the context of her wider oeuvre, while
reassessing her importance within the
international contemporary art scene.
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Saturday Day Ticket : £50
Terry WaiteLife’s Vicissitudes And Writing Fiction9) 10am St Edmund’s Hall £12
It is unbelievable that being a hostage in
Lebanon with well over four years spent
in solitary confinement means you learn
to make people laugh, yet Terry Waite
has written a charming, funny story that
reminds the reader that life is worth living.
Polly Toynbee andDavid WalkerRadical Rule10) 11.45am St Edmund’s Hall £12
In their latest book Polly Toynbee and
David Walker warn against dismissing
Cameron as bland. He is more radical
than Margaret Thatcher, they suggest. She
privatised industries; he plans to dismantle
the whole of the welfare state in the next
five years. Come to argue or agree with
these Guardian journalists.
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Saturday Day Ticket : £50
Giles RadicePolitical Pairings11) 1.30pm St Edmund’s Hall £12
There are many interesting pairs of
political leaders from Churchill and Attlee
to Cameron and Clegg. Sometimes these
result in intense rivalry, while others
illustrate the profound political impact of
a successful working relationship. Lord
Radice was Labour MP for Durham North
and Chairman of the Treasury Committee
until he was appointed a Life Peer.
Hugh FraserFrom Stage To Page12) 3.15pm St Edmund’s Hall £12
Hugh Fraser is best known as the actor
who played Captain Hastings alongside
David Suchet’s Poirot in the long-running
and much-loved television series. It seems
that some of Agatha Christie’s imagination
for criminal plots has influenced him as in
July 2015 Hugh makes his debut as a writer
with his first novel, ‘Harm’.
Peter StanfordJudas13) 5pm St Edmund’s Hall £12
Writer and broadcaster Peter Stanford
deconstructs that most vilified of Bible
characters: Judas Iscariot, who famously
betrayed Jesus with a kiss. He investigates
how the very name Judas came to be
synonymous with betrayal and, ultimately,
human evil.
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Sunday Day Ticket : £50 (not including event 19)
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Penelope Lively andPeter KempRemembering P.D. James14) 10am St Edmund’s Hall £12
The late P.D. James was considered ‘the
grande dame of mystery’. After Agatha
Christie’s death, James was called the
new Queen of Crime. Two of her oldest
friends, the writer Penelope Lively and the
senior fiction editor of The Sunday Times,
Peter Kemp, share their memories of the
distinguished author and warm character
who was a Southwold resident.
Peter HennessyPolitics Today15) 11.45am St Edmund’s Hall £12
Baron Hennessy is an English historian
and academic specialising in the history of
government. He has unearthed the hidden
wiring of the constitution and the power of
the machinery of government in Britain. His
aim has been to write the history of this
country for academic and public audiences
alike. He looks at the past and the present
in his talk today.
Robert KelseyYour Potential And How TO ACHIEVE IT16) 1.30pm St Edmund’s Hall £12
Alienation, isolation, poor-confidence are
the likely causes of not being successful.
Robert Kelsey’s international bestsellers
‘What’s Stopping You?’ and ‘Get Things
Done’ have sold over 100,000 copies.
His latest book ‘The Outside Edge’ gives
practical guidance to help tackle the
insecurities that blunt one’s potential for
achievement. He offers advice for all.
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Sunday Day Ticket : £50 (not including event 19)
Charlotte HigginsLiterary Dinner –The BBC19) 7 for 7.30pm The Swan Hotel £50
(to include a copy of ‘This New Noise’)
Charlotte Higgins studied Classics at Balliol
College, Oxford, is the arts editor of the
Guardian and a member of its editorial
board. ‘This New Noise’ is her latest book,
based on a nine-part series of essays on the
BBC. She explores the powerful, maddening,
unique institution that has transformed
Britain and its place in the world.
Wendy Holden and Eva ClarkeMiracle Babies Of The Holocaust17) 3.15pm St Edmund’s Hall £12
Journalist and biographer Wendy Holden
tells the remarkable story of three ‘miracle
babies’ secretly born in the German slave
labour camp, Mauthausen during World
War II. United by their experiences, they
now consider each other ‘siblings of the
heart’. Wendy Holden will be joined by Eva
Clarke, one of the ‘miracle babies’.
Salley VickersFiction –Short and Long18) 5pm St Edmund’s Hall £12
Salley Vickers talks about her new
collection of short stories. Former
psychoanalyst and lecturer in literature,
author of the best-selling ‘Miss Garnet’s
Angel’ and six other acclaimed novels,
including her latest ‘The Cleaner of
Chartres’, Salley Vickers’ thoughtful ideas
always leave the audience asking questions
about literature and life.
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TERMS & CONDITIONS
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Shirley WilliamsAfter The Election20) 10.30am St Edmund’s Church £12
Baroness Williams sits as a Liberal Democrat in the
House of Lords. What does it feel like for her party to
have had such a severe defeat in the General Election?
Shirley Williams gives her view on the political scene
after the election.
Please note: This event takes place in St. Edmund’s Church.
Words by the Water in the Lake District 4 – 13 March 2016
Ways With Words (our 25th festival)at Dartington Hall, Devon8 – 17 July 2016
And back in Southwold, SuffolkThe Southwold Literature Festival10 – 14 November 2016
Dates for your Diary:
Inspiring landscapes • lovely local walks • delicious foodAll abilities are catered for. All activities are optional. www.wayswithwords.co.uk
Art Tutor (both weeks) : Charles Mitchell
Writing Tutors (week one) : Mark McCrum (week two) : Blake Morrison
Holiday Courses with Ways With Words
Villa Pia, Umbria, ItalyWeek one: 26 Sept. – 3 Oct. 2015 Week two: 3 – 10 Oct. 2015(Some people attend both weeks.)
Writing and Art Course and Discussion Groups in Italy
PACKAGES Ways With Words offers half-board (dinner, B&B) packages inclusive of tickets at both the Swan Hotel and the Crown Hotel in Southwold.
The Swan package is for 4 nights (Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun) and includes tickets for all events during the festival and the literary dinner.
The Crown package is for :• 4 nights (as the Swan above) or,• First 3 nights (Thurs, Fri, Sat nights, including tickets for all events on Thurs, Fri, Sat) or,• Last 3 nights (Fri, Sat, Sun nights, including tickets for all events on Sat, Sun, Mon and the literary dinner).
Packages can be booked at any time using the form opposite or by telephone - 01803 867373(NB. The Ways With Words office will have limited opening during August.)
Both hotels are offering a free dinner for guests wishing to stay on Wednesday 4th and/or Monday 9th November. Please phone the hotel where you are staying quoting ‘WWW 5th Night’.Swan Hotel: 01502 722186Crown Hotel: 01502 722275These must be booked in advance.
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PACKAGES
Prices are per person sharing twin / double.Please circle the package you would like. Swan Crown Crown 4 night 4 night 3 nightClassic £708 £648 £482 single occ. £957 N/A N/ASuperior £763 £696 £517Premier £838 £746 £555Single Room £775 £777 £560
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Event £ No.1) Jancis Robinson 122) Patrick Barkham 123) Melvyn Bragg 12All-day Thursday 304) Douglas Hurd 125) Thomas Pakenham 126) Michael Buerk 127) Paul Heiney 128) Maggi Hambling 12All-day Friday 509) Terry Waite 1210) P. Toynbee and D. Walker 1211) Giles Radice 1212) Hugh Fraser 1213) Peter Stanford 12All-day Saturday 5014) P. Lively and P. Kemp 1215) Peter Hennessy 1216) Robert Kelsey 1217) W. Holden and E. Clarke 1218) Salley Vickers 12All-day Sunday 5019) Literary Dinner - C. Higgins 50 phone20) Shirley WIlliams 12
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Patrick BarkhamMelvyn BraggMichael BuerkEva ClarkeHugh FraserMaggi HamblingPaul HeineyPeter HennessyCharlotte HigginsWendy HoldenDouglas HurdRobert KelseyPeter KempPenelope LivelyThomas PakenhamGiles RadiceJancis RobinsonPeter StanfordPolly ToynbeeSalley VickersTerry WaiteDavid WalkerShirley Williams