Petworth Literary Festival
Programme & Tickets
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Heather Morris
The Piano Reacher of Montparnasse
Friday
23 November 2.30pmSt Mary’s Church
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David Shukman
The Response
Friday
23 November 5.00pmSt Mary’s Church
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Sebastian Faulks
Fairwell to Eden
Friday
23 November 7.30pm
St Mary’s Church
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Jenny Mclachlan
The Lost Dragon of Roar
Saturday
24 November NoonSt Mary’s Church
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Jeremy King
Without Reservation
Saturday
24 November 2.30pmSee more
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Dr Hannah Critchlow
The 21st Century Brain
Saturday
24 November 5.00pmSt Mary’s Church
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Tobias Ellwood
Ten Steps to Prevent World War Three
Saturday
24 November 7.30pmSt Mary’s Church
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Gyles Brandreth
The Seven Secrets of a Hundred Year Life
Sunday
25 November 2.30pm
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Luke Harding
Betrayal
Sunday 25 November 5.00pm
St Mary’s Church
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Peter James
Dead in Three Two One
Sunday 25
November 7.30pm
St Mary’s Church
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Duncan Minshull
Walk & Talk
Tuesday
27 November 4.00pm
Petworth Hall?
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Paul de Zulueta
Last Night I Dreamt …
Tuesday
27 November 7.30pm
St Mary’s Church
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Jim Al-Khalili
On Time
Wednesday
28 November Noon
St Mary’s Church
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Alexandra Shulman
Black Coffee and Red Lipstick
Wednesday
28 November 2.30pm
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Christine Dawood
96 hours
Wednesday
28 November 5.00pm
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Diana Henry
Around the Table
Wednesday
28 November 7.30pm
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Book Club Event - Rebecca Spargo
Such a Nice Boy
Thursday
29 November 11:30am
Petworth House
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Milli Proust
How does your garden grow?
Thursday
29 November 2.30pm
St Mary’s Church
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Jonathon Porritt
Love, Anger & Betrayal
Thursday
29 November 5.00pm
Location TBC
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Mary Portas
I Shop Therefore I am
Thursday
29 November 7.30pm
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Victoria Hislop
The Wine Dark Sea
Friday
30 November Noon
St Mary’s Church
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Roger Mogan-Grenville
The Restless Coast
Friday
30 November 2.30pm
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Robert Peston
The Kill Switch
Friday
30 November 5.00pm
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Lynda Le Plante
Sacrifice
Friday
30 November 7.30pm
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Creative Writing Workshop - Julia Bell
Creative Writing in an age of AI
Saturday
31 November 10.30am
Location TBC
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Sarah Raven
A Year of Cut Flowers
Saturday
31 November Noon
St Mary’s Church
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Julia Bell
Creative Writing in the age of AI
Saturday
31 November 2.00pm
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Iain MacGregor
Battle: The History of Warfare from Ancient Greece to Ukraine
Saturday
31 November 2.30pm
St Mary’s Church
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Dr Sian Williams
The Power of Anxiety
Saturday
31 November 5.00pm
St Mary’s Church
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Alistair McGoran
Like Never Before
Saturday
31 November 7.30pm
St Mary’s Church
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Lady Hale & Richard Coker
Do we have the right to die?
Sunday
1 November 2.30pm
St Mary’s Church
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Discussion Event - The Meaning of Life
James Bailey/Bonita Norris/Richard Farleigh
Sunday
1 November 5.00pm
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Nick Higham
Mavericks
Sunday
1 November 7.30pm
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Simon Sebag Montefiore
The Cauldron
Tuesday
3 November 5.00pm
St Mary’s Church
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John Boyne
The Weight of the Angels
Tuesday
3 November 7.30pm
St Mary’s Church
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Thomasina Miers
Mexican Table
Wednesday
4 November Noon
St Mary’s Church
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Mike Batt
The Closest thing to Crazy
Wednesday
4 November 5.00pm
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Max Hastings
Plunder
Wednesday
4 November 2.30pm
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Stephen Sackur
Hard Truth
Wednesday
4 November 7.30pm
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(Words & Musica) Luke Tyrrell
My improved Binoculars
Thursday
5 November 11.30am
NH?
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Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
To Be Young Gifted and Black
Thursday
5 November 2.30pm
St Mary’s Church
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The Non-Booker 1966 Prize
Claire Armistead/Miranda Seymour/Naomi Kanakia/tbc
Thursday
5 November 5.00pm
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Nigel Planer
Young OnceThursday
5 November 7.30pmLocation TBC
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Kate Mosse
Autumn
Friday
6 November Noon
St Mary’s Church
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An Audience with Fergal Keane
Friday
6 November 2.30pm
Location TBC
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Julian Lloyd Webber
Bows and Arrows
Friday
6 November 5.00pm
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Dame Margaret Hodge
Battle Axe
Friday
6 November 7.30pm
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Michael Gove
N/A
Saturday
7 November Noon
St Mary’s Church
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Prue Leith
Being Old
Saturday
7 November 2.30pm
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Rick Wakeman
The Wizard of Prog
Saturday
7 November 5.00pm
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Interviewers
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Claire Armitstead
Former Associate Editor (Culture), The Guardian
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Katherine Bergen
Journalist and columnist -
Andrew Billen
Feature Writer, The Times -
Ann Bird
Journalist and communications trainer -
John Bridcut
Documentary film maker -
Stewart Collins
Literary Director, Petworth Literary Festival -
Con Coughlin
Defence Editor, Daily Telegraph -
Caroline Egremont
Landscape and garden designer -
Max Egremont
Historian and President, Petworth Festival -
Aimee Felus
Chief Executive of Western Sussex Rivers Trust -
Seni Glaister
Novelist, founder and former CEO of The Book People and founder of WeFiFo ("We Find Food") -
John Holmes
Former Diplomat and Chair of the Electoral Commission -
Charlotte Metcalf
Writer, journalist and podcaster -
Lucasta Miller
Author and literary journalist
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Roger Morgan-Grenville
Writer, speaker and campaigner on conservation -
Mandy Morton
Author and arts journalist
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Douglas Rae
Film and television producer, and funder of Ecosse Films
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Manveen Rana
Broadcaster, host of Times Radio podcast Stories of Our Times -
Gilly Smith
Award-winning food writer and podcaster
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Davis Soskin
Senior Business Executive and government policy advisor
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Matt Stadlen
Broadcaster and journalist
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Nicola Upson
Novelist
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Nick Watt
Political Editor, BBC Newsnight
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Carol Woolton
Contributing editor British Vogue, and host of podcast If Jewels Could Talk
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Caroline Egremont
Landscape and Garden Designer
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Claire Armitstead
The Guardian’s former Associate Editor, Culture
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Max Egremont
Historian and President of Petworth Festival
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Seni Glaister
Novelist, founder & former CEO The Book People, founder of WeFiFo (We Find Food)
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John Holmes
Former diplomat and Chair of the Electoral Commission
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Matt Stadlen
Broadcaster and Freelance Journalist