Featured Live Events
Shakespearean – Robert McCrum in Conversation with Jason Webster
In this fresh and engaging study of Shakespeare and his work, writer and former Observer Literary editor Robert McCrum takes [...]
Berlin, The Story of a City – Barney White Spunner
Berlin is seen by many as the most fascinating and exciting city in Europe. Barney White-Spunner tells the story of [...]
Latest Blog
Surprise award for BridLit director Tanya
Bridport Literary Festival director Tanya Bruce-Lockhart has been given a surprise award by Dorset High Sheriff George Streatfeild. Last week, [...]
Take a bow, BridLit team and authors. It’s not the final curtain
This blessed pandemic. It’s affecting all of us, all over the world, in so many ways. Just when we thought [...]
Be part of something unique – BridLit 20
Although many events are sold out, with just a week to go before BridLit 20 opens, there are still a [...]
Bridlit Shots
Raynor Winn | The Wild Silence
A Conversation with Raynor Winn about her new book A Wild Silence. We spent a misty morning with Raynor at her home in Cornwall talking about her latest work and what it means to her both on a personal level, and as a [...]
Andrew Ziminski | The Stonemason
A Conversation with Andrew Ziminski about his book The Stone Mason: a History of Building Britain. We caught up with Andrew at his beach hut on Portland for a Dorset-centric view of his new book. A BridLit Shots film - camera [...]
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