Middle England author Jonathan Coe on Billy Wilder
It’s as if BridLit director Tanya Bruce-Lockhart is some kind of literary festival magician. When Richard Osman had to pull [...]
Charles Spencer on the disaster that changed English history
Historian Charles Spencer makes a welcome return to Electric Palace next month as part of Bridport Literary Festival. His talk [...]
Alastair Campbell on Living Better
And as if BridLit20 couldn’t get more exciting, in comes Alastair Campbell at the eleventh hour, talking about his new [...]
A story of tension and contradiction: Barney White-Spunner’s Berlin
Sir Barney White-Spunner kicks off BridLit Wednesday 4 November at the Electric Palace at 11am with a talk about his [...]
Dan Pearson: reconnecting with the land and wildlife that surrounds us
Garden lovers are in a for a treat when Dan Pearson comes to town on Saturday 7 November on the [...]
The war against Britain’s greatest cultural institution – and why you should care
Are the knives out for the BBC? Social commentator Peter York believes so strongly, and with just cause. His book, [...]
A rollicking plot from Lie of the Land author Amanda Craig
Imagine Strangers on a Train meets Beauty and the Beast in a time of Brexit, poverty and class distinctions and [...]
Get your Bridit tickets while you can…
Tickets are selling fast for Bridport Literary Festival after going on sale just three days ago, with the talk by [...]
Diplomat who became Trump Twitter target
One of the high points at this year’s BridLit has to be the appearance of Lord Darroch who, as the [...]
Richard Osman’s murder mystery hits the spot
I baulked when I read somewhere that Pointless presenter Richard Osman’s debut murder mystery novel was part of a two-book [...]