Each year we film some of our events in full, with kind permission from the authors, for you to enjoy. We upload them here, and you will find them below, with the latest first.
Code of Conduct – Chris Bryant – AUDIO ONLY – BridLit 2023
Chris Bryant in conversation with Oliver Letwin in The Electric Palace at Bridport Literary Festival 2023. Audio only.
Everything is Everything – Clive Myrie – BridLit 2023
Clive Myrie in conversation with Susannah Simons in The Electric Palace at Bridport Literary Festival 2023.
The Book of Wilding – Isabella Tree – BridLit 2023
Isabella Tree in conversation with Julia Hailes in The Electric Palace at Bridport Literary Festival 2023.
But What Can I Do? – Alastair Campbell – BridLit 2023
Alastair Campbell in conversation with Jim Down in The Electric Palace at Bridport Literary Festival 2023.
Without Warning and Only Sometimes – Kit de Waal in Conversation – BridLit 2022
Kit de Waal in conversation with Lisa Blower in The Electric Palace at Bridport Literary Festival 2022
The Hong Kong Diaries – Chris Patten in Conversation – BridLit 2022
Chris Patten in conversation with Howard Davies in The Electric Palace at Bridport Literary Festival 2022.
Riddle, Mystery, and Enigma – David Owen in Conversation – Bridlit 2022
David Owen in conversation with John Dean in The Electric Palace at Bridport Literary Festival 2022.
Regeneration – George Monbiot – BridLit 2022
George Monbiot in conversation with Samantha Knights in The Electric Palace at Bridport Literary Festival 2022.
English Pastoral – James Rebanks in Conversation – BridLit 2021
A Conversation with James Rebanks
A Pretoria Boy – Peter Hain in Conversation – BridLit 2021
A Conversation with Peter Hain
Law in a Time of Crisis – Jonathan Sumption in Conversation – BridLit 2021
A Conversation with Jonathan Sumption
The Lost Homestead – Marina Wheeler in Conversation – BridLit 2021
A Conversation with Marina Wheeler
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 us on a personal exploration of the world’s most famous poet and playwright and asks: [...]
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 this extraordinary city from its medieval origins to the present day, describing it as a [...]
When We Went Wild by Isabella Tree
Although she couldn't make it to BridLit this year to introduce her new book for children, Isabella Tree kindly agreed to film herself reading it for us. It will be going up on the website, and out to [...]
Martin Maudsley – The King’s Ears
**Bonus Story** BridLit would not be BridLit without some Martin Maudsley. Sadly we can't see him live on stage as we did last year with the wonderful Lost Words, but here he is telling a [...]
Suzanna Hubbard reads The Problem with Pierre by C. K. Smouha
Suzanna reads this sweet story of friendship and acceptance about Alan and Bertram who are next-door neighbours and best friends. They are also very, very different to one another. Bertram is extremely neat, and Alan [...]
Charlie Fuge reads A Home Full of Friends by Charlie Fuge & Peter Bently
Charlie reads this heart-warming tale of a badger who finds how lovely it is to help his friends out when they most need it. This story is one of a trilogy of books that follow [...]
Nicola Leader | The Hundred Acre Wood in Lockdown
The Hundred Acre Wood in Lockdown: a whimsical response to lockdown, written and read by Nicola Leader. During lockdown, as with many families, Nicola Leader and her family found new ways to connect and interact [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Bridport Literary Festival 2020 Highlights
Welcome to the Bridport Literary Festival. A short glimpse into BridLit’s place as part of this wonderful town, with highlights from the 2020 festival. Credit Isaac Maccy.