Saturday 8th November Archives - Bridport Literary Festival

Event 39 | Mary Portas | I Shop Therefore I Am

£16.00

Mary Portas - I Shop Therefore I Am - The 90s, Harvey Nicks - and Me
It’s the 1990s and Mary Portas has been brought in to revitalise the department store Harvey Nichols. With two babies at home, a sceptical, all-male senior management team to impress and the pressure on to bring in new brands and customers, Mary would need to roll up her sleeves like never before to prove she was the woman for the job. Told with her trademark wit, grit and candour, Mary takes us behind the shop window – to the people who kept the show on the road and the early lessons that have shaped her career. in conversation with Mary Moore Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Saturday 8th November 2025 @ 10.00 am

Where: Electric Palace

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Event 40 | Fee Greening | Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies

£45.00

Fee Greening - Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies - Illustration Workshop

Fee Greening is a dip pen and ink illustrator inspired by medieval illuminated manuscripts and gothic fairytales. Her latest work illustrates the beautiful new edition of Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies - a re publication of folklorist Katharine Briggs’s book of banshees, boggarts and other creatures. Fee’s work is rich in detail with beautiful black and white line drawings, from Shetland selkies to Cornish spriggans. In this two-hour workshop she will use her knowledge to guide you through your own illustrations, taking inspiration from the book. A truly unique and beautiful opportunity.
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When: Saturday 8th November 2025 @ 2.00 pm - 4.00pm

Where: Human Nature

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Event 41 | John Crace | Taking The Lead

£16.00

John Crace - Taking The Lead - A Dog at Number 10

A quick witted satirical memoir from the eyes of John Crace’s beloved dog, Herbie, a Westminster veteran with an insider’s eye. A chance encounter with Sadiq Khan’s Labrador landed Herbie a job working as a special advisor to Ed Miliband in 2014. Then he was summoned by David Cameron to work on the Remain campaign. He experienced the pain of working with Theresa May; was sacked and then rehired by Boris Johnson; was at Balmoral when the Queen died; was fired by Rishi Sunak and taken on by Keir Starmer. This is the story the politicians didn’t want you to know. Herbert Hound, finally, tells all.
in conversation with Boris Starling Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Saturday 8th November 2025 @ 12 noon

Where: Electric Palace

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Event 42 | Andrew Graham-Dixon | Vermeer

£16.00

Andrew Graham-Dixon - Vermeer - A Life Lost and Found

Andrew Graham-Dixon’s book places Vermeer’s work in the context of its time and paints a dramatically new picture of the artist, revealing many of the painter’s hitherto unknown friendships as well as his previously undetected allegiance to a radical movement driven underground by persecution. In the past Vermeer has been imagined as a remote and enigmatic figure but in this account he emerges as a man deeply engaged with his own society, well read and well travelled and greatly affected by the struggles that shook his world. Graham-Dixon reassesses both the paintings and their meanings.
an illustrated talk - Introduced by Hugo Morgan Grenville Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Saturday 8th November 2025 @ 2.00pm

Where: Electric Palace

Sponsored by: Andy and Deborah Gray

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Event 43 | Steve Richards & Iain Dale | Tony Blair & Margaret Thatcher

£16.00

Iain Dale & Steve Richards - Margaret Thatcher & Tony Blair

Margaret Thatcher was Iain Dale’s childhood heroine and the woman who inspired him into politics. In his book, he offers an intelligent and challenging look at the Iron Lady on the 100th anniversary of her birth. Likewise, Steve Richards casts new light on Tony Blair, the man and his legacy. Was all that he achieved overshadowed by the Iraq war, his rivalry with Brown and the dominance of Margaret Thatcher? A lively conversation about these two at once influential and controversial prime ministers of our time.
in conversation with Howard Davies Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Saturday 8th November 2025 @ 4.00 pm

Where: Electric Palace

Sponsored by: Buffy Sacher

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Event 44 | Martin Clunes | Meetings With Remarkable Animals

£16.00

Martin Clunes - Meetings With Remarkable Animals - Real Life Tales of Heroism, Loyalty and Companionship

Martin Clunes celebrates the intelligence, loyalty and companionship of extraordinary animals ranging from mine-sniffing rats to therapy horses and life-saving dolphins. He recounts the fascinating, moving and astonishing ways animals have enriched our lives. Inspired by his own adoption of a former guide dog, Martin tells of his life-changing encounters with animals across the world.
in conversation with Jo Willett - Introduced by Jamie Giles Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Saturday 8th November 2025 @ 6.00 pm

Where: Electric Palace

Sponsored by: Symonds and Sampson | Emma Farquharson Interior Design

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