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The Festival: 2nd - 8th November 2025 | Tickets: 01308 424901|bridport.tic@bridport-tc.gov.uk
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  • Event 2 | Andrew O’Hagan | On Friendship

    £16.00

    Andrew O’Hagan - On Friendship

    From the bestselling author of Mayflies and Caledonian Road, a heart-enriching celebration of what makes us great: our friends. In our lives, our friendships are rich and varied, shared with those with two legs, or four legs. They come dressed in the simplicity of childhood or the professional attire of adult life - either spanning decades, or only fleeting. In these gorgeous personal reflections, Andrew O’Hagan explores friendship through music and poetry, memory and history, illuminating the many ways and reasons that people come together, and how our lives are all the better because we do. in conversation with Nic Jeune Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901
    When: Sunday 2nd November 2025 @ 12 noon
    Where: Electric Palace
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  • Event 4 | Tracy Borman | The Stolen Crown

    £16.00

    Tracy Borman - The Stolen Crown - Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty

    Thrilling new research reveals that contrary to accepted belief, Elizabeth I died without formally naming an heir. James Stuart, in fact, seized the throne illegally, and history was re-written under his orders. This was a moment that changed the monarchy forever. The lie that began Stuart rule in England played a significant role in setting the monarchy on a path toward crisis. Kings and queens reigned but could no longer rule and power shifted from the monarchy to parliament forever. In The Stolen Crown, Tracy Borman combines brilliant writing and vigorous research to tell a timeless story about iconic women, espionage, conspiracy and power. an illustrated talk - Introduced by Jason Goodwin Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901
    When: Sunday 2nd November 2025 @ 4.00 pm
    Where: Electric Palace
    Sponsored by: Tim and Sara Clarke
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  • Event 9 | Sophie Pavelle | To Have or To Hold

    £12.00

    Sophie Pavelle - To Have or To Hold - Nature’s Hidden Relationships

    Award-winning author Sophie Pavelle explores nature’s symbiotic relationships. Investigating eight relationships trying to survive the climate crises, Pavelle asks: what can nature teach us about living together? Species form and sever alliances everywhere. Whether deep within temperate rainforests or the open ocean, nature thrives on relationships as glamorous as they are grotesque. Low carbon travelling around the British Isles, Sophie presents nature’s frauds, fortunetellers, and misfits.

    in conversation with Sam Rose Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901
    When: Monday 3rd November 2025 @ 3.30 pm
    Where: Bridport Arts Centre
    Sponsored by:Rob and Alex Appleby
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  • Event 11 | Merlin Hanbury-Tenison | Our Oaken Bones

    £12.00
    Merlin Hanbury-Tenison - Our Oaken Bones - Reviving a Family, a Farm and Britain’s Ancient Rainforests

    Merlin and his wife Lizzie leave London and return to his childhood home, a Cornish hill farm. Reeling from personal grief, they find the farm slipping into debt, whilst discovering that the damaged woods running through the valley are one of the UK’s last fragments of Atlantic temperate rainforest. So begins a fight to save not only themselves and their farm, but also one of the world’s most endangered habitats. Our Oaken Bones is a story about renewal, the astonishing healing power of nature, and our duty to heal it in return.

    an illustrated talk - Introduced by Sam Rose Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901
    When: Monday 3rd November 2025 @ 6.30 pm
    Where: The Bull Ballroom
    Sponsored by: Georgia Langton
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  • Event 19 | Colin Heber-Percy | Lost in the Forest

    £12.00

    Colin Heber-Percy - Lost in the Forest - Notes on Not Belonging from the English Countryside

    This book is a hymn to getting lost. Drawing on his experience as a troubled schoolboy, a burnt-out screenwriter, and an ‘awkward’ Church of England priest, Colin Heber-Percy reflects on the value of not belonging. There is reassurance and safety in knowing who we are and where we fit in, but at significant moments in our lives – a new job, new school or just in the ruts of everyday life – we can experience a sense of dislocation, of being lost in a forest. Rather than fearing the forest, Colin discovers great value and creativity there. He encourages us to relish the liberation of losing our way. Blending anecdotes from parish life, with philosophy, literature and tales from his local Savernake Forest, Colin argues that there is an overlooked richness to be found outside the boundary lines.

    in conversation with Jon Woolcott

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    When: Wednesday 5th November 2024 @ 10.30 am
    Where: The Bull Ballroom
    Sponsored by: Richard and Emily Cave
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  • Event 20 | Marian Boswall | The Kindest Garden

    £12.00

    Marian Boswall - The Kindest Garden - A Practical Guide to Regenerative Gardening

    Leading landscape designer Marian Boswall has worked on some of the UK’s most ambitious and innovative regenerative landscape projects, and now she shares her wisdom in this guide. Regenerative gardening is about making an active contribution to the health of the planet: nurturing and replenishing biodiversity and ourselves through our gardens. Drawing on lessons from forward-thinking farmers, foresters, rewilders and nature itself, The Kindest Garden shows you how to make a garden that is both a beautiful sanctuary and a place where nature can thrive. A beautifully-written text, with clear explanations and practical takeaways - Boswall teaches how to apply in-depth practical knowledge, and plan planting to nourish the soil, yourself and others.

    an illustrated talk - Introduced by Deirdre Coates

    Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901
    When: Wednesday 5th November 2025 @ 12 noon
    Where: The Bull Ballroom
    Sponsored by: Allan and Rachel James
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  • Event 23 | Marina Warner | Sanctuary

    £12.00

    Marina Warner - Sanctuary

    Sanctuary is an ancient right. In the classical world, it offered immunity to fugitives from justice; in medieval Europe it extended a reprieve to all who sought it in a church or holy site. But what does sanctuary mean in today’s world? With the growth of nationalism and individualism, the concept has drifted away from a place of openness and welcome towards privacy: home as sanctuaries against strangers, migrants, incomers. Marina Warner navigates the principles that underpin the tradition of sanctuary and argues that storytelling offers a salve, a route to mutual understanding.

    in conversation with Prue Keely Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901
    When: Wednesday 5th November 2025 @ 5.00 pm
    Where: The Bull Ballroom
    Sponsored by: Harold Carter and Tess Silkstone
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  • Event 25 | Anna Whitwham | Soft Tissue Damage

    £40.00

    Anna Whitwham - Soft Tissue Damage - Writing Workshop

    Join author Anna Whitwham for a writing workshop looking at how memory works in the art of writing memoir. Anna, who teaches Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, shares her insights into the processes of writing memoir, based on her own experience of writing Soft Tissue Damage, which explores the human body’s capacity for strength and vulnerability, as she trains as a boxer alongside the grief of losing her mother to cancer. At 8pm, anyone is welcome to come along to the Human Nature sofa to hear local artist Vanessa Cooper talk to Anna about the book and enjoy an evening of conversation with pop up bar.

    followed by a conversation with Vanessa Cooper Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901
    When: Wednesday 5th November 2025 @ 6.00 - 8.00pm (workshop), 8.00pm Q&A
    Where: Human Nature, East Street
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  • 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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