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WELCOME TO SOUTHWOLD WELCOME TO WAYS WITH WORDS

Early August and we are leaving for our annual holiday in Southwold. It’s a time to walk by the edge of the sea, hear the waves breaking on the shingle, buy fish from the harbour and RELAX.

We hope those coming to the festival this November will enjoy similar pleasures. Festival-goers can also hear speakers on a variety of topics. Edward Lear, crime novels, the state of the country and the world: there’s much to entice the curious and questioning.

Kay Dunbar, Stephen Bristow, Chloë and Videl Bar-KarFestival Directors

Festival FactsAll of the festival events take place in St Edmund’s Hall which is situated on Cumberland Road, IP18 6JW.

There is on-road parking around the Hall and the town’s car parks are no more than a 10 minute walk.

There will be a small café running upstairs at the Hall during the festival serving hot drinks, cakes, soup, and snacks.

With thanks to: Adnams Hotels Official Festival Bookseller

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Southwold Books

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Terry WaiteSurviving Captivity1) 1.30pm St Edmund’s Hall £12

Having spent five years imprisoned in

Beirut, humanitarian and author Terry

Waite, was released 25 years ago. To mark

this important milestone he offers a glimpse

into the depths of faith, hope and love that

sustained him through his time of suffering.

Out of the Silence:

Memories, Poems, Reflections (SPCK)

Thursday Day Ticket : £30

Rosamund YoungLooking at Cows2) 3.15pm St Edmund’s Hall £12

In this heart-warming talk, Rosamund

Young shows that cows love, play games,

bond, and form life-long friendships. They

babysit for one another; invent games; hold

grudges, and grieve. The reason most of us

don’t know about this is because modern

farming leaves no room for the natural

behaviour celebrated here. A fascinating

study of animal sentience and an utterly

delightful observation which alters our

vision of the world.

The Secret Life of Cows (Faber and Faber)

Matthew d’AnconaPost-Truth Politics3) 5pm St Edmund’s Hall £12

The art of the lie is shaking the very

foundations of democracy. What is new

is not the mendacity of politicians but

the public’s response to it and the ability

of social media to manipulate, polarise

and entrench opinion. Political journalist

Matthew d’Ancona investigates how we

got here and why quiet resignation is not

an option.

Post-Truth: The New War on Truth

and How to Fight Back (Ebury)

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A.C. GraylingWar – The Battle Over Justificationsand Prognostications4) 10am St Edmund’s Hall £12

A.C. Grayling is the Master of the New

College of the Humanities, London, its

Professor of Philosophy and the author of

over thirty books of philosophy, biography,

history of ideas, and essays. He challenges

long-held views on just wars, and explores

whether a deeper understanding of war may

enable us to mitigate its horrors.

War: An Enquiry (Yale Books)

Simon ThurleyInside Tudor Palace Walls5) 11.45am St Edmund’s Hall £12

Drawing on 30 years of original research,

Simon Thurley, leading architectural

historian and former CEO of English

Heritage, unravels the evidence that the

Tudor palaces reveal. They offer insights

into the characters of those who lived

in them and clues to how the Tudor

monarchy lived and governed.

Houses of Power: The Places That Shaped the

Tudor World (Bantam Press)

Roman KrznaricSeize the Day6) 1.30pm St Edmund’s Hall £12

Drawing on everything from the

neuropsychology of regret and medieval

carnival traditions to the carpe diem lives

of nightclub dancers, social philosopher

Roman Krznaric unpacks the history,

philosophy and modern-day applications

of ‘seizing the day’. He offers inspiration

for anyone prepared to face the challenge

of a meaningful life. This talk was very

enthusiastically received at the Dartington

Ways With Words Festival this July.

Carpe Diem Regained (Unbound)

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On Friday 10 November

from 6.30pm - 8pm Adnams

invites all festival-goers to call

in to the Cellar & Kitchen Store

on Victoria Street for a

drinks reception and a chance to

browse round the store.

Perfect for Christmas shopping.

Adnams’ Cellar & Kitchen Store

Friday Day Ticket : £50

Craig BrownPortrait of a Princess7) 3.15pm St Edmund’s Hall £12

To her friends, Princess Margaret was witty

and regal. To her enemies, she was rude

and demanding. In her 1950s heyday she

was seen as one of the most glamorous and

desirable women in the world. By the time

of her death she had come to personify

disappointment. Craig Brown gives an

unconventional portrait of Princess Margaret.

Ma’am Darling –

99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret (4th Estate)

Jenny UglowArt and Nonsense8) 5pm St Edmund’s Hall £12

Edward Lear lived all his life on the borders

of rules and structures, of disciplines and

desire. Children adored him and adults

loved him, yet somehow he was always

alone. He had a troubled childhood and

strove as an artist. His ‘nonsenses’ are

elegantly unpicked by Jenny Uglow –

without losing any of their fun – and his

complex poetic genius is revealed.

Mr Lear – A Life of Art and Nonsense

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Nicola UpsonCrime and Josephine Tey9) 10am St Edmund’s Hall £12

Over lunch with P.D. James, Nicola Upson

decided to write crime novels whose main

character was to be Josephine Tey – one

of the leading authors of Britain’s Golden

Age of crime writing. Her latest novel in

this series is a superior mix of period crime

combined with a modern sensibility.

Today she talks about her own fascination

with crime and with Josephine Tey.

Nine Lessons (Faber and Faber)

Simon HefferThe Decadence of Victorian and Edwardian Britain10) 11.45am St Edmund’s Hall £12

Think of Britain before the Great War and

a picture of power, contentment and order

seems likely. Yet below the surface there

was extensive decadence. Simon Heffer,

author, journalist and renowned historian,

depicts scandalous behaviour and exposes

the contradictions and hypocracies of

Victorian and Edwardian Britain.

The Age of Decadence: Britain 1880 to 1914

(Penguin)

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Saturday Day Ticket : £50

Martin BellWartime Reporting11) 1.30pm St Edmund’s Hall £12

Martin Bell is one of the outstanding TV

journalists of our time. He has travelled

through war zones as both a soldier and

a journalist and has witnessed first-hand

the dramatic changes in how conflicts are

fought and how they are reported. He

mixes autobiography, reportage and a ‘state

of the nation’ survey of wartime reporting.

War and the Death of News –

Reflections of a Grade B Reporter

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Vince CableFrom Fact to Fiction12) 3.15pm St Edmund’s Hall £12

Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, MP

and former Secretary of State for Business,

Innovation and Skills, Sir Vince Cable,

draws on his experience in politics to write

‘Open Arms’, a thriller which moves from

Whitehall to the slums of Mumbai and

combines political detail with international

intrigue, desire, and the quest for power.

Open Arms (Atlantic)

Peter StanfordLuther – Man of the Moment13) 5pm St Edmund’s Hall £12

On the 500th anniversary of Luther’s

nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the

Castle Church in Wittenberg, Peter

Stanford examines the man, the myth and

the mass movement that his act of rebellion

provoked. Journalist and broadcaster, Peter

Stanford explores this complex, often

charismatic man of God.

Martin Luther: Catholic Dissident

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Peter Stanfordand Martin Bell What Now?14) 10am St Edmund’s Hall £12

Peter Stanford is a writer, journalist

and broadcaster. Martin Bell is a British

UNICEF Ambassador; he was an

Independent MP and a former broadcast

war reporter who is sometimes known as

“the man in the white suit”. Together they

will discuss how the future may be.

Blake MorrisonWordly Wise15) 11.45am St Edmund’s Hall £12

Blake Morrison switches literary hats

frequently. Poetry, plays, libretti, novels,

non-fiction, journalism: he is admired

and respected for his innovation and

thoughtfulness in many genres.

Professor of Creative and Life Writing

at Goldsmiths College, and tutor on our

Italian writing courses, he will talk about

the range of his writing today.

For Love or Money, Blake Morrison’s new adaptation of Alain-Rene Lasage’s comedy Turcaret will play at Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds from 17 - 21 October

Andrew WilsonTen Days In December:Agatha Christie’s Disappearance16) 1.30pm St Edmund’s Hall £12

In December 1926, Agatha Christie left

her home in Berkshire and disappeared.

Ten days later she was discovered at a

hotel in Harrogate. Christie never spoke of

these events. Biographer Andrew Wilson

discusses how he used the real-life facts as

a basis for his new crime novel.

A Talent for Murder (Simon & Schuster)

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Polly Toynbee and David WalkerThe Uncertain Future of the Public Sector17) 3.15pm St Edmund’s Hall £12

We’re ageing. We’re divided as never

before. We lack houses. The market isn’t

going to provide health, schools, police,

welfare, care in old age.

Polly Toynbee and David Walker explore

the public services on which we depend,

the rich as well as the poor.

Dismembered: How the Attack on the

State Harms Us All (Guardian Faber Press)

David OwenAfter Brexit18) 5pm St Edmund’s Hall £12

David Owen was an MP for twenty-six

years from 1966-92. He was co-founder of

the Social Democratic Party, and its leader

from 1983-87.

Lord Owen argues that Britain’s global

role and influence can be enhanced, rather

than diminished, post-Brexit. He examines

what lies ahead, encompassing a diplomatic,

security, development and trade agenda

based on hard-headed realism.

British Foreign Policy After Brexit:

An Independent Voice (Biteback Publishing)

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Ways With Words (WWW) reserves the right without prior warning to alter the programme if circumstances dictate.

For full details of our policy on event cancellations, ticket refunds, exchanges and re-sales please refer to the website www.wayswithwords.co.uk/terms

LOST TICKETS: Please take great care of your tickets. WWW will not replace lost tickets.

No unauthorised photographing or recording of events.

Become a Friend of Ways With Wordsand receive hard copies of all our programmes. Many people use the Friends’ early booking scheme when applying for tickets. Call 01803 867373 or email admin@wayswithwords.co.uk

Ways With Words Holiday Courses Writing and Art Courses and Discussion Groups in ItalyVilla Pia, Umbria, ItalyWeek one: 16 – 23 Sept. 2017 Week two: 23 – 30 Sept. 2017

Words by the Water in the Lake District 9 – 18 March 2018

Ways With Wordsat Dartington Hall, Devon6 – 16 July 2018

And back in Southwold, Suffolk forSouthwold Ways With Words8 – 12 November 2018

Full details on all of the above is on our website: wayswithwords.co.uk

Dates for your Diary: ACCOMMODATION IN SOUTHWOLD

Many of you will have noticed that this year we are not advertising packages at the Swan Hotel or the Crown Hotel in Southwold. This is because the Swan Hotel is currently undergoing a major refurbishment and, at the time of printing this brochure, we do not have a date for its completion.

We shall be using the Crown Hotel for packages. However, currently these are all fully booked. (Call us on 01803 867373 to check availability.)

It is possible that the Swan Hotel will be operational come November but any enquiries / reservations need to be made directly with the hotel (01502 722186).

Other places to stay in / near Southwold –The Blyth Hotel • The Randolph HotelSutherland House • The Sail Loft

There is a lot of self-catering accommodation in town –Acanthus Holidays • Durrants • Heritage Hideaways • Suffolk Secrets • So SouthwoldAnd many guesthouses / B&Bs

Go to Tourist Information on www.visitsouthwold.co.uk

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TOTAL £

Event £ No.1) Terry Waite 122) Rosamund Young 123) Matthew d’Ancona 12All-day Thursday 304) A.C. Grayling 125) Simon Thurley 126) Roman Krznaric 127) Craig Brown 128) Jenny Uglow 12All-day Friday 509) Nicola Upson 1210) Simon Heffer 1211) Martin Bell 1212) Vince Cable 1213) Peter Stanford 12All-day Saturday 5014) Stanford and Bell 1215) Blake Morrison 1216) Andrew Wilson 1217) Toynbee and Walker 1218) David Owen 12All-day Sunday 50Rover Ticket (Includes All Events) 165

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Matthew d’AnconaMartin BellCraig BrownVince CableA.C. GraylingSimon HefferRoman KrznaricBlake MorrisonDavid OwenPeter StanfordSimon ThurleyPolly ToynbeeJenny UglowNicola UpsonTerry WaiteDavid WalkerAndrew WilsonRosamund Young