When? 22nd – 24th JULY 2016
Where? All Saints Centre, Lewes, East Sussex
Who? 2016- Malcolm Rifkind, Ken Livingstone+
Website? www.lewesspeakersfestival.com
Who has appeared at past festivals? Established
Dennis Skinner MP tells his life story in conversation with Kevin Maguire; best-selling author Louis de Bernieres speaks about his latest novel: ‘The Dust that Falls from Dreams’; and Christina Lamb, who co-wrote: ‘I am Malala’ with the Nobel-prize winner, speaks about Afghanistan. Controversially, on the one hand, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown gives a polemic against wearing the veil and the exotic elements of English culture and on the other Peter Lloyd of the Mail locks horns with Zoe Williams of the Guardian on the topic of men’s rights.
A C Grayling returns to speak on the ‘Challenge of things’ and Dr David Lewis to speak on the global epidemic of obesity. Ex-international rugby player Richard Parks speaks about the expedition challenges he undertook that were filmed for a TV series this year and Jason Lewis recounts his record as the first person to circumnavigate the world using human power only. There are further talks on the painter JM Turner, Africa, terrorism, drone warfare and Chloe Combi’s thoughts on ‘Generation Z’.
2014 - Polly Toynbee, Kate Adie, Mark Tully, Ann Widdecombe, Jonthan Meades, Ann Treneman, Peter Hain, Alison Weir, John Sweeney
Nigel Lawson, Paddy Ashdown, Sandy Gall, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Alan Johnson
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