The 13th Althorp Literary Festival will take place on Thursday 30 June – 3 July, 2016 at Althorp House. Taking place over four days, this is the largest Althorp Literary Festival to date.
This year’s line-up includes: Britain’s bestselling non-fiction author, Bill Bryson; screenwriter Andrew Davies – whose most recent triumph was
War and Peace; actor Brian Blessed; racehorse trainer Henrietta Knight;
Today broadcaster James Naughtie; journalist, presenter and Labour peer Joan Bakewell; television personality and heritage campaigner Loyd Grossman; former Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King; comedian and columnist Sara Pascoe; historian and television presenter Suzannah Lipscomb; renowned director Sir Richard Eyre; popular Classic FM presenter John Suchet; cricket authority Simon Hughes; investigative journalist and biographer Tom Bower; veteran radio presenter Paul Gambaccini; author and biographer Paula Byrne; and one of Britain's greatest experts on Shakespeare, Sir Jonathan Bate.
The 13
th Althorp Literary Festival line-up also features a number of terrific local authors including Sue Bentley, Christine L. Corton, Lord Charles FitzRoy and Damian Collins, MP.
The Althorp Literary Festival is a unique and intimate celebration of the written word. In its first twelve years, the Festival has been privileged to host over 300 novelists, historians, comedians, actors, politicians, sportsmen and television personalities, including Boris Johnson, Alastair Campbell, Jung Chang, Julian Fellowes, Clare Balding, Sebastian Faulks, Helen Fielding, Michael Palin, Darcey Bussell, Sir Tom Stoppard and Twiggy.
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I took as the theme of this year’s Althorp line-up ‘originality’ – only one of the speakers has been to any of my previous literary festivals – and that’s Bill Bryson. I have resisted the temptation to stick with past successes, and have gone for freshness and diversity. It’s a lip-smacking line-up." Charles, Ninth Earl Spencer.
There are at least nine talks taking place on each of the four days with something to suit all interests. Complimentary fringe events include live music, poetry and performance art. There will also be pop-up shops, a variety of food and drink choices, and a spa service.
The Althorp Literary Festival is one of England’s great, summer, celebrations, and it takes place against the backdrop of one of the world’s most remarkable, private, historic homes.
For more information and to book tickets visit:
www.spencerofalthorp.com
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