Hay Festival 2025 Programme

Main Programme

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Starts at	Global Stage	Discovery Stage	Wye Stage	Meadow Stage	Exchange Marquee	Creative Hub	Make & Take Hub	Family Garden	Meeting Place on Festival Site	St Mary’s Church	Bookshop Garden Marquee	Family Garden Marquee	Garden Kitchen	MUBI Cinema
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09:30									09:30 Sold Out 239. Discover Snodhill Castle


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10:00		10:00 240. Alice Loxton talks to Philippa Hall Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives	10:00 F42. Pamela Butchart The Great Crisp Robbery	10:00 241. Kehinde Andrews, Havana Marking and guests The News Review	10:00 F43. Selina Brown My Rice is Best	10:00 Sold Out W26. Ready, Steady, Music! Workshop	10:00 MT16. Make & Take Crafting Thursday Morning Session	10:00 PM35. Kitchen Garden Pizza Workshop					10:00 Sold Out 243. Liz Knight Matters of Taste: Forage Fine Foods	10:00 435. Short Film Screenings


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11:00								11:00 PM36. Kitchen Garden Pizza Workshop
											11:05 F44. Now Press Play Pirates!

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11:30	11:30 244. Richard and Daniel Susskind How to Think About AI	11:30 245. Natasha Brown and Jonathan Coe talk to Stephanie Merritt Fictions: A Mystery and an Enigma	11:30 F45. Rose Ayling-Ellis Marvellous Messages	11:30 246. Kitty Corrigan, Cherie Denham and Andrew Montgomery Matters of Taste: The Irish Bakery Demo, Talk and Tasting	11:30 F47. Brogen Murphy Wildland	11:30 F46. Leo Timmers Bear’s Lost Glasses						11:30 W27. Sirens of Sustainability Collage and Printmaking Workshop With University of Worcester


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12:00							12:00 MT17. Make & Take Crafting Thursday Lunchtime Session


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											12:35 F48. Now Press Play Mission to Mars

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13:00	13:00 247. Caroline Darian talks to Jameela Jamil I’ll Never Call Him Dad Again	13:00 248. Poppy Okotcha and Kathy Slack Gardening Wild and Rough	13:00 249. Tessa Hadley and Rachel Joyce talk to Stephanie Merritt Fictions: Sibling Rivalry	13:00 250. Asma Khan talks to Jimi Famurewa Matters of Taste: Monsoon – Delicious Indian Recipes	13:00 F49. James Mayhew Symphony of Stories	13:00 W28. Seed to Supper Workshop With Michelle Darmody				13:00 F50. Shea Ferren and David Woollcombe Peace Child Time Travel Chat Show		13:00 W29. Now You See Me Collage and Printmaking Workshop With University of Worcester


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14:00											14:00 F51. The Dog Who Thought He Was a Boy Kidderminster College Students


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14:30	14:30 251. AC Grayling Discriminations: Making Peace in the Culture Wars	14:30 252. Chloe Dalton talks to William Hague Raising Hare	14:30 F52. Jacqueline Wilson The Seaside Sleepover	14:30 253. The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2025 The Prize Winner talks to Elaine Canning	14:30 F53. Daniel Morden The Thief’s Tale	14:30 W30. Seed to Supper Workshop With Michelle Darmody	14:30 MT18. Make & Take Crafting Thursday Afternoon Session			14:30 254. Connor Allen, Hanan Issa, Gwyneth Lewis, Mike Parker and Bedwyr Williams Wales and its Borders: Our National Story		14:30 Sold Out W31. Now You See Me Collage and Printmaking Workshop With University of Worcester


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16:00	16:00 255. Martin Clunes Meetings With Remarkable Animals	16:00 256. Jojo Moyes in conversation with Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd Fictions: We All Live Here	16:00 Sold Out 257. Gabriel Zuchtriegel The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii	16:00 258. Sanam Mahloudji talks to Tash Aw Debut Discoveries: The Persians	16:00 F54. Elle McNicoll Wish You Were Her	16:00 W32. Picture Book Illustration Workshop With Leo Timmers		16:00 PM37. Kitchen Garden Pizza Workshop				16:00 W33. Sirens of Sustainability Collage and Printmaking Workshop With University of Worcester	16:00 Sold Out 260. Wild by Nature & Lucky Seven Brewery Matters of Taste: Charcuterie & Beer Tasting	16:00 Sold Out 259. First Cow Film Screening


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17:00								17:00 PM38. Kitchen Garden Pizza Workshop


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17:30	17:30 261. Richard Dawkins talks to Vivienne Parry The Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie	17:30 262. Jesse Armstrong Behind the Scenes	17:30 263. Simon Jenkins A Short History of British Architecture	17:30 264. Sophie Pavelle talks to Andy Fryers To Have or to Hold	17:30 266. Giles Whittell and guests The News Meeting	17:30 265. Jimi Famurewa Matters of Taste: Picky							17:30 Sold Out 267. Artistraw Cider & Appleby’s Cheshire Matters of Taste: Cider & Cheese Tasting


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18:30								18:30 Sold Out PW39. Kitchen Garden Pizza & Wine Masterclass


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19:00	19:00 268. Deborah Frances-White Six Conversations We’re Scared to Have	19:00 269. David A Kessler talks to Vivienne Parry Diet, Drugs and Dopamine		19:00 270. Letitia Clark and Diana Henry Matters of Taste: Lemons Galore	19:00 272. Gillian Clarke talks to Alex Clark The Silence	19:00 271. Jenny MacPherson and Lucy Rogers talk to Nicola Cutcher Stoats, Weasels, Martens and Polecats							19:00 Sold Out 274. Taste Tibet Matters of Taste: A Culinary Tour of Tibet	19:00 Sold Out 273. Alcarràs Film Screening


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20:30	20:30 275. Chris McCausland Stand-up: Yonks!	20:30 276. Cat Bohannon and Kelly Weinersmith with Selina Brown, Adam Rutherford and guests Imagine… Science: Mums on Mars	20:30 277. New York Brass Band Live at Hay Festival	20:30 278. John Cassidy talks to Jennifer Nadel Capitalism and its Critics	20:30 280. Daze Hingorani, Maureen Onwunali and Zakariye Roundhouse Resident Artists	20:30 279. Dan Keeling Matters of Taste: Who’s Afraid of Romanée-Conti?


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21:00									21:00 Sold Out 282. Walks: Bats and Other Nocturnal Mammals With Vincent Wildlife Trust	21:00 281. Father Richard: Silent Film with Live Organ Accompaniment Nosferatu


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