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Where is Pierre?

It’s Bear’s birthday and he can’t wait to spend it with Pierre. But there’s a problem! Where is Pierre? Can you find him?

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Waterstones Children's Bookshop, Cheltenham

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Fiesta: A Journey Through Festivity

Around the world, festivals offer some of the most extraordinary and unforgettable experiences - moments when cultures come vividly to life through ritual, spec…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

Exploring Wild Britain

Geographer and broadcaster Nicholas Crane, travel writer Simon Parker and environmentalist Daze Aghaji celebrate the richness and variety of Britain's landscape…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Dieter Helm: Climate Realism

Dieter Helm, one of the UK's leading experts on energy policy and climate change, offers a compelling assessment of the climate challenge.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

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Rewild Our Language

Local activist Claudia MacGregor and author T. A. Barron bring their love of the natural world by exploring the variety of language we use to describe it.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

Milk Poetry Slam

Every word counts in this fast-paced, spoken word showdown. Expect big feelings, sharp wit and fierce performances as seasoned poets and emerging voices battle…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Story Shack, Cheltenham

Remaking Suede

Neil Codling, keyboardist, rhythm guitarist, co-songwriter and Mat Osman, bassist, discuss their life and times in Suede, one of the UK’s biggest bands, during…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Times and Sunday Times Forum, Cheltenham

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The Undersea War

A hidden network of power cables and pipelines on the ocean floor sustains our world, but it is no longer safe.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

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Simon Armitage and Elif Shafak: Gilgamesh

What makes a story survive for thousands of years? Why do some myths continue to find their way into the lives, landscapes and imaginations of generations yet t…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

The Baillie Gifford Prize: Why Non-Fiction Matters

In an era defined by noise, from AI-generated content and disinformation to ideological echo chambers, what does truth look like now, and who decides it?

The Queens Hotel, Cheltenham

From Burnout to Balance

One in three of us experience high levels of stress. So what can we do to balance our busy lives and prevent burnout?

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

Dieter Helm: Climate Realism

Can the James Webb Space Telescope really see the past? Join Maggie Aderin, one of Britain’s most inspiring space scientists, as she takes us on a journey throu…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Try Metal Detecting: Guided Dig

Ever wondered what lies beneath your feet? Join our expert detectorists for an introduction to the fascinating world of metal detecting and discover the thrill…

Dunkertons, Cheltenham

Donna Ashworth

Beloved poet and Sunday Times bestselling author Donna Ashworth has become a voice of comfort, hope and connection for millions of readers.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

On the Future of Species

Artifical intelligence is already transforming the way we work, communicate and create. Its next frontier? Life itself.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

How to Paint a Masterpiece

Masterpieces don't emerge serenely from an artist's studio. They are forged through a dynamic struggle between artists and their materials.

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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Childfree by Choice

Helen Taylor and Poorna Bell explore what it means to choose a childfree life in a world that often defines women through motherhood.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

Rachael Stirling: All About My Mother, Diana Rigg

Rachael Stirling is joined by her husband, Guy Garvey, to discuss All About My Mother, her warm, funny and deeply moving portrait of her mother, the legendary D…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

A Fatal Love

Ruth Ellis became the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom following the fatal shooting of her abusive lover.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

Victorian Book Group: In A Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu

Welcome to the book group with a historic twist! Revisit old favourites and discover forgotten classics in this monthly meet-up.

Holst Victorian House, Cheltenham

The Art of the Short Story

There's no room for wasted words in a well-crafted short story, where balancing dialogue, description and detail is vital.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

Breakfast with The Times: Behind the Headlines

Join us for breakfast at The Nook on Five, Cheltenham’s rooftop restaurant overlooking Imperial Square and the Cotswold skyline.

The Nook On Five, Cheltenham

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Who Runs Britain?

The FT's Whitehall Editor Lucy Fisher is joined by campaigning MP Jess Phillips, historian and author Anthony Seldon and the Institute for Government’s Hannah W…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Times and Sunday Times Forum, Cheltenham

Hodder & Stoughton Proof Party

Hodder & Stoughton present two outstanding debuts: Abigail Avis’s Wet Ink sees a stifled housewife and mother-of-two exchange Tupperware parties for erotic fict…

The Queens Hotel, Cheltenham

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Ning Ken: Read the World

Born and raised in Beijing, Ning Ken is one of China’s most distinctive contemporary novelists and essayists.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

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Sarah Perry: Death of an Ordinary Man

Sarah Perry’s father-in-law David died days after a cancer diagnosis. He was in some ways an ordinary man.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

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Lucy Worsley: Queens and Kings

For twenty years Lucy Worsley had what she calls “the best job in the world”: chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, including Hampton Court, the Tower of Lon…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Times and Sunday Times Forum, Cheltenham

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John Robins: Thirst

John Robins is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Taskmaster champion and co-host of the Elis James and John Robins podcast.

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Everybody Loves Our Dollars

Step inside the shadowy world of money laundering as Orwell Prize-winning journalist Oliver Bullough hangs the world's dirty money out to dry.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

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How to Paint a Masterpiece

40,000 years of human creativity, carved into stone, bone and bronze, shape the story of sculpture.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

Claude Monet: A Life in Letters

Curators Teresa Krasny and Karen Serres offer a rare glimpse into the father of Impressionism’s life and practice through his own words.

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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Quietly... Quietly... QUACK!

One day, three little ducklings sneak off to explore the farm while their mother is fast asleep. Uh-oh!

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Waterstones Children's Bookshop, Cheltenham

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Hidden Lives: Women Artists, Love and Survival

Rebecca Birrell and Victoria Redel discuss two historical novels that illuminate the lives of women artists navigating love, ambition and the forces of history.…

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

The News in Numbers

Tom Calver is data editor at The Times and The Sunday Times, leading a team that crunches the numbers behind some of the biggest stories of the day.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Times and Sunday Times Forum, Cheltenham

Weight Loss Jabs: What's Next?

Local activist Claudia MacGregor and author T. A. Barron bring their love of the natural world by exploring the variety of language we use to describe it.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

Anita Brookner: Art and Life

A distinguished art historian and one of the twentieth century's most distinctive literary voices, Anita Brookner captivated readers with her elegant, uncomprom…

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

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The Renoir Girls

Back by popular demand, unpick the meaning behind a Latin poem with your favourite classicists Mary Beard, Llewelyn Morgan and Peter Stothard.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

Once Upon A Time

A lost slipper. A dark forest. A test of courage. For centuries, fairy tales have helped us make sense of the world, offering stories of resilience, transformat…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

The Renoir Girls

In the decades before the First World War, a network of wealthy Jewish families stood at the centre of Europe’s cultural life, patronising the arts and moving e…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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Weight Loss Jabs: What's Next?

Weight-loss medications have transformed the conversation around food and health, but what happens next?

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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Declassified: The World of Secret Intelligence

For over 100 years, MI5's story remained hidden behind locked doors. Now, with unprecedented access to thousands of declassified files, archivists Mark Dunton a…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Times and Sunday Times Forum, Cheltenham

Canongate Proof Party

Discover three exceptional new voices in fiction as Canongate presents a trio of standout debut novels.

The Queens Hotel, Cheltenham

Fairy Tale Ceilidh

Step into the forest, stray from the path and discover a world of wonder. Storyteller Hannah Moore brings the magic of the Brothers Grimm to life in an enchanti…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Story Shack, Cheltenham

Luke Wright

What does it mean to know where you come from? Poet and performer Luke Wright brings his trademark wit, warmth and razor-sharp storytelling to a deeply personal…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

Translation Duel

Join award-winning translators Anam Zafar and Roland Glasser as they sharpen their swords for a lively duel of French words.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

Common Ground

What does it mean to belong to a landscape and who gets to speak for it? Join Natasha Carthew, Anjana Khatwa and Nicola Wilding in conversation with Caroline Sa…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

Dad's Army

Historian Sinclair McKay and actor Jeffrey Holland tell the story of the real Home Guard, immortalised in our cultural memory by the beloved fictional platoon i…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Times and Sunday Times Forum, Cheltenham

The Art of Memoir

Blake Morrison is one of our most celebrated memoirists; his intimate portraits of his parents and family members explore how memory both reveals and distorts t…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

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