Things to do in Marlborough

Kev F Sutherland: Comic Workshop

Comics have an enduring appeal for children and adults, with their combination of great storytelling and dynamic graphics immersing the reader in fantastical wo…

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Sketchbooking Workshop - Pm

Learn how to create an illustrated diary, scrapbook or other combination of words and images.

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The Golding Speaker: Sebastian Faulks

Marlborough LitFest hosts an annual Golding Speaker to highlight the towns long connection with the Nobel Laureate and Booker Prize winner, William Golding, at…

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Sketchbooking Workshop - am

Learn how to create an illustrated diary, scrapbook or other combination of words and images.

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Sebastian Faulks: the Golding Speaker

Marlborough LitFest hosts an annual Golding Speaker to highlight the town's long connection with the Nobel Laureate and Booker Prize winner, William Golding, at…

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Jeremy Hunt - Can We Be Rich Again?

You might not think that a book about our nation's economy could make for happy reading.

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Sherin Aminossehe: 200 Years of Britain's Railways in 14 Journeys

All aboard for a tour of the most breathtaking stations, bridges, and other rail structures across Great Britain.When the world's first public railway, the Stoc…

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Rory Maclean - Geography of Heaven

Five years ago, the travel writer Rory MacLean lost his wife, Katrin. She was 55 and they had been married for 32 years.

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Daniel Hahn - If This Be Magic, Shakespeare in Translation

Award-winning translator, author, editor and lifelong Shakespeare enthusiast Daniel Hahn will engage and entertain us with If This Be Magic, his fascinating exp…

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Zakia Sewell - Finding Albion

Zakia Sewell is on a quest to find another Britain - one that shuns divisive flag waving and anti-immigration rhetoric.

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Sathnam Sanghera - Tonight the Music Seems So Loud

George Michael wrote 'Last Christmas', one of the biggest hits of our age, in his childhood bedroom in about an hour, and with his best friend Andrew Ridgeley h…

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Sue Hendra - Supertato

Sue Hendra and partner, Paul Linnet, are co-creators of the bestselling Supertato picture books which feature steadfast spud, Supertato, and his valiant veggie…

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Anthony Seldon - Sunak at 10

The July 2024 general election was a disaster for the Conservative Party. After almost 15 years in power, the Tories suffered their worst-ever defeat.

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Rachel Trethewey - Muv

The trials, tribulations and escapades of the Mitford girls Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah have been the subject of great fascination and scr…

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Lottie Delamain - Gardens That Can Save the World

With the world warming, prices soaring and crises all around, its easy to feel powerless in our everyday lives.

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Adam Hart - Operation Pimento

On 14 August 1943, Frank Griffiths took off in a Halifax bomber from RAF Tempsford, the SOE's 'Special Duty' airbase in Bedfordshire.

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Michael Pugh: Riding Through War and Peace

It's hard not to love an author whose bio reads, "Michael ... spent six years as a partner for Hogan Lovells in Moscow before leaving by horse."In summer 2014,…

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Jon Cannon - the Stones of Britain

Art historian, author, teacher, raconteur: Jon Cannon was a man who lived to communicate.Whether it was in person, on the airwaves or through his many books, he…

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Florence Hazrat - on the Mark

What was the first punctuation mark? When and why did we start leaving gaps between words? What was the point of the percontation point ( )?

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Andrew Rumsey - Blank Arcades

Musician, author, Anglican, Andrew Rumsey has lived and worked in Wiltshire since 2011 as Bishop of Ramsbury, an ancient role with roots in Anglo-Saxon England.…

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Louisa Young - the Golden Hours

"The Cazalets live again, summoned into being by the surest and cleverest of authors," trumpets novelist Elizabeth Buchan.Louisa Young picks up the mantle of th…

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Translation Duel - Monolok

For the first time, and in a new extended format, LitFest's popular translation duel takes on Polish, as translators Antonia Lloyd-Jones and Anna Zaranko tackle…

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Nicholas Fogg - the Tudor Theatre

Mention the golden age of Tudor theatre and we think of Christopher Marlowe, James Burbage, Ben Jonson, and, of course, William Shakespeare.

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Chloe Dalton - Raising Hare

We're delighted to welcome Chloe Dalton back to LitFest to introduce the children's edition of Raising Hare at a special family event.In 2024, a lucky few gathe…

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Lottie Delamain - Gardens That Can Save the World

With the world warming, prices soaring and crises all around, it's easy to feel powerless in our everyday lives.

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Rachel Trethewey - Muv

The trials, tribulations and escapades of the Mitford girls - Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah - have been the subject of great fascination and…

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Paul de Zulueta - Last Night I Dreamt

Once in a generation, a book comes along that changes our cultural landscape. Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier, became an instant bestseller on both sides of the A…

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Guy Walters - Stealing Hitler's Rocket

Historian and bestselling author Guy Walters brings to life one of the most dramatic and little-known stories of the Second World War in Stealing Hitlers Rocket…

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Kev F Sutherland: Comic Workshop 13:00

Comics have an enduring appeal for children and adults, with their combination of great storytelling and dynamic graphics immersing the reader in fantastical wo…

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Eli Burnstein - Phrased and Confused

"I think therefore I am" "The exception proves the rule" "Money is the root of all evil" "You are what you eat" "Ignorance is bliss"We all know the quotes.

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Guy Walters - Stealing Hitler's Rocket

Historian and bestselling author Guy Walters brings to life one of the most dramatic and little-known stories of the Second World War in Stealing Hitler's Rocke…

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Mike Pitts: Island at the Edge of the World

Situated in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean, Easter Island is best known for its nearly 1000 monumental statues carved by the early Rapa Nui people.

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Tash Aw - the South

Billed as the first of a Proustian quartet, Tash Aw's fifth novel The South is a new departure for the London-based Malaysian writer renowned for his empathy an…

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Simon Martin - British Landscapes

British Landscapes: A Sense of Place, published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, explores how artists respon…

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Suzannah V Evans - Under the Blue

Suzannah V. Evans' debut poetry collection, Under the Blue, is an arresting and candid exploration of the beauty of life and the realities of care.

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Geraldine Roberts - the Rebel and the Peacemaker

What makes for a special relationship? Trust, compromise and a dash of diplomacy ...Meet Charles and Mary Bagot, the Regency couple who, banished to the mudflow…

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Frank Tallis - Wise

How should we age wisely? Is it possible to remain psychologically healthy, given the daunting challenges of later life?

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Debut Authors: Helen Bain & Sara Bayat

Daffodil Days is Helen Bain's fictional account of Syliva Plath's life in North Tawton, Devon, from July 1961 to February 1963.

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E. C. Nevin - a Killer Plot

After unmasking the killer of her literary agent in A Novel Murder, author Jane Hepburn seems to have returned to a quieter life in A Killer Plot, attempting to…

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Benjamin Wood - Seascraper

"Benjamin Wood is one of the finest British novelists of his generation, but you've probably never heard of him," declares Johanna Thomas-Corr, chief literary c…

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The Big Town Read - Kit de Waal

Paulette, a 29-year-old auxiliary nurse, dreams of love, marriage and a gingham quilt for the baby's cot.

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Penned Up

Marlborough LitFest is delighted to host this event to mark the 10th anniversary of the only literature festival currently taking place in a UK prison.Offering…

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Pippa Grange - Life Reclaimed

In a culture that rewards going 'above and beyond' the pressure to be exceptional often leads to a cycle of chronic overperformance and, eventually, burnout.If…

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Amy Jeffs - Arthur, a New Life

In Arthur: A New Life, medieval art and culture specialist Amy Jeffs takes an epic journey back to the Middle Ages, where a new King Arthur is waiting to be dis…

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Lizzie Lewis - Tall Tales Theatre

LIZZIE LEWIS of TALL TALES THEATRE performs a family theatre event. Lizzie and her music crew are a regular feature of the festival with families enjoying her d…

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Beguiled and Blue: Ayres to the Lute

Soprano Alysha Paterson and mezzo Alice Simmons explore 17th century English song through the work of John Dowland, Giovanni Coprario, Nicholas Lanier and Henry…

Holy Cross Church, Ramsbury, Marlborough

Resonance: Autumn Concert Featuring Neruda Trumpet Concerto

Join Strings Incognito for a superb evening with our wonderful soloist, Alex Arkwright.Enjoy music designed to resonate in the beautiful setting of St Peter's C…

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

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The New World Symphony

New world symphony An unforgettable evening of sweeping cinematic scores and timeless orchestral masterpieces, brought to life by the Fulltone Symphony Orchestr…

Marlborough College, Marlborough

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