The dates for the next festival are Friday March 27 to Sunday April 5 2020 (Please ignore any previously advertised dates as we have had to make a change due to availability of venues).
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Festival cultural partner
International radio partner
Title partner
Patron donor for the programme of Irish literature and culture
Broadcast media partner
Sponsor of Gibraltar Lecture
Festival green room sponsor
The festival hotel
Festival on-site and online bookseller
Festival London hotel partner
MIT Press. Sponsors of the programme of American literature and culture
Supporters of the Irish programme
Supporter of Italian programme
Worcester College: Festival college partner
Festival ideas partner
Keble College
Exeter College
The Queen's College
St John's College
10th St Hilda's day at the festival
St Cross College
Lincoln College
Festival Digital Strategy & Web Design
Local radio partner
Regional media partner
Oxford University Images
Alumni Office
K T Bruce Photography
Wadham College
Sheldonian events
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Sat 30Harry Potter
Celebrating the Harry Potter books
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Sat 30Darcey Bussell Interviewed by Nick Higham
Evolved SOLD OUT
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Sat 30Lucy Worsley
Lady Mary: Tales of Tudor Intrigue SOLD OUT
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Sat 30Martin Rees Interviewed by Ian Goldin
Princeton Lecture. On the Future: Prospects for Humanity
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Sat 30George Monbiot
Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis
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Sun 31Mary Robinson Interviewed by Nick Higham
Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future
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Sun 31Martin Bell, Kate Adie and Deric Henderson Chaired by Ivan Little
Reporting the Troubles: Journalists on the Northern Ireland Conflict
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Sun 31Sam Willis and James Daybell
Histories of the Unexpected
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Sun 31Simon Schama Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen
An Audience with Simon Schama
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Mon 1Marcus du Sautoy
The Creativity Code: How AI is Learning to Write, Paint and Think
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Tue 2Robert Winston Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen
An Audience with Robert Winston
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Wed 3Alan Rusbridger Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen
Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now
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Wed 3Ranulph Fiennes Interviewed by Rupert Lancaster
An Audience with Ranulph Fiennes
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Wed 3Mary Beard Interviewed by Brooke Masters
Women and Power: A Manifesto SOLD OUT
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Wed 3Diarmaid MacCulloch Interviewed by Mary Beard
British Academy Lecture. Thomas Cromwell: A Life
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Wed 3Kazuo Ishiguro Interviewed by Richard Ovenden
Bodley Lecture and Award of Bodley Medal SOLD OUT
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Thu 4Robert Harris Interviewed by Chris Patten
Chancellor’s Lecture: Life and Work
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Fri 5David Owen Interviewed by Louise Richardson
Vice-Chancellor’s Lecture. Hubris, Brexit and A Life in Politics
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Fri 5Jo Brand
Born Lippy: How to do Female SOLD OUT
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Sat 6Robin Stevens
Death in the Spotlight
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Sat 6Cass Sunstein Interviewed by Tim Harford
How Change Happens
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Sat 6Val McDermid Interviewed by Nicolette Jones
A Life Of Crime
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Sat 6Benji Davies Interviewed by Nicolette Jones
Creating Children’s Classics
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Sat 6Michael Heseltine Interviewed by Lionel Barber
FT Weekend Lecture. Brexit: Where does Britain go Next?
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Sun 7Francesca Simon
Horrid Henry: Up, Up and Away! CANCELLED
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Sun 7Bart van Es Interviewed by Hannah Beckerman
The Cut Out Girl
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Sun 7Michael Morpurgo
A Laureate Celebration
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Sun 7Janina Ramirez
Riddle of the Runes
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Sun 7Joanne Harris Interviewed by Suzi Feay
The Strawberry Thief and Honorary Fellowship of Oxford Literary Festival
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