The festival is back with two days of events at the Sheldonian Theatre on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 September. Speakers include novelist Ian McEwan, the last governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten, and Dragons Den’s Deborah Meaden. See the full line-up.






























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Jim Al-Khalili
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A C Grayling
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Charlie Higson Interviewed by Triona Adams
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Penelope Lively Interviewed by Chris Patten
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Harry Potter
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Delia Smith Interviewed by Nick Higham
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Katherine Rundell
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Lemony Snicket Interviewed by Imogen Russell Williams
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Val McDermid Interviewed by Emma Smith
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Kate Pankhurst
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Freya North and Wendy Holden Chaired by Lucy Atkins
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Sola Akingbola Interviewed by Nicholas Janni
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Allie Esiri, Natascha McElhone, Ronni Ancona, Mark Quartley and Diana Quick
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David Owen Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen
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John Bell, Andrew Pollard, Sarah Gilbert, Teresa Lambe and Catherine Green Chaired by Nick Higham
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Onjali Q Raúf
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Elijah Lawal, Gary Younge and Alex von Tunzelmann Chaired by Stephen Law
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Edmund de Waal Interviewed by James Naughtie
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Nicholas Crane Interviewed by Nick Higham
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Ian McEwan, Karen Leeder and Laurence Laluyaux Introduced by Richard Ovenden
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Richard Moxon Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen
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Howard Jacobson Interviewed by Sophie Ratcliffe
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Ed Miliband
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Zadie Smith Interviewed by Richard Ovenden
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Peter Hain Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen
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Martin Rees Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen
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Muir Gray Interviewed by Nick Higham
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Donna Leon Interviewed by Peter Kemp
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Chris Bail Interviewed by Mary Hockaday
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Joanna Lumley Interviewed by Philip Lymbery
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Jacqueline Wilson
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Mariana Mazzucato Introduced by Martin Sandbu
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Tom Tugendhat Interviewed by Alec Russell
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Richard Dawkins Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen
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Ben Garrod
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Michael Morpurgo
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Maureen Lipman, Norma Winstone, Christian Garrick, Art Themen and Jeremy Robson
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Chris Patten Interviewed by Rana Mitter
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Philip Lymbery and Deborah Meaden
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Ian McEwan Interviewed by Boyd Tonkin