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Events for Children & Young Adults

  • David Fickling

    David Fickling, Jon Walter and Lisa Williamson

    Great Children’s Books, and How to Spot Them

    5:00pm | Thursday 7 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Martin Brown

    Martin Brown

    Horrible Histories

    11:00am | Thursday 7 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Robin Stevens

    Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Julia Lee

    Murder for Tea SOLD OUT

    3:00pm | Sunday 10 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Jacqueline Wilson

    Jacqueline Wilson

    An Afternoon with Jacqueline Wilson

    1:00pm | Saturday 2 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Liz Pichon

    Liz Pichon

    Tom Gates: Top of the Class

    1:00pm | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Fiona Ross

    Fiona Ross

    Shakespeare Acting Workshop: When Shall we Three Meet Again? SOLD OUT

    11:00am | Sunday 10 April 2016 | Workshop

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  • Christopher Lloyd

    Christopher Lloyd

    Best Moments in British History from Dinosaurs to Present Day

    1:00pm | Sunday 10 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Gary Northfield

    Gary Northfield

    Julius Zebra: Rumble with the Romans

    3:00pm | Sunday 10 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Kevin Crossley-Holland

    Kevin Crossley-Holland, Jane Ray and Flavia Hirte

    Heartsong: A Storybook Duet

    1:00pm | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Jess French

    Jess French

    Minibeast Adventure SOLD OUT

    9:00am | Sunday 3 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Tony De Saulles

    Tony De Saulles

    Horrible Science

    11:00am | Friday 8 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Sarah Crossan

    Sarah Crossan, Sita Brahmachari and Holly Bourne Chaired by Anna James

    Stars of Young Adult Fiction

    5:00pm | Saturday 2 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Derek Landy

    Derek Landy Interviewed by Juno Dawson

    Demon Road Desolation

    3:00pm | Sunday 3 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Lucy Letherland

    Lucy Letherland

    Globe-trotting through an Atlas of Adventures

    9:00am | Friday 8 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Emily Gravett

    Emily Gravett

    Tidy

    3:00pm | Saturday 2 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Jewell Parker Rhodes

    Jewell Parker Rhodes Interviewed by Wendy Meddour

    The Louisiana Girls Trilogy

    9:00am | Saturday 2 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Jo Cotterill

    Jo Cotterill and Cathy Brett

    It’s Electrigirl

    3:00pm | Sunday 3 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Holly Webb

    Holly Webb

    Return to the Secret Garden

    11:00am | Sunday 3 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Atinuke Akinyemi

    Atinuke Akinyemi

    African Storytelling

    9:00am | Tuesday 5 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Little Star

    Little Star

    Little Star Writing Workshop SOLD OUT

    9:00am | Wednesday 6 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Peter Worley

    Peter Worley

    Philosophy Workshop with The If Man

    9:00am | Tuesday 5 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Jonathan Stroud

    Jonathan Stroud, Chris Riddell , Abi Elphinstone and Alex Wheatle

    The Great British Creative Challenge SOLD OUT

    9:00am | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • John Gordon-Reid

    John Gordon-Reid

    Great Moments in 10,000 Years of Science and Engineering

    1:00pm | Saturday 2 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Chris Riddell

    Chris Riddell

    Ask the Laureate

    3:00pm | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • David Baddiel

    David Baddiel

    The Person Controller

    11:00am | Saturday 2 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Lucy Worsley

    Lucy Worsley

    Eliza Rose, Maid of Honour at the Court of Henry VIII

    11:00am | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Katherine Rundell

    Katherine Rundell Interviewed by Nicolette Jones

    Wild Wolves and Wilder Children

    3:00pm | Saturday 2 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Eve Ainsworth

    Eve Ainsworth, Nicole Burstein and C J Skuse Chaired by Geraldine Brennan

    Rising Stars of Young Adult Fiction

    5:00pm | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Philip Ardagh

    Philip Ardagh and Axel Scheffler

    The Grunts are Back

    11:00am | Sunday 10 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • James Mayhew

    James Mayhew and Alexander Ardakov

    Tchaikovsky’s Piano Suite The Seasons: Live Storytelling, Art and Music SOLD OUT

    3:00pm | Sunday 3 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Julia Copus

    Julia Copus

    Harry the Hog and Candystripe Lil

    9:00am | Sunday 3 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Abi Elphinstone

    Abi Elphinstone

    The Shadow Keeper

    9:00am | Monday 4 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Sophy Henn

    Sophy Henn

    Pandas and Bears

    9:00am | Wednesday 6 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Joseph Coelho

    Joseph Coelho

    Werewolf Club Rules

    1:00pm | Monday 4 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Louie Stowell

    Louie Stowell

    Astronaut’s Handbook

    1:00pm | Friday 8 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Steve Antony

    Steve Antony

    Pandas, Doughnuts and the Queen’s handbag CANCELLED

    9:00am | Saturday 2 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Philip Reeve

    Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre

    Pugs of the Frozen North

    9:00am | Sunday 3 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Little Star

    Little Star

    Little Star Writing Workshop SOLD OUT

    1:00pm | Wednesday 6 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Frances Hardinge

    Frances Hardinge and Philip Reeve Interviewed by Philip Womack

    A Journey Through Time and Imagination

    1:00pm | Saturday 2 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Lauren Child

    Lauren Child Interviewed by Nicolette Jones

    Ruby Redfort and Charlie and Lola SOLD OUT

    11:00am | Saturday 2 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Julian Clary

    Julian Clary and David Roberts

    The Bolds to the Rescue

    1:00pm | Sunday 3 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Ted Dewan

    Ted Dewan

    Bing’s Birthday Thing

    1:00pm | Sunday 10 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Cerrie Burnell

    Cerrie Burnell

    Harper and the Secret Umbrella

    9:00am | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Andy Griffiths

    Andy Griffiths

    The 13-Storey Treehouse

    11:00am | Sunday 3 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Ross Montgomery

    Ross Montgomery

    Strange Worlds and Fun Characters: Writing Spellbinding Stories

    1:00pm | Thursday 7 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Tracey Corderoy

    Tracey Corderoy

    Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam

    9:00am | Thursday 7 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Tony Bradman

    Tony Bradman, Geraldine McCaughrean , Marcia Williams , Mary Hoffman and Ailsa Joy

    Happy Birthday Shakespeare

    1:00pm | Sunday 10 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Liz Fost

    Liz Fost

    Storytelling with Kipper

    9:00am | Sunday 10 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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Featured Events

  • Jonathan Meades

    Jonathan Meades Interviewed by Paul Blezard

    BBC Four Premiere: Benbuilding – Mussolini, Monuments, Modernism and Marble SOLD OUT

    3:00pm | Sunday 10 April 2016 | Art, Architecture and Design

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  • Maureen Lipman

    Maureen Lipman, Jeremy Robson , Jacqui Dankworth , Charlie Wood , Julian Siegel Oli Hayhurst

    Blues in the Park: Poetry, Humour, and Jazz Songs to Mark 20 Years of Oxford Literary Festival

    5:30pm | Sunday 10 April 2016 | Music

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  • Julian Clary

    Julian Clary and David Roberts

    The Bolds to the Rescue

    1:00pm | Sunday 3 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Richard Dawkins

    Richard Dawkins and Yan Wong

    The Ancestor’s Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life SOLD OUT

    5:00pm | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Science and Natural History

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  • Mary Beard

    Mary Beard Interviewed by Richard Ovenden

    Bodley Lecture: A Don’s Life and Award of Bodley Medal

    5:00pm | Tuesday 5 April 2016 | Biography & Memoir

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  • Peter Frankopan

    Peter Frankopan, Itamar Srulovich , Sarit Packer and Juliet Sear Introduced by Francesca McDonagh

    20th Anniversary Dinner: Hosted by Francesca McDonagh of HSBC – Honey & Co on the Silk Roads

    6:30pm | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Dinners

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  • Jacqueline Wilson

    Jacqueline Wilson

    An Afternoon with Jacqueline Wilson

    1:00pm | Saturday 2 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Richard Dunwoody

    Richard Dunwoody, Jonny Bealby and Christina Lamb Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen

    Exploring the Danger Zones

    1:00pm | Sunday 10 April 2016 | Exploration, Travel & Travel History

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  • Joan Bakewell

    Joan Bakewell

    Stop the Clocks: Thoughts on What I Leave Behind SOLD OUT

    3:00pm | Friday 8 April 2016 | Biography & Memoir

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  • Liz Pichon

    Liz Pichon

    Tom Gates: Top of the Class

    1:00pm | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • A C Grayling

    A C Grayling

    Progress in Troubled Times: Learning from The Age of Genius

    5:00pm | Saturday 2 April 2016 | Philosophy

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  • Lucy Worsley

    Lucy Worsley

    Eliza Rose, Maid of Honour at the Court of Henry VIII

    11:00am | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • David Baddiel

    David Baddiel

    The Person Controller

    11:00am | Saturday 2 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Alan Ayckbourn

    Alan Ayckbourn Interviewed by Paul Allen

    Festival Honorary Fellowship: A Life in Theatre

    11:00am | Sunday 10 April 2016 | Biography & Memoir

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  • Chris Riddell

    Chris Riddell

    Ask the Laureate

    3:00pm | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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  • Joanne Harris

    Joanne Harris

    Different Class

    5:00pm | Friday 8 April 2016 | Fiction

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  • Ian Goldin

    Ian Goldin and Christopher Kutarna

    Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance

    11:00am | Thursday 7 April 2016 | Contemporary Society

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  • Margaret Rayman

    Margaret Rayman and Lawrence Whalley Chaired by Joan Bakewell

    Dementia: How can we Protect Ourselves

    3:00pm | Thursday 7 April 2016 | Contemporary Society

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  • Simon Sebag Montefiore

    Simon Sebag Montefiore Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen

    The Romanovs 1613-1918

    9:00am | Sunday 10 April 2016 | History

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  • Ken Hom

    Ken Hom

    Festival Closing Dinner

    7:30pm | Sunday 10 April 2016 | Food and Drink

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  • Garry Kasparov

    Garry Kasparov Introduced by John Thornhill

    Winter is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must be Stopped

    3:00pm | Sunday 3 April 2016 | Politics & Memoirs

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  • Ian McKellen

    Ian McKellen Interviewed by Jonathan Bate

    Worcester College Provost’s Lecture: Lives in Shakespeare SOLD OUT

    5:00pm | Sunday 3 April 2016 | Language & Literature

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  • Michael Moritz

    Michael Moritz Interviewed by John Thornhill

    Sir Alex Ferguson and Leading to Success CANCELLED

    11:00am | Sunday 3 April 2016 | Contemporary Society

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  • James Naughtie

    James Naughtie

    An Audience with James Naughtie SOLD OUT

    1:00pm | Thursday 7 April 2016 | Current Affairs

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  • Alastair Lack

    Alastair Lack

    Literary Oxford with Alastair Lack SOLD OUT

    1:00pm | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Walking Tours

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  • Princess Michael of Kent

    Princess Michael of Kent

    Quicksilver: A Novel (Anjou 3)

    11:00am | Friday 8 April 2016 | Fiction

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  • Owen Bennett Jones

    Owen Bennett Jones

    BBC Newshour Extra Radio Recording: Should Britain be Ashamed of its Colonial Past?

    2:30pm | Thursday 7 April 2016 | Film, Television and Radio

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  • Liz Pichon

    Liz Pichon

    Tom Gates: Top of the Class

    1:00pm | Saturday 9 April 2016 | Children and Young People

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