Programme for Scarborough festival Books by the Beach
Books by the Beach runs at various venues from Friday April 24 to Sunday April 26.
The full programme:
Friday April 24
St Mary’s Church, Scarborough, 10am: Samantha Ellis: Anne Bronte 200 Years.
Anne Bronte’s Scarborough links with readings and exhibition.
Scarborough Library Concert Hall, 1pm: BA Paris and Charlotte Philby: I, Spy ... Secrets and Lies
The best selling author and journalist talk about their work
Scarborough Library Concert Room, 3pm: Joann Fletcher: Ancient Egypt: Secrets from the Coffin
Scarborough-based Egyptologist talks about sarcophagi discoveries.
Scarborough Library Concert Hall, 5.30pm Jake Jones: Can You Hear Me?
Life on the front line of medicine with the first responder.
Scarborough Library Concert Hall, 7.30pm: Maggie O’Farrell: Hamnet
The novelist discusses her journey into historical fiction.
Saturday April 25
Scarborough Lighthouse, 10am: Horatio Clare: Icebreakers and Frozen Seas.
Adventures into the frozen North.
Stephen Joseph Theatre lounge, 1pm: James Runcie: Grantchester
Film-maker and author talks about the hit TV series.
Scarborough Library Concert Hall, 3pm: Polly Toynbee and David Walker: The Lost Decade
Journalists talk about Brexit, food banks and the future.
Scarborough Library Concert Hall, 5pm: Tom Watson: Downsizing
The former deputy leader of the Labour Party on how he beat diabetes.
The Crescent Hotel, 7.30pm: Louise Doughty: Chiller Dinner
The author of Apple Tree Yard talks about her latest work
Sunday April 26
Scarborough Library Concert Hall, 10.30am: Sunday Papers Discussion
Louise Doughty, Tom Watson and Helen Boaden discuss the stories behind the headlines.
Scarborough Library Concert Hall, 1pm: Terry Waite: Amnesty International event
In conversation with the international hostage negotiator.
Scarborough Library Concert Hall, 3pm: Claire Nelson: Things I Learned from Falling
The journalist shares her story of survival in California’s Joshua Tree Park.
Scarborough Library Concert Hall, 5pm: Chris Atkins: Prison Diaries
The film-maker and ex-con talks about his time behind bars.
Scarborough Spa, 7.30pm: Jenny Eclair: Inheritance
The comedian and author talks about her latest novel.
Tickets from the Stephen Theatre box office.
Jenny Eclair tickets from Scarborough Spa