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Hay Festival Podcast

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Constelaciones Hay Festival: arquitectura. Tatiana Bilbao e Inés Vachez

Bienvenidos al pódcast Constelaciones Hay Festival, un espacio para imaginar otro mundo. Constelaciones Hay Festival es la edición especial...

Oct 17, 2025

S6, Bonus Episode - A Child's Christmas in Wales, Hanan Issa responds to Dylan Thomas

A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas became an instant classic when he recorded it on vinyl in 1952. Snow falls gently, anticipation...

Dec 1, 2022

S6, Ep16 Janina Ramirez on sleeping on command, artefacts, and burial plans

Broadcaster and historian Janina Ramirez talks to Kavita Puri about reappraising women’s roles in medieval history with her new book Femina...

Oct 6, 2022

S6, Ep15 Onjali Q Raúf on nostalgia, volunteering and seeking a better world

Children’s author and activist Onjali Q Raúf talks about the inspirations behind her bestselling books and her work with refugees as well as...

Sep 29, 2022

S6, Ep14 Jim Al-Khalili on teaching, technology and science in everyday life

Physicist Jim Al-Khalili discusses his guide to leading a more rational life The Joy of Science with Glyn Morgan, before chatting to Poppy E...

Sep 22, 2022

S6, Ep13 Rebecca Mead on swimming, work ethics and profiling Margaret Atwood

Rebecca Mead’s reflection of leaving America to return to her native land, Home/Land raises poignant questions about place. She discusses th...

Sep 15, 2022

S6, Ep12 Damon Galgut on his 2021 Man Booker Prize winner The Promise

Damon Galgut’s 2021 Booker Prize-winning novel charts a country in transition and a family in crisis. He discusses The Promise with author E...

Sep 8, 2022

S6, Ep11 Kate Humble on everyday life, cooking, and impostor syndrome

Wildlife writer and broadcaster Kate Humble talks about her debut cookbook Home Cooked with photographer Andrew Montgomery and Kitty Corriga...

Sep 1, 2022

S6, Ep10 Liz Hyder on working at Hay Festival, magicians and illustrating

Writer Liz Hyder discusses her new book The Gifts and how fiction illuminates the world with Sophie Haydock and Rebecca F John, before catch...

Aug 25, 2022

S6, Ep9 David Baddiel on comedy influences, procrastinating and saying yes

Comedian and writer David Baddiel joins Simon Schama to talk about his book for people on the right side of history, Jews Don’t Count , befo...

Aug 18, 2022

S6, Ep8 Jess Phillips on childhood games, life in the public eye and fitness

Labour MP Jess Phillips tells Hugh Muir the inside story of Westminster with her book Everything You Really Need to Know About Politics: My...

Aug 11, 2022

S6, Ep7 Joanne Harris on writing rituals, hypnotic triggers and childhood influences

Writer Joanne Harris talks to Sophie Raworth about her latest novel A Narrow Door before joining Poppy Evans off-stage to talk about her man...

Aug 4, 2022

S6, Ep6 Natalie Haynes on reimagining Greek myths, knitting and comedy

Classicist and comedian Natalie Haynes reimagines the story of Medusa, putting the woman back at the centre of the story with her trademark...

Jul 28, 2022

S6, Ep5 Devi Sridhar on Covid, becoming a personal trainer, and guilty pleasures

Global health expert Devi Sridhar delivers the John Maddox Lecture at Hay Festival with her new book Preventable: The Politics of Pandemics...

Jul 21, 2022

S6, Ep4 Alan Titchmarsh on childhood memories, Nelson Mandela’s tomato plants, and broadcasting

Gardener, broadcaster, and novelist Alan Titchmarsh talks to Alex Clark about his latest novel The Gift before heading backstage to discuss...

Jul 14, 2022

S6, Ep3 Suzanne O’Sullivan on writing a novel, psychosomatic disorders, and reality TV

Award-winning neurologist Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan talks to writer Oliver Balch about her book The Sleeping Beauties and travelling the world t...

Jul 7, 2022

S6, Ep2 Marcus du Sautoy on football algorithms, prime numbers, and creativity

Leading mathematician Marcus du Sautoy discusses his book Thinking Better – The Art of the Shortcut with neurologist Hannah Critchlow at Hay...

Jul 1, 2022

S6, Ep1 Cressida Cowell on finding dragons, Shakespeare, and the urge to explore

Poppy Evans talks to bestselling author and illustrator Cressida Cowell about the influences behind her writing, from childhood adventures o...

Jun 24, 2022

S5, Ep12 Simon Sebag Montefiore: Written in History: Letters That Changed the World

The historian selects letters that have changed the course of global events or expressed a timeless idea – whether passion, rage or humour –...

May 13, 2022

S5, Ep11 Jennifer Saunders: Bonkers: My Life in Laughs

The writer and actor’s life is full of riotous adventures: Jennifer talks accidentally enrolling on a teacher training course with a young D...

May 6, 2022