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The following events are taking place on Sunday 01 December 2013:

  • Cambridge Wordfest Winter Festival 2013

    Time: 00:00

    December 1 sees a sparkling line-up at Cambridge Wordfest as we welcome some truly inspired novelists, journalists, historians, satirists and other writers to our vibrant city. Join us for a celebration of the written word. We’ll be announcing the full programme online in mid-October – watch this space.

  • John Sutherland

    Time: 10:00

    John Sutherland shares a further selection of his must read reads.

  • Douglas Hurd and Edward Young

    Time: 10:00

    Get acquainted with one of the most enigmatic and enduring figures of British politics, Benjamin Disraeli.

  • Barry Norman

    Time: 11:30

    Barry Norman paints a poignant portrait of the life he and his wife shared together.

  • Sarah Dunant

    Time: 11:30

    Italy's notorious Borgia family receive the Sarah Dunant treatment in her new novel Blood and Beauty.

  • Jonathan Coe

    Time: 13:00

    Jonathan Coe tickles our funny bone with his latest novel Expo 58.

  • Peter Stanford

    Time: 13:00

    Peter Stanford takes us on a provocative perambulation towards our shared destiny.

  • Ranulph Fiennes

    Time: 14:30

    Summit the plummeting temperatures of Earth's poles and mountains with the intrepid Ranulph Fiennes.

  • Melissa Benn and Alison Wolf

    Time: 14:30

    What do we tell our daughters? Come along and join the discussion!

  • A.T. Williams

    Time: 16:00

    A.T. Williams's important book reveals further harrowing insight into Britain's military interventions overseas.

  • Jessica Fellowes and Liz Trubridge

    Time: 16:00

    Bask in the decadence of Downton Abbey with two bona fide experts: Jessica Fellowes and Liz Trubridge.

  • Lionel Shriver

    Time: 17:30

    Lionel Shriver joins us to discuss her forthcoming work Big Brother.

  • Sarah Churchwell and Judith Mackrell

    Time: 17:30

    Travel back in time to the Roaring Twenties with Sarah Churchwell and Judith Mackrell.

  • Margaret Drabble

    Time: 19:00

    Join Margaret Drabble as she celebrates 50 years as an acclaimed author.

  • David Reynolds

    Time: 19:00

    As the centenary of the First World War approaches join David Reynolds for his recasting of its shifting legacy.

  • Damian Barr

    Time: 20:30

    In the year of her death, Damian Barr shares his life under the Iron Lady.

  • David Walsh

    Time: 20:30

    David Walsh proves the enduring nature of truth over lies with his book Seven Deadly Sins.

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