Russell T. Davies, Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi will be among the star speakers at the inaugural Radio Times Festival, a new arts and culture event taking place between the 24th – 27th September at Hampton Court Palace.
Now a host of further sessions have been announced as
tickets go on general sale, including Simon Guerrier and Dr Marek Kukula on The
Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who.
The new events added to the festival line-up are: Call the
Midwife’s Jenny Agutter, who plays matriarchal Sister Julienne, will lift
the lid on the forthcoming fifth series, alongside the show’s executive
producer, Pippa Harris, and writer Heidi Thomas; bestselling author
and screenwriter, David Nicholls; Pete Bowker, writer of
BAFTA-winning Marvellous, alongside the real-life star of the drama, Neil
Baldwin, and producer Patrick Spence; star of Silent Witness Emilia
Fox alongside the show’s writer and forensics expert; “national trinket”
and entertainer Julian Clary, with his debut children’s book The
Bolds; former MP and wordsmith Gyles Brandreth; award-winning
British-Iranian actor and comedian Omid Djalili; and number one
best-selling author and creator of hit TV series The White Queen, Philippa
Gregory, discussing her latest novel, The Taming Of The Queen. There
will also be a Man Booker Prize panel, with writer and
broadcaster Natalie Haynes and James Naughtie; historian Tracy
Borman on her book on Thomas Cromwell; Sue Elliot and Steve
Humphries, authors of Britain’s Greatest Generation, which accompanied the
recent BBC 2 series; Kellie Maloney, the legendary boxing manager and
promoter formerly known as Frank Maloney, will be appearing on a ‘Transgender
Trailblazers’ panel, alongside Rebecca Root, star of upcoming BBC Two
comedy Boy Meets Girl, Britain’s first transgender sitcom; voice of The
Shipping Forecast, Peter Jefferson; journalist and bestselling author Tony
Parsons discussing his latest crime novel, The Slaughter Man;
and Dr Marek Kukula and Simon Guerrier on their book, The
Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who.
Other names already announced include Sir David
Attenborough, Sir Bruce Forsyth, Paul Hollywood, David Walliams, Shaun
The Sheep, Googlebox, Poldark, Dom Joly and Lynda La Plante. Full details of
all panels, demos and talks are available on the Festival website.
The first festival of its kind, Radio Times Festival celebrates
the best of TV, radio and books over one weekend, 24th – 27th September
2015, in the historic grounds of Hampton Court Palace. There will be
actors, directors, presenters, screenwriters and novelists on hand with stories
to tell and insights to give, alongside exclusive screenings and sneak previews
of upcoming programmes, plus a chance to meet the award-winning Radio Times website
and magazine teams. Festival-goers will also get the chance to enjoy delicious
food and drink from pop-up gourmet street stalls and bars, or relax with a spot
of shopping at the boutique shopping village. Waterstones will also be on hand
with an on-site bookshop, stocked with books by all the writers attending the
Festival, with book signings taking place after writers’ sessions.
Tickets go on general release today (Tuesday 23rd June): call 0871 2305 539 or
visit www.radiotimesfestival.com
to book.
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