Durham Book Festival

Audio Archive: Durham Book Festival

Podcasts from the Durham Book Festival, showcasing some of the highlights of our unmissable annual programmes.

In the Studio with Bryan and Mary Talbot

In this specially commissioned film, Mary and Bryan talk about their collaborative process and show us where and how they work. 

Inside the Archives – Books in Exile and the Women who Cared for Them with Jennie Aspinall

This event will introduce you to the Canonesses Regular of the Holy Sepulchre, using their amazing rare book collection at Palace Green Library.

Inside the Archives: Writing Durham with Dr Laura McKenzie

This Inside the Archives session draws on Dr. McKenzie's recent Writing Durham project, which aimed to chart the County’s literature of place.

Outlandish

Outlandish is a collaborative work of poetry and drawing by the writers Jo Clement and Damian Le Bas and the artist W. John Hewitt. This was a Durham Book Festival 2019 commission.

Guided Walk: A Literary Pilgrimage of Durham

Hear stories of ancient scribes, poets, prize winning authors, political discourse, and folklore; and see Durham from a new perspective.

DBC Pierre: The Long Cascade

We are delighted to present The Long Cascade, an exclusive commission from Booker Prize winning author DBC Pierre.

Fatima Bhutto: A World on Fire

Fatima Bhutto reads from and discusses an exclusive essay A World on Fire, commissioned by New Writing North in partnership with English PEN.  

Murmuration: a collective film poem

A collective poem in a time of climate crisis and coronavirus, by Linda France and Kate Sweeney.

Writing Durham

Writing Durham: Ben Myers

An interview with Durham born author Benjamin Myers, as he walks around his childhood home in Belmont.

A Room of One’s Own: Kerry Hudson and Suzanne Moore