Sold Out Events
Last updated : 04-07-2009 6:59am
We have over 750 events and literally hundreds still have tickets available. If the event you are looking for is in the list of sold out events below, please browse our programme – there are plenty of alternatives!
Saturday 15 August
- 10:00amRhymetime
- 10:15amRuth Padel
- 10:30amThe Beano
- 11:00amRhymetime
- 11:00amWriting a Novel
- 11:30amKate Atkinson
- 2:00pmHow to Make a Living as a Writer
- 3:00pmCarlos Ruiz Zafon
- 3:30pmVery Hungry Caterpillar
- 3:30pmSue Lawrence
- 5:00pmYour Story with Mio Matsumoto
- 6:30pmGarrison Keillor
- 8:00pmCarol Ann Duffy
Sunday 16 August
- 10:30amAlexander McCall Smith
- 11:00amVery Hungry Caterpillar
- 11:30amGarrison Keillor
- 1:00pmRhymetime
- 2:00pmPublishing for Self-publishers
- 2:00pmRhymetime
- 2:30pmRoderick Graham, Edwin Moore & Harry Reid
- 3:30pmWhere the Wild Things Are
- 3:30pmDan Atkinson & Larry Elliott
- 4:30pmDavid Campbell & Wendy Weatherby
- 5:00pmPaul Gilbert & Mark Rowlands
- 6:00pmNiccolo Ammaniti & Adam Thirlwell
- 6:30pmSimon King
- 7:30pmMa Jian
- 8:00pmDave Gorman
Monday 17 August
- 10:30amThere and Back Again: A Musical Journey
- 11:00amWriting Crime
- 11:30amMargaret Drabble
- 12:30pmKieran Levis & Gillian Tett
- 12:30pmIt's Raining Cats & Dogs!
- 1:30pmThe Secret Mermaid with Sue Mongredien
- 1:30pmGavin Esler
- 2:30pmTom Kitchin
- 3:00pmA C Grayling
- 3:00pmGiraffes Can't Dance!
- 3:30pmTravellers' Books with Rachel Hazell
- 3:30pmNicholas Rankin
- 7:00pmA L Kennedy, Ian Rankin & James Robertson
- 8:00pmTom Devine
Tuesday 18 August
- 11:00amSelf-esteem for Writers
- 12:00pmDavid Reynolds
- 12:30pmThe Great Dog Bottom Swap
- 1:00pmRhymetime
- 1:30pmAlexander McCall Smith
- 2:00pmRhymetime
- 2:00pmHow to Market Yourself
- 2:00pmSilverlake Fairies
- 3:00pmAntony Beevor
- 3:30pmOn A Dark Dark Night
- 4:30pmHow to Structure a Story
- 5:00pmWomen and Islam
- 5:30pmMr Wolf's Pancakes with Pam Wardell
- 8:00pmIan Rankin
- 8:30pmPatrick McCabe & Colm Toibin
Wednesday 19 August
- 11:00amTouch and Feel Books
- 12:30pmEeeek, Mouse! With Lydia Monks
- 2:00pmWhat to Write?
- 3:00pmGerald Scarfe
- 4:30pmThe Art of Blogging
- 4:30pmNeil Gaiman
- 6:00pmYasmin Hai & Sadia Shepard
- 6:30pmIan Rankin
- 7:00pmThe End of Childhood?
Thursday 20 August
- 10:00amRhymetime
- 11:00amRhymetime
- 12:00pmDavid Aaronovitch
- 12:30pmEeeek, Mouse! With Lydia Monks
- 12:30pmEdward Hollis & Harry Mount
- 1:00pmScots Rhymes
- 2:00pmLiz Lochhead
- 2:00pmWriting for Radio
- 2:00pmScots Rhymes
- 4:00pmScroll Stories from India
- 7:00pmBelief in Evolution: What Does it Mean?
- 8:00pmNeil Gaiman & Ian Rankin
Friday 21 August
- 11:00amTranslating Literature
- 11:00amDown on the Farm
- 1:30pmGriff Rhys Jones
- 2:00pmMonster Madness with Sarah Dyer
- 2:00pmWriting Fantasy
- 2:30pmSusan Blackmore
- 7:30pmVesna Maric & Zoya Phan
- 8:00pmArthur Smith
Saturday 22 August
- 11:00amCreating Poetry
- 11:30amHenning Mankell
- 12:30pmSir Charlie Stinky Socks with Kristina Stephenson
- 1:30pmMalorie Blackman
- 1:30pmMichael Morpurgo
- 1:30pmOliver Jeffers
- 2:00pmBilly Monster's Daymare with Ross Collins
- 2:00pmThe Perfect Approach
- 3:30pmDavid Sedaris
- 4:30pmRichard Eyre
- 5:00pmOliver Jeffers
- 5:30pmWhisky Tasting (5.30pm)
- 6:30pmAlexander McCall Smith
- 7:00pmThe Moth
- 8:00pmWhisky Tasting (8pm)
Sunday 23 August
- 10:00amJacqueline Wilson
- 11:00amMaggie Craig & Murray Pittock
- 11:00amInspire Yourself!
- 11:00amWhere Giants Hide with Ross Collins
- 11:30amAntony Sher
- 12:30pmHenning Mankell
- 12:30pmMatthew d'Ancona
- 2:00pmAfrican Legends with Mara Menzies
- 2:00pmWriting Poetry
- 4:30pmPaddy Ashdown
- 5:00pmCreating Storybook Worlds
- 6:30pmWill Self
- 9:30pmFrank Skinner
Monday 24 August
- 11:00amWriting for Business
- 3:00pmJoss Ackland
- 4:00pmTrevor Royle
- 4:00pmDrama and Action with Julia Donaldson
- 4:30pmRoy Hattersley
- 5:30pmCreating Comics with Gary Erskine
- 6:30pmJeremy Paxman
- 7:00pmJohn Gray
- 7:00pmThe Use and Abuse of Darwin
- 8:00pmVince Cable
- 8:30pmIrma Kurtz
Tuesday 25 August
- 11:00amCatherine Rayner
- 11:00amGetting Creative
- 12:30pmLadybird Tales
- 1:00pmRhymetime
- 2:00pmRhymetime
- 2:00pmWriting Graphic Novels
- 2:00pmRachel Hazell
- 6:30pmShirley Williams
- 7:00pmThe Old Religion and the New Atheism
- 8:00pmCherie Blair
Wednesday 26 August
- 10:30amFlower Fairies
- 11:00amWe're Going on a Bear Hunt
- 12:00pmShark in the Park
- 1:30pmShark in the Park
- 2:00pmMarina Lewycka
- 2:30pmWe're Going on a Bear Hunt
- 4:00pmLindsey Davis
- 5:00pmDesign Your Own Comic
- 6:00pmEduardo Mendoza & Carmen Posadas
- 6:30pmJames Lovelock
- 6:30pmStories and Drama
- 8:00pmChristopher Brookmyre
Thursday 27 August
- 10:15amShena Mackay
- 10:30amPeter Rabbit
- 12:30pmPaul Preston
- 1:30pmWhere's Spot?
- 2:00pmIllustrating Children's Books
- 4:30pmTopsy & Tim
- 6:30pmCharley Boorman
- 8:00pmAlexander McCall Smith
Friday 28 August
- 11:00amWriting Short Stories
- 11:30amWilliam Boyd
- 12:00pmHumphrey Hawksley
- 3:30pmSebastian Barry
- 6:30pmSebastian Coe
- 7:00pmBeyond Devolution
- 7:30pmDes Dillon
Saturday 29 August
- 10:00amThe Roman Mysteries with Caroline Lawrence
- 11:00amHerve Tullet
- 11:00amSara Maitland
- 11:00amStories and Imagery
- 11:30amMelvyn Bragg
- 12:30pmMr Pusskins with Sam Lloyd
- 2:00pmCreating a Crime Series
- 3:30pmChris Mould's Wonderful World of Illustration
- 4:30pmAgnes Desarthe & Farahad Zama
- 5:00pmCatherine Rayner
- 5:30pmLife in the Second World War with Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom
- 7:00pmThe Other Britain
- 7:30pmBen Brown & Liam McIlvanney
- 8:00pmDavid Simon
Sunday 30 August
- 10:00amThe Gruffalo's Birthday with Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
- 10:15amHilary Mantel & Adam Thorpe
- 10:30amMichael Rosen
- 2:00pmWriting for Theatre
- 3:00pmAlain de Botton
- 3:30pmMargaret Atwood at St John's Church
- 5:00pmDrawing Manga
- 6:30pmFrank Gardner
- 9:30pmMargaret Atwood
Monday 31 August
- 11:30amAntonia Fraser
- 2:00pmPippi Longstocking's Turnupstuffers
- 2:30pmAlexander Broadie & Bruce Lenman
- 5:00pmKaren Armstrong & Dorothy Rowe
- 6:30pmRichard Dawkins
- 8:00pmRichard Holloway