Dorchester Literary Festival
Dorchester Literary Festival
15th-22nd October 2022
Literary passions and country pleasures

Dorchester Literary Festival
15th - 22th October 2022
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Dorchester Literary Festival 2022Welcome to the Dorchester Literary Festival


The 8th Dorchester Literary Festival is already taking shape. Here are some of the authors who will be coming to speak. We will add details of others as they are confirmed. We can't wait to welcome audiences in October, meanwhile do keep checking the website and our social media platforms for the latest news.

Best wishes

Paul Atterbury and Janet Gleeson

Festival Directors

 

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Choosing events for DLF 2022

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This Year's Events

Monty Halls Commando
15th October 2022 at 12:00 pm
Jenny Tough Solo
15th October 2022 at 2:00 pm
Simon Jenkins The Celts
15th October 2022 at 4:00 pm
Ray Mears We Are Nature
15th October 2022 at 6:00 pm
Desert Island Books with Minette Walters
17th October 2022 at 10:30 am
Elizabeth Lowry The Chosen
17th October 2022 at 12:00 pm
Judith Mackrell Going With The Boys
17th October 2022 at 2:00 pm
Giles Milton Checkmate In Berlin
17th October 2022 at 4:00 pm
Natasha Solomons I Mona Lisa
18th October 2022 at 10:00 am
James Hamilton Constable
18th October 2022 at 12:00 pm
Rebecca Lee How Words Get Good
18th October 2022 at 2:00 pm
Sophie Hannah Writing Masterclass
18th October 2022 at 4:00 pm
Tim Birkhead Birds and Us
19th October 2022 at 10:30 am
Norman Scott An Accidental Icon
19th October 2022 at 12:00 pm
Justine Picardie - Miss Dior
19th October 2022 at 2:00 pm
Ronnie Archer Morgan Would It Surprise You to Know
19th October 2022 at 4:00 pm
Damien Lewis The Flame of Resistance - The Untold Story of Josephine Baker's Secret War
19th October 2022 at 6:00 pm
Helen Rappaport In Search of Mary Seacole
20th October 2022 at 10:30 am
HRH The Duke of Kent & Hugo Vickers A Royal Life
20th October 2022 at 12:00 pm
Dave Goulson Silent Earth
20th October 2022 at 2:00 pm
Russia Rodric Braithwaite
20th October 2022 at 4:00 pm
Graeme Hall Perfectly Imperfect Puppy
20th October 2022 at 6:00 pm
Keith Brymer Jones Boy in a China Shop
21st October 2022 at 10:30 am
John Sweeny Hunting Ghislaine
21st October 2022 at 12:00 pm
Laura Jane Clark The Handbook of Home Design
21st October 2022 at 2:00 pm
Oliver Bullough Butler to the World
21st October 2022 at 4:00 pm
Max Hastings Abyss
21st October 2022 at 6:00 pm
Jackie Malton The Real Prime Suspect
22nd October 2022 at 10:30 am
Katherine MacInnes Snow Widows
22nd October 2022 at 12:30 pm
Ed Patrick Catch Your Breath
22nd October 2022 at 2:30 pm
Robert Hardman Queen of Our Times
22nd October 2022 at 4:30 pm
Ben Macintyre Colditz
22nd October 2022 at 6:00 pm

Feedback

This year's festival was absolutely superb.

Sir David Haslam
Feedback From 2019 Festival

Thank you very much for such a warm welcome and lovely (huge...) audience...Emma made the whole event such an easy pleasure for me.

Joanna Trollope
Feedback From 2018 Festival

My wife and I really enjoyed our first visit to DLF to hear Henry Bloefeld. Having looked through the programme further we wished we should have chosen more, but at least we shall try to get the books via the Library. Looking forward to seeing next year’s programme.

Heather and Bryan Edwards
Feedback From 2017 Festival

I really enjoyed the interview with Sir Tim Waterstone and look forward to seeing who you invite to this year's festival.

Emma Howard
Feedback From 2019 Festival

The event I attended - Brian Patten - was excellent. I thought the format made for a very interesting session: better than just a talk.

My stand out event would have to be Prof Tony Redmond with Kate Adie - could have listened for another hour.

We'd like to say 'thank you' to everyone involved. We were very impressed with the arrangements, the quality of the speakers and the refreshments provided at the hall. We look forward to next year.

Penny Latty
Feedback From 2021 Festival

I enjoyed my visit to Dorchester tremendously and I was touched by both the enthusiasm of the audience and by the warm generosity of you and your team.

Leo McKinstry
Feedback From 2019 Festival

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