Hay Festival
Wed, 2006-05-17 13:35
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Hay Festival
If anyone is around at the Hay festival and fancies meeting up over the week let me know. I'm actually moving out that way for a few months, so am in area anyway during that week.
If any abctales types are doing readings or anything let me know. I'd like to see.
rokkitnite
Hello Hayley. Not sure if someone's already emailed you to let you know but there'll be quite a few of us down there this year. We've got a gig on Friday as part of the Hay Fringe (although it clashes with PJ Harvey... *sob*) at the British Legion, so if you'd like to come I'm sure we'd all high five you and buy you drinks and stuff. I'm really looking forward to a week spent sitting in deckchairs, reading and scoffing ice cream!
poetjude
Unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to make it although never say never...there are some cool things, I just flicked through the programme
George Saunders talks to Zadie Smith, the Joseph Rotblat memorial lecture and 'I am a potato' poetry workshop by John Hegley look interesting and the Medici String quartet are playing some nice pieces
the one thing I wouldn't recommend is AC Grayling and his exploration of the necessity (or not) bombing of civilians in WWII. My boss was on a live debate with him on Sky towards the end of last year. My boss was ace, AC Grayling was a bit rubbish and had strange hair!
jude
"Cacoethes scribendi"
http://www.judesworld.net
styx
Who said "Hay-on-Wye, is that a sandwich?" Someone said that - as a joke - when he was invited to the festival. But I can't remember whom. And I need to know these things.
poetjude
Google to the rescue! It was Arthur Miller.
jude
"Cacoethes scribendi"
http://www.judesworld.net
fergal
Darn, I'm not getting there till Sunday with a car full of all my belongings.
rokkitnite
Well, we'll still all be there, so the offer stands...
span
I am going.
And I am going to see Pj Harvey on her only tour date this summer. Looking forward to not being at work and having enough time to do some writing
admin
I had missed the news that Joseph Rotblat had died until then.
Gave me his only interview the week he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Which I thought was nice of him.
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John H
poetjude
very nice indeed of him. Where was your interview published/broadcast?
He died last autumn. The lecture details are as follows
The Joseph Rotblat Memorial Lecture
Twenty-first Century Science: Hopes, Fears and Ethical Challenges
Martin Rees
Science can potentially change the world - for good or ill - more
drastically than ever before. Joseph Rotblat was an inspiration and
moral compass for scientists throughout the last 50 years. To guide
wise choices in the 21st century, we shall need the inspiration and
guidance of more scientists in his mould. Astronomer Royal, Rees
holds the Cambridge Chair of Astronomy. Chaired by Jon Snow.
In association with The WMD Awareness programme