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The Borris Broadcasts
by The Festival of Writing and Ideas
The Borris House Festival of Writing & Ideas promises a weekend of stimulating dialogue and discourse, gathering together intriguing international minds from all over the world and inviting them to Borris Village for a few days. Prize-winning novelists, poet laureates, genre-changing musicians, mind-expanding academics, journalists from far reaches of the globe, but also artists, film-makers, political commentators, musicians, architects - and regular people who have experienced the extraordinary - grace the stages across the weekend.It has become known for its casual, friendly atmosphere, and for its extraordinary line-up of speakers, carefully curated by a small team led by Vivienne Guinness and Hugo Jellett. In the past years this festival has welcomed Donna Tartt, Ian McEwan, Margaret Atwood, David Gilmour, Chrissie Hynde, Dominic West, Kate Tempest, Don McCullin, John Paul Jones, Michael Chabon, Sebastian Barry, PJ Harvey, Antony Beevor, Anne Enright, Martin Amis, Roy Foster, Mi
Episodes
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: Ocean Vuong & Alex Clark
Vietnamese American writer, professor and photographer, Ocean Vuong (Time is a Mother), talks to literary journalist Alex Clark. Supported by the T.S. Eliot Foundation.
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Deviant Minds: Jon Ronson & Marie Cassidy.
Jon Ronson (author of the Psychopath Test, The Men Who Stare At Goats, amongst others) talks to former State Pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy, on a subject very close to his heart: psychopaths.
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Iain McGilchrist & John Lloyd: There's no such thing as a thing.
Iain McGilchrist, author of The Master and his Emissary, talks to producer John Lloyd (QI, Blackadder) talks about his recent(ish) book: The Matter with Things, his life and his study of the divided brain.
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Katherine Rundell & Colin Greenwood talk John Donne
Author, playwright and Biographer Katherine Rundell discusses her book: Super Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne with Radiohead bass player (recent author of How to Disappear: A Portrait of Radiohead) and their shared love of said poet.
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Adam Clayton & John Kelly: U2 & Beyond
Adam Clayton is U2's bass player. Acknowledged as one of the best live acts in the world, U2 have toured the globe countless times and released 14 studio albums with sales in excess of 157 million. Adam has written about contemporary art for British GQ and the role of art critic has seen him...
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Anne Applebaum & Fintan O'Toole: The Lure of Authoritarianism.
Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Applebaum and irish Times columnist Fintan O'Toole take on the rise of populism, it's morphing with the religious right and it's subjugation of "Old School Conservatism" in a journey that takes us through Poland, Russia, Ukraine and the Western Liberal Democracies.
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Mary Robinson and Lord David Puttnam: Climate Justice (with Gabrielle Walker)
Discussing the critical issue of climate justice are two distinguished guests: Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Lord David Puttnam, renowned filmmaker and advocate for sustainable development. Our moderator for this discussion…
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Jeremy Irons & Sinéad Cusack: The Waste Land (introduced by James Lever)
Welcome to this performance of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, featuring Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack. In this event, we witness a stunning interpretation of Eliot's groundbreaking poem, which explores the themes of post-World War I disillusionment, despair and the quest for rebirth. But before we...
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Roddy Doyle & Pat Nevin. A Secret Language: Music, Books & Football.
Booker Prize winning novelist (and lifelong Chelsea fan) Roddy Doyle sits down with former Chelsea footballer, analyst, music aficionado and now author of "The Accidental Footballer" Pat Nevin for a dive into writing, creativity, Roy Keane, John Peel, football punditry and lots more besides.…
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John Illsley with Fiachna Ó'Braoioáin: My Life in Dire Straits
Join John Ilsley and Fiachna O'Bráonain as they delve into the legendary bassist's life in music. From his days in Dire Straits to his solo projects, John shares stories and insights about his musical journey and the impact it has had on his life as laid out in his recent(ish) autobiography from...
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Dan Saladino & Isabel Hilton: Eating for the Planet
EATING FOR THE PLANET: Dan Saladino (Eating to Extinction) talks to Isabel Hilton about the world's most endangered foods - from a red coloured rice in China and a mucus- dripping maize plant in Mexico. Can food diversity help us save the planet? https://festivalofwritingandideas.com/
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Sharon Horgan & Lenny Abrahamson: Unusual People (with Patrick Freyne).
The multi-talented Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters) & director Lenny Abrahamson (Ordinary People) talk to author Patrick Freyne about the ins and outs of television production in the age of streaming. https://festivalofwritingandideas.com/
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Ruth Wilson & Lenny Abrahamson. My Grandmother: Mrs Wilson.
Actor Ruth Wilson talks to director Lenny Abrahamson about her quasi-autobiographical BBC drama Mrs Wilson about her Grandparents. Bizarre, emotional and weirdly meta, her tale reads more like a John le Carré novel than a standard family drama. For fans of the TV drama it also brings a fresh...
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Jon Ronson & Patrick Freyne: Gonzo!
Jon Ronson: author, journalist, filmmaker and podcaster; talks to author (and self confessed Ronson superfan) Patrick Freyne about his various works and how his attitude to his subjects has changed over time. Insightful and often hilarious, this is Ronson in full flow. As he says himself, this is...
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Dolly Alderton & Róisín Ingle: Love & Ghosts
Agony Aunt, journalist, author and now TV writer Dolly Alderton talks to Róisín Ingle about her book (and now TV series) Everything I Know About Love and does her best to solve the audience's relationship problems. On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmZ3vK8UHO4 Tickets available for this...
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Jeremy Irons and David Puttnam: The Men from The Mission
These two Oscar winning titans of the movie industry discuss their collaboration on The Mission and their lives in cinema and beyond. https://festivalofwritingandideas.com/ On Earth as it is in Heaven clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMB0e... On Spotify:...
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Ben Anderson + Ed Vulliamy with Shane O'Mara
"HORROR UPON HORROR'S HEAD ACCUMULATES": War correspondents and sufferers from PTSD Ben Anderson and Ed Vulliamy talk about the enduring nightmare of shell shock and post-traumatic stress disorder with neuroscientist Shane O'Mara.
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Sinead Gleeson and Anne Enright
"IMMOBILITY IS GASOLINE FOR THE IMAGINATION": Sinead Gleeson talks about her remarkable memoir of resilience, Constellations, with Anne Enright.
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Hisham Matar and Christina Lamb with Kirsty Lang
FIDELITY AND REPRESENTATION IN STORY-TELLING: Hisham Matar (Anatomy of a Disappearance, The Return) and Christina Lamb (I am Malala, The Girl from Aleppo) talk with BBC journalist Kirsty Lang about constructing narratives from real-life events.
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Philippa Perry
SEX, LIES AND THE GENERATION GAP: Agony-aunt Philippa Perry considers how searching for love, and staying sane, have changed with the advent of social media and shifting values.
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Simon Schama and William Dalrymple
Historian and passionate cultural commentator Simon Schama luxuriates in what he calls 'the performing tumble of language' with fellow writer William Dalrymple.
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Mark O'Connell and Misha Glenny
Welcome Prize winner Mark O'Connell talks about his extraordinary book Notes from an Apocalypse where he documents the strange word of 'preppers' and Doomsdayers, with journalist and curiosity-shop Misha Glenny
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Sonali Deraniyagala and Mary Cregan talk to Shane O'Mara
Sonali Deraniyagala - whose book Wave tells of experiencing her family being carried away to their deaths by the 2004 Tsunami which she survived - and Mary Cregan, whose graceful memoir The Scar chronicles a descent into depression - talk to neuroscientist Shane O'Mara about finding the resolve…
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James Shapiro and Fintan O'Toole
US scholar and author James Shapiro and Irish Times journalist Fintan O'Toole discuss the subversion of laughter - and everything else - in Shakespeare.
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Lynn Enright and Naomi Wolf talk to Kirsty Lang
THE VULVA REVOLUTION: Lynn Enright (Vagina: A Re-education) and Naomi Wolf (Outrages: Sex, Cesnorship and the Criminalisation of Love) discusses sexual taboos, repression and the power of knowledge with BBC broadcaster Kirsty Lang.
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Michael Morpurgo + Clare Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and Clare Morpurgo (founder of the charity Farms for City Children) talk about their initiative to bring the skills of farming and the outdoor life to inner-city kids.
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Lindsey Hilsum and Ben Anderson on Marie Colvin
Award-winning journalists Lindsey Hilsum (In Extremis) and Ben Anderson (Holidays in the Axis of Evil) give an illustrated talk about the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin. Including film footage.
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Tim Smit and Lucy Siegle
ONE MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT: Tim Smit (Eden Project) and Lucy Siegle (Turning the Tide on Plastic) suggest 11th hour actions to save our planet.
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Anthony Horowitz
Prolific writer Anthony Horowitz (author of the Alex Rider series, and the most recent James Bond novels) talks about the inspirations and experiences that drove him to such immense success. Questions come from a live audience of children.
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Kevin Barry and David Kitt
MAKING IT NEW: Storyteller Kevin Barry (Night Boat to Tangier) discusses creativity, freshness, energy, influence and collaboration, with musician David Kitt. Includes readings and music.
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Martin Amis and Julian Barnes
WHAT WOULD HITCHENS SAY NOW?: Martin Amis remembers Christopher Hitchens with Julian Barnes.
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Shane O'Mara and Jerry White
ONE STEP AT A TIME: Neuroscientist Shane O'Mara (In Praise of Walking) talks with Jerry White (Nobel prize winner and landmine survivor) about walking to clarity. Moderated by pioneer weaver of ideas and keen walker Andy Middleton.
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Giles Duley talks to Ben Anderson
RWANDA, 25 YEARS LATER: Giles Duley, founder of the Legacy of War Foundation, gives an illustrated talk about his continuing work with genocide survivors in Kigali with war correspondent Ben Anderson.
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Philippa Perry meets Roisin Ingle
PARENTS, YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW THIS: Psychotherapist Philippa Perry (The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did)) discusses encouraging game-changing strategies with journalist Roisin Ingle.
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Carl Bernstein, Ed Vulliamy and Misha Glenny
UP AGAINST THE WALL: Investigative journalists Carl Bernstein and Ed Vulliamy discuss real-life 'Narcos', Trump's wall, migrants and law and crime along the US-Mexico border. Moderated by Misha Glenny (McMafia)
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Fiona Shaw meets James Shapiro
THE MIRACLE OF SHAKESPEARE: Fiona Shaw (actor, theatre and film director) and James Shapiro (scholar and author) explore the inventiveness and transformative nature of Shakespeare's language and its changing resonance for each generation. Readings by Fiona Shaw.
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Christina Lamb, Lara Marlowe, Lindsey Hilsum, Ben Anderson
This week, four award-winning war correspondents - Christina Lamb (I Am Malala and chief foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times), Lara Marlowe (The Things I Have Seen and correspondent with The Irish Times) and Lindsey Hilsum (In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie...
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Sinead Burke and Sinead Gleeson
Writer and activist Sinead Burke discuss the importance of how our individual rights should inform fashion design, and how plenty of other life choices also need a rethink, with Sinead Gleeson Listen to the free podcast here: https://festivalofwritingandideas.com/podcasts/
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Julian Barnes and Paul Muldoon
Booker Prize winner Julian Barnes and Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Muldoon chew the cud on the 'the good things in life'. It was Sunday Morning, June 2019, and it felt like the right time to discuss how to avoid poisoning one's friends in the kitchen, the reverential love of music by writers, rare...
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William Dalrymple
DALRYMPLE'S INDIA: William Dalrymple has been for some years the most eloquent chronicler of Indian history. This talk draws from his recent book The Anarchy: The Fall of the Mughal Empire and the Rise of the East India Company, a gripping parable of gore and deceit, of unimaginable opulence and...
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Ed Vulliamy and Fiachna Ó Braonáin
In one of the most exceptional meetings of the 2019, conflict reporter Ed Vulliamy meets Hothouse Flower guitarist and broadcaster Fiachna Ó Braonáin. Vulliamy's book When Words Fail explores the music that he turns to - Hendrix, Shostakovich, Patti Smith, BB King, Dylan, Planxty, among others -...
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Rosita Boland
Journalist Roisin Ingle discusses Rosita Boland's travel writing, fresh perspectives and her continuing need to be elsewhere. Podcast available here https://festivalofwritingandideas.com/podcasts/
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Simon Schama, Misha Glenny and Fintan O'Toole
Historian and prolific commentator Simon Schama and cybersecurity investigative journalist Misha Glenny (also author of McMafia) discuss whether democracy can survive in a world run by algorithms, with Fintan O'Toole. Podcast available here https://festivalofwritingandideas.com/podcasts/
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Simon Farnaby
Actor, writer and comedian Simon Farnaby faces a grilling from a (largely) young audience of Horrible Histories and Paddington fans. Podcast available here: https://festivalofwritingandideas.com/podcasts/
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Donna Tartt and Rick Stroud
A rare interview with novelist Donna Tartt, author The Secret History and The Goldfinch, with writer, producer and friend Rick Stroud, in which they talk about writing, art and adventure.
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Anthony Horowitz
Novelist and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz, author of 176 books and counting, talks James Bond, Daniel Hawthorne and a life dedicated to suspense. Following this interview at Borris House in June 2018, he set his then forthcoming novel Moonflower Murders in this very location Podcast available...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Borris House Festival of Writing & Ideas promises a weekend of stimulating dialogue and discourse, gathering together intriguing international minds from all over the world and inviting them to Borris Village for a few days. Prize-winning novelists, poet laureates, genre-changing musicians, mind-expanding academics, journalists from far reaches of the globe, but also artists, film-makers, political commentators, musicians, architects - and regular people who have experienced the extraordinary - grace the stages across the weekend.It has become known for its casual, friendly atmosphere, and for its extraordinary line-up of speakers, carefully curated by a small team led by Vivienne Guinness and Hugo Jellett. In the past years this festival has welcomed Donna Tartt, Ian McEwan, Margaret Atwood, David Gilmour, Chrissie Hynde, Dominic West, Kate Tempest, Don McCullin, John Paul Jones, Michael Chabon, Sebastian Barry, PJ Harvey, Antony Beevor, Anne Enright, Martin Amis, Roy Foster, Mi
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