FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival
The Oxford Literary Festival brings together leading authors and public figures in a magnificent setting in the central university area of Oxford each year. As a cultural partner to the festival, some talks take place in Bodleian sites: the Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre at the Weston Library and in the Divinity School.
Highlights include:
- Bodley Lecture and Award of Bodley Medal: Colm Tóibín interviewed by Richard Ovenden, Thursday 30 March, 6pm, Sheldonian Theatre
- Inventing Photography: William Henry Fox Talbot in the Bodleian Library with Geoffrey Batchen, Thursday 30 March, 10am, Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, Weston Library
- Chatwin, Patagonia, and the Bodleian: Searching for a Nazi – Philippe Sands interviewed by Richard Ovenden, Saturday 25 March, 12pm, Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, Weston Library
- The Great Tales Never End: in Memory of Christopher Tolkien, with Richard Ovenden, John Garth and Stuart Lee, chaired by Grace Khuri, Tuesday 28 March, 12pm, Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, Weston Library
- Shakespeare Past and Present: Perspectives on the Bard, with Farah Karim-Cooper and Chris Laoutaris, chaired by Ben Higgins, Sunday 26 March, 4pm, Divinity School, Bodleian Library
- The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne: Jonathan Stroud interviewed by Ben O’Donnell, Saturday 25 March, 2pm, Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, Weston Library
- Promoting African and Caribbean Voices: Anjan Sundaram, Erroll McDonald and Onyeka Nwelue, chaired by Alexandra Pringle, Friday 31 March, 2pm, Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, Weston Library
- The Jewish Archives of Lithuania: Jonathan Brent interviewed by Richard Ovenden, Friday 1 April, 6pm, Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, Weston Library
Oxford Literary Festival ticket holders can get 10% off in the Bodleian Library Shop – just show your ticket in store to claim your discount.
