The Independent Bath Literature Festival 2012
On Saturday 3rd March Mariella and the team will be travelling to The Independent Bath Literature Festival for another year more...
The Final Weekend at Hay 2011
As the Hay Festival draws to a close this weekend, the line up is a feast for the senses. We take a look at a few of the most choice morsels on offer. more...
WEB VIDEO: Richard E Grant and Peter Godwin at Hay
Richard E Grant and Peter Godwin had a lively debate about Mugabe, Africa and identity at the Hay Festival, and we asked them which books they'd recommend for under 21s. more...
Larry Lamb and George Lamb
Larry Lamb revealed his inner most secrets to his son George as he talked about his autobiography Mummy’s Boy. more...
WEB VIDEO: Chris Evans at Hay
In this web video Chris Evans tells us which book he thinks everyone should read before they're 21. more...
WEB VIDEO: Dara O'Briain at Hay
Dara O'Briain rocked the Hay Festival with laughter, and also took time out to tell The Book Show which book he recommends to 21 year olds. more...
WEB VIDEO: Jon Ronson at Hay
Author of the Men Who Stare At Goats, Jon Ronson talks about psychopaths and tells us which book everyone should read before the age of 21. more...
WEB VIDEO: Jo Brand at Hay
VIDEO: We met Jo Brand after her Hay session and asked which book she thought everyone should read before they were 21. more...
Hay, Friday 27th May
We’ve packed our wellies and brought The Book Show to Hay; where tomorrow we’ll be meeting Paul Theroux, Jeffery Deaver and Cerys Matthews. more...
Dublin Writers Festival Day 1
First the Queen, then President Obama and now The Book Show find a warm Irish welcome in Dublin when we arrived for the Dublin Writers Festival. more...
WEB VIDEO: Roy Hattersley
Roy Hattersley has written several biographies of strong-minded people, but his latest on David Lloyd George is perhaps the most driven of all his subjects.more...
WEB VIDEO: Justine Picardie
Dressed in a vintage Chanel jacket, Justine Picardie told us about Coco Chanel when we met her at Words by the Water. more...
WEB VIDEO: Juliet Barker
Brontës biographer Juliet Barker talks to The Book Show what makes the three sisters so popular when we meet her at Words by the Water in Keswick.more...
Juliet Barker on The Brontes, Keswick 2011
Juliet Barker used to be the curator of the Brontë Museum at the Parsonage in Howarth and has re-issued her biography about the family with additional research that challenges... more...
Robin Hanbury-Tension, Keswick 2011
Robin Hanbury-Tension has been described as the ‘greatest explorer of the past twenty years’ by The Sunday Times, we listened to his lecture on who he thought were the... more...
WEB VIDEO: Peter Snow
Peter Snow reveals what made the Iron Duke one of the greatest military commanders in To War with Wellington; we asked what made him write about this conflict. more...
WEB VIDEO: Angela Locke, Keswick 2011
Local author Angela Locke talks to us about the Himalayas and creative writing when we meet her after her lecture at Words by the Water.more...
WEB VIDEO: Maureen Lipman
Funny lady Maureen Lipman stopped for a cup of tea and a chat with The Book Show when we met her at Words by the Water. more...
WEB VIDEO: Sarah Hall
Cumbrian born and bred, Sarah Hall writes about the community she knows in her award winning fiction, we met up with her at Words by the Water to film an interview.more...
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Victor Gregg
91 year old Victor Gregg re-lives his extraordinary experiences during the Second World War in his moving interview on The Book Show at Hay.
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Marcus Sedgwick
Master of the macabre, Marcus Sedgwick, talks to Mariella about his latest Gothic thriller for teenagers.
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Adam Nicolson
Adam Nicolson provides an engaging account of his pursuit of Arcadia on The Book Show filmed at the Hay Festival.
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David Baddiel
On The Book Show at Hay tonight comedian and author David Baddiel muses upon life, death and what it is to be a great man.
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David Bailey
Iconic photographer David Bailey swaps fashion models for soldiers and joins Mariella on The Book Show at Hay to discuss his latest project.
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Elif Shafak
Award winning Turkish novelist Elif Shafak shares the rules of love with Mariella on The Book Show at Hay.
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Episode 4: The Book Show at Hay, 2011
In the last of our shows from the Hay Festival Mariella welcomed Victor Gregg, Marcus Sedgwick and Adam Nicolson to The Book Show at Hay.
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Episode 3: The Book Show at Hay, 2011
In the penultimate of our shows from the Hay Festival Mariella meets David Baddiel, Elif Shafak and David Bailey.
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Episode 2: The Book Show at Hay, 2011
Henning Mankell, Mark Logue and Brian Cox explore the wonders of literature with Mariella on The Book Show at Hay.
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Episode 1, The Book Show at Hay 2011
We film the first of our four shows from Hay and Mariella welcomes Paul Theroux, Jeffery Deaver and Cerys Matthews to The Book Show.
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Episode 9: June 6 2010
The Hay Festival comes to an end with a glittering line-up of guests in the Sky Arts studio
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Episode 8: June 5 2010
Mariella grills Val McDermid, Hugh Ambrose and David Remnick in the very hot Sky Arts studio at Hay
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Hay 2011: Sunshine
We had a gloomy start to the Hay Festival, but things have cheered up now! Have a look at our sunny images from around the festival - including a few famous faces!
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Hay 2011: Bookshops
Can't get to Hay? Well take a look at our gallery of Hay-on-Wye bookshops for a visual tour of the more marvellous finds.
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Hay 2011: Festival day
Take a look at some of the images we've snapped from around the Festival on Friday 27th May
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Hay 2010: Day 9
The final day from this years excellent Hay on Wye festival
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Hay 2010: Day 8
The second Saturday at the Sky Arts Hay Festival
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Hay 2010: Day 7
Sky Arts and Mariella get ready for the second weekend at Hay
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