Headline acts at Ilkley Literature Festival 2019

Some of the headline acts have been announced for the 2019 Ilkley Literature Festival:

David Suchet, Prue Leith and Clare Balding to Headline ILF19 We are delighted to reveal some of the headline names who will be joining Poet Laureate Simon Armitage on the ILF programme this year. Star of stage and screen, David Suchet, will look back on his 50-year career via the many photographs he’s taken along the way. The much-loved actor has a passion for photography and presents his long-awaited autobiography, Behind the Lens: My Life, published this October. Sharing her favourite recipes and her life stories, Prue Leith will be in conversation will Guardian journalist, Felicity Cloake. Leith has risen to the top of the British food scene with huge success as a food journalist, author, TV cook and judge on the nation’s favourite TV show, The Great British Bake Off. Clare Balding returns to Ilkley to headline the Children’s Festival. Balding, an award-winning broadcaster who has presented shows from Countryfile to Crufts, will be sharing the latest in her popular series of pony stories. The legendary writing duo, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, have created some of the most beloved comedies on British television including What Ever Happened to the Likley Lads, Porridge and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. The pair will be looking back on their incredible creative partnership that has shaped our cultural landscape. The iconic satirical cartoonist Gerald Scarfe will be discussing his new autobiography, Long Drawn Out Trip: My Life. He’ll delve into his early days working on Punch and Private Eye, his long association with the Sunday Times as their political cartoonist, as well as the times he toured with the Beatles and created artwork for Pink Floyd. Rather than writing the headlines, journalist Carrie Gracie became the headline in 2018 after resigning as China editor for BBC News after revelations over equal pay. The BBC journalist for 30 years will be talking about her recent and public battle. These names are just a teaser with the full programme revealed on Wednesday 14 August. Tickets will go on general sale from Tuesday 27 August. Friends of the Festival enjoy a priority booking period from 20 August. Click here to become a Friend of the Festival. Writing Competitions Close Soon The Walter Swan Poetry Prize and the Ilkley Literature Festival Short Story Competition both close for entries on Wednesday 31 July. Entires for both competitions can be submitted by post or online and winners will be invited to read at the festival in October. Click here for more information on how to enter. Dates For Your Diary: Ilkley Literature Festival 2019: 4 - 20 October Programme announced: 14 August Friends priority booking opens: 20 August Tickets on general sale: 27 August  Copyright © 2019 Ilkley Literature Festival, All rights reserved. Ilkley Literature Festival 9 The Grove, Ilkley LS29 9LW 01943 601210 info@ilkleylitfest.org.uk Registered in England and Wales Company No: 1061343 Ilkley Literature Festival ltd. is a registered charity. Charity No: 501801                                                           Facebook Twitter Website