by Simon appleby | Feb 14, 2021
Legendary comedian and author Sir Lenny Henry talks to Big Book Weekend co-founder Kit de Waal about the books that have made him, the stories that he still wants to tell, and why we all have to get angry – and active – in improving the diversity of TV, films, books...
by Simon appleby | Feb 14, 2021
Ella Berthoud’s The Novel Cure offers reading remedies for all life’s aches and pains. She offers bibliotherapy to the actor and comedian Greg Davies and, with the help of Big Book Weekend co-founder Molly Flatt, asks viewers to share their problems and prescribes...
by Simon appleby | Feb 14, 2021
This year’s Booker prize winner Douglas Stuart explains what it was like to grow up gay in a hard man’s world, explores why working-class stories matter, and discusses the power of a good teacher to save a lost kid’s life.
by Simon appleby | Feb 14, 2021
What does the food we eat tell us about ourselves, our roots, and our society? Three brilliant food writers talk about their personal relationship to food – and how, whether we like it or not, what we put on our plate has become a political act.
by Simon appleby | Feb 14, 2021
Covid has seen thousands of urbanites flee from our cities in search of a country idyll. But does village life live up to the hype? Is it a truly green and pleasant land where happy families raise prize-winning organic veg – or a hotbed of petty resentments...
