SATURDAY 27th MAY:
The Albatross

12:00 - Sally Arnold
Festival co-founder Rupert Morrison will be in conversation with “Rock and Roll Nanny” Sally Arnold, who went from being nanny to Mick Jagger’s daughter to becoming the first female rock tour manager, looking after the likes of The Who, the Rolling Stones, Mike Oldfield, Peter Gabriel and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Expect insights, and intimate tales of decades in the business.

13:00 - Richard PhoenixArtist and musician Richard Phoenix in conversation with poet Will Burns about his brilliant new book Do Your Own Thing, a shape-shifting examination of creativity and arts-access for young people with learning differences.

14:00 - Rose Blake
Rough Trade Books presents award-winning illustrator Rose Blake talking about her pamphlet Egg and Spoon, which details the relationship she has with her father Peter Blake. Rose will be in conversation with author and friend to the festival, Sophie Heawood.

15:00 - Alexander Tucker
Acclaimed musician Alexander Tucker (of Grumbling Fur amongst others) will be in conversation with writer and events curator Kirsteen McNish and also performing live work from his Fifth Continent, a posthumous collaboration with Keith Collins (1966-2018). The album pays homage to Keith Collins, his partner and collaborator Derek Jarman (1942-1994), and the Kentish headland, Dungeness.

16:00 - Salena Godden
A true icon of the UK spoken word scene, expect powerful poetry from Salena Godden, reading from her new and expanded book, Pessimism is for Lightweights.

17:00 - Jeremy Deller
Turner Prize winning artist Jeremy Deller in conversation with Robin Turner about his forthcoming Art is Magic book, which brings key work from his career - much of it unseen and unpublished - alongside the art, music, film, politics, history and things that have inspired him.