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Caroline Criado-Perez: Do It Like A Woman reviewed by Ellie Wriglesworth
This review was written by a member of the Ilkley Literature Festival review team. The Review Team take part in a special reviewing workshop at the start of the Festival before attending Festival events. Caroline Criado-Perez has famously fought for better female representation in the media, won the Liberty Human…more
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Jay Rayner: My Dining Hell reviewed by Ruth Hobley
This review was written by a member of the Ilkley Literature Festival review team. The Review Team take part in a special reviewing workshop at the start of the Festival before attending Festival events. At the time of agreeing to review Jay Rayner, I had conveniently forgotten exactly what the…more
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Mark Thomas: 100 Minor Acts of Dissent reviewed by Patrick McGuckin
This review was written by a member of the Ilkley Literature Festival review team. The Review Team take part in a special reviewing workshop at the start of the Festival before attending Festival events. Those, who like me, had got their ‘Marks’ mixed up and expected some gentle ribbing of…more
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‘A Journey with T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land’: Mike Tooby, Rommi Smith and Damien O’ Keeffe reviewed by Ellie Wriglesworth
This review was written by a member of the Ilkley Literature Festival review team. The Review Team take part in a special reviewing workshop at the start of the Festival before attending Festival events. T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land is literary marmite. You either love it, or you hate…more
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Cryptic Crosswords with Rory Motion reviewed by Patrick McGuckin
This review was written by a member of the Ilkley Literature Festival review team. The Review Team take part in a special reviewing workshop at the start of the Festival before attending Festival events. I need to get this out quickly, I loved this event! It’s one of the…more
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Rory Motion reviewed by Chris Longden
This review was written by a member of the Ilkley Literature Festival review team. The Review Team take part in a special reviewing workshop at the start of the Festival before attending Festival events. At first I was worried. Deeply worried. Because of the item of clothing that Rory…more
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Publick Transport Theatre Company: We Are Brontë reviewed by Rosalind Fairclough
This review was written by a member of the Ilkley Literature Festival review team. The Review Team take part in a special reviewing workshop at the start of the Festival before attending Festival events. The profession of clowning has a long and noble history. I can’t pretend to understand…more
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Michael Peppiatt : Francis Bacon, Anatomy of an Enigma reviewed by Patrick McGuckin
This review was written by a member of the Ilkley Literature Festival review team. The Review Team take part in a special reviewing workshop at the start of the Festival before attending Festival events. Michael Peppiatt returned to the Ilkley Literature Festival to talk about his memoir about Francis…more
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Inglorious: Mark Avery reviewed by Patrick McGuckin
This review was written by a member of the Ilkley Literature Festival review team. The Review Team take part in a special reviewing workshop at the start of the Festival before attending Festival events. Mark Avery worked for the RSPB for twenty-five years, with thirteen of those years spent…more
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Brian Blessed: Absolute Pandemonium reviewed by Ruth Hobley
This review was written by a member of the Ilkley Literature Festival review team. The Review Team take part in a special reviewing workshop at the start of the Festival before attending Festival events. Brian is late. So late in fact that some members of the audience have begun…more
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