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2005 Festival

Here is a list of the speakers who appeared at the Wells Festival of Literature in 2005

EventSpeaker/sSubject
TalkJames Naughtie, Eleanor Updale, with Adrian T.In conversation
TalkTom MayberryColeridge & Wordsworth
Schools EventBernard AshleyColeridge & Wordsworth
TheatreNell LeyshonFrom page to stage
FilmPlaytimefilm event
FilmMaster and Commanderfilm event
TalkSheenagh PughPoetry reading
TalkRichard Mabey, Mark Cocker, Tim DeeBirds
TalkRosie BoycottTruth and lies in the media
TalkAnna PavordBotanical naming
TalkMark UrbanGenerals
TalkJulia LangdonModern biography
TalkSimon HoggartThe Hamster that loved Puccini
TalkSanta MontefioreNovel
WorkshopMike StaresWriting for pleasure and profit
TalkSir Roy StrongHistory of the coronation