Summary

  • BBC Arts Digital brought you three days of coverage of the festival’s greatest writers, thinkers and performers.

  1. Goodbye from Haypublished at 18:53

    A bumper end to the Bank Holiday with Neil Gaiman and Stephen Fry

    What a closing session that was, we had an hour of chat about myths, readings from Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman - and his wife Amanda Palmer, all illustrated live by the fantastic artistic talents of Chris Riddell. The session will be available soon on BBC iPlayer and on this website.

    Thanks for watching our live coverage over the last three days from Hay's 30th anniversary edition. There is plenty more to come from Hay, so look out for highlights here in the coming days and over next weekend.

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    The Hay Festival

  2. We are live now...published at 17:35

    Press the play icon on the carousel above 'Neil Gaiman and Stephen Fry'

    Stephen Fry and Neil Gaiman are on stage to celebrate the tales and myths of Northern and Mediterranean Europe. And Chris Riddell is drawing live alongside!

  3. Tony Robinson: 'I though the Blackadder script was rubbish'published at 17:20

    Speaking at Hay last night, the actor talked about his initial impression of the Blackadder pilot and how went on to change his life.... and on being about 12th choice for the role.

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    The actor's first impression of the Blackadder pilot and how went on to change his life.

  4. Good afternoon on Bank Holiday Mondaypublished at 15:20

    We're at The Hay Festival again today - the main event is a sold-out session featuring Stephen Fry and Neil Gaiman. Myth Makers is a celebration of the tales and myths of Northern and Mediterranean Europe - that ask, brutally and beautifully, what it means to be human. Tune in to watch what will be a fantastic hour from 5.30pm BST.

    Gaiman’s newly published Norse Mythology reaches back to the source stories that have inspired Tolkien, the Marvel comics and Game of Thrones. And Fry's forthcoming Mythos reimagines versions of the Greek myths.

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    Neil Gaiman and Stephen Fry

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    The gods, monsters, heroes, titans, nymphs, demons and mortals that populate this matchless world.

    Stephen Fry

  5. Another fine day at Hay!published at 18:33

    We're signing off on our live coverage for today, but we'll be back tomorrow afternoon with Neil Gaiman and Stephen Fry talking Norse and Greek mythology. What better way to round off a Bank Holiday weekend?

    In the meantime, here's a taste of the sun-kissed Hay site earlier today...

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    Festivalgoer at Hay
    Festivalgoers at Hay
    Festivalgoer at Hay
    Festivalgoers at Hay
    Hay Festival site
  6. Rethinking the internetpublished at 18:11

    Here's Stephen Fry talking about the lecture he gave last night for Hay's Reformations series. You can watch the full talk in the carousel above.

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  7. Bookclub with Hari Kunzrupublished at 17:51

    James Naughtie hosted a recording of the latest edition of BBC Radio 4's Bookclub in the BBC Tent earlier today. Hari Kunzru discussed his 2011 novel Gods Without Men in front of the Hay audience.

    It will be broadcast on Radio 4 at 16:00 next Sunday.

    James Naughtie and Hari Kunzru
  8. Live now: Tracey Eminpublished at 17:32

    Tracey Emin

    Tracey Emin’s art is one of disclosure, using her life events as inspiration for works ranging from painting, drawing, video and installation, to photography, needlework and sculpture. She talks to the editor of GQ magazine, Dylan Jones.

  9. From the Hay Vaultspublished at 17:14

    Helena Kennedy, speaking at Hay in 2006

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  10. "Prepare for the internet of the future, or face the worst of science fiction's predictions"published at 16:48

    Here's how our colleagues at BBC News reported on Stephen Fry's thought-provoking lecture, which took place last night. You can watch the entire talk right here.

  11. Is Trainspotting the best book of the past 30 years?published at 16:39

    Reviewer Daniel Jacobson thinks so. There's still time to submit your own review of your favourite book published since 1987, as part of the #Hay30Books campaign. Just use our interactive page.

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  12. Your Hay photospublished at 16:26

    Here are some of our favourite pics that Hay-goers have been posting on social media.

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  13. Sorry for the slight delay...published at 16:10

    We're expecting Garry Kasparov on stage any moment. It's a full house...

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  14. Live now: Garry Kasparovpublished at 16:00

    Garry Kasparov

    Twenty years ago, in May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player in the world, was defeated for the first time by the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. He talks to Hay Festival President Stephen Fry about a watershed moment in the history of technology: machine intelligence had arrived at the point where it could best human intellect.

  15. What did Jane Austen really look like?published at 15:45

    Lucy Worsley

    At her sold-out Hay talk last night, historian Lucy Worsley explained that the literary legend bore little resemblance to her image on the new £10 note...

  16. Elif Shafak on why stories matter.published at 15:34

    The Turkish novelist will be speaking at Hay next weekend.

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  17. Ed's embarrassing Strictly faux paspublished at 15:25

    The former MP, speaking at Hay yesterday, told how he made a hilariously rude mistake while filming Strictly Come Dancing.

  18. From the Hay Vaultspublished at 15:14

    Al Gore, speaking at Hay in 2006

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  19. Hay in a Day: Saturdaypublished at 15:05

    A host of Hay speakers and visitors answered the question: which fictional character would you like to be Prime Minister?

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  20. Broadcasting House in the BBC Tentpublished at 14:52

    BBC Radio 4's Sunday morning magazine programme came live from the BBC Tent at Hay this morning. Host Paddy O'Connell was joined by guests including John Sergeant. Listen back on the carousel above.

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    Broadcasting House
    John Sergeant