Hay Festival 2014
BBC Arts presents a selection of edited highlights from the literary festival.
15 minutes with... Stephen Fry
Highlights from the writer and actor's talk about Shakespeare and love
15 minutes with... Jacqueline Wilson
The children's author on her book of cat and dog stories, Paws and Whiskers
15 minutes with... John Eliot Gardiner
The acclaimed conductor presents his portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach.
15 minutes with... Jung Chang
The author discusses the most important woman in Chinese history, Empress Dowager Cixi.
15 minutes with... PJ O'Rourke
The American satirist discusses the Baby Boom in the annual Hamlin Lecture.
10 minutes with... Sebastian Faulks
The author revisits his World War One best-seller Birdsong.
10 minutes with... Chris Tarrant
The broadcaster discusses his memoir: a tribute to his WWII hero father.
Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
The creator of War Horse answers questions from the 2014 Hay Festival audience.
15 minutes with... Arianna Huffington
The Huffington Post founder argues that success is made up of more than just money.
Jonathan Pryce, Cerys Matthews and Tom Hollander
Readings and song from three of Dylan Thomas's classic poems.
15 minutes with... Steve Coogan and Stephen Frears
The actor and director talk to Alan Yentob about their film Philomena.
15 minutes with... Richard Eyre
The theatre and film director discusses his film versions of Shakespeare’s History plays.
