BBC at Hay Festival 2017

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Steven Moffat at the Hay Festival—Front Row
Writer Stephen Moffat on a career that has seen him helm two of the BBC's biggest shows.
BBC Radio 4US Politician - Bernie Sanders—The Interview
Did Bernie Sanders plant the seeds of a political revolution in the United States?
BBC World ServiceHay Festival 2017—The Listening Service
In a special edition from 2017's Hay Festival, Tom Service explores setting words to music
BBC Radio 3Hari Kunzru - Gods Without Men—Bookclub
Hari Kunzru discusses his novel Gods Without Men with James Naughtie at the Hay Festival.
BBC Radio 4The Arts Hour at the Hay Festival—The Arts Hour
The Arts Hour comes from the Hay Festival in Wales
BBC World ServiceHow to Write a Book - Dr Martin Johnes—The Essay, Hay Essays: How to Write a Book
Dr Martin Johnes discusses the art of making statistics and figures worth reading.
BBC Radio 3How to Write a Book - Scarlett Thomas—The Essay, Hay Essays: How to Write a Book
At 2017's Hay Festival, author Scarlett Thomas talks about how to write a book.
BBC Radio 3The Importance of Basic Research—BBC Inside Science
Adam Rutherford and guests discuss the usefulness of useless knowledge at the Hay Festival
BBC Radio 4Hay Festival 2017: Writing history with Sebastian Barry, Jake Arnott, Madeleine Thien—Free Thinking
At 2017's Hay Festival, Sarah Dillon chairs a discussion about writing history.
BBC Radio 3How to Write a Book - Philippe Sands—The Essay, Hay Essays: How to Write a Book
International lawyer and author Philippe Sands explains how he writes a book.
BBC Radio 3How to Write a Book: Daniel Hahn—The Essay, Hay Essays: How to Write a Book
Daniel Hahn talks about translation and writing a book that has been written before.
BBC Radio 3Hay 2017: Women's Voices in the Classical World—Free Thinking
Catherine Fletcher introduces a discussion recorded at 2017's Hay Festival.
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