Family
Anthony Browne
Sat 17 Nov
One of the world's most celebrated creators of picture books joins Folkestone Book Festival.
Nature
Oceanopedia: 291 Extraordinary Things You Didn't Know about the Sea
Sat 17 Nov
Blowfish, a marine biologist and star presenter of BBC Earth and ITV's Fishing Impossible, reveals some of the fascinating facts that lurk beneath the waves.
Food
The Angry Chef: Bad Science and the Truth about Healthy Eating
Sat 17 Nov
Never before have we had so much information available to us about food and health. There's paleo, detox, gluten-free, alkaline, the sugar conspiracy, clean eating... Unfortunately, a lot of it is not only wrong but actually harmful. So why do so many of us believe this bad science?
Mental Health
Jules Montague: Memory, Identity and Who We Become When We're No Longer Ourselves
Sat 17 Nov
From dementia and brain injury to sleep disorders, coma, and multiple personality disorder, leading neurologist and journalist Dr Jules Montague explores what remains of the person left behind when the pieces of their mind go missing.
History
Jenni Murray: A History of the World in 21 Women
Sat 17 Nov
In the sequel to her bestselling 'A History of Britain in 21 Women', Jenni Murray celebrates the lives, struggles and achievements of extraordinary women from around the globe.
Comedy
Robin Ince: I'm a Joke and So Are You - A Comedian's Take on What Makes Us Human
Sat 17 Nov
Why do we make the choices we do in life? Where does anxiety come from? Why are we like we are?
