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How amazing is this from the Manic Street Preachers 👏

James and Nicky from the band joined us on Loose Ends at #HayFestival 🎶

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Always good to have a plan in place 😂

Andy Zaltzman shares his war plan for Hay-on-Wye.

Friday Night Comedy | Listen on BBC Sounds

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“And he said: “Well, don’t you remember the siege halfway up our street with Madame Lowe..?”
 
Hugh Bonneville talks to Adrian Chiles about the inspiration behind some of the characters in his debut children’s novel.
 
Saturday Live | Listen on BBC Sounds
 
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‘Ra ra Rasputin’ - but was he really the ‘lover of the Russian queen’?

Historian Antony Beevor, philosopher Susan Neiman and classicist Natalie Haynes join Tom Sutcliffe at the #HayFestival to examine how myths are created, contested and retold.

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The book haul you didn’t know you needed 📚

Matt Haig takes us around the Hay Festival book shop and creates his very own book haul.

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We love a good bit of oversharing 😅

The News Quiz | Listen on BBC Sounds

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“If it’s part of a plan that you think is important... Then hard physical labour is an amazing thing”.

Groove Armada DJ and regenerative farming pioneer Andy Cato discusses how his journey from the music business to the world of agriculture made him appreciate the importance of hard work.

Radical | Listen on BBC Sounds

Oonagh Cousins was one of Britain’s best rowers, and was awarded a place on Team GB at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

But after having Covid and being unable to fully recover, Oonagh lost her place in the squad.Oonagh now lives with Long Covid, which impacts roughly 2 million people in the UK.

Having her Olympic dream taken from her by this illness has made her reflect on her own identity, and the experience of sufferers of similar conditions.

Ready to Talk with Emma Barnett | Listen on BBC Sounds

Danny and Evil Puppet Danny... Talk about #Uncanny... 👀🤣

Uncanny Cold Cases | Listen on BBC Sounds and Watch on YouTube

I’d love to see what Len’s books look like 😂
 
We’re at Hay Festival and we asked Len Pennie book related questions.
 
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“One of them keeps posting very bigoted stuff and I don’t know which one it is!”
 
The panel discuss their Facebook friends, with Robin Morgan revealing he knows a couple who even share a joint account.
 
The News Quiz | Listen on BBC Sounds
 
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The healing properties of Winnie the Pooh ❤️

Matt Haig on the Saturday Live panel at #HayFestival, explaining how children’s books helped him in his darkest moments.

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