Beyond Borders Events 2011
6 August 2011 to 7 August 2011
 6 August 2011 to 7 August 2011
11am – 6pm
A packed programme of outdoor spectacles, street theatre, music, dance, children's entertainment & workshops, books & storytelling, crafts... |
14 August 2011 to 4 September 2011
 14 August 2011 to 4 September 2011
Mon-Sat, 9.00am - 6.00pm
Dutch photojournalist Teun Voeten has covered conflict in Yugoslavia, Haiti, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Afghanistan. These images were taken in Libya... |
19 August 2011 to 1 September 2011
 19 August 2011 to 1 September 2011
10.30am - 5.00pm
An intimate retrospective of the works of Border artist Caroline McNairn (1955-2010), who is considered by many to be the best Scottish Painter of... |
Books, Borders & Bikes 2011 - Saturday 20th to Sunday 21st August
The 2011 festival launches with Books Borders and Bikes, held at Traquair House on the 20th and 21st August 2011.
This year's festival examines some of the most crucial political and cultural themes of our times both at home and abroad through literature, comedy, observation, testimony, dialogue and debate.
We bring together a remarkable collection of international writers and cultural leaders of iconic small nations from around the world including Dr. Abuelaish from Palestine, diplomats such as Jonathan Powell and Sir Kieran Prendergast, campaigners such as Gareth Pierce and Mark Thomas, writers and journalists such as William Dalrymple, David Starkey and Marie Colvin and a range of presenters include Mariella Frostrup, Magnus Linklater, James Runcie and Allan Little.
This year, there will be a particular focus on the Arab Spring, including writers from Libya, Palestine and Afghanistan as well as Pakistan, India, Zimbabwe and beyond.
Books, Borders & Bikes: Day One, Saturday 20th August 2011
 20 August 2011, 21 August 2011
9.00am – 18.00pm
Following in the footsteps of Orientalist painter David Roberts, Joseph Maxwell Stuart exhibits oil paintings from a Roberts-inspired journey across... |
 20 August 2011
9.00am - 11.00am
Cycle from Neidpath Castle to Traquair with Scottish storyteller John Nichol and writer of The Bicycle Book, Bella Bathurst, as they enjoy the... |
 20 August 2011, 21 August 2011
9.00am – 19.00pm
Sculpture by Tinei Mashaya from Zimbabwe, whose vivid sculptures are inspired from the many fine stones found in his native country.
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 20 August 2011, 21 August 2011
10.00am - 11.00am
Roam the meadows, streams and ancient woods of Traquair with family storyteller Mary Kenny, as she makes 900 years of history come alive.This walk... |
 20 August 2011
10.00am - 11.45am
Join local writer Fiona J Houston for a literary walk along the River Tweed, as she explores the relationship between memory and landscape. The walk... |
 20 August 2011, 21 August 2011
11.00am - 5.00pm
Local sculptor Hugh Collins will carve into a 4ft piece of red cherry wood, on the Wine Glass lawn.
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 20 August 2011
11:15am – 11.45am
Listen to an engaging portrait of the simple joys of bicycling with writer and journalist Bella Bathurst as she talks to Penny Smith about The... |
 20 August 2011, 21 August 2011
12.00pm -12.45pm
This storytelling event, held under a cedar tree behind Traquair House, is aimed at children and families.
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 20 August 2011
12.00pm - 12.45pm
Join Olivia Laing, writer and former Observer deputy books editor, as she talks to James Runcie about her mesmerising new book To The River and the... |
 20 August 2011
13.00pm - 13.45pm
Spend a dazzling afternoon with Dehli based Scots born writer William Dalrymple as he talks to Magnus Linklater about his forthcoming book on the... |
 20 August 2011
14:00pm – 14:45pm
Penny Smith welcomes David Starkey back to Traquair to talk about his latest book and the future of the Royal Family in British life. British... |
 20 August 2011
15:15pm – 16:00pm
Mark Muller Stuart QC talks to Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish about why he refuses to hate following the tragic death of his three daughters during the... |
 20 August 2011
16:15pm – 17:00pm
Join Tony Blair’s former Chief of Staff, Jonathan Powell, as he discusses his new book on Machiavelli, the Blair and Brown years, and his new role... |
 20 August 2011
17:15pm – 18:00pm
A panel discussion on the power of democracy in small nations across the world, focusing on the Arab Spring, with Britain’s foremost female war... |
 20 August 2011
18.30pm – 19.15pm
A reception hosted by Mark Muller Stuart QC and artist Joseph Maxwell-Stuart.
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Books, Borders & Bikes: Day Two, Sunday 21st August 2011
 21 August 2011
To be confirmed
Egyptian singer Ramy Essam went to join the protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo with his guitar as soon as the January 2011 uprising started. He... |
 21 August 2011
9.00am - 11.45am
Cycle from Abbotsford to Traquair with Scottish storyteller John Nichol and hear the Borders’ landscape whisper its enchanting tales.
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21 August 2011
9.00am – 19.00pm
Sculpture by Tinei Mashaya from Zimbabwe, whose vivid sculptures are inspired from the many fine stones found in his native country.
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21 August 2011
9.00am – 18.00pm
Following in the footsteps of Orientalist painter David Roberts, Joseph Maxwell Stuart exhibits oil paintings from a Roberts-inspired journey across... |
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21 August 2011
10.00am - 11.00am
Roam the meadows, streams and ancient woods of Traquair with family storyteller Mary Kenny, as she makes 900 years of history come alive.This walk... |
21 August 2011
11.00am - 5.00pm
Local sculptor Hugh Collins will carve into a 4ft piece of red cherry wood, on the Wine Glass lawn.
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 21 August 2011
12.00pm – 12.45pm
Immerse yourself in the stirring tales of the Stuart Dynasty with Scottish Borders’ premier historian, Allan Massie, author of The Stuarts and... |
21 August 2011
12.00pm -12.45pm
This storytelling event, held under a cedar tree behind Traquair House, is aimed at children and families.
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 21 August 2011
13.00pm - 13.45pm
Join the BBC’s Special Correspondent Allan Little in conversation with former UN Under-Secretary-General Sir Kieran Prendergast, acclaimed novelist... |
 21 August 2011
14:00pm - 14:45pm
William Dalrymple talks to Rashed Rahman, editor of the Daily Times of Pakistan, about the trials and tribulations of Pakistan and recounts a story... |
 21 August 2011
15.00pm – 15:45pm
Join Gazan surgeon Dr. Izzeldin Abuslaish, and Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu from the Centre for Policy Alternatives (Sri Lanka’s foremost civil... |
 21 August 2011
16.00pm – 16:45pm
David Starkey and Sir Menzies Campbell debate the Union and whether Scotland really is “a feeble little country”. Lord Steel presides. A debate on... |
 21 August 2011
17.00pm – 17:45pm
Comedian, writer and broadcaster Mark Thomas talk to Oscar Guardiola-Rivera about his recent walk along the wall in Palestine.
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 21 August 2011
18.00pm – 18.45pm
Mariella Frostrup talks to Marie Colvin about her life as Britain’s foremost female correspondent and with Petina Gappah about the empowerment of... |
 21 August 2011
19:15pm - 20:00pm
Mariella Frostrup and human rights lawyer Jason McCue host a drinks reception a drinks reception to celebrate The Gender Rights and Equality Action... |
22 August 2011
 22 August 2011
18.00pm - 19:45pm
A debate about how to mediate conflict and balance the desire for justice and the search for peace
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 22 August 2011
14.25pm
William Dalrymple on his forthcoming book The Return of the King: Shah Shuja, the Birth of the Great Game and the West's First Battle for... |
 22 August 2011
18.00pm - 19.45pm
A lecture and panel discussion on justice and the rule of law, in association with The Faculty of Advocates and The Bar Human Rights Committee
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23 August 2011
 23 August 2011
10.30am
Art and resistance go hand in hand; as Kurdish writer Yasar Kemal has said, “Art is a rebellion. Art warns people against lies, oppression,... |
 23 August 2011
19.00pm – 20.00pm
A short documentary featuring Palestinian author and human rights lawyer Raja Shehadeh in which the idyllic West Bank landscape is contrasted with... |
 23 August 2011
20.45pm
This magical realist documentary film is set in the village of Goptapa, Kurdish Iraq. Goptapa was targeted by Saddam Hussein's chemical bombardment... |
24 August 2011
 24 August 2011
19.00pm – 20.00pm
After the Revolution documents the street protests that took place in Bucharest in early 1990, capturing a moment of post-revolution anarchy in... |
 24 August 2011
20.45pm
This recent Channel 4 documentary, presented by Jon Snow, investigates war crimes that allegedly took place in the final months of Sri Lanka's 25... |
27 August 2011
 27 August 2011
11.00am - 12.00pm
The Middle East and North African regions are going through dramatic changes but what is next for the Arab Spring and what is the potential impact... |
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