Books, Borders and Bikes 2011 - Podcasts

You can now listen to the full programme of the 2011 Books, Borders and Bikes festival in podcast form here. Select the podcast you are interested in and click play. There is a short delay while the podcast loads in your browser. If you use Itunes you can download them by using the link at the bottom of this page.

Saturday, 20 August 2011 - 11:15am

An engaging portrait of the simple joys of cycling with Bella Bathurst.

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Event: Perfect Balance: The simple joys of cycling
Profile(s): Bella Bathurst
Saturday, 20 August 2011 - 12:00pm
Olivia Laing, talks to James Runcie about her mesmerising new book To The River.
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Event: From the Source to the Sea
Profile(s): James Runcie
Saturday, 20 August 2011 - 1:00pm

Magnus Linklater talks to William Dalrymple and Des Browne about 19th and 20th-century British rule in Afghanistan. 

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Event: Tales from Afghanistan
Profile(s): Des Browne, William Dalrymple
Saturday, 20 August 2011 - 2:00pm

David Starkey talks about his latest book and the future of the Royal Family in British Life. 

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Event: Crown and Country
Profile(s): David Starkey
Saturday, 20 August 2011 - 3:15pm

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 bombing of Gaza in 2009.

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Event: Love and Death in Gaza
Profile(s): Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish
Saturday, 20 August 2011 - 4:15pm

Magnus Linklater in discussion with Jonathan Powell on how to wield power in the modern world.

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Event: How to Win and Keep Hold of Power
Profile(s): Jonathan Powell
Saturday, 20 August 2011 - 5:15pm

Oscar Guardiola-Rivera talks about the power of democracy with Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish, Rashed Rahman, Sir Kieran Prendergast, Ramy Essam and Marie Colvin.

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Event: The Arab Spring and the Power of Democracy
Profile(s): Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish , Marie Colvin , Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, Ramy Essam, Rashed Rahman , Sir Kieran Prendergast
Sunday, 21 August 2011 - 12:00pm

Geoffrey Baskerville in conversation with Allan Massie and Catherine Muller Stuart on the legacy of the Stuart Dynasty

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Event: The Stuart Dynasty In the Scottish Borders
Profile(s): Allan Massie , Catherine Muller Stuart
Sunday, 21 August 2011 - 1:00pm

Allan Little talks with Sir Kieran Prendergast, Mordecai Mahlungu, Petina Gappah and William Burdett-Coutts about the future of Zimbabwe.

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Event: Zimbabwe at the Crossroads
Profile(s): Allan Little, Mordecai Mahlangu , Petina Gappah, Sir Kieran Prendergast , William Burdett-Coutts
Sunday, 21 August 2011 - 2:00pm

William Dalrymple talks to Rashed Rahman, Editor of the Daily Times of Pakistan.

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Event: Pakistan - A Failing State?
Profile(s): Rashed Rahman
Sunday, 21 August 2011 - 3:00pm

A discussion on how to heal or rebuild shattered societies following conflict or civil war with Gazan surgeon Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, and Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu from the Centre for Policy Alternatives (Sri Lanka’s foremost civil rights NGO). Chaired by BBC's Special Correspondent Allan Little.

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Event: Healing Shattered Societies
Profile(s): Allan Little, Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish , Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu
Sunday, 21 August 2011 - 4:00pm

With acclaimed historian and broadcaster David Starkey, former leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Menzies Campbell and Lord Steel.

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Event: The Future of Scotland and the Union
Profile(s): David Starkey , Sir Menzies Campbell
Sunday, 21 August 2011 - 5:00pm

Comedian, writer and broadcaster Mark Thomas talks to Oscar Guardiola-Rivera about his recent walk along Israel’s Separation Barrier.

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Event: Dividing Small Nations
Profile(s): Mark Thomas
Sunday, 21 August 2011 - 6:00pm

Mariella Frostrup in conversation with Marie Colvin, Petina Gappah and Oscar Guardiola-Rivera about empowerment of women in Africa and beyond.

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Event: GREAT Women
Profile(s): Marie Colvin , Mariella Frostrup , Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, Petina Gappah