Bath Literature Festival 2010 (Saturday 27 February – Sunday 7 March) offered its audiences exhilarating debate, controversy, inspiration and entertainment as acclaimed novelist and documentary filmmaker James Runcie took over the reins as Artistic Director.
With more events and authors in a wider variety of venues, the Festival presented its largest programme ever, offering a diverse, theme-based diary of literary events unique to Bath.
“Nine days, over 150 of the world’s best writers, and You…”
Here’s how it worked: Each day of the Festival focused on a different theme, exploring topics as wide-ranging as Britain, Shakespeare, Food, Politics, Music, Mind, Body, Rome and France.
Alongside this, specific types of events took place at recurring time-slots each day, such as Prospect Debates at 1pm, History at 4.30pm and Face to Face at 8pm. There was also be music, poetry, performance and themed walks across Bath, as well as a literary Salon running intimate events throughout the Festival.
This innovative approach towards Festival programming provides a unique, tailored literary experience that is entirely one’s own.