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Wigtown Book Festival 2023:

22 September - 1 October

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Podcast Episode 44

Inklings with 404 Ink

We go behind the scenes with publishers 404 Ink and their forthcoming new non-fiction series, Inklings.

Podcast Episode 43

Steven Lovatt

Sometimes a book comes along that marries meaning, moment and enthusiasm with such force and beauty that it stops you in your tracks. Steven Lovatt’s Birdsong in a Time of Silence is such a book.

Big Bang: The Seven Sisters

Elizabeth Tindal

In the last of her stargazing podcasts, Biosphere Dark Sky Ranger Elizabeth Tindal talks to us more about Orion and the story of the Seven Sisters.

Audio | Big Bang Stargazing: Mars

Elizabeth Tindal

Biosphere Dark Sky Ranger Elizabeth Tindal talks to us about the winter circle of stars around Orion and where to find Mars.

Audio | Big Bang Stargazing: Orion

Elizabeth Tindal

Biosphere Ranger Elizabeth Tindal talks to us about the constellation of Orion, the hunter, for our BIg Bang "Dark Skies" event in 2021.

Audio | Big Bang Stargazing: The Plough and the North Star

Elizabeth Tindal

Biosphere Dark Sky Ranger Elizabeth Tindal talks to us about the Plough and the North Star tonight during her stargazing adventures in the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park.

Audio | Big Bang Stargazing

Elizabeth Tindal

Freelance Ranger and Biosphere Dark Sky Ranger Elizabeth Tindal introduces us to her stargazing adventures in the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park, which she'll be sharing with us every evening at 8pm throughout Big Bang.

Podcast Episode 40

Burns Night with Gerard Carruthers and Gerda Stevenson

On this episode we’re joined by two special guests well-acquainted with the life and work of Robert Burns in a special episode for Burns Night 2021.

Podcast Episode 39

Jenny Colgan

On this, the last episode of 2020, we look back at podcasts past to pluck out some books for your reading future.

Podcast Episode 36

Nicola Yoon and Alastair McIntosh

On this episode we continue our series of highlights from this year’s festival with two very different authors who are united in emphasising the importance of promoting healthy relationships between us.

Podcast Episode 35

Michael Longley and Jan Carson

On this episode we revisit two very special events from this year's festival, featuring two of Northern Ireland’s finest exports, poet Michael Longley and novelist Jan Carson.

Podcast Episode 34

Kate Humble and Simon Conway

On this episode we feature more edited highlights from this year's Wigtown Book Festival.

Podcast Episode 33

Alice Tarbuck and Peter Ross

On this episode we hear about witches and graveyards with authors Alice Tarbuck and Peter Ross.

Episode 31: Word Perfect

Susie Dent talks to Jessica Fox

On this episode Jessica Fox speaks to etymologist and lexicographer Susie Dent ahead of the publication of her new book Word Perfect, a brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable true stories tied to every day of the year.

Festival 2020 Day 11

Wilde at Heart with Matthew Sturgis and Sally Rees

This episode continues our celebration of the legendary Oscar Wilde with Matthew Sturgis, the author of acclaimed biography Oscar: A Life, and Sally Rees, a teacher and festivals organiser in Enniskillen who offers her unique insights into the world of Wilde.

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