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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.

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.

On this episode we feature actor, director and author Rupert Everett for a very special chat with Wigtown favourite Lee Randall.

On today's episode we're teaming up with our sister book town, Featherston, to celebrate all things New Zealand.

Claire Urquhart and Marjorie Lotfi Gill from shared reading charity Open Book present the second of their two Wigtown Book Festival takeovers.

The second of two episodes dedicated to Scotland's Year of Coast and Waters.

Today we are joined by Robyn Marsack to discuss Scotland's first Makar Edwin Morgan and Yvonne Ridley gives us a taste of her time-travelling YA adventure The Caledonians: Mr Petrie's Apprentice.

Marjorie Lotfi Gill and Claire Urquhart from Open Book join us with some poetry readings.

The first of two episodes dedicated to the Year of Coast and Waters.

We talk to the people behind The Future Library and The Dark Outside projects.

This year, 2020, is the 250th anniversary of the birth of the remarkable Scottish author James Hogg.

This episode has a distinctive Wigtown theme as we feature Astrid Jaekel and Ken Ilgunas, a married couple who met at the Festival.

This week’s episode features two authors who have recently moved to Scotland, and whose very different books are united in looking at the potentially liberating possibilities of change in our lives.

We sit down with Andy Miller, one of the hosts of Backlisted podcast and author of 'The Year of Reading Dangerously'.

Artistic Director, Adrian Turpin, and Operational Director, Anne Barclay, chat with Peggy Hughes about the reincarnation of Wigtown Book Festival for 2020.