Writers, poets, politicians, scientists, artists, novelists, philosophers, illustrators, thinkers and comic book creators from across the world gather every August for the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the largest public celebration of the written word in the world.
We film and broadcast many of these live events, along with author interviews, and this channel is the result. Including events with top authors and brand new talent, leading names in literary and non-fiction writing, in these events you can hear first-hand what writers have to say about their books, their lives and the issues that matter to them.
The 2022 Book Festival Programme featured 600 events for adults, children and teens. Over 550 authors, performers, musicians and thinkers joined us from across the world to share their stories, ideas and perspectives. Catch-up with hundreds of events on-demand now: edbookfest.co.uk.
Oh, how virtuous they are! Adam Rutherford is a bitter race huslter who panders to the woke left to keep his name in headlights. This is the equivalent of using outrage on the internet to get easy views.
I’ve just discovered your lovely humour: gorgeous! I salute this wonderful women who do 3 jobs, who take their children to cleaning jobs, many are single women: it shouldn’t happen..but it does.
As an Australian born fellow Albanian whose parents came from Montenegro. I follow Lea's discussions when I can. Many Albanians from our region were very angry with the direction of the Albanian State especially when Enver Hoxha decided to close the borders. This meant that many relations Uncle's, Untie's and what have you who fell on the 'other side' stayed there permanently and never saw their relations again. It was a loss on both sides of the fence irrespective of what your political persuasions may have been. I remember as a child there were many insults directed toward the Albanian State for such a decision and many insults were hurled toward Enver from the other side of the fence. Of course such discourse on the 'other side' would have landed you in jail. For a very long time I might add.
So if he could read that book again for the first time, obviously it wouldn’t feel like he was 7 years old again because the memory of reading it would’ve been erased. Wanting to read/listen to/watch something again for the first time has never made sense to me. Don’t live in the past and find something new to enjoy.
I really want to understand your views but am struggling with your apparent view that Dawkins (and Hitchens) are racist. This is a major paradigm shift for me!
Peter you are right about Russia and Europe. Regarding the IRA, you are woefully wrong. Us nationalists hate invaders. Nationalism, the only successful political ideology of the 20th Century. That'll learn you.
Chiamandan, do you believe in yes-man guys..they are the bravest People on earth...they what see hidden agendas that are not phisical more than OK -man guy....when they secretly get injured by backstabers, most of them can act likes lion..
George Friedman, "Europe: Destined for Conflict?" Chicago Council on Global Affairs 2015. “The primordial interest of the United States, over which for a century we have fought wars the First, Second, and Cold War - has been the relationship between Germany and Russia, because united, they are the only force that could threaten us - and to make sure that that doesn’t happen.”
Hitler never wanted a war with England or the United States and did everything in his power to prevent it, including sending Rudolph Hess to Egland where he was imprisoned for the remainder of his life to prevent him informing the world of what his mission was really about. Hitler's enemy was the Soviet Union and Communism.
My husband and I visited the museum in May of 2024. I read both books when they came out and loved them. The house is beautiful though some of the museum rooms look like a storage for haphazardly collected art pieces. There’s a well done and very touching movie one can see. I left with tears in my eyes. Never forget.
12:05 Narvik was a destroyer battle. google AI : Around Narvik, German naval losses were high: they lost 10 destroyers (50 percent of their entire destroyer force), one submarine, and several support ships. In exchange, they sank one aircraft carrier, four Allied destroyers and damaged several others.
3:46 perpetually trapped in Munich 1938. To PH the question is limited to as to why the Brit army was so poorly prepared for WW2 with its focus on defensive weapons eg Spitfire fighters, RADAR... PH supports Churchill not accepting an exit from the war. 7:08 great power status was already lost and could not be restored by means of war with Germany ....7:30 PhD thesis of Newman ...... could not honor the Polish guarantee -- so UK transferred decision making to Poland...... UK made guarantee to prevent the Poles from coming to an arrangement with Germany . Chamberlain updated navy., defensive weapons such as RADAR, Spitfire
40:10 UK could never meet the promises made to Poland in `~ 1938. Also Sykes Picot vs Balfour. 1885 Danish pledge abandoned. 41:36 Balfour Declaration ...white paper J ban immigration to Palestine..... UK motive in WW2 was not what Charles iii claims ......... 43:35 kinder transport ; 44:25 HMS Hood ....RN a white sepulchre.... Chamberlain tried to retrofit with better weapons ...Louis La Bailey state of RN .... 15 inch guns rusted ..... tug of war team .......in 2019, RN ships cannot operate in warm waters ; 47 min lack of invasion plans ... AH was alway focus on Russia
37:55 EU is the continuation of Germany by other means ... Wilhelmine policy continued ...38:45 RU is a shell, hollowed out ..... PH ridicules the supposed threat posed by WW2.
27:40 PH ridicules the flyover by Lancaster bombers at royal weddings. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butt_Report . 29:40 Churchill was unique in 1940, but his performance after 1940 e.g. Singapore. C sent weapons to Stalin, to bolster N Africa and not to Malaysia or Singapore.... C did not rate the invasion risk by Germany as very high
