The best of Hay 2017
Tom Daley: The story behind my tattoo
The moment from the Beijing Olympics that left a lasting impression on the teenage diver.
- Tom Daley: The story behind my tattoo
- Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
- Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
- Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
- Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
- Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
- Bernie Sanders: Most Americans don't agree with President Trump
- Neil Gaiman: Writing Doctor Who script made me feel like a god
- James Rhodes' dedication to the people of Manchester
- Nadya Tolokno: What you need to know about Putin
- Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
- Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
- Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
- Ed Balls: Why I did Strictly Come Dancing
- Graham Norton: I don't think critics expected my book to be good
- Lucy Worsley: Did Jane Austen ever have sex?
- Stephen Fry: Prepare for a technological reformation
- Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
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- Ed Balls
- Elif Shafak
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- Graham Norton
- Helen Fielding
- Ian Rankin
- James Rhodes
- Jeanette Winterson
- Lemn Sissay
- Lucy Worsley
- Michael Sheen
- Nadya Tolokno
- Neil Gaiman and Stephen Fry
- Nicholas Hytner
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- Paula Byrne
- Philippe Sands
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