Cambridge Literary Festival
Spring Festival 2026 – now live on CLF Player
Watch events from our Spring 2026 Festival, including:
Dame Mary Berry | Edward Stourton | Cressida Cowell | Margaret Busby | Wayne McGregor | Steve Richards | New Statesman Debate | Martin Bond | Ed Davey | Sophie Raworth | Rachel Clarke, and many more.
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Enjoy some of the finest cultural and political writers of our time including John Gray, Andrew Marr, Ali Smith, Elif Shafak and Rowan Williams.
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