As well as the events below, there will be a series of creative writing workshops taking place during Saturday morning, and events for children filled with interactive storytelling.

Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science Literary Festival event Wired for Culture Time: 11am-12.30pm Speaker: Professor Mark Pagel Chair: Dr Helena Cronin PODCAST available online
LSE Literary Festival event Approaches to Bamiyan: Afghanistan's cultural crossroads Time: 11am-12.30pm Speaker: Dr Llewelyn Morgan Chair: Paddy Docherty PODCAST available online
LSE Literary Festival event Rhetoric, Lies and Politicians Time: 1-2.30pm Speakers: Lord Douglas Hurd, Sam Leith, Ian Leslie, Jonathan Powell Chair: Jenni Russell PODCAST available online
LSE Language Centre Literary Festival event Storytelling and Translation Time: 1-2.30pm Speakers: Marina Lewycka, Jeremy Sams, George Szirtes PODCAST available online
LSE Literary Festival event Faith, Doubt and Certainty in a Secular Age Time: 3-4.30pm Speakers: Richard Holloway, Alex Preston PODCAST available online
Forum for European Philosophy LSE Literary Festival event Travelling the Known and Unknown: how literature and photography change the world we see Time: 3-4.30pm Speakers: Horatio Clare, Dr Alex Gillespie, Abigail King PODCAST available online
LSE Cities Literary Festival film screening and discussion Under the Cranes: literature, film and the city Time: 5-6.30pm Speakers: Michael Rosen, Emma-Louise Williams PODCAST available online
LSE Literary Festival event Capital: relating the financial crisis Time: 5-6.30pm Speaker: John Lanchester Chair: Revel Guest PODCAST available online
LSE Literary Festival event The Happiness of Blond People: angst, immigration and the art of storytelling Time: 7-8.30pm Speaker: Elif Shafak PODCAST available online
LSE Literary Festival event Latin America: between social realism and magical realism Time: 7-8.30pm Speakers: Rolando Bompadre, Rosalind Harvey, Matías Néspolo PODCAST available online
LSE Literary Festival closing night concert The Funktionalists Time: 8.30-9.30pm Please note, this concert will not be ticketed. Those attending the evening's events will be welcome to attend.