Recordings from the New College Festival 2021

Catch up on your favourite authors from the Winter Tales held in December 2021

Whilst you wait for this year's festival, why not catch up on last year's event with full recordings available now. From Val Mcdermid to Miles Jupp, James Robertson and Sally Magnusson, we have captured all of our performers for you to enjoy in your own time. Check out the full playlist of recordings on our YouTube Channel or choose from the selection that we've hand picked for you.

Watch the recordings

In conversation with Val McDermid

Allan Little talks with Val McDermid about the complex relationship between ethics and crime writing.

Jolyon Mitchell in conversation with Sally Magnusson

Sally Magnusson discusses her recent best-selling books (The Ninth Child, The Sealwoman’s Gift, Where Memories Go), and how they illuminate so many different elements of family life and faith.

Miles Jupp and Harriet Harris on Comedy, Religion and Literature

Revd Dr Harriet Harris, University of Edinburgh Chaplain, explore the complex and surprising relationship between religion, comedy and literature, and discuss Miles’s publications including his new novel History (2021).

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