Autumn 2025 Line-up

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Join one of Britain’s best-loved food writers and broadcasters for an unmissable conversation about a life spent championing good food, sustainability and the joy of eating well. In collaboration with the Oyster Festival more... 

Rukmini Iyer -
Roasting Tin Secrets

Join the author of the 2 million copy best-selling Roasting Tin series for a delicious conversation celebrating fuss-free cooking, bold flavours, creative recipes, and the joy of sharing food. more...

Fern Britton in conversation 

Beloved broadcaster and bestselling author Fern Britton joins us for a Falmouth Oyster Festival collaboration and a wide-ranging conversation about her relationship with Cornwall, her writing and more...

Philip Hoare on William Blake

Weaving between the historical, cultural and personal, award-winning author Philip Hoare reveals how one visionary inspired 200 years of art, poetry, protest and more..

Jonathon Porrit withTim Smit

As co-founder of Forum for the Future, and former Director of Friends of the Earth, Jonathon Porritt has helped shaped our environmental conscience like no-one else and in latest book he more...

Pam Ayres - Doggedly Onward

Pam Ayres has spent a lifetime providing hilarious and profound insights into the delights and tribulations of everyday life. In her latest book, Doggedly Onward - A Life in Poems, 1970 to 2020, she more...

Jay Griffiths:
How Animals Heal Us

One of our most acclaimed and respected nature writers joins us for a talk about her new book How Animals Heal Us. Pet-owners and animal-lovers more...

Tim Key -
L.A. Baby

When Tim Key jetted off to L.A. in 2024 to work on a new sitcom project he stayed sane by writing poems and talking to his friend and (Falmouth-based) publisher more...

Damien Le Bas:
The Drowned Places

In his latest book, Damian Le Bas takes us on underwater odyssey and explores the meaning we find in sunken ruins around the world. As he explores wonders both man-made and natural. he comes to realise that more...

Horatio Clare:
We Came by Sea

As the headlines rage about small boat crossings, Horatio Clare has been tracing the quieter, more human story unfolding along our coasts - including right here in Falmouth more...

Rose George:
Every Last Fish

One of our most intrepid and entertaining non-fiction writers joins Hugo Tagholm for a fresh and fascinating take on fish, the fishing industry, and our shared future. more...

Miranda Sawyer: Celebrating Britpop

As one of the biggest music writers of the 1990s, celebrated music writer Miranda Sawyer lived and breathed the Britpop era, those heady years in the 1990s when music suddenly meant everything more...

Irvine Welsh in conversation

When Irvine Welsh burst onto the literary scene in 1990, he didn't just arrive - he turned things on their head. His debut novel, Trainspotting, was instantly hailed as a classic, and the 1996 film adaptation by Danny Boyle more...

Prue Leith in conversation

Join us for an unforgettable event with national treasure, foodwriter and Bake Off host, Prue Leith who will be joining us to reflect on her remarkable life in food — from the pressures of running a Michelin-starred restaurant more...