Day: February 13, 2011

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From Hobsbawm to Miliband and Lawson to Lowe

..we post a definitive list of the 40 names already confirmed for the 2011 Hay Festival.

  • Afro Celt Sound System.
  • Bjørn Lomborg
  • Brian Cox
  • Cerys Matthews
  • Chris Evans
  • Dara O’Briain
  • David Miliband
  • Dylan Jones
  • Eliza Carthy
  • Eoin Colfer
  • Eric Hobsbawm
  • Henning Mankell
  • Howard Jacobson
  • Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
  • Jacqueline Wilson
  • Jason Bradbury
  • Jean-Marie le Clezio
  • Jo Brand
  • Joan Bakewell
  • John Waters
  • Julia Hobsbawm
  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo
  • Malorie Blackman
  • Meg Rosoff
  • Mohamed El Baradei
  • Nigella Lawson
  • Owen Sheers
  • Paul Merton
  • Paul Nurse
  • Philip Pullman
  • Polly Samson
  • Rob Lowe
  • Rowan Williams
  • Sandi Toksvig
  • Sarah Brown
  • Simon Russell Beale
  • Simon Schama
  • Sue Perkins
  • Toby Harnden
  • Vanessa Redgrave
  • VS Naipaul

Early bird tickets for a handful of the acts are now on sale from the official site.

If you know of any other names attending drop us an e-mail at makinghay@rocketmail.com or message us on twitter.