..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.
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