Petworth Literary Festival

29 October to 9 November 2025

Programme & Tickets

Interviewers

  • Bridget Arsenault

    London Editor of Air Mail, a Lifestyle Writer at Forbes.com, and UK and London Editor for Equestrian Living

  • John Bridcut

    Documentary Filmmaker

  • Stewart Collins

    Artistic Director Petworth Festival

  • Claire Clark

    Journalist and Author of six historical novels

  • Hattie Crisell

    Writer and host of the podcast In Writing with Hattie Crisell

  • Scott Greenhalgh

    Board Chair and investor working where social purpose and commercial success meets. Chair of Certitude, the leading charity for learning disability and mental health needs.

  • Fee Mak

    Radio and TV presenter and host of BBC 1Xtra’s Sunday Breakfast Show

  • Jojo Silva

    Radio presenter and host of the Early Breakfast Show on Capital Xtra

  • David Soskin

    Senior business executive, government policy advisor & supporter of History Reclaimed

  • Mandy Morton

    Arts Journalist and Author.

  • Andrew Billen

    Feature writer, The Times

  • Con Coughlin

    The Daily Telegraph’s Defence Editor

  • Roger Morgan-Grenville

    Writer, Speaker and Campaigner on Conservation

  • Tim Peake

    Astronaut!

  • Dr Sian Williams

    Journalist, current Affairs Presenter, and Counselling Psychologist

  • Sophia Money-Coutts

    Former Features Editor The Tatler and Novelist

  • Manveen Rana

    Broadcast journalist and host of Times Radio podcast Stories of our Times

  • Caroline Egremont

    Landscape and Garden Designer

  • Claire Armitstead

    The Guardian’s former Associate Editor, Culture

  • Max Egremont

    Historian and President of Petworth Festival

  • Seni Glaister

    Novelist, founder & former CEO The Book People, founder of WeFiFo (We Find Food)

  • John Holmes

    Former diplomat and Chair of the Electoral Commission

  • Matt Stadlen

    Broadcaster and Freelance Journalist