Today, Friday, October 12

Festival Trip to Cartwright Hall and Harewood House. Meet in Ilkley Car Park near Olicana Stationers 9.45am to 4.30pm.

Lemn Sissay. Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside, 7.30pm to 8.30pm.

Ed Vulliamy: The War is Dead, Long Live the War. St Margaret’s Hall, 7.30pm to 8.30pm.

In Defence of Wonder: Raymond Tallis. Ilkley Playhouse Wildman, 7.30pm to 8.30pm.

Cool Voices Words Club Night. Otley Courthouse, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

Persephone Books with Nicola Beauman. Clarke Foley Centre, 7.30pm to 8.30pm.

Jan Blake. Manor House Museum, 7.30pm to 9.15pm.

How Genesis Supports Darwin. Ilkley Playhouse Wildman, 9pm to 10pm.

Tanka and Taiko (Poetry and Drumming). Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside, 9.30pm to 10.30pm.

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 13

Breaking News: Make a Newspaper in a Day. Church House, 10.30am to 4.30pm.

Moniza Alvi Masterclass: The Adventure of Poetry. Manor House, 11am to 1pm.

Gillian Slovo: Masterclass. St Margaret’s Hall, 11am to 1pm.

The New Adventures of Tarzan: Andy Briggs. Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside, 12noon to 12.45pm.

Richard Ford: Canada. Ilkley Playhouse Wildman, 1.30pm to 2.30pm.

Harriet Walter: Facing It. Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside, 1.30pm to 2.30pm.

Patience Agbabi Masterclass: Sugar and Spice. Manor House, 2–4pm.

Writing Walk with Seni Seneviratne. Meet outside Rombalds Hotel, 2pm to 4pm.

Why We Build: Rowan Moore. St Margaret’s Hall, 2.30pm to 3.30pm.

Pat Barker: Toby’s Room. Ilkley Playhouse Wildman, 3.30pm to 4.30pm.

The Romans who Shaped Britain: David Stuttard. Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside, 3.30pm to 4.30pm.

Waterline: Stephen May and Ross Raisin. St Margaret’s Hall, 4.30pm to 5.30pm.

Not Just for October. Ilkley Playhouse Wildman, 5pm to 6pm.

Gillian Slovo: An Honourable Man. Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside, 5pm to 6pm.

Pink and Spikey with Balls. Otley Courthouse, 6.15pm to 6.45pm.

Moniza Alvi and Patience Agbabi. Ilkley Playhouse Wildman, 7.30pm to 8.30pm.

Kate Summerscale: Mrs Robinson’s Disgrace. St Margaret’s Hall, 7.30pm to 8.30pm.

Call Mr Robeson: A Life with Songs. Otley Courthouse, 7.30pm to 8.40pm.

Love in Age: Harriet Walter, Kate Littlewood and Paul Guy accompanied by Anthony Kraus. Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside, 8pm to 9.15pm.

The Festival Quiz with Marcus Berkmann. Ilkley Playhouse Wildman, 9pm to 10.30pm.

Readings for Adrienne Rich. Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside, 10pm to 10.45pm.

Sunday, October 14

Jackie Kay Masterclass: Reality, Reality. Rombalds Hotel, 11am to 1pm.

Leonardo and The Last Supper: Ross King. Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside, 1.45pm to 2.45pm.

Raffles and the Golden Opportunity: Victoria Glendinning. Ilkley Playhouse Wildman, 1.45pm to 2.45pm.

Found Poetry with Seán Hewitt. Manor House, 2pm to 3.30pm.

Patience Agbabi and Moniza Alvi Poetry Reading. Harewood House, LS17 9LG, 2pm to 3pm The Queen Mother: William Shawcross. Craiglands, 2.15pm to 3.15pm.

A Shed of One’s Own: Marcus Berkmann. St Margaret’s Hall, 3pm to 4pm.

What’s the Time, Mr Wolf? Debi Gliori. Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside, 3.15pm to 4pm.

Reality, Reality: Jackie Kay. Ilkley Playhouse Wildman, 3.30pm to 4.30pm.

Informal Festival Feedback. King’s Hall, Winter Gardens, Drop in from 3.30pm to 4.20pm.

Polly Toynbee and David Walker: The Coalition’s First Two Years. Craiglands, 4pm to 5pm.

Christopher Isherwood’s Diaries: Katherine Bucknell. St Margaret’s Hall, 4.30pm to 5.30pm.

The Pinecone: Jenny Uglow. Ilkley Playhouse Wharfeside, 4.45pm to 5.45pm.

Injustice: Clive Stafford Smith. Craiglands, 6pm to 7pm.

Gavin Esler: Lessons From the Top. Craiglands 8pm to 9pm.

Festival Open Mic. Ilkley Playhouse Wildman, 8.30pm to 10pm.