Festival Radio

The same award-winning team of experienced broadcasters that brings Cowes Week its very own radio station Cowes Radio for more than 30 years and broadcast online at the Red Funnel Isle of Wight Literary Festival will be producing our digital festival in 2020.

Steve Ancsell, John Ellery, Mike Cox, Cheryl Buggy and Chris Carnegy provided key event information throughout the four days and interviewed all of the people that their microphones can reach, to give insights to the talks, topics and the books the visiting authors are so passionate about.

Follow the link to play the 50+ interviews from the 2019 festival and get a snapshot of the sessions you missed.

Launch IWLF Radio Re-plays

Festival Radio also recorded Video interviews this year. Take a look at clips from Jo Brand, Dan Snow, Andrew Roberts, Professor Angela Gallop and many more.

Click here to enjoy the interviews on YouTube.

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FEEDBACK FROM PRESENTERS

“They were a lovely on the ball audience who asked some brilliant questions and said some lovely things. It was just such a pleasure.”
Jo Brand Comic, actress and author of Born Lippy (2019 Festival Feedback)

“There is something really special about the Isle of Wight festival, this was my second appearance there and I’ve thought so both times. It has such a lovely atmosphere – the weather just couldn’t make a dint in that!!”
Kate Hamer author of Crushed (2019 Festival feedback)

“This is a super, super literary festival. There are 350 literary festivals in this country. I feel like I’ve been to almost all of them! I’ve certainly been to over a hundred of them and this is right at the top. Because it’s the trifecta as far as every writer is concerned. They laugh at the jokes, they ask intelligent questions, penetrating intelligent questions, and they also bought the book. So you put those three things together and any writer is going to be happy to come.“

Andrew Roberts author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny (2019 Festival feedback)

“A great treat for authors every year. Delightful surroundings and very efficient organisation. A thoroughly worthy cause!”
Peter Snow (2018 Festival feedback)

Festival Radio

Follow the link to play the 50+ interviews from the 2019 festival and get a snapshot of the sessions you missed.

Festival Radio also recorded Video interviews this year. Take a look at clips from Jo Brand, Dan Snow, Andrew Roberts, Professor Angela Gallop and many more.

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