Look back at our 2024 line up

Helen Lederer

British comedian and presenter: Not That I'm Bitter!

Stephen Gillen

Reformed career criminal: Organised Crime to International Peace Prize Nominee & TV Personality

Tim Marshall

No.1 Bestseller: The Future of Geography: How power and politics in space will change our world.

Richard Kilmorey

A history of Balls Park and the Faudel-Phillips's (1880-1945)

Carly Barton

The first person in the UK to receive a prescription for herbal Cannabis privately. A professional criminal.

Lord Salisbury

Hatfield House: Past, Present and Future

Company of Players

Live performance: The Invisible Men

Matt Stroud

Re-wiring The Matrix

Aiofe Howard

Who Am I? Discovering my estranged father's past

2024 HLF Programme

Take a flick through the 2024 programme. Printed copies will be available at the festival. If you are interested in advertising in the 2025 programme, do get in touch.

Download PDF programme here

Apply to be part of the 2025 festival

Applications to be part of the 2025 festival line up are open now!

If you are an author, poet, musician, performer or someone simply with a fascinating tale to tell, we want to hear from you.

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