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Steve Harley – Takes a Closer Look

9.30pm, Saturday 21 April, Festival Marquee

Steve Harley, the original Cockney Rebel, untamed and unplugged, is set to provide a grand finale to Saturday’s performances in our cliff-to

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Radio Soop

3pm, Saturday 21 April, Festival Marquee

Turn on and tune in as Radio Soop takes you back to the golden age of radio. Finding themselves plunged into a live radio broadcast with acute

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Stand Up Phill Jupitus


7pm, Friday 20 April, Festival Marquee Jumpin’ Jupitus! He’s back

Surprising, like Oates climbing back into Scott’s tent, Phill Jupitus returns to the land of his birth and

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Tipitina comes to the Island

9.30 pm, Friday 20 April, Festival Marquee

Can't get to New Orleans this year? Let New Orleans come to you. Immerse yourself in Tipitina's brand of Mississippi blues when they com

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An Evening with Sandi Toksvig

7pm, Saturday 21 April, Festival Marquee

Comedienne, writer and broadcaster, Sandi Toksvig will be hosting an evening of sparkling conversation, clever party games and plenty of int

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Charles Dickens – the Squire of Gads Hill

2.30pm, Saturday 21 April, East Dene, Bonchurch

Lloyd Lee is Charles Dickens as he works on his final novel and, in the manner of one remembering old friends, shares his memories of pa

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John Helliwell & Crème Anglaise

9.30pm, Saturday 21 April, The Boathouse

Supertramp sax-man John Helliwell and his band Crème Anglaise, a "who's who" of British rock and jazz musicians, will be performi

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Aled Jones and 100 voices

7.30pm, Sunday 22 April, Festival Marquee

Singer, TV and radio presenter and musical theatre star Aled Jones will be heading an evening of grandstanding choral music on Sunday 22 Ap

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Viva! Opera's best bits

7.30pm, Saturday 21 April, St Catherine’s Church

Hang on to your hats for an evening of great music, scheming aristocrats, wily gypsies and champagne-fuelled parties when the singers

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Hardeep Singh Kohli


2pm, Sunday 22 April, Festival Marquee The Nearly Naked Chef

Grab a seat and tuck in, as a guest of Hardeep Singh Kohli. The celebrated broadcaster, raconteur, writer and cook com

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