Due to COVID we were unable to cover theWords by the Water 2022 festival live, however, we were able to attend the first and last days – bookending the event. […]
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Happy 21st anniversary for Words by the Water
The 21st year of celebrating words and ideas at Words by the Water in Keswick kicked off yesterday with a great atmosphere and anticipation at Theatre by the Lake. Organised […]
The history boys and girls – Words by the Water preview
The final day of Words by the Water 2022 in the Studio has the theme of History. Opening at 10 am is the author of The King’s Painter – The […]
Sunday politics – Words by the Water preview
We have two political heavyweights in the Main House on Sunday providing their own perspective on politics. First up is the former foreign secretary David Owen who will be looking […]
What’s on our doorstep – Words by the Water Saturday preview IV
Cumbria has such a rich history, diverse landscape and interesting people – which is why I’m looking forward to seeing the events in The Studio on Saturday. Starting at 10 […]
Bluster and Bedlam with satirist John Crace – Words by the Water Saturday preview III
Whilst watching the news I often feel sorry for the satirist – how can you make anything more absurd than the actions that are reported each day? John Crace is […]
Inside British Intelligence & the mind – Words by the Water Saturday preview II
With the situation in Ukraine, the British Inteligence Service will be working overtime, writes Karen Morley-Chesworth. Saturday at Words by the Water the current BBC Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner gives […]
Dynasties and the gifts of a radio – Words by the Water Saturday preview part I
We cannot get away from 2022 being a very special year for our Queen – the longest-serving monarch ever. The speaker who opens Saturday in the Main House, journalist and […]
Our World & Us – Words by the Water preview
After the two years we have all been through, Friday at Words by the Water provides an opportunity to take a look at ourselves and the natural world around us. […]
Poetry & Crime – Words by the Water preview
The Queen of Crime Writing is coming to Words by the Water and, I can’t wait for Friday, 18 March to enjoy New Beginnings with Val McDermid, writes Karen Morley-Chesworth. […]
Falling in love with science in the infinite monkey cage & the fictional crimes – Words by the Water preview
Scientists have been our heroes in the past two years – developing vaccines at record speed to save us from the worst of the pandemic, writes Karen Morley-Chesworth. And for the […]
Time to look at World Issues at Words by the Water – Festival preview
The wonderful thing about the Studio venue at Theatre by the Lake during Words by the Water is the theme of the day, writes Karen Morley-Chesworth. As the world is […]
Priests, Queens & Stones of England – Words by the Water preview
Melvyn Bragg (Lord Bragg of Wigton) has long been the president of Words by the Water – and this year he is sharing the role with his daughter, writer, Anglican […]
Bookcase Day celebrates local interests at Words by the Water – Festival preview
In the Studio the event opens with Bookcase Day – featuring talks about five recent titles of local interest. The day is sponsored by the Bookcase, the largest secondhand and […]
Agatha Christie and the Philosopher’s moral maze – all to start Words by the Water Festival
The murder mysteries penned by Agatha Christie pale into insignificance to the reality of her own disappearance at the peak of her career in 1926 – and this true-crime writer […]
Wise ‘Words by the Water’ flow back into Cumbria – Festival preview
The last ‘normal’ thing I did before Lockdown 0.1 in March 2020 was attend an annual event in Cumbria that has become a passion for me – Words by the […]
Words by the Water’s comfort for confinement
Cumbria’s festival of words is providing plenty of comfort and pleasure as we settle into the lockdown to beat coronavirus, says Karen Morey-Chesworth. And it’s provided me with plenty of […]
PREVIEW : The must-see talks at this year’s Words By The Water
This weekend marks the start of the Words by the Water Festival at Theatre by the Lake and we thought we’d share some of our top picks to help guide […]