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Crimefest 2009 Site
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2009 PROGRAMME
(Download the 2.3 Mb PDF file of the 2009 CrimeFest Souvenir Programme)

Several of the panels are available as MP3s for you to listen to. You can download them (right-click on the link and choose "Save As") and load them into your iPod, or listen with QuickTime or Windows Media on your computer.

Thursday, 14th of May:

TIME ROOM 1
1.30 – 2.30 Nightmare Alley: Psychological Thrillers – all in the mind? (MP3)
  • Jenni Mills
  • Steve Mosby
  • Sheila Quigley
  • Claire Seeber
Participating moderator: Margaret Murphy
3.00 – 4.00 Out of The Past: The Mystery in History (MP3)
  • Cassandra Clark
  • Ruth Downie
  • Jane Finnis
  • Roger Hudson
Participating moderator: Edward Marston
4.30 – 5.30 The Lost Weekend: Eric Ambler and who – Forgotten Authors (MP3)
  • Mary Andrea Clarke
  • Barry Forshaw
  • Declan Hughes
  • Sarah Rayne
Participating moderator: Martin Edwards

Friday, 15th of May:

TIME ROOM 1 ROOM 2
9.00 – 10.00 The Big Heat: Police Procedurals (MP3)
  • Stephen Booth
  • Alison Bruce
  • Pauline Rowson
  • Michael Walters
Moderator: Edward Marston
Body And Soul: Religion and Superstition
  • Kate Ellis
  • Suzette A Hill
  • Alison Joseph
  • Sarah Rayne
Moderator: Judith Cutler
10.30 – 11.30 Foreign Correspondent: Books In Translation (MP3)
  • Don Bartlett
  • Reg Keeland
  • Tiina Nunnally
  • Ros Schwartz
Moderator: Ann Cleeves
This Gun For Hire: When You Write What You Know
  • Stephen Booth
  • Keith McCarthy
  • Priscilla Masters
  • Sue Walker
Participating moderator: Colin Campbell
12.00 – 1.00 Crack-Up: Lighter Than Noir (MP3)
  • Ruth Dudley Edwards
  • Kaye C Hill
  • Bill James
  • Hakan Nesser
Participating moderator: Simon Brett
Border Incident: Crime in Foreign Climes
  • Chris Ewan
  • Yrsa Sigurdardottir
  • Michael Walters
  • Anne Zouroudi
Participating moderator: Paul Johnston
1.30 – 2.30 Born To Kill: If I Told You I'd Have To Kill You – When Your Character is Special Forces Trained (MP3)
  • Matt Hilton
  • Adrian Magson
  • E V Seymour
  • Zoë Sharp
Moderator: Ruth Dudley Edwards
I Was A Fugitive From A Chain Gang: Writing About The Bad Guys
  • Declan Burke
  • Chris Ewan
  • Steve Mosby
  • Kevin Wignall
Moderator: Donna Moore
3.00 – 4.00 John Harvey & Bill James (MP3)
Interviewed by Paul Johnston
Suspicion: Building the Suspense
  • Ann Cleeves
  • Brian McGilloway
  • Aly Monroe
  • Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Participating moderator: Margaret Murphy
4.30 – 5.30 Meg Gardiner (MP3)
Interviewed by Zoë Sharp
Murder, My Sweet: The Cosy Side of Crime
  • M C Beaton
  • Dolores Gordon-Smith
  • the Mulgray Twins
  • L C Tyler
Moderator: Alison Joseph

Saturday, 16th of May:

TIME ROOM 1
9.30 – 10.30 Criss Cross: Conan-Doyle & Poe Anniversary Panel – Past & Present (MP3)
  • Gyles Brandreth
  • Judith Cutler
  • Declan Hughes
  • Andrew Pepper
Moderator: David Stuart Davies
11.00 – 12.00 Håkan Nesser
Interviewed by Ann Cleeves (MP3)
12:30 – 1:30 Simon Brett (MP3)
Interviewed by Gyles Brandreth
2.00 – 3.00 Andrew Taylor, 2009 CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger recipient
Interviewed by Peter Guttridge (MP3)
3.30 – 4.30 Natural Born Killers: Maxim’s Picks (MP3)
  • Cara Black
  • Declan Burke
  • Paul Johnston
  • Donna Moore
Moderator: Maxim Jakubowski
5.00 – 6.00 Michael Connelly, International Guest of Honour (MP3)
Interviewed by Peter Guttridge

Sunday, 17th of May:

TIME ROOM 1 ROOM 2
9.30 – 10.30 Pick-Up on South Street: A Date With Debut Authors (MP3)
  • Alison Bruce
  • Steven Hague
  • M.R. Hall
  • Matt Hilton
  • Jenni Mills
  • Aly Monroe
Moderator: Peter Guttridge
Angels With Dirty Faces: The Darker Side of The Fairer Sex
  • M C Beaton
  • Pat McIntosh
  • Caro Ramsay
  • Linda Regan
Participating moderator: Cara Black
11.00 – 12.00 Moment In Time: CWA Historical Shortlist Panel (MP3)
  • Marjorie Eccles
  • Ann Granger
  • Andrew Martin
  • R N Morris
Moderator: Janet Laurence
Edge of Doom: What Pushes Your Characters Over The Edge
  • Steven Hague
  • M.R. Hall
  • Brian McGilloway
  • Caro Ramsay
Participating moderator: Martin Edwards
12.30 – 1.30 Crossfire: Criminal Mastermind (MP3)
  • Simon Brett
  • David Stuart Davies
  • Martin Edwards
  • Meg Gardiner
Quiz Master: Maxim Jakubowski

 

 

 

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