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Two of our leading crime writers Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves discuss the evocation of place in their work, from DI Matthew Venns foray to the wild shore of a remote Devon village to Karen Pirie navigating the COVID-stricken streets of Edinburgh. McDermid and Cleeves have been at the top table of crime writing for more than 30 years.McDermid is an international bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than 40 languages. Her multi-award-winning series and standalone novels have been adapted for television and radio, most notably the Wire in the Blood series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan. An ITV adaptation of the Karen Pirie series, featuring a Scottish cold case detective, was broadcast in 2022 and a second series has been commissioned. Among her many awards are the Crime Writers Association Diamond Dagger recognising lifetime achievement and the Theakstons Old Peculier award for Outstanding Contribution to Crime Writing. Her latest Karen Pirie book is Past Lying.Cleeves is author of more than 35 critically acclaimed novels and also a winner of the Crime Writers Association Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITVs Vera, BBC Ones Shetland and ITVs The Long Call respectively. Her latest book is The Raging Storm, her third Venn novel set in North Devon where she grew up. She lives in Northumberland where the Vera books are set.Discussions are chaired by novelist and former Labour cabinet minister Alan Johnson.Part of the festivals crime fiction programme.
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Address : Oxford Literary Festival
Sheldonian Theatre
Oxford
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- 02 Mar – Matthew Mitcham (1988–), Australian diver
- 03 Mar – Perry Ellis (1940–1986), American fashion designer
- 03 Mar – Xavier Bettel (1973–), Prime Minister of Luxembourg
- 04 Mar – Chaz Bono (1969–), American advocate, writer & musician
- 04 Mar – Svend Robinson (1952–), Canadian former politician, 1st first openly gay Canadian Member of Parliament
- 05 Mar – Matt Lucas (1974–), English actor, comedian, writer & tv presenter.
- 05 Mar – Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975), Italian poet, intellectual, film director & writer
- 06 Mar – Charles I of Württemberg (1823–1891), German aristocrat, King of Wurttemberg
- 06 Mar – Francis Alick Howard OBE (1917–1992), English actor & comedian, better known by his stage-name Frankie Howerd
- 07 Mar – Sir Henry Channon (1897–1958), British Conservative Member of Parliament
- 07 Mar – Bret Easton Ellis (1964–), American novelist, screenwriter & short story writer
- 09 Mar – Lord Ivor Mountbatten (1963–), British aristocrat, farmer, geologist & businessman
- 09 Mar – Richard Adams (1947–2012), Filipino-American gay rights activist
- 09 Mar – Samuel Barber (1910–1981), American composer
- 09 Mar – Will Geer (1902–1978), American actor & social activist
- 11 Mar – John Barrowman (1967–), British-American actor, author, presenter, singer & comic book writer. Known for his roles in Torchwood & Dr Who
- 11 Mar – Christopher Rice (1978–), American writer
- 11 Mar – Bill Siksay (1955–), Canadian politician
- 12 Mar – Vaslav Nijinsky (1890–1950), Russian ballet dancer & choreographer
- 12 Mar – Edward Albee (1928–), American playwright
- 13 Mar – Armistead Maupin (1944–), American writer
- 14 Mar – Alfred Redl (1864–1913), Austrian counter-intelligence officer & spy
- 15 Mar – Kwame Harris (1982–), Jamaican-born American football player
- 15 Mar – Amir Ohana (1976–), Israeli lawyer & politician
- 16 Mar – Donal Óg Cusack (1977–), Irish hurling goalkeeper
- 16 Mar – Jon Hinson (1942–1995), American politician, former Republican congressman (Mississippi) (1979–1981)
- 17 Mar – Alexander McQueen (1969–2010), British fashion designer
- 18 Mar – Stanley Bennett Clay (1950–), American writer, publisher, novelist, director & actor
- 18 Mar – Wilfred Owen (1893–1918), British wartime poet
- 22 Mar – Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021), American composer/lyricist. VIP in 20thC musical theater
- 23 Mar – Joseph C. Leyendecker (1874–1951), German-born American illustrator
- 23 Mar – Prince Felix Yusupov (1887–1967), Russian aristocrat
- 24 Mar – Bob Mackie (1940–), American fashion designer
- 24 Mar – Jim Parsons (1973–), American actor & producer
- 25 Mar – Elton John (1947–), English singer-songwriter, composer & pianist
- 26 Mar – A. E. Housman (1859–1936), English classical scholar & poet
- 26 Mar – Rev Richard Coles FRSA FKC (1962–), English musician, journalist, radio presenter & C of E parish priest in Northamptonshire
- 28 Mar – Sir Dirk Bogarde (1921–1999), English actor, novelist & screenwriter. Born Derek Niven van den Bogaerde
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- 29 Mar – Bruce Weber (1946–), American fashion photographer
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- 31 Mar – Sir Alan James Carter Duncan KCMG (1957–), British Conservative Party politician who served as Minister of State for International Development (2010–2014), Minister of State for Europe & the Americas (2016–2019)
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