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Just over a year ago we visited Hay-On-Wye to witness the first ever game of cricket played as part of the Literary Festival between the local Hay Club and a celebrity XI picked largely from the ranks of the world famous Authors XI.

This year, the Festival has agreed to making this fixture an integral part of its activities on a day dedicated to a number of sports related meetings and speakers.

This episode of the podcast tries to capture the day, talking to Hay Club stalwarts as well as the celebrities / writers associated with the Authors XI.

Listen out for contributions from:

Ebony Rainford Brent (Broadcaster and ex England cricketer)

Stephen Fry (multi talented broadcaster / actor / writer)

Tom Holland (Historian and co-host of The Rest is History Podcast)

Matt Thacker (MD

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