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The 59th Times Cheltenham Literature Festival announces its most exciting programme to date, with a line-up ranging from Man Booker Prize winners to Hollywood legends and stars of Doctor Who to leading political figures of the 21st century. The 2008 festival will explore the theme of Family, and how it shapes who we are and how we live, read and write. With more than 450 writers and over 350 events, the ten-day programme promises to offer something for everyone. Award-winning journalist Kate Adie and the UK’s biggest selling crime writer Ian Rankin are this year’s Guest Directors, each creating their own weekend programme of events with themes including censorship and political correctness. · The Festival uses twenty different venues over ten days. Events start from 10am in the morning and run up until midnight. The brochure can be downloaded from www.cheltenhamfestivals.com.