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BLF 2026
Saeed Khan
Lunch Bite: Words That Travel the World
Monday, 6 July 2026 | 12:00 – 12:45
Festival Hub, City Park, BD1 1HY
Lunch Bites, Faith, Mysticism & Philosophy, Fairytales, Fantasy & Science Fiction, History
Event Reference: 26LB7
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BLF 2026
Irene Lofthouse
Alberta Vickridge: The Bradford Bardess Poet
Monday, 6 July 2026 | 10:30 – 11:30
Festival Hub, City Park, BD1 1HY
Heritage Walks & Talks
Event Reference: 26HT4
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BLF 2026
Priti Kaur
Timeless Ghazals
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 19:30 – 22:00
Main Hall, St George’s Hall, BD1 1JT
Theatre, Gigs & Concerts
Event Reference: 26MU5
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BLF 2026
Dr Amanda Golden, Dr Iona Murphy
Don’t Let Your Figs Rot: Sylvia Plath’s Life in Writing
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 19:00 – 20:00
Banqueting Suite, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Poetry
Event Reference: 26PO1
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BLF 2026
Free Word Lecture: Misan Harriman
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 19:00 – 20:00
The Studio, The Alhambra Theatre, BD7 1AJ
Free Word
Event Reference: 26FW2
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BLF 2026
Jay Gadhia, Dillon Jaxx, Chitra Ramaswamy, Paul Burston
Polari Literary Salon
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 18:30 – 20:00
Ginger Goose, BD1 1LH
Poetry
Event Reference: 26PO8
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BLF 2026
Luisa Omielan
God is a Woman by Luisa Omielan
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 18:15 – 20:15
Loading Bay, BD1 3QR
Feminism
Event Reference: 26FE1
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BLF 2026
Mohammed Isaaq
The Alchemy of Happiness
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 18:15 – 20:15
The Great Hall, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
Faith, Mysticism & Philosophy
Event Reference: 26FMP2
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BLF 2026
Dr Myriam François
The Tea with Myriam Francois
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 17:30 – 18:30
The Studio, The Alhambra Theatre, BD7 1AJ
Society & Citizenship
Event Reference: 26POD1
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BLF 2026
Professor Hassan Ugail
How AI Reasoning Models Are Reshaping Power, Knowledge and Truth
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 17:15 – 18:15
The Chamber, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Global Futures, Society & Citizenship
Event Reference: 26GF3
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BLF 2026
Muhammad Hanif Shiwani, Ishtiaq Mir
Zakhm Khandan: Urdu Humour and Satire
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 17:00 – 18:00
Norcroft Auditorium, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
Comedy
Event Reference: 26CO2
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BLF 2026
Screening: My Favourite Cake
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 16:45 – 18:15
Cubby Broccoli Cinema, The National Science and Media Museum, BD1 1NQ
Film
Event Reference: 26BF5
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