Prue Leith, Mary Berry and actress Celia Imrie are confirmed among the guests for the Cheltenham Literature Festival, which takes place in October. The festival is set to run for 10 days and feature more than 500 events.
The Evening Standard reports the scale of the programme, describing a packed schedule spanning multiple themes and formats. The Belfast Telegraph also confirms the same line-up names, aligning with the festival’s announcement timing and focus on high-profile participants. While the sources provided here mainly focus on the guest confirmations and overall event numbers, they do not detail specific session topics or dates in the excerpts.
Taken together, the reporting indicates the festival is expanding its programme with well-known cultural figures from food and entertainment, with the full event schedule expected to be published closer to the event. Additional details on individual appearances are not included in the provided source summaries.