Ben Watt

Ben Watt is a musician and DJ probably best known as one half of Everything But The Girl. Ben has recently returned to performing on his own having recorded Hendra - his first solo album since 1983. Ben is also an acclaimed author - his first book Patient - the True Story of a Rare Illness was a Sunday Times Book of the Year. is second book, Romany and Tom is both a personal journey and a portrait of his parents - a vivid story of the post-war years, ambition and stardom, and family roots and secrets.

Ben will be reading on the Caught by the River stage.