Creators of Channel 4’s BAFTA-winning hit comedy Peep Show, Sam and Jesse’s impressive string of comedy writing credits also includes Four Lions (with Chris Morris, winning them the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Award

Legendary punk poet and performer John Cooper Clarke’s brand of social commentary is still as sharp and witty as ever, and is sure to tear up the stage this year.

Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese truly is a man who needs no introduction, so we’re exceptionally proud to announce that he’ll be lending his vision for a unique collaboration in the form of our new Paradiso Outdoor Cinema.

Fashion insurrectionists Meadham Kirchoff’s unpredictable visions of beauty jolt fashion audiences to the edge of their seats. Who else could combine a love of Chanel and the Riot Girls, British handcraft and witchery in one show?

Fortified by an airtight familial camaraderie and emboldened with a zeal for country music, Laura and Lydia Rogers formed The Secret Sisters to capture their raw talent in its purest form.

Award winning playwright and director Jez Butterworth has seen his work showered with accolades and praise on both sides of the Atlantic. Also a film director, Jez is well-known for his debut film Mojo

Justine Picardie returns to this year’s festival with her bestselling biography Coco Chanel: the Life and Legend released in paperback, which has sold over 50,000 copies and been translated into 15 languages.

Lauren’s Charlie and Lola stories have sold in their millions and have been adapted into an animated series for the BBC, which has won four BAFTAS and aired in more than 34 countries.

The “godfather of fusion cuisine”, when New Zealand chef and author Peter Gordon isn’t dashing back and forth between the north and south hemispheres, chasing perfection in his Auckland and London restaurants, he writes for Condé Nast and the Financial Times, develops new cookbooks, teaches his own twist on fusion cuisine, cooks on TV