Just a Minute, Loose Ends, Poetry Please, The Now Show, and more will be live from Latitude

The BBC Radio 4 Arena will offer festival goers at this year's Latitude Festival the opportunity to see and be involved in radio shows in a dedicated arena at Henham Park Estate in Suffolk which will be hosting a selection of the station's shows, featuring celebrity guests and broadcasts from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th July.

Nicholas Parsons will be hosting the devious panel game Just a Minute featuring Ross Noble and Phill Jupitus amongst others. Just a Minute will take place on Friday and Saturday afternoon and will have celebrity guests attempting to talk on a subject for sixty seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation.

The radio show Loose Ends also returns to Latitude where festival goers get the chance to be part of the audience for the programme known for its eclectic mix of live music, stand-up comedy and conversation. Peter Curran will be joined by Emma Freud and festival friends with music from Guillemots amongst others.

Stories with Latitude will feature speakers from the Arts Arenas including Lucy Porter, and John Hegley. Each celebrity reader will read a short story commissioned for Latitude on Friday and Sunday afternoon in the BBC Radio 4 Arena.

Poetry Please has showcased some of the greatest names in poetry during its 25 years on the radio. Long standing host Roger McGough will be hosting a special live edition of the show on Sunday afternoon.

Early birds arriving on Thursday will be treated to a special edition of comedy sketch programme The Now Show, featuring Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Marcus Brigstocke, and Mitch Benn. Discussing everything from politicians to Z list celebrities, the show takes a twisted look at the week's news.

Sunday morning at the Radio 4 Arena will have the show Broadcasting House presented live by special guest presenter Martha Kearney taking a satirical look at the week's news.

The hip hop, poetry, and spoken word programme Bespoken Word comes to Latitude with a pick of this year's performance poets, hosted by new poet and presenter Mister Gee. The recording of the show will take place on Saturday afternoon in the BBC Radio 4 Arena.

On Sunday afternoon there's a session of Writersroom with Kate Rowland which explores the writer's experiences in radio, television and film at the BBC.

Latitude has an extensive bill of acts headlined by Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, and Interpol and the likes of Julian Cope, Martha wainwright, British Sea Power, Blondie, Death Cab For Cutie, Seasick Steve, Crystal Castles, Elbow, The Breeders, Amadou And Mariam, and M.I.A. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Latitude is much more than a music festival, there's film, comedy, literary events, theatre, poetry, and special collaborations.

Weekend tickets for Latitude were priced at £130 and have all gone, as have Saturday or Sunday day tickets. There are still Friday tickets available priced at £55. To buy a Friday ticket click here.

This year there will be a dedicated family campsite, for families with children under 13 (who can attend for FREE) within the public camping area and also a family campervan area within family camping.

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