Bookmarks at the ready, it’s the eight annual Chorleywood Literary Festival, and there’s another fabulous line-up this year with something for everyone, from well-established authors to new stars on the rise.

The festival kicks off with Sir Ranulph Fiennes, dubbed the ‘world’s greatest explorer’, talking about his new book, Cold, an intensely personal celebration of a life dedicated to exploring some of the most hostile and brutally cold places on earth. Merchant Taylors School, November 6, 7.30pm.

Sir Terry Wogan will be talking about Something for the Weekend, a collection of his best columns from the past ten years, delivering modern grumbles, gentle social commentary and witty observations. Chorleywood Memorial Hall, November 9, 7.30pm.

David Suchet is one of Britain’s best-loved actors and here he will talk about playing one of Britain’s best-loved detectives. His memoir, Poirot and Me, offers an insight into the world of the ‘little Belgian’ that he has played for more than 20 years. He will share memories of the making of the iconic television series, as well as what the character means to him. Chorleywood Memorial Hall, November 11, 7.30pm.

Kate Adie, former chief news reporter for the BBC, returns to the festival to talk about her book, Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Women in World War One, which looks at the way women’s lives were changed by the war, in time for its centenary. She charts the seismic move towards equal rights with men and asks what these women achieved for future generations. Chorleywood Memorial Hall, November 15, 7.30pm.

The festival closes with the ever-popular Bill Bryson who, for his latest book, One Summer, America 1927, travels back in time to a forgotten summer when America came of age, took centre stage and in five eventful months changed the world forever. Royal Masonic School, November 21, 7.30pm.

Other highlights include Douglas Hurd talking about his book Disraeli; Melissa Benn and Hadley Freeman on their feminist books What Shall We Tell Our Daughters? and Be Awesome, respectively; Mark Ellis on his book Behind the Scenes at Downton Abbey; and Suzannah Hart, the daughter of Jennifer Worth, who wrote the Call The Midwife books.