THE Borders Book Festival continues today at its spiritual home at Harmony Garden Melrose.

And there are a host of great shows to see. The Duke of Buccleuch will announce the name of the winner of the Walter Scott Prize live on stage at the festival, the McINROY & WOOD LECTURE will be given by Allan Little and the Scottish Impressionists are sure to entertain.

Tickets are still available for many of the events which can be bought on the day or online.

Today’s shows are as follows.

1.30pm Mixed Form Yoga in the Cullen Kilshaw Marquee - Tickets £10

1.30pm Kathleen Hart: Devorgilla Days in the BSW Group Big Top – Tickets £11 | £9

1.30pm Massage Therapy Drop-In Sessions in the Davidson Chalmers Stewart Storytelling Tent - Prices vary

2pm Nick Hodgson: Hadrian’s Wall in the Trimontium Marquee – Tickets £8 | £6

3pm Breathwork & Meditation in the Cullen Kilshaw Marquee

3pm Mo Wilde: The Wilderness Cure in the BSW Group Big Top – Tickets £11 | £9

4pm Douglas Jackson on the Trimontium Marquee – Tickets £8 | £6

4.30pm Our Wild Farming Life in the BSW Group Big Top – Tickets £11 | £9

4.45pm Victoria Crowe & Christine De Luca in the Cullen Kilshaw Marquee – Tickets £13 | £11

4.45pm Ursula Howard in the CSY Architects Marquee – Tickets £8 | £6

6pm Ben Rawlence: The Treeline in the BSW Group Big Top – Tickets £11 | £9

6pm Dr John Reid in the Trimontium Marquee – Tickets £8 | £6

6.15pm The Walter Scott Prize will be announced in the Baillie Gifford Marquee – Tickets £5

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6.15pm FT DEBATE: The Future of Faslane in the Cullen Kilshaw Marquee – Tickets £13 | £11

6.15pm Claire Askew: A Matter of Time in the CSY Architects Marquee – Tickets £8 | £6

7.30pm THE McINROY & WOOD LECTURE by Allan Little in the Baillie Gifford Marquee – Tickets £15 | £13

7.30pm Natalie Haynes: Pandora’s Jar – Women in the Greek Myths in the BSW Group Big Top – Tickets £11 | £9

7.45pm Esme Young: Behind the Seams in the Cullen Kilshaw Marquee – Tickets £13 | £11

7.45pm Christine De Luca in the CSY Architects Marquee – Tickets £8 | £6

9.pm The Scottish Impressionists in the Baillie Gifford Marquee – Tickets £20

9.15pm The Andy Lawrenson Trio: Le Café Parisien in the BSW Group Big Top – Tickets £11 | £9

9.15pm Pedersen’s Poetry Pot in the CSY Architects Marquee – Tickets £8 | £6

Tickets now available at www.bordersbookfestival.org  or by calling 0131 290 2112.