On October 1st and 2nd the Royal Society will be holding a festival to celebrate the relationship between science, literature and the arts. Speakers include John Banville, John Barrow, Gillian Beer, Marcus Du Sautoy, Sebastian Faulks, Michael Frayn, John Holmes, Richard Holmes, Paul Nurse, Charlotte Sleigh and Jenny Uglow. To see all the details, including a list of events, exhibitions, performances and speakers, and to buy tickets, go to