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It wanted to commemorate the Larbert man's global success and inspire young performers who appear in shows at the theatre.

As the global cultural body Unesco reports, oral historians teach young initiates about "history, laws, rituals, time reckoning, cosmology, myths, rules of conduct, and the function of the Gada system".

The frantic diplomacy has cooled in recent weeks as Ukraine and other global issues took centre stage in Washington.

Hay Festival global chief executive Julie Finch said the festival programme would tackle "shared challenges head on with purpose and hope".

He accused officials of "fiddling while Rome burns" and added: "Sorry but I'm on a mission. Dyson knows what he's doing and won't risk his global brand reputation delivering dodgy ventilators."