Sathnam Sanghera | The Meaning of George Michael
Sat 21 Nov 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Ten years after his death, George Michael is still everywhere: the annual success of ‘Last Christmas’, new covers of his songs, and endless memes across social media. In his unconventional and enthralling Tonight the Music Seems So Loud, Sathnam Sanghera explores the connection between music and politics, exposes what secrecy does to the soul, and reveals how fame erodes the sense of self. More than the careless whispers of a good friend, this is a joyful and poignant celebration of one of Britain’s greatest musical artists.
In conversation with Tom Gatti.
Venue: Old Divinity School
Duration: 1 hour
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Author Biography
Sathnam Sanghera was born to Punjabi immigrant parents in Wolverhampton in 1976. He entered the education system unable to speak English but went on to graduate from Christ’s College, Cambridge with a first class degree in English Language and Literature. He has been shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards twice, for his memoir The Boy With The Topknot and his novel Marriage Material. Empireland has been longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, was named a Book of the Year at the National Book Awards of 2022, and inspired both the Channel 4 series Empire State of Mind and Sanghera’s children’s book about the British empire Stolen History. He lives in London.
Chair Biography
Tom Gatti is Literary Editor for The Observer. He is the editor of Long Players: Writers on the Albums That Shaped Them, which was published by Bloomsbury in 2021.
