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Wed 23 Apr 2025

samantha Harvey

Samantha Harvey | Orbital
Nick Harkaway

Nick Harkaway | Karla’s Choice

Thu 24 Apr 2025

Michael Banner

Michael Banner | Britain’s Slavery Debt: Reparations Now!
Gwyneth Lewis & Pascale Petit

Gwyneth Lewis & Pascale Petit | Two Poets, One Story
George Monbiot

George Monbiot | Neoliberalism & How It Came to Control Your Life
Tessa Blackstone

Tessa Blackstone | Millicent Garrett Fawcett: The Fight for Votes for Women
My Dear Kabul book jacket (1)

A Year in the Life of an Afghan Women’s Writing Group
Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade | The Unfinished Harauld Hughes
Abi Dare

Abi Daré | And So I Roar

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Anthony Horowitz

Literary Lunch with Anthony Horowitz
Wendy Hitchmough Claudia Tobin

Wendy Hitchmough | Vanessa Bell: The Life & Art of a Bloomsbury Radical
Jocelyn Longdon

Joycelyn Longdon | Natural Connection
Andrey Kurkov

Andrey Kurkov | The Kyiv Mysteries
Michael Heseltine

Michael Heseltine | An Urgent Agenda to Rebuild Britain
Diana Henry (2)

Diana Henry | Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons
John Crace

John Crace | Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10
David Larbi

David Larbi | Frequently Happy: 52 Mindful Moments to Bring Hope and Joy
Kit de Waal & Diane Evans

Kit de Waal & Diana Evans | This Writing Life

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Anne Sebba

Anne Sebba | The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival
Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling | Seven Children: Inequality and Britain’s Next Generation
Rob Cowan & Rob Macfarlane

Rob Cowen & Robert Macfarlane | The North Road
Diane Abbott

Diane Abbott | A Woman Like Me
Jacqueline Wilson

FREE Jacqueline Wilson | The Seaside Sleepover
Debut Writers

Irish Debut Novelists | Roisín O’Donnell, Garrett Carr & Louise Hegarty
Jamie Smart

FREE Jamie Smart | Bunny vs Monkey, The Great Big Glitch
Hallie Rubenhold & Kate Summerscale

Hallie Rubenhold & Kate Summerscale | Why Do Men Kill Women?
Ash Sarkar

Ash Sarkar | Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War
NS Debate

The New Statesman Debate | This house believes private schools should be abolished
Christopher Lloyd

FREE Christopher Lloyd | It’s Up to Us!
Joan Smith long

Joan Smith | Unfortunately, She Was a Nymphomaniac
Emma Barnett

Emma Barnett | Maternity Service
Ed Conway

Ed Conway | Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future
Sarah Churchwell Erica Wagner

Sarah Churchwell & Erica Wagner | Celebrating The Great Gatsby at 100
Private Eye podcast

Private Eye Podcast Live | Ian Hislop, Helen Lewis, Andrew Hunter Murray & Adam Macqueen

Kaliane Bradley | The Ministry of Time

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Kate Kirby

FREE Katie Kirby | The World of Lottie Brooks

Chloe Dalton | Raising Hare

Helena Kelly, Alex Clark & Bharat Tandon | The Life, Writing & Legacy of Jane Austen
NS Breakfast with editors

Breakfast with the Editors | Andrew Marr, Helen Lewis, Hannah Barnes & Megan Gibson
Mike Berners Lee & Tony Juniper

Mike Berners-Lee & Tony Juniper | The Climate Dilemma
Jon Bloomfield & David Edgar

Jon Bloomfield & David Edgar | March of the Populist Right
Sam Leith & Lucy Mangan

Sam Leith & Lucy Mangan | Growing Up with Books
Letizia Diamente book

FREE Dr Letizia Diamante | Open Wide! Jaw-dropping Mouths of the Animal World
Gary Younge

Gary Younge | State of the Nation Lecture
Barbara Sahakian & Christelle Langley

Barbara Sahakian & Christelle Langley | Brain Boost: Healthy Habits for a Happier Life
Eimear McBride

Eimear McBride | The City Changes Its Face
Lanisha Butterfield

FREE Lanisha Butterfield | Flower Block Storytime
Cressida Cowell

FREE Cressida Cowell | How to Train Your Dragon School
Ashley John-Baptiste

Ashley John-Baptiste | A Childhood in Care
Ilan Pappe

Ilan Pappe | What’s Next for Israel & Palestine
ROOO Lecture Frances Spalding

A Room of One’s Own Lecture | Frances Spalding
Tom Heap

Tom Heap | Land Smart
Kevin Barry

Kevin Barry | The Heart in Winter
Lindsey Hilsum

Lindsey Hilsum | Stories and Poems from the Front Line

Tue 13 May 2025

Robert Macfarlane

Robert Macfarlane | Is a River Alive?

Wed 21 May 2025

Patrice Lawrence

FREE Primary Schools Event: Patrice Lawrence
Jason Reynolds

FREE Secondary Schools Event: Word Power