15 MayDrawing on research conducted for his latest book, language historian David Crystal tells all.
15 MayPolly Toynbee and David Walker dissect the anatomy of a dark decade, bringing hope for better to come.
15 MayLeïla Slimani speaks about her novels, beliefs, and her new collection of essays giving voice to young Moroccan women.
16 MayCelia Paul and William Feaver reflect on their memories of Lucian Freud and what it means to live an artist’s life.
16 MayKit de Waal and Cathy Rentzenbrink discuss what it means to write if you come from a working-class background.
16 MaySold outLeading experts Matt Frei and Peter Westmacott assess the state of US politics today.
16 MayAward-winning director Emma Rice reflects on her creative practice, driving change, and obstacles to “fighting the good fight”.
17 MayPolly Samson discusses her new book set in the 1960s’ bohemian heat and creativity of the Greek island of Hydra.
17 MayJung Chang recounts the lives of three women at the heart of twentieth-century China.
17 MayTo mark the 200th anniversary of Anne Brontë’s birth, celebrate her work with conversation and live readings.
17 MaySold outTom Stoppard and Patrick Marber discuss Leopoldstadt, a play tracing the trajectory of the Jewish community of Vienna.
19 MayLennie Goodings and Joan Bakewell consider the ways in which society has changed since the ’70s
19 MayRediscover the lives of the Olivier sisters in a conversation about family and history with Sarah Watling and Pippa Harris.
19 MayHannah Rothschild and Emily Brand discuss historical fiction, family, and the wonderful inspiration that buildings can provide.
19 MayCarol Ann Duffy curates an evening of poetry on the theme of the environment and artistic responses to the climate crisis.
20 MayMo Moulton and Francesca Wade discuss the activists and experimenters who lived in interwar London and Oxford.
20 MayMaggi Hambling reflects on art across the generations in light of her late father Harry Hambling, a self-taught watercolour painter.
20 MaySold outGloria Steinem speaks about her latest book, The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off!
20 MaySold outLady Hale reflects on her legal career and celebrates Jeremy Hutchinson’s life and impact in a special lecture.
