Replays

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Towards a more inclusive education

09 Feb 2023

Bafta-nominated film director Georgia Oakley, author Paul Baker, and educators Catherine Lee and Bennie Kara explore and celebrate 20 years of social change movements that shaped progress towards a more inclusive education in the UK.

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How to make better decisions

02 Feb 2023

Author Ed Smith offers a new way of thinking about decision-making, leadership and success, drawing on insights from his time as Chief Selector of the England cricket team.

Public talks

A new economic paradigm for people and planet

30 Jan 2023

Dennis Snower, influential economist and policy adviser to the G20, joins leading evolutionary theorist David Sloan Wilson to ask: can we re-define and re-design economics to respond more effectively to the complex collective challenges facing us now, and in the future?

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Inside stories of 21st–century diplomacy

26 Jan 2023

Diplomacy often takes place behind closed doors, but what does this vital role really look like in today’s world? Baroness Catherine Ashton reflects on her time as the EU’s first High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

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The transformative power of everyday wonder

19 Jan 2023

Join Dacher Keltner, a world-leading expert in the science and history of the emotions, for an inspiring exploration into how we can all find more wonder and awe in our modern lives.

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Inclusive innovation: A new model for change

12 Jan 2023

Join the authors of a ground-breaking new study to find out how innovation motivated by environmental and social aims can support people and planet.

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Stories against the dark

19 Dec 2022

For our final event of the year, join us for a festive treat! Live in person from the Great Room, multi-award-winning author Robert Macfarlane and acclaimed theatre-maker Simon McBurney explore the power and purpose of storytelling when dark times draw near.

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100 years of British broadcasting

15 Dec 2022

Broadcast historian David Hendy looks back on 100 years of the BBC and reflects on how BBC broadcasting came to be such a central part of the British Christmas experience.

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How colour changed our way of seeing

08 Dec 2022

Internationally renowned designer Riccardo Falcinelli reveals the surprising history of how colour came to define the way we see the world around us.

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Lockdown laws and the threats to our freedoms

01 Dec 2022

Human rights barrister Adam Wagner reflects on lockdown laws, hastily made under a state of emergency, and the recent Public Order Bill, to explore how these laws threaten our freedoms.