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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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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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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.
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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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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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Viral justice – the big impact of small change

03 Nov 2022
Across structural racism, healthcare inequities and collective healing, writer and activist Ruha Benjamin shows how seemingly minor decisions and individual actions can have a big impact across our lives and society.
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Journeys through food, faith and culture

10 Nov 2022
Writer and restaurant critic Jimi Famurewa looks through the lens of food, faith, and culture to explore what it means to be Black, African, and British today.
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How we let Grenfell happen

17 Nov 2022
Journalist Peter Apps explores the devastating tragedy of Grenfell Tower five years on. What caused the disaster and what kind of housing policy reform is most needed now to ensure it never happens again?
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How to save democracy in a divided world

24 Nov 2022
Best-selling author and journalist Anand Giridharadas introduces the persuaders of US politics, working at the frontline of the fight to change minds, bridge divisions and save democracy.