Christopoher Somerville has covered the length and breadth of the UK on foot, and has written and broadcast about its history, landscape, wildlife and people for over 25 years. In ... Christopher Somerville – Britain’s Best Walks

In a thrilling narrative account, Helen Carr sheds new light on a pivotal period of English history in the first book to cover the whole of the fourteenth century in ... Helen Carr – Sceptred Isle – A New History of the Fourteenth Century

Harry Mount, the Editor of The Oldie, will be talking to AN Wilson the award winning author of 60 histories, novels and biographies on subjects ranging from Queen Victoria, Charles ... The Oldie Event: When Harry met Andrew – Harry Mount in conversation with A N Wilson

An explosive memoir from the heart of Westminster, lifting the lid on some of the leadership battles that have defined British politics for a decade and a half during the ... Sir Graham Brady – Kingmaker – Secrets, Lies and the Truth about Five Prime Ministers

Today, we are living longer lives, and have choices now as never before about how we will age. What will make us happy? What are we frightened of? What might ... Dr Lucy Pollock – The Golden Rule – Lessons in Living

In 1943, German SS officers in charge of Auschwitz-Birkenau ordered that an orchestra should be formed among the female prisoners. Almost fifty women and girls from eleven nations were drafted ... Anne Sebba – The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz

In the spring of 1990, we return to Champton, where the characters we’ve come to love are all aflutter as a glamorous Hollywood movie takes over Champton House as its set location.As ... Rev Richard Coles – A Death on Set

The latest book by prize-winning, best-selling author of The Salt Path. More details coming soon…Raynor Winn will be in conversation with Jo Durrant.Tickets £14.00 (£10.00 Students)

Join us in a special event of poetry, musicality and conversation to showcase the Caribbean culture that has helped to transform Britain. Featuring the acclaimed poet John Agard who has ... John Agard and Philip Nanton – Caribbean Sensations

In the first authoritative book to explain how AI works and what it means, the Research Director at the UK government's AI Safety Institute explains how advances in digital technology ... Christopher Summerfield – These Strange New Minds

Next year marks the centenary of the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh, one of the best-selling children’s books of all time. Best-selling biographer Gyles Brandreth knew the real Christopher Robin and his new ... Gyles Brandreth – Somewhere a Boy and a Bear – The Extraordinary Story of A A Milne, Christopher Robin and Winnie-the- Pooh

Across the globe, democracy is in crisis – in the UK it has been rocked by Brexit, the pandemic and successive attempts by governments to bypass legal norms. But how ... Jonathan Sumption – The Challenges of Democracy