Previous events
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NOV 28
Aye Write! With Kenny MacAskill
Kenny MacAskill talks about his new book, Radical Scotland.
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NOV 22
Geoffrey Robertson: Who Owns History?
The question of whether Western nations must return the artefacts plundered under colonial rule is the most pressing issue in the art world today. From the Elgin Marbles to the return of more than twelve thousand stolen artefacts from Belgium’s Africa Museum, the cry for the restitution of cultural objects once stolen under armed force or conquest...
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NOV 18
Jack Straw at Taunton Literary Festival
Find out more about the UK's difficult relationship with Iran from the man who was at the forefront of the UK's foreign policy for many years.
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OCT 13
Ayesha Hazarika at Cheltenham Literature Festival
The PMQs are the most famous piece of political theatre at Westminster, placing the Prime Minister in the spotlight as opponents vie to land a knockout verbal punch and supporters curry favour. The Times Red Box Editor Matt Chorley grills former advisers Ayesha Hazarika (Punch & Judy Politics) and Philip Collins about preparing a PM to do battle in this high-pressure...
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OCT 13
Caroline Slocock at Cheltenham Literature Festival
Find out what it's really like to work at Number 10 with Matt Chorley, Caroline Slocock, Theo Barclay and Downing Street's official Researcher in Residence, Jack Brown.
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OCT 12
Peter Brookes at Cheltenham Literature Festival
In conversation with his colleague David Aaronovitch, the much-loved Times cartoonist Peter Brookes presents his brand new collection Critical Times and draws live on stage.
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OCT 11
Anthony Seldon at Cheltenham Literature Festival
Who was the most disastrous Prime Minister in British history? And who was the best? Join Anthony Seldon, along with columnist Daniel Finkelstein, The Times Red Box editor Matt Chorley and Deborah Mattinson for a lighthearted debate on the ins and outs of Number 10.
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OCT 10
Jack Straw at Isle of Wight Literary Festival
In 2001, Jack Straw became the first Foreign Secretary to visit Iran since the revolution of 1979. Come and see him talk about how the UK's difficult relationship with Iran has changed since then. Interviewed by Sir Richard Ottaway, Jack Straw will be talking politics, Islamic State, culture and the future of Iran's relations with the West....
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OCT 06
Geoffrey Robertson at Wigtown Book Festival
In a talk on his revealing and very funny memoir, Geoffrey Robertson QC recalls battles on behalf of George Harrison and Julian Assange, Salman Rushdie, Mike Tyson and the Sex Pistols – and those against General Pinochet and Mrs Thatcher. How did a pimply comprehensive schoolboy end up founding the UK’s leading human rights practice and become a first...
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OCT 02
Caroline Slocock at Henley Literary Festival
The first ever female private secretary to any British Prime Minister, Caroline Slocock had a front-row seat for the final eighteen months of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership. Come and see her talk with Stephen Robinson about the way in which we portray female leaders, 1980s politics and more.
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