The Only Way Is Up (Festival of Ideas)
Combining the latest data with expert analysis across health, children’s services, the economy, environment, policing and defence, Polly Toynbee and David Walker tell the story of what has gone wrong…
Combining the latest data with expert analysis across health, children’s services, the economy, environment, policing and defence, Polly Toynbee and David Walker tell the story of what has gone wrong…
A gaming and learning session led by Rosemary Webb about one the most intelligent animals in the world, the elephant. Learn fun facts about elephants through games such as ‘Top…
On International Women’s Day, join two feminist icons, Baroness Hale of Richmond and Baroness Chakrabarti, as they discuss justice, rights and free speech. After the devastation of the Second World…
Mark Lewney delivers his amazing physics show – it’s about futurism and the physics of predicting the future, in which Uncertainty plays a starring role. Why aren’t astrologers rich? Surely,…
Filmed on location in the western French Alps, this earthy romp offers a realistic insight into the hardscrabble life of French agriculture, a moving romance and an ode to the…
Join geneticist and broadcaster, Adam Rutherford, as he takes his genetics shears and history axe in hand and pollards, prunes and chops down some of the (genealogy, family and evolution)…
Step into the cosy realm of ink-stained paper and whispered tales. Join Lize Meddings, the brilliant graphic novelist behind The Sad Ghost Club, as she guides you through a minifold…
Director: Sandhya Suri Starring: Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Nawal Shukla UK/Germany/India/France, 2024, 2 hours 7 minutes, Hindi + English subtitles In the rural badlands of north India, a young widow…
Director: Gabrielle Brady Starrinf: Davaasuren Dagvasuren, Otgonzaya Dashzeveg Australia/Mongolia/Germany, 2024, 1 hour 36 minutes, Mongolian + English subtitles After a devastating storm destroys their livelihood in rural Mongolia, a young…
We are seeing injustices caused by war and occupation unfold in real-time via social media, and we are speaking out in our millions against these horrors. Yet, from Gaza to…
Directors: Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor Occupied Palestinian Territory/Norway, 2024, 1 hour 32 minutes, Arabic + English subtitles A must-see, heart-wrenching testimony to the largest single act…
History is now front-page news, contested as never before. Statues have fallen and the reputations of great men have been called into question. In this Saturday evening talk, Professor David…