Simon Hoggart
Guardian Sketch-writer Simon Hoggart collects his finest comic writing about Blair’s Westminster decade.
Jeremy Clarkson, Rosie Boycott
Top writer talks cars and opinion.
Jeremy Bowen, John Harris
The frontline correspondent discusses the nature of his work, humanely and mesmerically examined in War Stories, from El Salvador and Lebanon to Afghanistan, Rwanda and the Middle East.
David Attenborough
The broadcaster reviews the techniques that have been used over the last century to bring natural history to the television screen.
Fergal Keane, Peter Guttridge
A conversation about freedoms of speech and journalistic engagement with the Irish journalist, ranging from Rwanda to Stormont, Soweto to St Peter’s.
Jon Snow, June Arunga, Richard Cockett
Much of Africa remains crippled by famine, war, disease and underdevelopment. Many complain of lack of aid and unfair trade terms, but is Africa destined to be impoverished because of the venality and corruption in the nations’ governance? Or are the political leaders doing the best they can in a continent still devastated by the legacy of slavery and colonialism?
Jon Snow chairs, speakers include June Arunga, Richard Cockett, Professor Tunde Zack-Williams and Michael Gidney Chair of the Fairtrade Foundation's Board and Director of Policy for the NGO Traidcraft Exchange.
Timothy Phillips and Åsne Seierstad
330 parents and children died in the siege, which ended in a terrible gun battle on 3 September 2004. The author of The Tragedy of School No.1 discusses the human story and its wider context in the Caucasus with the Norwegian foreign correspondent.
Chaired by Julie Etchingham who covered the news story for Sky News.
Arnand Tucker, David Nicholls, Blake Morrison
The Director Tucker, introduces clips from his forthcoming film and discusses the adaptation with the screenwriter and the poet/journalist on whose memoir the movie is based.
David Hart, Gavin Selerie, Glenn Storhaug
A multi-media session with film, poetry readings and conversation, celebrating the design and art of the exquisitely produced Five Seasons Press publications.
Matthew Engel
A delightfully eclectic selection of astute insight and observation from the 35 commonplace books the journalist has kept over 27 years. Proceeds from the event and the book will go towards the Laurie Engel Fund that is raising money with the Teenage Cancer Trust to support the appropriate care of teenage cancer patients.
Blake Morrison, Claire Armitstead
The poet and memoirist discusses his big state-of-the-nation first novel South of the River with the Literary Editor of The Guardian.
Richard Perle, Philippe Sands QC
Bush’s former NeoCon Defense Policy Advisory Committee Chairman recently recanted his support for the invasion of Iraq: ‘At the end of the day, you have to hold the President responsible’.
George Alagiah
The Sri-Lankan-born broadcaster and writer views the issues of racism and multiculturalism in his adopted Britain.
Adam Boulton
The Sky News anchor hosts a tabletalk discussion on what might follow Blair’s leadership.
Roy Ackerman, Edwina Currie, Ed Richards, Alan Yentob
Media moguls, independents and watchdogs pick over the bones of the Reithian ideals.
Stephen Marshall, Nick Cohen
Two searing and brilliantly entertaining examinations of Liberalism here and in America, from eco-shopping to Iraq, with Marshall’s Wolves in Sheeps Clothing and Cohen’s What’s Left? How Liberals Lost Their Way.
Chaired by Palash Dave.
Billy Bragg, Henry Porter, Philippe Sands
In this first Power Inquiry session examining the nature of democracy in Britain, the singer Billy Bragg, author of The Progressive Patriot, is joined by Observer and Vanity Fair journalist Henry Porter and Professor Philippe Sands QC.
Chaired by New Statesman editor John Kampfner.
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
The tale of the merchant, explorer and creative travel writer, Amerigo Vespucci, who despite trailing his friend and rival Christopher Columbus, gave his name to the New World.
Jonathan Feedland, Phillipe Sands QC
‘Further investigation into Tony Blair’s decision to go to war in Iraq is pointless. It is time to move on.’ Jonathan Freedland chairs a debate featuring a panel of first-rank speakers, including Philippe Sands QC.
Simon Jenkins
The journalist examines how the Iron Lady changed our country and the nature of democratic leadership.
AA Gill, John Mitchenson
A conversation with the spectacularly provocative and delightfully acerbic Sunday Times journalist.
George Monbiot
How to Stop the Planet Burning analyses the issue of carbon emission with ruthless rigour and elegant clarity. The action and commitments Monbiot proposes are politically compelling and define how we might all move forward.
Jo Confino, Mathew Anderson
Executive Editor of The Guardian, Jo Confino, and BSkyB Group Director of Brand and Communications Matthew Anderson discuss how their respective organizations are dealing with carbon reduction and sustainability.
A Greenprint debate
Vikram Seth
Please note: The introduction to this lecture is in Spanish.
Colombian writer and journalist Laura Restrepo speaks to Indian writer and poet Vikram Seth about his works An Equal Music, A Suitable Boy and Two Lives.
Ian McEwan
Please note: The introduction to this lecture is in Spanish. However, the rest of the conversation is conducted in English.
Mexican writer and journalist Juan Villoro talks to one of the most important contemporary British writers, Booker-winner Ian McEwan, author of works such as Amsterdam, Enduring Love, Atonement and Saturday.
Rageh Omaar talks to George Osbourne
The Somali-born journalist discusses his own experience, and that of other British Muslims with the shadow Chancellor.
John Stevens
The much-admired Met Commissioner (2000-2005) discusses shoot-to-kill, terrorism, corruption, Blunkett, and Ongoing – his investigation into the death of Princess Diana.
Will Self, Alexander Linklater
The superverbal and imaginatively thrilling novelist and journalist launches his The Book of Dave, based around the rants of Dave Roth, a disgruntled East End taxi driver, who writes his woes down and buries them only to have them discovered 500 years later and used as the sacred text for a religion that has taken hold in the flooded remanents of London.
Simon Jenkins
The Guardian’s political columnist discusses the US strategy in the Middle East.
Anna Politkovskaya
A devastating appraisal by the country's leading radical journalist, admired for her fearless reporting on human rights issues, especially the wars in Chechnya. The talk is given in Russian with simultaneous translation.
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Christopher Hitchens, Colin MacCabe
The iconoclastic journalist talks about the end of political correctness and ranges around sexual politics. Hitchens is the author of the savage and brilliant portrait of Bill Clinton, No-one Left to Lie to and the radical The Missionary Position: Mother Theresa in Theory and Practice. He is a feature writer for Vanity Fair and Washington correspondant of The London Evening Standard. Having recently appeared on the fly leaf of The Mating Season, as introducer, alongside the name of the author, P.G. Wodehouse, he may die happy. He talks to Colin MacCabe.