David Olusoga and Hay Festival Guests

Chew over the biggest news stories of 2024 with our review of the year and look ahead to 2025 in the perfect way to begin your Sunday at Hay Festival Winter Weekend. And there’s plenty to talk about: 2024 ushered in a new government in the UK and a new president in the US, saw continued devastation in war zones in Ukraine and Palestine, and featured countless discussions of the impact of AI on our lives. And those aren’t just issues for this year, they’re all set to affect how 2025 plays out, internationally and at home. As will a host of new bills going through government in 2025, which have the potential to change everything from renters’ rights and planning laws to the make-up of the House of Lords. Olusoga is a British-Nigerian author and presenter, and professor of public history at the University of Manchester. His books include the award-winning Black and British. His latest book is Black History for Every Day of the Year, written with his siblings, Yinka and Kemi.