CONWAY HALL IS WHERE ETHICS MATTER

What made the King of France terrified he might shatter? The answer: Delusion – a fixed idea, not shared by others, unshakable in the face of decisive evidence to the contradicting it. As Victoria Shepherd explains, the brain can misfire in extraordinary ways.

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To close our spring 2022 series of concerts, Director of Music Simon Callaghan teams up with Conway Hall favourite, cellist Ashok Klouda and Benjamin Marquise Gilmore, Joint Concertmaster of the Philharmonia Orchestra.

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An evening of poetry and prose, exploring the world and works of Walt Whitman, America’s ‘poet of democracy’. Uncover the intertwined history of Whitman and Conway Hall, and experience London’s first performance of Whitman on Walls! – a new show weaving together film and live poetry performance.

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This is a story of hope in the face of widespread consternation over the global climate crisis. Celeste Hicks traces the dramatic story of how campaigning lawyers prepared the case to stop Heathrow Airport’s third runway.

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Opinion polls dominate media coverage of politics, especially elections. But how do the polls work? Mark Pack gives us the full story, from the first rudimentary polls in the nineteenth century, to the very latest techniques and controversies of recent years.

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Who do the police protect? Join Matt Foot and Morag Livingstone as they reveal their investigation into 40 years of battling protest that reveals a hidden police agenda against dissent.

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Mat Osman (founding member of Suede, author of The Ruins) and world-renowned image hunter Stephen Ellcock discuss anarchic magic of their collaboration England on Fire. A mind-blowing selection of text exploring magic and mazes, ghosts and gardens, shipwrecks and cities.

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Inspired from a young age to help the marginalised and voiceless, Leslie Thomas QC has dedicated his career to fighting for the underdog and holding the State to account. He presents an intimate and personal record of some of the most significant, controversial and disturbing legal cases of the last fifty years.

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British democracy is on trial. We can no longer hold our leaders to account; the state has too much power; and the truth doesn’t matter at all. At a crucial juncture for British governance, barrister Sam Fowles urges us not to take our freedoms for granted.

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Statues are one of the most visible – and controversial – forms of historical storytelling. Alex von Tunzelmann looks at twelve statues in modern history; why they were put up; the stories they were supposed to tell; why those stories were challenged; and how they came down.

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