TALKS

Life’s most difficult, existential questions often make us feel alone. And yet many of the anxieties, disappointments, and uncertainties in our lives are universal. Jack Maden explores the questions posed by the giants of philosophy in this Ethical Matters talk.

Brockway Room | Virtual event

This autumn, author Katherine Rundell joins Intelligence Squared live on stage at Conway Hall to discuss a new menagerie of spectacular creatures.

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Join art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon at Conway Hall for a repainting of Vermeer.

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Musician Gary Kemp and filmmaker Simon Halfon explore the extraordinary world of The Beatles, in conversation with historian Tom Holland.

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Filmmaker and campaigner Baroness Beeban Kidron is in conversation with writer, broadcaster and comedian Sandi Toksvig about technology.

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In this Ethical Matters talk, novelist & screenwriter Courttia Newland reflects on what it means to be an artist operating in the margins, creating art beyond the mainstream.

Brockway Room | Virtual event

From Laputa: Castle in the Sky, via Princess Mononoke to Grave of the Fireflies and Pom Poko, Studio Ghibli tells tales of the horrors of conflict, the destruction of nature and the goodness of being honest and earnest. Ghibli experts Prof Rayna Denison and Jake Cunningham discuss the ethical messages within these magical worlds.

Brockway Room | Virtual event

Join Media Revolution and Conway Hall Ethical Society as we launch a News Club Network. Keynote speaker Gail Bradbrook, Founder of Extinction Rebellion, will lead an expert panel for an evening of discussion, community-building and an interactive introduction to how News Clubs work.

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There would be no alternative music without Black artists. Journalist and feminist punk musician Stephanie Phillips reclaims the past and future of rock ’n’ roll for the Black artists who tore up and re-wrote its rules.

Brockway Room | Virtual event

Join Marina Litvinenko as she reflects on her life with former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, the events that led to his murder, and the extraordinary fight for justice that followed.

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Martin Wolf, the chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, makes the case for why in 2026, the combination of both democracy and capitalism is needed more than ever.

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Pubs are an essential part of British culture in all its forms - they grow the social roots for communities and provide safe spaces for groups and gatherings. Join sociologist Amit Singh and pub artist Lydia Wood as they discuss the need to recognise the importance of our pubs and what we can do to preserve them.

Brockway Room | Virtual event

This year, The Haunted Landscape, our annual folklore all-dayer, delves into the realms of magic fairies and old gods. We will entertain the Great God Pan with Professor Ronald Hutton and Sara Hannant, discover witch trials with Marion Gibson and walk Britain's haunted lands with Jeremy Harte and Fiona Robertson.

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Neurodivergent people create and perform. It could be our over-active minds, a need to carve out our own niche in the world, or a need to express ourselves in a world that doesn’t get us. Join multidisciplinary artist The Mollusc Dimension discussing his creative practice.

Brockway Room | Virtual event

Our social media feeds have been increasingly cannibalised by slop: low-quality content generated using AI text, image and video tools. Reporter Niamh McIntyre explores what it means when online political debate is manufactured for profit by people with zero commitment to the ideas they are promoting.

Brockway Room | Virtual event