Gef the Talking Mongoose
In the early 1930s and for several years thereafter, an isolated farm in the rural south west of the Isle of Man became the focus of international media attention. Psychic investigators, spiritualists, psychoanalysts and reporters were all drawn to the lonely farm of Doarlish Cashen, whose inhabitants, the Irving family, steadfastly maintained that they were […]
An Evening With Sir Michael Parkinson
We celebrate the life and career of a man who in over 50 years in the business, has interviewed over 2000 of the most important cultural figures of the 20th and 21st centuries and won awards for journalism, radio and television broadcasting. In conversation with his son Mike and showing highlights from the Parkinson archive, […]
Radicals – Outsiders Changing the World
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Sir Arthur Sullivan Songs
Widely acclaimed for key operatic title roles in the UK and abroad, the ‘deeply touching, outstanding’ (The Guardian) soprano Mary Bevan, the ‘elegant yet intense, impeccable’ (The Guardian) tenor Ben Johnson, and the ‘increasingly impressive’ (The Financial Times) bass-baritone Ashley Riches join pianist David Owen Norris for a unique programme of songs by English composer […]
“Wolf Moon”: the Spanish Civil War and Resistance as Literary Inspiration
The creation of Wolf Moon by Julio Llamazares Moderation: Gareth Wood (UCL) Julio Llamazares is a renowned poet, novelist, essayist and Spanish journalist. Luna de Lobos (1985) was his first novel, in which he recounts the lives of four Republican fugitives who have taken refuge from the implacable persecution of the troops of Franco in […]
How to Lead a Productive Life: Get More Done and Focus On What Really Matters
Wouldn’t it be a relief if you could stop feeling overwhelmed every day and learn to manage your responsibilities and ‘life load’ with more ease, energy and focus? Find practical solutions and inspiration with Andy Gibson, author of A Mind For Business, who specialises in helping people ‘make the most of their minds’ – and […]
Beating the hell out of Fake News
In this talk, we will dive into the psychology of influence and explore ways in which fake news is currently shaping public attitudes and decision-making about fundamental societal issues. One increasingly popular view is that false information can propagate throughout a population much like a virus. Sander van der Linden, who has recently attracted great media interest […]
Our Survey Says…
Katie Harrison, of the newly formed Faith Research Centre at ComRes, will take us through an interactive session to explore how to ask good questions to explore links between beliefs and behaviours. Katie leads an interesting programme of qualitative and quantitative research for public, private and nonprofit organisations and is keen to make high-quality data and insights about […]
The Voltaire Lecture 2017, with Nick Cohen
Nick Cohen is a radical and sometimes controversial British journalist, political commentator and author. A columnist for the Observer, he also occasionally writes for Time, the Spectator, Standpoint, and New Humanist. He has written a number of books, including Cruel Britannia (1999), What’s Left? (2007), which argues that the liberal left of the 20th century came to support the […]