10:00-11:00
Beyond Satire
ARMANDO IANNUCCI, the creator of The Thick of It, Veep and The Death of Stalin, talks to Simon Sebag Montefiore about his life’s work and his next project, The Personal History of David Copperfield
Saturday 29 September
10:00-11:00
The Pity of War: a century on, was the Great War justified?
Chair: David Reynolds
Panellists: Niall Ferguson, Margaret MacMillan, Allan Mallinson, David Olusoga
11:30-12:30
From Stalingrad to Arnhem
SIR ANTONY BEEVOR, celebrated military historian, talks to Allan Mallinson about his latest book and life’s work
11:30-12:30
Putin, Spooks and Honeytraps: the inside story of modern espionage
Chair: Christopher Andrew
Panellists: Sir Richard Dearlove, Richard Davenport-Hines, Ben Judah, Adam Zamoyski
14:00-15:00
How to Stay Married
ALAIN DE BOTTON, philosopher, writer and creator of The School of Life, talks to Tanya Byron about the key to marital bliss
14:00-15:00
Loud and Clear
SIR HARRY EVANS, revered editor and author, talks to Andrew Roberts about real news and the importance of good writing
15:30-16:30
Making a drama: books, scripts, stars, screen
Chair: John Preston
Panellists: Paula Byrne, Stephen Frears, Hanif Kureishi, Sarah Waters, Ruth Wilson
15:30-16:30
Taming Nature: from science to gardens
Chair: Kirsty Lang
Panellists: Mary Keen, Natalie Livingstone and Andrea Wulf
17:00-18:00
Through Amber Eyes
EDMUND DE WAAL, artist and award-winning author of The Hare with Amber Eyes, talks to James Harding about family, legacy and the art of memory
17:00-18:00
Walking the Tightrope: the dreams and perils of female power
Chair: Tina Brown
Panellists: Cherie Blair, Dame Helena Morrissey, Priti Patel, June Sarpong
Sunday 30 September
10:00-11:00
The Secret History of Global Power
NIALL FERGUSON, distinguished historian and award winning presenter, talks to Dambisa Moyo about who really pulls the strings and his latest book, The Square and The Tower
10:00-11:00
Passion for the Past: what makes TV history compelling
Chair: Sir Simon Schama
Panellists: Dan Jones, Suzannah Lipscomb, David Olusoga
11:30-12:30
My Beautiful Career
HANIF KUREISHI, award winning novelist and Oscar nominee talks to Katie Law about his journey through books, films and television
11:30-12:30
Queens: how to rule and be remembered
Chair: Flora Fraser
Panellists: HRH Princess Michael of Kent, Helen Castor, Robert Hardman, Robert Lacey, Kate Williams,
14:00-15:00
McMafia
Author of the book behind the hit TV series, MISHA GLENNY talks to Catherine Ostler about Russian Mafia, global crime and the modern day oligarchy
14:00-15:00
The Future of Art: creativity in an age of disruption
Chair: Tristram Hunt
Panellists: Oliver Barker, Harry Blain, Jake Chapman, Rachel Wang
15:30-16:30
Walking with Destiny
Eminent historians, ANDREW ROBERTS and Simon Sebag Montefiore discuss what inspired our greatest ever leader, Winston Churchill
15:30-16:30
Cities in the Air: how should we live now?
Chair: Simon Jenkins
Panellists: Norman Foster, Amanda Levete, Ian Livingstone
17:00-18:00
Our Unsettled Times: Brexit, Corbyn and other matters
Chair: Jonathan Freedland
Panellists: Philip Collins, Kwasi Kwarteng, Anne McElvoy, Stephen Pollard, Sarah Vine
17:00-18:00
Love and Censorship
NAOMI WOLF, author, feminist and politico, discusses sexual freedom through the ages with Natalie Livingstone