[simple_tooltip content=’David Aaronovitch is a columnist for The Times and presenter of Radio 4s weekly analysis programme The Briefing Room.’]David Aaronovitch[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Award-winning actor who starred in the Donmar Warehouse’s recent Shakespeare Trilogy of Julius Caesar, Henry IV and The Tempest’]Jade Anouka[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and founder of the AHA Foundation.’]Ayaan Hirsi Ali[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Luciana Berger was elected as the Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree in 2010. ‘]Luciana Berger[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Tina Brown is an award-winning journalist, editor, author, and founder of the Women in the World summits. Between 1979 and 2001, she was editor-in-chief of Tatler, Vanity Fair…’]Tina Brown[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Paula Byrne is the best-selling biographer of books about Jane Austen, Evelyn Waugh, Belle and Kathleen Kennedy.’]Paula Byrne[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’General Sir Nick Carter is the Chief of the Defence Staff, head of the Armed Forces and the strategic military advisor to the Prime Minister ‘]Gen Sir Nick Carter[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS is a marketer, author and journalist based in London.’]Candice Carty-WIlliams[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Nick Cohen is a journalist, who has a weekly column for the Observer. He writes for the Spectator, Standpoint and for many other publications in Britain and abroad…’]Nick Cohen[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Nicholas Coleridge is Chairman of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Chairman of Condé Nast Britain, Chairman of HRH The Prince of Wales’ Campaign for Wool, an Ambassador for the Landmark Trust…’]Nicholas Coleridge[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Gordon Corera is a journalist and writer on intelligence and security issues. Since 2004 he has been a Security Correspondent for BBC News where he covers terrorism, cyber security, the work of intelligence agencies and other national security issues for BBC TV..’]Gordon Corera[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Professor Brian Cox OBE is Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester, The Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science and a Fellow of the Royal Society.’]Brian Cox[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Alain de Botton is the founder of www.theschooloflife.com, an organisation devoted to emotional intelligence and psychotherapy, with branches in 10 countries and a 3.5million subscriber YouTube channel.’]Alain de Botton[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Sir Richard served as Chief – known as ‘C’ – of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), also known as MI6, from August 1999 until his retirement in July 2004. He was a spy master for thirty-eight years and served in Nairobi, Prague, Paris, Geneva and Washington as well as in a number of key London-based posts…’]Sir Richard Dearlove[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Bret Easton Ellis is the author of several novels, including Imperial Bedrooms, Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, American Psycho, Glamorama and Lunar Park, and a collection of stories’]Bret Easton Ellis[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Chris Evans is an established television presenter, radio DJ, businessman, voice actor and producer for radio and television.’]Chris Evans[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Helen Fielding is best known as the creator of Bridget Jones and writer of the four novels and co-writer of the screenplays of the three movies:Bridget Jones’ Diary,’]Helen Fielding[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Blanche Girouard is an interviewer, broadcaster, writer and teacher. Her interviews – with subjects as diverse as cleaners, Catholic priests, women accused of witchcraft’]Blanche Girouard[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Stephen Greenblatt, Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard, is the author of fourteen books, including the Tyrant Shakespeare on Power’]Stephen Greenblatt[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Robert Hardman is the bestselling author of Queen of the World, Our Queen and Monarchy’]Robert Hardman[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Robert Harris is the author of twelve bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy – Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator – Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost…’]Robert Harris[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Howard Jacobson, novelist and essayist. He was born in Manchester and studied English at Cambridge under FR Leavis.’]Howard Jacobson[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Kathy Lette has written 14 best-selling books, including Puberty Blues, which was made into a film and TV mini-series’]Kathy Lette[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Natalie Livingstone was born and raised in London. She graduated with a first class degree in history from Christ’s College, Cambridge in 1998.’]Natalie Livingstone[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Alex Macqueen is a BAFTA nominated actor, best known for his role as Neil’s Dad in the Channel 4 comedy The Inbetweeners’]Alex Macqueen[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Emily Maitlis presents the BBC Flagship nightly current affairs show Newsnight and specialises in election coverage in the UK and the USA. ‘]Emily Maitlis[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Actor noted for her roles in films Ronin, The Truman Show and Solaris. Also recognised for her role as Karen van der Beek in the Showtime series Californication’]Natascha McElhone[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Anne McElvoy is Senior Editor of the Economist, and was its global Policy Editor from 2010-16. She also writes a weekly politics column for theEvening Standard and was previously Executive Editor. A presenter of Start the Week on BBC Radio4, the Moral Mazeand Free Thinking for the BBC, Anne is an experienced live broadcaster and series maker…’]Anne McElvoy[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Ian McEwan in a novelist and screenplay writer. His latest films are On Chesil Beach and The Children Act. His most recently published novel is Machines Like Me…’]Ian McEwan[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Simon Sebag Montefiore is a bestselling prizewinning historian and novelist whose books are published in 48 languages. ‘]Simon Sebag Montefiore[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Kate Mosse is the award-winning author of eight novels & short story collections, including the multimillion selling Languedoc Trilogy and Gothic fiction including The Taxidermist’s Daughter…’]Kate Mosse[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Harry Mount is the author of Summer Madness – How Brexit Divided the Country and The Wit And Wisdom of Boris Johnson – the 10 Downing Street Edition’]Harry Mount[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Ben Okri was born in Minna, Nigeria. His childhood was divided between Nigeria, where he saw first hand the consequences of war, and London…’]Ben Okri[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Catherine Ostler is Contributing Editor at the Daily Mail. She has been Editor of Tatler, Editor of ES Magazine at the Evening Standard, and Editor of Times Weekend. ‘]Catherine Ostler[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’General David H. Petraeus is one of the most prominent U.S. military figures of the post-9/11 era and has been described as “one of the great battle captains” in American military history…’]Gen David Petraeus[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’David Reynolds is Professor of International History at Cambridge and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of eleven books, including In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War (Penguin)…’]David Reynolds[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Jane Ridley is a historian, biographer, author, broadcaster, and Professor of Modern History at the University of Buckingham’]Jane Ridley[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Prof Andrew Roberts has written thirteen books, including Eminent Churchillians…’]Andrew Roberts[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Hallie Rubenhold is a bestselling author, social historian, broadcaster and historical consultant for TV and film. ‘]Hallie Rubenhold[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’June Sarpong MBE is an established TV presenter and author. June began her career at Kiss 100 and later became a presenter for MTV UK & Ireland. ‘]June Sarpong[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Elisabeth Schimpfossl is a sociologist/Russianist and author of Rich Russians: From Oligarchs to Bourgeoisie, published by Oxford University Press in 2018. ..’]Elisabeth Schimpfossl[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Robert Services latest book, forthcoming on 3 October 2019, is Kremlin Winter, which covers the years from 2012 when Vladimir Putin remounted the Russian presidential throne…’]Robert Service[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and the most widely read female author in Turkey.’]Elif Shafak[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Leïla Slimani was the twelfth woman to win the Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary prize, for her second novel, Lullaby, which was published by Faber in 2018…’]’Leila Slimani[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Rory Stewart OBE is the Member of Parliament for Penrith and The Border. He was first elected as an MP in 2010…’]Rory Stewart[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Born in Swansea, Sarah grew up in Italy. She returned to the UK in her teens and read Modern Languages at UCL’]Sarah Vine[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Kate Weinberg has previously worked as ghost writer, a slush pile reader and a journalist. Her debut novel, The Truants was published in August by Bloomsbury to wide acclaim.’]Kate Weinberg[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’Gaby Wood is a writer and Literary Director of the Booker Prize Foundation. ‘]Gaby Wood[/simple_tooltip]
