Laurie Penny

Laurie is not one to shy away from a fight. She’s an activist, feminist and journalist responsible for a string of books, blogs and docs calling out for social justice.…

Little Simz

Tipped by Jay Z to be the next big thing, collaborating with garage royalty (Dizzee Rascal), partying with RnB superstars (Solange, Kalela to name a few), setting the internet ablaze…

Chapman Brothers

Jake & Dinos Chapman are two of the most controversial figures in the art world. They’ve worked across a huge variety of media – from oil painting to figurines—and are…

Charlie Dark (Run Dem Crew)

Charlie Dark is the shadowy figure behind Run Dem Crew. His story starts with a series of solitary night-time runs. He chose night to hide his ineptitude (years travelling the…

Martha Lane Fox

Apart from possibly the coolest title in the House of Lords ‘Baroness Lane Fox of Soho’ she is a brilliantly successful businesswomen who co-founded Lastminute.com back when we were are…

Ewen MacAskill

A few years ago, Ewen boarded a flight to Hong Kong to meet and interview a exceedingly paranoid American informant, promising a scoop. Ewen had his doubts but welcomed the…

Hackney Colliery Band

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• Hackney Colliery Band

Emerging from the rafters of the Troxy and storming the stage, the Hackney Colliery Band give the performance of a lifetime. Whether  you’re a fan of swing, hip-hop, RnB or…

The Virtues of the Table

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• Julian Baggini

Julian questions the very fundamentals of eating. Why does food gives us pleasure? Does ethical food taste better? Can dining be more than a hedonistic pursuit? Looking across cultures and…

An End to Ageing

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• Aubrey De Grey

Aubrey offers an accessible guide to his research, outlining a future in which age related illnesses are removed from the picture and bodies are repaired and restored with the consistency…

Documenting the Imagination

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• Christine Cynn

Christine outlines her mission to ‘document the imagination’. In her view, filmmakers (factual or otherwise) are here to explore and capture the fictions we live by just as much as…