Archives : Political
Dame Jenni Murray: A History of Britain in 21 Women
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- Dame Jenni Murray
Dame Jenni’s talk is a polite yet passionate fingers up to history’s attempts to silence women, on the very week Millicent Fawcett’s statue was unveiled on parliament square. Jenni began…
Asifa Lahore: The Boy Behind the Burqa
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- Asifa Lahore
In this entertaining, yet highly personal talk, Asifa discusses her journey into drag – via mosques, arranged marriages and even death threats. Despite all these experiences, it was the need…
SCOTTEE: I’ve Been Radicalised
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- Scottee
It’s rare for Scottee to give a lecture, but took to the stage following an incident where a group of men hurling abuse at him. What starts as a lighthearted…
Our National Treasure, Our NHS
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- Dr. Sundeep Grewal
In this rousing talk, Dr Sundeep discusses the foundations upon which the NHS was built – an institution that he, like many other doctors have committed their lives to uphold.…
Andy Zaltzman: This Isn’t Working
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- Andy Zaltzman
Andy Zaltzman has been putting politicians in their place for over a decade. One of the UK’s leading satirists, few people, places or topics have been spared his jibes: from…
Adventures in Modern Russia
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- Peter Pomerantsev
Peter Pomerantsev has gone where few producers dare tread: Russia. Throwing himself headlong into a world of bureaucracy, corruption and brutality, Peter accepted a job making documentaries for network TV…
Dronestagram
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- James Bridle
James shares his work on surveillance and aerial art including his project Dronestagram which documents sites of drone attacks using Google Earth. He also shares his sketches of drone outlines…
Hack Attack
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- Nick Davies
Nick has gone where countless politicians, journalists and police officials dare not tread: the Murdoch Empire.