Ed Atkins – Old Food book launch, with live reading by Toby Jones | Tuesday 17th December
Cabinet Gallery and Fitzcarraldo Editions celebrate the launch of Old Food by Ed Atkins at Conway Hall, with a live reading by Toby Jones.
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Talks, Debates & Lectures taking place at Conway Hall
December 2019
January 2020
How to Eat Well, Lose Weight & Get Fit: Tom Kerridge in conversation with Toby Young | Thursday 9th January
Join the Michelin-starred chef, bestselling author and BBC presenter Tom Kerridge for a practical guide to starting the New Year in great shape.
Britain by Numbers: A Visual Exploration of People and Place | Sunday 12th January
Criss-crossing the British Isles with a haul of statistics, charts and equations, Stuart Newman’s Britain by Numbers vividly bringing our nation to life in new and unexpected ways by showing who lives here, where we work, who we marry, what crimes we commit and much else besides.
Ethical Matters: Solving The Plastic Problem | Monday 13th January
We need to stem the flow of plastic pollution into our environment but is the best to consider how we use all resources, and the need to change our expectations, goals and lifestyle? Professor Chris Rhodes discusses solving the plastic problem
Pre-concert Talk | Breaking New Ground: Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas | Sunday 19th January
British composer, journalist, and lecturer Robert Hugill returns to Conway Hall to give a FREE pre-concert talk about the evening’s programme.
Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime with Sean Carroll | Tuesday 21st January
“Carroll leads you so gently and comfortably into his quantum world that you quickly forget you are being given access to the most profound ideas about the nature of reality.” – Jim Al-Khalili
Reweirding: Car Park Life | Wednesday 22nd January
Gareth E. Rees believes that the retail car park has as much mystery, magic and terror as any mountain, meadow or wood. He’s out to prove it by walking the car parks of Britain, journeying across the country from Plymouth to Edinburgh.
What We Need To Do Now: Towards Net Zero Carbon Emissions | Sunday 26th January
Criss-crossing the British Isles with a haul of statistics, charts and equations, Stuart Newman’s Britain by Numbers vividly bringing our nation to life in new and unexpected ways by showing who lives here, where we work, who we marry, what crimes we commit and much else besides.
February 2020
Thinking On Sunday: Witch Hunts Today | Sunday 9th February
Harmful practices due to belief in witchcraft have seen a huge increase in the past six years both globally and in the UK and Kirsty Brimelow QC and author and campaigner Syd Moore have joined forces to expose this phenomenon.
Origins: How the Earth Made Us | Thursday 13th February
When we talk about human history, we focus on great leaders, mass migration and decisive wars. But how has the Earth itself determined our destiny? How has our planet made us?
Ethical Matters: People Like Us – Social Mobility, Inequality and Making It in Modern Britain | Monday 17th February
The single greatest indicator of what your job will be is the job of your parents. Power and privilege are concentrated among the 7% of the privately educated population. Hashi Mohamed tell his story of social mobility and inequality – and a searching analysis of what needs to change.
Among the Women of Isis | Sunday 23rd February
Why did women join ISIS? What is the line between victim and collaborator? Azadeh Moaveni discusses an intimate account of the women who made a shocking decision: to leave their lives behind and join the Islamic State.