On Demand
Watch recordings of our previous events and talks on the Conway Hall Player.
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![Inequality and Britain’s Next Generation]()
Inequality and Britain’s Next Generation
Danny Dorling gets to the heart of post-pandemic Britain’s most pressing issues. What do we miss when we focus on the superrich and the most deprived? Why are most British parents on below-average income? How can we reverse the trends leaving all children worse off than their parents?
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![Women and the Far Right]()
Women and the Far Right
We are in a new age of terror, with self-radicalising, hard-to-categorise individuals planning violence. Each one caught by the British state tells us something about British society. Understanding how and why women join movements that explicitly aim to restrict their autonomy is essential if we want to fight back.
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![The Power of Sound: Creating a Better Future]()
The Power of Sound: Creating a Better Future
Martyn Ware, electronic music pioneer, is in conversation with Cherub Sanson, a leading sound healer and sound artist, to explore how music and sound can drive positive change.
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![Sexpectations: Redefining Consent, Work and Rights]()
Sexpectations: Redefining Consent, Work and Rights
As part of our Sexpectations season, former sex worker and campaigner Elizabeth G, alongside East London Stripper Collective representative Stacey Clare discuss sex work in the UK and the fight for the rights of those involved.
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![Mavericks: Lessons from History’s Most Extraordinary Misfits]()
Mavericks: Lessons from History’s Most Extraordinary Misfits
Witty and engaging TikTok historian J Draper digs out unusual stories of individuals who have shaped the world, uncovering the lessons their unique experiences can teach us. These poignant and often hilarious true stories show us that the world as we know it was built by a far wider array of historical figures than those we encountered in our schoolbooks.
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![Why Optimism Wins]()
Why Optimism Wins
What does Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition have in common with the chicken that crossed the road? Or James Baldwin’s campaign for civil rights with the development of AI? Or even Crossrail with George Bush’s ‘mission accomplished’?
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![Seeing Truth in Museums]()
Seeing Truth in Museums
Seeing Truth in Museums brings together artists, curators and Indigenous knowledge holders to offer critical perspectives on visual and material culture historically collected for museums in situations of unequal power, in often violent and/or coercive circumstances, during the British colonial era.
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![A Secret History of Thinking on Paper]()
A Secret History of Thinking on Paper
In this Ethical Matters talk, Irving Finkel, founder of The Great Diary Project, and Roland Allen, author of The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper, will delve into the profound role diaries and notebooks have played in documenting personal histories and preserving cultural heritage.
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![Know Your Place]()
Know Your Place
Society today will not give most of us the chance of a secure and fulfilling life. In this Ethical Matters talk, Faiza Shaheen presents a personal and statistical look at how our current system keeps us locked into an ugly hierarchy.
