Highlights
12th November 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - GMT
Ai Weiwei – Human Rights in the Age of COVID-19
In conversation with Rana Mitter and Sophie Richardson
The artist and activist returns to How To Academy to reveal an insider’s perspective on the militarised Wuhan lockdown and its wider implications.
GO TO EVENT16th November 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - GMT
How to Invest To Save The Planet
Alice Ross in conversation with Paul van Zyl
Your money, and how you invest it, could help solve the global climate crisis. The FT’s Alice Ross is here to tell you everything.
GO TO EVENT30th October 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - BST
An Evening With David Bailey
In Conversation With Tim Marlow
David Bailey revolutionised fashion photography in Swinging London. Funny, outspoken, brutally honest and ferociously talented, he quickly became as famous as his subjects.
GO TO EVENT28th October 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - GMT
How to Talk to Robots – A Girl’s Guide To A Future Dominated by AI
Tabitha Goldstaub in conversation with Sinead Bovell
It’s time to demystify the daunting, male-dominated world of artificial Intelligence. Tabitha Goldstaub is here to make sure AI works for us.
GO TO EVENT4th November 2020
Online
Alicia Garza: The Purpose of Power
Hear how the co-creator of the Black Lives Matter Global Network responded to the message that Black lives are of less value.
GO TO EVENTFeatured Events
Free Online
Time 100 Talks: Angeline Jolie and Vanessa Nakate
Angelina Jolie
Concerned about her country’s rising temperatures, Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate, 23, spent months protesting alone outside the gates of Parliament in Kampala....
23rd October 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - BST
The Ten Equations That Rule The World – And How You Can Use Them Too
David Sumpter
Is there a secret formula for improving your life? For making something a viral hit? For deciding how long to stick with your current Netflix series, job, or even relationship?...
26th October 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - GMT
An Evening with Claudia Rankine
MacArthur Fellow and Yale Professor Claudia Rankine asks: how can we best approach one another across our differences?...
26th October 2020 - 7:00 pm
Online - GMT
In conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson
Nesrine Malik
Isabel Wilkerson will talk to the Guardian’s Nesrine Malik about her book, Caste: The Lies that Divide Us....
27th October 2020 - 7:00 pm
Online - GMT
Bob Woodward: The Trump Presidency
Bob Woodward will talk about Rage, his revelatory book about the Trump presidency....
28th October 2020 - 6:00 pm
Online - BST
John Bolton on Donald Trump and The White House
With Emily Maitlis
How does Bolton rate Trump’s chances of re-election? What kind of second term president will he be if he wins?...
28th October 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - GMT
How to Talk to Robots – A Girl’s Guide To A Future Dominated by AI
Tabitha Goldstaub in conversation with Sinead Bovell
It’s time to demystify the daunting, male-dominated world of artificial Intelligence. Tabitha Goldstaub is here to make sure AI works for us....
29th October 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - GMT
A Night In With Nigella Lawson
Fane Online presents an evening with the internationally renowned, bestselling cook, author and broadcaster....
29th October 2020 - 7:00 pm
Free Online - GMT
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister
Jung Chang
Join us for a rare opportunity to hear the extraordinary author of Wild Swans in conversation as we celebrate her epic new book....
30th October 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - BST
An Evening With David Bailey
In Conversation With Tim Marlow
David Bailey revolutionised fashion photography in Swinging London. Funny, outspoken, brutally honest and ferociously talented, he quickly became as famous as his subjects....
31st October 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - GMT
Rupert Everett – A Life in Film
In conversation with Matthew Stadlen
Weaving tales of wild times from the 1960s to the present, including the ten-year quest to film Oscar Wilde’s last days, Rupert Everett joins us for a soulful reflection on his life to date....
1st November 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - GMT
Bananarama – The Inside Story
Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward in conversation with Hannah MacInnes
Join us for a story of music, fame and friendship with the duo behind the band that galvanised an entire generation: the World Record breaking Bananarama....
4th November 2020
Online
Alicia Garza: The Purpose of Power
Hear how the co-creator of the Black Lives Matter Global Network responded to the message that Black lives are of less value....
5th November 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online- GMT
Antony Gormley Meets Carlo Rovelli
For beloved scientist Carlo Rovelli and renowned sculptor Antony Gormley, all culture is one; science, art and philosophy are in continuous dialogue, each nourished by the other....
5th November 2020 - 7:00 pm
Online - GMT
Christopher Nolan in conversation with Tom Shone
Join us for a special livestreamed event with award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan and film critic Tom Shone....
6th November 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - GMT
What Is Life?
Sir Paul Nurse In Conversation With David Malone
The Nobel laureate and preeminent scientist joins us with ‘a nearly perfect guide to the wonder and complexity of existence’ (Bill Bryson)....
7th November 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - GMT
Yanis Varoufakis Meets Owen Jones
The global crisis of COVID-19 presents an opportunity for a radical rethink of Britain as we know it. Join two icons of the Left as they imagine a future for progressive politics....
10th November 2020 - 3:00 pm
Online - GMT
How To Fix Your Work Culture and Fall Back In Love With Your Job
Bruce Daisley
The former VP of Twitter, host of the chart-topping Eat Sleep Work Repeat podcast, and internationally bestselling author of The Joy of Work joins us for a masterclass in fixing your working life....
12th November 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - GMT
Ai Weiwei – Human Rights in the Age of COVID-19
In conversation with Rana Mitter and Sophie Richardson
The artist and activist returns to How To Academy to reveal an insider’s perspective on the militarised Wuhan lockdown and its wider implications....
16th November 2020 - 6:30 pm
Online - GMT
How to Invest To Save The Planet
Alice Ross in conversation with Paul van Zyl
Your money, and how you invest it, could help solve the global climate crisis. The FT’s Alice Ross is here to tell you everything....
17th November 2020 - 7:00 pm
Online - ET
No Time Like the Future—An Optimist Considers Mortality
Michael J. Fox in conversation with JD Heyman
His challenge to learn how to walk again, only to suffer a devastating fall, nearly caused him to ditch his trademark optimism and “get out of the lemonade business altogether.”...
18th November 2020 - 6:00 pm
Free Online - GMT
The Earth Convention- Consumers – Fast Fashion, Manufacturing and Plastics
Lucy Siegle, Steve Evans, Dieter Helm and Miatta Fahnbulleh
The third event in The Earth Convention series from 5x15 and Rathbones is all about consumers & manufacturing - our consumption patterns & the supply chains that feed them....
19th November 2020 - 7:00 pm
Online - GMT
Richard Dawkins on the Meaning of Life
In Conversation with Hannah MacInnes
From The Selfish Gene to The Blind Watchmaker, Richard Dawkins has done more than any other scientist to promote and celebrate the origins of life on Earth....
1st December 2020 - 6:00 pm
Online - GMT
An evening with Prue Leith
In conversation with Sam Leith
Join renowned chef and Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith as she chats about her career in food with her niece, pastry chef Peta Leith, and her nephew Sam Leith, The Spectator’s literary editor....
International Highlights
UPDATE
As all talks are currently online only, we are incorporating Unmissable talks organised outside the UK in the UK section so you don’t have to look in two sections. When live talks start to happen again we will revert to UK and International....
Museums and Galleries
Curator Chats Series: The Significance of African Americans in Sports
With Dr. Damion L. Thomas
Damion Thomas discusses experiences that sparked his interest in researching the history of African Americans in sports, and some of his favorite objects in our Sports: Leveling the Playing Field exhibition.
Free Online
New Solutions to Plastic Pollution
Live talk with David de Rothschild
Hosted by leading environmental change advocate, NHM Ambassador and founder of the Voice for Nature Foundation David de Rothschild, the panel will discuss their unique takes on how to tackle plastic pollution, encouraging us all to become advocates for the planet.
Free Online
Marking Time: Indigenous Art from the NGV
National Gallery of Victoria
Marking Time: Indigenous Art from the NGV looks at the persistence of images, signs or text painted or drawn on a range of surfaces in Indigenous Australia, from ancient times until now.
Free Online
I Am… Contemporary Women Artists of Africa
National Museum of African Art
Taking its name from a 1970’s feminist anthem, I Am… Contemporary Women Artists of Africa draws upon a selection of artworks by women artists from the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art’s permanent collection to reveal a more contemporary feminism that recognizes the contributions of women to
Free Online
Illegal to Be You: Gay History Beyond Stonewall
National Museum of American History
The museum marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots with a display featuring objects from its collections that put the history of that memorable event within a larger and longer experience of being gay.
Free Online
Contemporary Muslim Fashions
Smithsonian Design Museum
The exhibition examines how Muslim women—those who cover and those who do not—have become arbiters of style within and beyond their communities and, in so doing, have drawn attention to the variations and nuances of their daily lives.
Free Online
Vikings at British Museum
Bettany Hughes and Michael Wood
Bettany Hughes and Michael Wood present a tour around the BP exhibition Vikings: life and legend. Discover the world of these warriors, seafarers and conquerors, and come face to face with the largest Viking warship ever discovered.
Free Online
The Museum of the World
The British Museum
For the first time ever, discover objects from the British Museum’s collection from prehistory to the present using the most advanced WebGL (Web Graphics Library) technology available.
Theatre, Opera and Concerts
Free Online
Barbican Centre Concerts
Various Artists
Each Sunday and Thursday (from 22 March) Barbican Centre will be streaming a concert from our archive on our YouTube channel....
Free Online
Berliner Philharmoniker
Various Artists
Berliner Philharmoniker Digital Concert Hall presents a variety of free concerts in the upcoming weeks and months....
Festival Highlights
4th December 2020
Online - BST
How to Change the World 2020
How To Academy
How To Academy’s flagship conference brings together the inspirational individuals and organisations forging a better future for our planet. From technology to architecture, social innovation to green energy, you’ll meet the men and women making the world of tomorrow....
Unmissable Long Reads
Trump Said QAnon ‘Fights’ Pedophilia. But The Group Has Made It Harder To Protect Kids.
Kaleigh Rogers
It’s hard to argue against a phrase like “save the children.” Which, presumably, is why QAnon uses it as a hashtag.
How to Spot a Military Impostor
Rachel Monroe
The detectives who investigate fake stories of military service use many tools, including shame.
Why Facebook Can’t Fix Itself
Andrew Marantz
The platform is overrun with hate speech and disinformation. Does it actually want to solve the problem?
We Must Save Democracy From Conspiracies
Sacha Baron Cohen
A few times in my career, I have genuinely feared for my life.
Inside the Lincoln Project’s War Room
Paige Williams
Progressives are wary of the conservative group hammering the President, but its founders say they’re fighting for all Americans.
The Unraveling of America
Wade Davis
Anthropologist Wade Davis on how COVID-19 signals the end of the American era.
A Museum Puts Its Fakes on Show
Catherine Hickley
A German institution found that many of its Russian avant-garde paintings weren’t genuine. A new exhibition puts those works front and center, despite protests from the gallery that sold some of the works.
I, the Dog, Will Give You a Tour of My House!
Broti Gupta
Hello! I have never met you and now you are my best friend and I love you so much! I am the dog and I would love to give you a tour of my home.
The Elusive Peril of Space Junk
Raffi Khatchadourian
Millions of human artifacts circle the Earth. Can we clean them up before they cause a disaster?
The Fight Against Words That Sound Like, but Are Not, Slurs
Conor Friedersdorf
Colleges are torn apart when faculty are punished and publicly vilified for accidentally giving offense.
Unmissable Podcasts
Israel Story – Ep. 1: Faking It
Mishy Harman and Ira Glass
From our relationship with Ira Glass to priceless antiquities all the way to coveted sick passes – Israeli stories that are anything but real. In our very first episode, the Israel Story team delves into the realm of fakes, forgeries, and mimicry. Three stories, from different periods and places, of people pretending to to be something they are not....
The Portal
Eric Weinstein
The Portal is an exploration into discovery, including conversations with thought leaders....
Revisionist Revisited: A Good Walk Spoiled
Malcolm Gladwell
Golfers everywhere love to hate this episode. Since its debut in Season 2, the subject of golf ignites Malcolm's Twitter feed like no other. Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood....
Normal People, The How To: Academy, The Ultimate Top 100 Classical Music Hits and the Virtual Great Wall of China
Lockdown Culture With Ed Vaizey by Country and Town House
Our Culture Editor Ed Vaizey is finally taking to the airwaves, recording from his bedroom, to give you his tips for staying in touch with all things cultural, highbrow, lowbrow and everything in between....
How to Fail: Mo Gawdat on how to cope with anxiety in a time of Coronavirus
How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
Elizabeth Day and Mo Gawdat, the former Chief Business Officer for Google [X], talk about how to handle negative thoughts, how to practise gratitude and the concept of 'committed acceptance', working out what you can actively do to make life better....
Donna Tartt and Rick Stroud
Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas
A rare interview with novelist Donna Tartt, author of The Secret History and The Goldfinch, with writer, producer, and friend Rick Stroud, in which they talk about writing, art and adventure....
How To Academy Podcast
Meet the global thought leaders visiting London's How To Academy to share ideas for changing our selves, communities, and the world....
The Origins Podcast
The Origins Podcast, hosted by Lawrence M. Krauss features in-depth conversations with some of the most interesting people in the world about the issues that impact all of us in the 21st century....
Talking Politics
Professor David Runciman and his colleagues in the University of Cambridge Politics department bring their considerable erudition to bear on the critical issues of the present....
Free Thinking
The BBC's unashamedly highbrow arts and ideas magazine, with conversation and debate at the intersection of politics, culture, and cutting edge academic research....
99% Invisible
Why did Freud choose a couch rather than a chair? Where do fortune cookies come from? Take a deep dive into the things we don’t think about — the unnoticed architecture and design that shape our world....
The Daily
Ready by 6 a.m. five days a week, this podcast distills the biggest stories from The New York Times into a single, essential, 20 minute listen....
Reasons to be Cheerful
The former Labour leader Ed Milliband and radio host Geoff Lloyd meet the world's smartest thinkers....
This American Life
No directory of Unmissable Podcasts would be complete without the original and the best that public radio has to offer: Ira Glass's world-renowned documentary series, This American Life....
Global GoalsCast
Global GoalsCast is a podcast that inspires and empowers listeners to make the world a better place by sharing the stories individuals, companies, and organisations that are advancing and achieving a more sustainable world....
