Are we still living with the implications of the Arab Revolt and the post-World War I settlement? A distinguished panel of historians, archaeologists, political analysts and Middle East specialists look at the Arab Revolt and the present-day Middle East.

A day doesn’t go by without money coming in to our interactions. But how much do we really understand it? Claudia Hammond delves into the surprising psychology of money to show us that our relationship with it is more complex than we might think.

Author Thomas Keneally talks about his work and his new novel Napoleon’s Last Island which explores the intriguing tale of the friendship that sprang up between Napoleon and Betsy Balcombe, a young girl living on the south Atlantic island of St Helena while the Emperor was exiled there.

Coupling recent discoveries in human psychology with a practical understanding of incentives and market behaviour, Richard Thaler exposes the irrational tendencies in our thinking and shows us how to avoid making costly mistakes in life.

Frank Dikötter looks at the Chinese Cultural Revolution, giving a voice to the Chinese people and the complex choices they faced.

Jefferson offers a meditation on race, sex, class and American culture, told through the prism of her experience of growing up and being educated amongst Chicago’s upper-class black community.

Hsiao-Hung Pai shows that far-right ideas are increasingly incorporated into mainstream politics and media discourse. Following a group of individuals who got caught up in the wave of far-right street movements that began in 2009, she investigated the rise of the EDL and other far-right organisations, falling in with several of their members and observing their day-to-day lives.

This, the first-ever Philip French Annual Lecture – instituted to celebrate his life and work and the qualities he stood for – will examine some of his many contributions to film culture and re-visit his obsession with the Western.

With unprecedented access to Whitehall officials, military officers and politicians, Tom Bower explores the truth behind former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s claims of rebuilding schools, hospitals and welfare services, and examines why he opened the doors to mass immigration.

We are in the grip of accelerating climatic upheaval and divisive global inequality - in this talk Andrew Simms presents field notes of hope, not from imaginary lands but from practical utopias. These are places where things may not be perfect, but where real people are proving that better worlds are possible.

Timothy Garton Ash argues that in this connected world, the way to combine freedom and diversity is to have more but also better free speech and proposes a framework for civilised conflict in a world where we are all becoming neighbours.

What is autism: a devastating developmental condition, a lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? Steve Silberman unearths its secret history.

How will we adapt to the changing nature of work? Alec Ross reveals what changes are coming in the next ten years, highlighting the best opportunities for progress and explaining why countries thrive or sputter.

Never before have prostitution, strip clubs and pornography been as profitable, widely used or embedded in mainstream culture as they are today. How should society respond to the rise of the sex trade?

Laura Bates wants to tell them something different. She exposes the truth about the pressures surrounding body image, false representations in the media, the complexities of sex and relationships, the trials of social media, and the other lies women are told.

This fascinating documentary takes a look at the moral campaign launched and championed by Harold Evans the then Editor of the Sunday Times to uncover the scandal and cover ups associated with the use of the drug Thalidomide in the late 50s and 60s.

Laura Cumming, art critic for the Observer, explores the complex meaning of authenticity and the unshakable determination that drives both artists and collectors of their work.

What would happen if mainstream feminism could throw its weight behind those suffering at the sharp end of austerity? Dawn Foster argues that instead of 'leaning in', we need to disrupt, the shout back, and lean out.

How do we move from one ‘class’ to another – and, if we can do so, what effect does it have on us? Drawing on their own experiences, Lynsey Hanley and Gary Bell discuss social mobility and the psychological impacts of class.

How should the Left govern? In the wake of a huge surge of interest in Labour, Ken Livingstone gives an insider's account of the party and its future.