John Bew looks at the radical Clement Attlee and what his life and work means today for Britain, politics and the Labour Party.

Helen Rappaport and Daniel Beer bring to life both the brutal realities of an inhuman system and the tragic and inspiring fates of those who endured the Russian Revolution.

Applying decades of expertise in physics, computer science, and economics, Robin Hanson uses standard theories to paint a detailed picture of a world dominated by smart robots.

Leif Wenar explores natural resources - the biggest source of unchecked power in the world.

Come the Revolution presents a discussion on Black representation inspired by the award winning documentary I Am Not Your Negro, exploring the function of the term “nigger" in the 'White' imagination.

Reni Eddo-Lodge explores what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today, covering issues from eradicated black history to white privilege, the fallacy of ‘meritocracy’ to white-washing feminism and the inextricable link between class and race.

Colin Grant traces the history of epilepsy, the work of pioneering doctors who made breakthroughts, famous people with the condition and the effect it has had on his own life.

Labour MP Jess Phillips has created such a storm since her election to Parliament in 2015 - she will give an account of her life including what it was like entering Parliament as a new MP.

Feminist and anti-FGM campaigner Nimko Ali shares stories of pregnancy and periods, orgasms and the menopause, from women from all walks of life.

Shedding light on controversial research and investigating the ferocious gender wars in biology, psychology and anthropology, Angela Saini uncovers how women are being rediscovered.

Ian Cobain reveals how a complex bureaucratic machine has grown up around the British state, allowing governments to evade accountability and their secrets to be buried.

Tariq Ramadan sets out to offer an introduction to Islam, to its spirituality, its principles, its rituals, its diversity and its evolution.

Surgeon Steve Westaby offers an exceptional insight into the exhilarating and sometimes tragic world of heart surgery, and how it feels to hold someone’s life in your hands.

Can mainstream economics be fixed? Kate Raworth identifies seven critical ways in which it has led us astray, and sets out a roadmap for bringing humanity into a sweet spot that meets the needs of all within the means of the planet.

Twenty-five years after the arrival of the Internet, we are drowning in data and deadlines. Julia Hobsbawm sets out a path for survival and success in this hyper-connected world and how to reclaim time, space and identity.

Philip Lymbery examines the role of industrial farming in the plight of animals facing extinction by laying bare the myths that prop up factory farming and exploring what we can do to save the planet with healthy food.

How much freedom do we really have in our lives? Raoul Martinez exposes the mechanisms of control, arguing that the more we understand the limits on our freedom, the better placed we are to transcend them.

From a case for reform of the European Fisheries’ Policy to illegal forestry in Africa, James Thornton and Martin Goodman examine actions against some of the most powerful companies, institutions and governments worldwide.

Drawing on stories ranging from six-toed cats and stickleback hips to Mickey Mouse mice and zombie genes Kat Arney explores the mysteries in our genes.

Hospice chaplain Kerry Egan witnesses firsthand what she calls the 'spiritual work of the dying' - in this talk shecompassionately describes and distills what she has learned in their service.

David Goodhart presents a robust and timely investigation into the political and moral fault-lines that divide Brexit Britain - and how a new settlement may be achieved.

What will the world of technology look like in 2050? And how will it affect the way we live? Daniel Franklin and Kenneth Cukier offer insights which imagine how big developments in technology might shape the future.

Facebook and Instagram have come to be an integral part of the lives of billions of people across the world. Media scholar Marcus Gilroy-Ware explores if they are simply another source of information and entertainment, or a far more ominous symptom of capitalism’s excesses?

Director and producer Colin Thomas looks back at over 50 years of innovative, restless, rebellious filmmaking, upsetting conventional wisdom and disrupting the status quo.