Outdoor enthusiast, cyclist and acclaimed travel writer Simon Parker was restless for a new adventure, but with a small baby his explorations needed to begin at home. He decided to ... Simon Parker – The Wild Ride Home

After almost a decade and a half of Tory rule, the 2024 General Election saw the Conservatives suffer their worst-ever defeat: they received 7.14 million fewer votes than in 2019; ... Anthony Seldon – Sunak at 10

Johnny Ball spent seventeen years working as a stand up comedian, and twenty years with BBC Television, where he wrote and presented twenty series of award winning programmes, including Play ... Johnny Ball – Stories That Must Be Told

In 2021, Anthony Seldon, inspired by a fallen First World War soldier who dreamed of a ‘Via Sacra’ to commemorate the war dead and stand as a marker for the ... Anthony Seldon – The Path of Light

For over 10,000 years, the human race has been busy altering our environment and embracing 'progress', evolving seamlessly from hunter gatherers to the modern urban sophisticates we seeourselves as today. ... Jonn Elledge – 31 Inventions that Built Our World

Beloved, bestselling author Victoria Hislop explores the turbulence of the post-war era in Greece in this unforgettable and riveting new novel that will delight those fans who cherish The Island ... Victoria Hislop – The Wine Dark Sea

In Afterburn, Blake Morrison returns to poetry, his first calling, to offer scenes from his own life and the lives of others. In psychology, 'afterburn' refers to the time before ... Blake Morrison – Afterburn and On Memoir

Julian Fellowes is a multi-award-winning actor, writer, director, producer and Conservative peer. In conversation, Julian will talk about his early life, acting and the writing career that made him a ... Julian Fellowes – In Conversation: My Life and Work

We're confused about AI: what it is, and where it's leading us – whether into a utopia or an apocalypse. Yet these obsessions thwart efforts to make meaningful change in ... Dr Eleanor Drage – What If We Got AI Right?

An epic, visceral history of the Romans in Britain, from Caesar’s first invasion attempt in 55 BC to the fall of the Roman Empire, by the author of Rome: Eternal ... Ferdinand Addis – Conquest: The Roman Invasion of Britain

Is Britain stuck in a doom loop of higher debt and higher taxes? Or can we fix the British economy?Jeremy Hunt argues that getting out of Britain’s low growth is ... Jeremy Hunt – Can We Be Rich Again?

A gripping biography of Elizabethan seafarer Thomas Cavendish, from his triumphant circumnavigation of the world to his ill-fated final voyage.In June 1593, a ghostly ship drifted into an Irish harbour. ... Iain Gately – The Queen’s Pirate