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Jeremy Corbyn and Professor Paul Rogers discuss the Gaza Tribunal and the growing debate around accountability, international law and the humanitarian consequences of conflict in Gaza. The conversation will reflect on the role of public testimony, political activism and legal scrutiny in shaping international awareness and response. Whilst exploring wider questions around justice, diplomacy and the responsibilities of the international community in moments of humanitarian cris...

Saeed Khan, Meshael Al-Mannai and Hassan Abdein explore how the modern Middle East was shaped through empire and partition; the discussion considers how borders, external intervention and competing visions of political identity continue to shape the region today. Examining the legacy of the Sykes-Picot Agreement, mandate systems, nationalism and post-colonial state formation, this panel offers historical context for many of the conflicts, alliances and tensions that continue to define...

Prue Leith has never been one to hold back. At 85, she’s not about to start. The Great British Bake Off presenter, Great British Menu judge, restaurateur, cookery school founder and national treasure joins us for a chat about her Sunday Times bestselling memoir Being Old and Learning to Love It, a frank, funny and thoroughly entertaining reckoning with life in her eighties. From love and loss to assisted dying, fashion, fame and finding joy, nothing is off limits. Warm, wise and wickedly ho...

Ousama Iyad Alshurafa offers a way of reading life itself, treating the dunya as something encrypted that can be decoded once you find the right key. His central insight is that this world is built on perception: it constantly tests whether a person trusts what they see in front of them or what God has revealed beneath the surface. Most people, he argues, live captive to appearances, believing that money solves the problem, that medicine brings the cure, that other people hold the ans...

Twenty-five years after September 11, this conversation examines how a single moment reshaped global politics, security, foreign policy and public life across the world. Saeed Khan, Professor Paul Rogers, Ebrahim Rasool, Shahed Amanullah, and Rim-Sarah Alouane discuss will explore the lasting impact of the War on Terror, the expansion of surveillance and security states, the transformation of public discourse around Islam and identity, and the geopolitical consequences of intervention...

Returning to Bradford Literature Festival following the formal elevation of the Palestinian mission in London to embassy status, Ambassador Husam Zomlot joins us for a major conversation on Palestine, diplomacy and the shifting political landscape of the Middle East. As Head of the Palestinian Embassy to the United Kingdom and one of the most prominent Palestinian diplomatic voices internationally, Zomlot reflects on questions of statehood, identity, international law and the human rea...

In a world shaped by filters, comparison and constant pressure, how do we learn to truly value ourselves? Mental health advocate and content creator Ro Mitchell joins us for an honest and empowering conversation about self-worth in the digital age. Drawing on her personal recovery journey, Ro explores how social media influences confidence, identity and wellbeing, while sharing practical tools to challenge negative self-talk and build healthier habits with compassion rather than shame...

Photographer, filmmaker and cultural commentator Misan Harriman is one of the defining visual storytellers of our time. From documenting historic moments of protest and social change to creating some of the most widely recognised images of the past decade, his work has explored the relationship between visibility, dignity and human connection. In this special Free Word Lecture, Harriman reflects on the power of stories, images and testimony to shape how societies see themselves and rem...