Unmissable Culture: Joyce Carol Oates, Patrick Stewart, Bernie Taupin, David Runciman.

Fri Jul 28 12:14:38 BST 2023

Plus, Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka on the stories behind his tour de force.

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** Here are a few of our highlights:
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** 10th Aug 2023 - 6:30pm BST
Online
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** An Evening With Joyce Carol Oates
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Enter a new world of erotic obsession, thwarted idealism and ever-shifting identities with the wildly acclaimed and astonishingly prolific novelist.

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** 15th Oct 2023 - 9:00pm ET
Online
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** An Evening with Sir Patrick Stewart
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Join living legend Sir Patrick Stewart as he discusses his long-awaited memoir, a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life—from his humble beginnings in Yorkshire, England, to the heights of Hollywood—proves a story as exuberant and enduring as the author himself.

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** 6th Sep 2023 - 6:00pm BST
London & Online
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** The Handover
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We are terrified of how AI will transform the world. But our world is already ruled by supremely powerful artificial entities: states and corporations. Cambridge Professor of Politics David Runciman joins us to distil centuries of thinking about how to live with artificial agency – and what it means for life in the twenty-first.

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** 24th Sep 2023 - 6:00pm ET
Online
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** Bernie Taupin in conversation with Cameron Crowe
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Join Bernie Taupin, the lyrical master and long-time collaborator of Elton John, as he discusses his evocative, clear-eyed, and revealing memoir.

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** Podcasts
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** Shehan Karunatilaka – The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
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** How To Academy
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A major new voice in the tradition of Rushdie, Bulgakov and Marquez, Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka joins us to share an unforgettable vision of Sri Lanka’s civil wars.

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** Long Read
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** The Soundscape of War
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** Ada Wordsworth
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A contemplation on the sounds and silence of Ukrainian cities ravaged by war, Wordsworth's stirring piece offers a moving commentary on resistance and resilience.

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** Museums and Galleries
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** Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece
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** The British Museum
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Drawing on dazzling objects from Afghanistan to Greece, this exhibition explores a complex story about luxury, how it shaped the political landscape of the Middle East and southeast Europe in the first millennium BC – and how its legacy remains to this day.

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