How To Academy

As China and Russia challenge the democratic world order, the story of global communism is far from over. @paulmasonnews unpacks its history and relevance to the 21st century.

Tue, 24 Nov | 7:30pm | London
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The day after the US midterms, @ryebarcott, @AlistairCarns, and Anthony @Scaramucci ask what the result means not just for the United States but for Britain and the Special Relationship. @MatthewdAncona

Wed, 4 Nov | 7:30pm | London
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#OliviaHarrison joins @SamiraAhmedUK live in conversation to reveal @GeorgeHarrison’s never-before-seen personal collection of photos of the Beatles at work and play, from Liverpool to Ed Sullivan and beyond.

Tue, 24 Nov | 7:30pm | London
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In a blistering reckoning with our age, @NaomiAKlein and @astradisastra join @DavidOlusoga for a journey inside the far-right Armageddon complex – and show us how to break the doom loop before it’s too late.

Wed, 30 Sep | 7:30pm | London
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Stephen Sackur and Carole Cadwalladr: Hard Truth

Join @stephensackur and @carolecadwalla for a defence of investigative journalism against authoritarian political power, organised crime and a monopolistic tech elite.

12 Oct | 6:30pm | London
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The Vikings were far more than the seafaring raiders of popular imagination. Leading historian #NeilPrice reveals the complex, varied and richly textured lives behind the myth. @citylit

Wed, 2 Sep | 7:00pm | London
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One nation. Three extraordinary leaders. Join @holland_tom, #JonathanSumption and @hrcastor for the story of England as you’ve never heard it before.

Wed, 11 Nov | 7:30pm | London
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Dan Jones: Castles – A Fortified History of the World

Join the bestselling historian @dgjones for a gripping new history of the world told through its most iconic strongholds, from the walls of Troy to the Tower of London.

4 - 30 Oct | UK Tour
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NEW DATE ADDED: Join @simonmontefiore for a spellbinding new history of the epicentre of our tumultuous world: the story of how the Middle East of 1900 became the Middle East of today… and tomorrow.

8 Sep & 31 Oct | London
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When it comes to power, does friendship exist at all? @Robert___Harris plunges us into the birth of the Roman Empire, the assassination of Julius Caesar and the rise of Augustus.

14th - 20th Sep | UK Tour
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Alexei Sayle: How I’ve Tried to Change the World

Comedy legend and devoted socialist #AlexeiSayle has spent a lifetime trying to solve the world’s problems by walking down the middle of the street, shouting. @AlexeiSaylePod

Wed, 9 Sep | 7:30pm | London
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In a blistering reckoning with our age, @NaomiAKlein and @astradisastra join @DavidOlusoga for a journey inside the far-right Armageddon complex – and show us how to break the doom loop before it’s too late.

Wed, 30 Sep | 7:30pm | London
Tickets at howtoacademy.com/events/naomi-k…

36 kings. 5 queens. 1 comedy legend. Join @monstroso for the illustrated, rip-roaring story of every English ruler since Harold was shot in the eye at the Battle of Hastings.

Thu, 9 Jul | 7:30pm | London
Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/charlie…

Daron Acemoglu: What Happened to Liberal Democracy?

The Nobel Prize winning author of #WhyNationsFail and most cited economist in the world, @DAcemogluMIT, joins us with a plan to fix our broken political paradigm.

Mon, 14 Sep | 7:30pm | London
Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/daron-a…

He has worked as a swineherd, punk musician, and taxman, but @Beathhigh will forever be known as the master of hard-boiled noir. Now the UK’s greatest living crime writer invites us on a journey to the dark side...

Wed, 7 Oct | 7:30pm | London
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Dame @MeeraSyal joins us to share the hilarious and heartwarming true stories that have shaped her life and work as one of Britain’s most beloved comedy legends. @FaneProductions

7th - 29th Sep 2026 | UK Tour
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The Cambridge Five and the Making of The Soviet Empire

Journalist, novelist and historian @Tonisenior joins @hannahmacin to reveal how five people allowed an ideological obsession to overshadow loyalty to their country.

20 May | 6:00pm | Online
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Daniel Mendelsohn: On Translating Homer’s Odyssey

Editor-at-Large of @nybooks and an award-winning, bestselling classicist, @DAMendelsohnNYC reflects on the resonance of the Odyssey after twenty-eight centuries.

29 May | 7:00pm | London & Online
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Eyal Weizman – The Architecture of Genocide | Live in London

The acclaimed architect and investigator @weizman_eyal delivers a devastating, meticulous account of the history of Israel’s destruction of Gaza.

Mon, 11 May | 6:15pm | London & Online
Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/eyal-we…

NEXT WEEK: As he celebrates his 105th birthday, join the last surviving member of the elite Pathfinder 608 squadron @ColinBellsrt in conversation with @JohnNicholRAF for a powerful portrait of bravery in action.

11 March | 7:30pm | London
Tickets: howtoacademy.com/events/flight-…