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Featuring: Adam Coumas, Stella Graham, Shalaka Kurup and Selam Amare.

Refugee Stand Up Comedy

Zadie Smith’s new novel The Fraud is set in the 1870s in Kilburn and Jamaica.

The Fraud: Zadie Smith

Local historian and Blue Badge guide Irina Porter and the Head of Heritage for the United Synagogue Miriam Marson & actor and writer Mike Simkins.

A Matter of Grave Concern

Critically acclaimed local author Elizabeth Fremantle discusses her new book Disobedient

Firebrands

Two young authors of Nigerian heritage. Ayòbámi Adébáyò was born in Lagos, Nigeria. Her debut novel, Stay With Me & Stephen Buoro.

Ayòbámi Adébáyò and Stephen Buoro

life in Kilburn with John Morrison & Linett Kamala

Kilburn Up High!

Matt Adlard: Bake It Better. The baking star shares his methods for mastering your baking techniques

Matt Adlard: Bake It Better

Tomiwa Owolade’s new book This is Not America & Kenan Malik's Not So Black and White

Race, culture, identity: Tomiwa Owolade, Kenan Malik

Polly Toynbee & Melissa Benn : Two writers from well-known radical families. Polly Toynbee is a journalist, author and broadcaster. Melissa Benn is a journalist, novelist and campaigner.

Uneasy Inheritances: Polly Toynbee & Melissa Benn

Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: Daniel Finkelstein

Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: Daniel Finkelstein

Shazia Mirza, Otiz Cannelloni, Mike Gunn & Mark Maier : award-winning comedians

Comedy Night

Basmah Mohamed, Lashay Green, Sharmay Mitchell, Prestige Karlla & AMD SPEAKS fabulous performance poetry from some of Brent’s finest poets.

The Big What!

Sebastian Faulks : The best-selling novelist author of The Seventh Son

Sebastian Faulks

Tell Me Who I Am: Marcus and Alex Lewis with Louise Chunn

Tell Me Who I Am: Marcus and Alex Lewis with Louise Chunn

Nick Laird & Matthew Hollis : Poet and novelist Nick Laird and poet and biographer Matthew Hollis have recently published new collections.

Nick Laird & Matthew Hollis

Inside Stories of 21st Century Diplomacy: Catherine Ashton

Inside Stories of 21st Century Diplomacy: Catherine Ashton

Whispering Walls by poet, scholar and novelist Choman Hardi

Whispering Walls

Granta Best of Young British Novelists. Tom Crewe, Adam Thirlwell & Andrew O’Hagan Three award winning authors of different generations discuss their work.

Granta Best of Young British Novelists

Isabel Hardman, Henry Marsh and Hugh Pym in discussion

NHS at 75: How will healthcare look in the next decades?

Michel Roux: At Home , Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux reveals the joy of cooking simple and delicious French meals at home

Michel Roux: At Home

Queen’s Park Voices : Local poets and writers discuss their work and pieces written for the festival

Queen’s Park Voices

Rory Cellan-Jones: Ruskin Park, A compelling journey of discovery from broadcaster, podcaster and rescue dog tweeter

Rory Cellan-Jones: Ruskin Park: Sylvia, Me and the BBC

Lessons in Life: Andria Zafirakou, The Winner of the Global Teacher Prize

Lessons in Life: Andria Zafirakou

Christopher Edge : Award-winning author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright, The Jamie Drake Equation, The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day

Christopher Edge

the bestselling award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Rob Biddulf

Rob Biddulph

Joe Dunthorne & Philip Hensher talk to John Mullan

Adam Kay & Rachel Clarke: Happy Birthday NHS!

Reading & Writing

A Very English Scandal Amol Rajan, Stephen Frears & John Preston

Giorgio Locatelli & Russell Norman

Memories of Lost Loved Ones

Nick Laird & Zadie Smith talk to John Mullan

The Booker Prize at 50 Eleanor Catton, Stuart Kelly & Derek Johns

Local historian and Blue Badge guide Irina Porter and the Head of Heritage for the United Synagogue Miriam Marson & actor and writer Mike Simkins.

A Matter of Grave Concern

A Very English Scandal Amol Rajan, Stephen Frears & John Preston

Adam Kay & Rachel Clarke: Happy Birthday NHS!

Two young authors of Nigerian heritage. Ayòbámi Adébáyò was born in Lagos, Nigeria. Her debut novel, Stay With Me & Stephen Buoro.

Ayòbámi Adébáyò and Stephen Buoro

Christopher Edge : Award-winning author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright, The Jamie Drake Equation, The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day

Christopher Edge

Shazia Mirza, Otiz Cannelloni, Mike Gunn & Mark Maier : award-winning comedians

Comedy Night

Critically acclaimed local author Elizabeth Fremantle discusses her new book Disobedient

Firebrands

Giorgio Locatelli & Russell Norman

Granta Best of Young British Novelists. Tom Crewe, Adam Thirlwell & Andrew O’Hagan Three award winning authors of different generations discuss their work.

Granta Best of Young British Novelists

Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: Daniel Finkelstein

Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: Daniel Finkelstein

Inside Stories of 21st Century Diplomacy: Catherine Ashton

Inside Stories of 21st Century Diplomacy: Catherine Ashton

Joe Dunthorne & Philip Hensher talk to John Mullan

life in Kilburn with John Morrison & Linett Kamala

Kilburn Up High!

Lessons in Life: Andria Zafirakou, The Winner of the Global Teacher Prize

Lessons in Life: Andria Zafirakou

Matt Adlard: Bake It Better. The baking star shares his methods for mastering your baking techniques

Matt Adlard: Bake It Better

Memories of Lost Loved Ones

Michel Roux: At Home , Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux reveals the joy of cooking simple and delicious French meals at home

Michel Roux: At Home

Isabel Hardman, Henry Marsh and Hugh Pym in discussion

NHS at 75: How will healthcare look in the next decades?

Nick Laird & Matthew Hollis : Poet and novelist Nick Laird and poet and biographer Matthew Hollis have recently published new collections.

Nick Laird & Matthew Hollis

Nick Laird & Zadie Smith talk to John Mullan

Queen’s Park Voices : Local poets and writers discuss their work and pieces written for the festival

Queen’s Park Voices

Tomiwa Owolade’s new book This is Not America & Kenan Malik's Not So Black and White

Race, culture, identity: Tomiwa Owolade, Kenan Malik

Reading & Writing

Featuring: Adam Coumas, Stella Graham, Shalaka Kurup and Selam Amare.

Refugee Stand Up Comedy

the bestselling award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Rob Biddulf

Rob Biddulph

Rory Cellan-Jones: Ruskin Park, A compelling journey of discovery from broadcaster, podcaster and rescue dog tweeter

Rory Cellan-Jones: Ruskin Park: Sylvia, Me and the BBC

Sebastian Faulks : The best-selling novelist author of The Seventh Son

Sebastian Faulks

Tell Me Who I Am: Marcus and Alex Lewis with Louise Chunn

Tell Me Who I Am: Marcus and Alex Lewis with Louise Chunn

Basmah Mohamed, Lashay Green, Sharmay Mitchell, Prestige Karlla & AMD SPEAKS fabulous performance poetry from some of Brent’s finest poets.

The Big What!

The Booker Prize at 50 Eleanor Catton, Stuart Kelly & Derek Johns

Zadie Smith’s new novel The Fraud is set in the 1870s in Kilburn and Jamaica.

The Fraud: Zadie Smith

Polly Toynbee & Melissa Benn : Two writers from well-known radical families. Polly Toynbee is a journalist, author and broadcaster. Melissa Benn is a journalist, novelist and campaigner.

Uneasy Inheritances: Polly Toynbee & Melissa Benn

Whispering Walls by poet, scholar and novelist Choman Hardi

Whispering Walls

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