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  • Emma Dabiri, David Harewood, Marina Hyde, Sali Hughes and Jarvis Cocker. Photograph: The Guardian
    Emma Dabiri, David Harewood, Marina Hyde, Sali Hughes and Jarvis Cocker. Photograph: The Guardian
    Marina Hyde in conversation with Richard Osman. Credit: Alicia Canter
    Marina Hyde in conversation with Richard Osman. Credit: Alicia Canter
    Gordon Brown speaks to Jonathan Freedland. Credit: Alicia Canter
    Gordon Brown speaks to Jonathan Freedland. Credit: Alicia Canter
    Marina Hyde in conversation with Richard Osman. Credit: Alicia Canter
    Marina Hyde in conversation with Richard Osman. Credit: Alicia Canter
    Johnny Marr seen onstage with John Harris. Credit: Alicia Canter
    Johnny Marr seen onstage with John Harris. Credit: Alicia Canter

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Spring highlights

  • A portrait image of Vladimir Putin edited to be in the colours of the Russian flag

    25 April
    Guardian Newsroom: Inside Putin’s Russia

    In elections this week, millions of Russians will go to the ballot box, but the outcome is not in doubt. Join Shaun Walker and guests as they discuss the possibility of political change inside Putin’s Russia.
  • President Joe Biden and Donald Trump

    02 May
    Biden v Trump: How will America decide?

    Upcoming events

    • Pet Shop Boys highly anticipated new studio album, Nonetheless

      22 April
      An evening with Pet Shop Boys, with exclusive album playback

      To celebrate the launch of their 15th album, Nonetheless, don’t miss this rare opportunity to join the Pet Shop Boys, live in London and livestreamed globally, for this exclusive event.
    • A black and white, and yellow graphic showing an image of a voting sign (left), a women holing a mobile phone to her ear (centre), and President Joe Biden (right) with words reading 'Hello, this is a message from your president'

      24 April
      Real news v fake news: Is AI a threat to democracy?

    • 07 August
      Elif Shafak: There Are Rivers in the Sky

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    • Gary Younge, the former Guardian journalist, joined Nesrine Malik for a wide-ranging conversation about his frontline view of big political moments, from his memories of getting drunk with Maya Angelou in her limousine to discussing politics with Stormzy.Reflecting on three decades of his remarkable career as a journalist, Dispatches from the Diaspora is a powerful collection of his writings on race, racism, and Black life and death.Hosted by Nesrine Malik, Guardian columnistProduced by Tanya Anastasiadis and Ginny Hooker for Guardian LivePlease note this event has passed and the interactive elements of this recording will not work.

      8:19

      Gary Younge: Dispatches from the Diaspora

    • Mary Beard takes us beyond the politics of power and succession and into the palace corridors to shine an intimate spotlight on the rulers of the Roman empire. From Julius Caesar to Alexander Severus, she examines the facts and fictions about these rulers, asking what they did and why, and how we have got such a lurid view of them. What power did emperors actually have? How did they face their subjects? And was the Roman palace really so bloodstained?Hosted by Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writerProduced by Ginny Hooker and Maddie EarlePlease note this event has passed and the interactive elements of this recording will not work.

      6:07

      Mary Beard on the emperors of Rome

    • Rovelli’s concise, playful explorations of modern physics have illuminated complex scientific theories for millions of readers – from Einstein's theory of relativity to quantum mechanics. His bestselling books, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time, invite us into the deepest corners of the universe, while challenging what we thought we knew about time and space.Rovelli was in conversation with comedian Dara Ó Briain, who has a degree in mathematics and theoretical physics, and has presented several BBC programmes including Stargazing Live. You can purchase the full event video here and catch up on demand.Please note this event was originally broadcast live on 30 October 2023. The interactive elements of this recording will not work.Presented by Dara Ó BriainProduced by Kelly Quinn and Ginny Hooker for Guardian Live

      7:42

      Carlo Rovelli in conversation with Dara Ó Briain

    • “Why is this legal?”: George Monbiot reveals the environmental impact of intensive farming. The Guardian’s environmental columnist and the 2022 recipient of the Orwell Prize, Monbiot offers a profoundly hopeful vision for the future of food with Lucy Siegle. They spoke about the problems with intensive farming, and laid out a hopeful vision for the future of food and how we grow it. Please note this event was originally broadcast live on 30 May 2022. The interactive elements of this recording will not work.Presented by Lucy SiegleProduced by Kelly Quinn and Ginny Hooker

      1:18:28

      “Why is this legal?”: George Monbiot reveals the environmental impact of intensive farming

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      Past events

      • Zeinab Badawi wearing a red jacket sitting at a table with a grey background

        An African History of Africa, with Zeinab Badawi

      • Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, and Anas Sarwar, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party  discuss Labour’s bold proposals for how a Labour government would spread power, wealth and opportunity across the UK.
Joined by former Labour Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.
The proposals, drawn up by the Commission on the UK’s Future report, led by Gordon Brown, would see the biggest ever transfer of power from Westminster to the British people. Apex Grassmarket Hotel. Edinburgh, Scotland UK 05/12/2022
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        Guardian Newsroom: What is Labour’s plan?

        • Aditya Chakrabortty

          Off the Record with Aditya Chakrabortty

        • Image of Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham

          Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram: It’s great up north

        • Graphic for UK environment piece, depicting Great Britain as a tree stump

          The alternative manifesto: Shaping a green future

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