Join Humphrey Hawksley in a live, online conversation with the forensic psychiatrist and author of the critically acclaimed book ‘What We Fear Most‘, Dr. Humphrey Needham-Bennett (Written under pen name, Ben Cave). This promises to be a moving, compelling and perhaps challenging exploration of the human condition from the perspective of someone who has engaged with people who are […]
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The Democracy Forum Live Webinar
The Democracy Forum and TDF President Lord Bruce invite you to a live webinar, ‘Can democracy survive in the changing world order amidst the US’ America First Policy?’ on Wednesday April 23rd, 2025 at 2-3.30pm UK time (BST). Moderator: Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia Correspondent Panellists: Dr Dawn Brancati, Senior Lecturer in International […]
Read MoreThe Democracy Forum Live Webinar
The Democracy Forum and TDF President Lord Bruce invite you to a live webinar, ‘Can democracy survive in the changing world order amidst the US’ America First Policy?’ on Wednesday April 23rd, 2025 at 2-3.30pm UK time (BST). Moderator: Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia Correspondent Panellists: Dr Dawn Brancati, Senior Lecturer in International […]
Read MoreThe Democracy Forum Live Webinar
The Democracy Forum and TDF President Lord Bruce invite you to a live webinar, ‘Impact of the Gaza war on the radicalisation of Muslim populations in non-Islamic countries’ on Tuesday April 8th, 2025 at 2-3pm UK time (BST) Moderator: Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia Correspondent Panellists: Dr Nooralhaq Nasimi. Founder and Director, the Afghanistan […]
Read MoreThe Democracy Forum Live Webinar
The Democracy Forum and TDF President Lord Bruce invite you to a live webinar, ‘Growing Afghan refugee crisis in Pakistan and its impact on the Pakistan state’ on Monday March 31st, 2025 at 2-3pm UK time (BST); 6-7pm PKT. Moderator: Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia Correspondent Panellists: Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy, Islamabad-based Physicist, Writer […]
Read MoreA Mind-Expanding Conversation with Iain McGilchrist
Have you ever stopped to wonder… what is consciousness? What is space, time, and matter? Do we live in a world with meaning and purpose, or is it all just chance? These are the big questions that many of us ponder, and few people explore them as deeply as Iain McGilchrist. A leading psychiatrist, philosopher, […]
Read MoreScreening Cancelled: The Rise and Fall of Aung San Suu Kyi followed by panel and Q & A
This is the story of Myanmar’s democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Mother to two sons, fate and history conspired to bring her to the forefront of Myanmar’s push for democratic freedom, the world rushing to build her up as an icon of democracy. But an impossible political choice saw her international allies desert her […]
Read MoreIn Conversation with Kate Adie at Riverstone
Kate Adie has been at the centre of some of the most defining moments of our time. In 1980, she was the first on the scene when the siege of the Iranian Embassy was ended by the SAS, famously reporting live to millions of homes while crouched behind a car door. Join us for an […]
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