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50 FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW: USA

Stephen Fender - Thursday 11.20am

Stephen Fender was born in San Francisco and educated at Stanford and in the UK at Manchester University. He has... more

BALTI BRITAIN

Ziauddin Sardar - Friday 2.15

Ziauddin Sardar, writer, broadcaster and cultural critic, is a Visiting Professor at the School of Arts, the City... more

BREAKING NEWS

Nick Higham - Tuesday 9.05

Nick Higham is a roving reporter and analyst for BBC News, working mainly for BBC News 24. He covers a wide range... more

CAN YOU TRUST THE MEDIA?

Adrian Monck - Thursday 11.20am

Professor Adrian Monck has been Head of Journalism and Publishing at London’s City University since 2005. He... more

DON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN

Richard Wilson - Thursday 2.55pm

Richard Wilson read Philosphy at University College London and works for a human rights organisation. His first... more

ECONOMICAL WITH THE ECONOMY

Hugh Pym - Wednesday 9.05

A financial and political journalist now working for the BBC, Pym was a BBC radio journalist from 1986 to 1987,... more

HEDGING YOUR BETS

Victor Haghani - Wednesday 10am

Victor is an Iranian American whose father was an international trader from a Sephardic Jewish family in Iran.... more

IN THE NEWS

Jonathan Sumberg - Tuesday 9.05

Jonathan, an Old Gower, read Politics at Manchester University, and started work in 1997 as a Broadcast Journalist on... more

KIDS COMPANY

Camilla Batmanghelidjh - Friday 2.15

Camila Batmanghelidjh is the founder and director of Kids Company and has been a psychotherapist for more than... more

LESS SAFE, LESS FREE (THIS EVENT HAS HAD TO BE CANCELLED)

David Cole - Tuesday 10am

David Cole is Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center. He is the award-winning author of several... more

LOADED DICE

Neill Lochery - Wednesday 11.20am

Dr. Neill Lochery completed his undergraduate work in Government and Politics. Subsequently, he took his Masters in... more

THE INTELLIGENCE INDUSTRY

Gordon Corera - Wednesday 11.20am

Gordon Corera is a Security Correspondent for BBC News. He covers counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, and... more

THE STORY OF INDIA

Michael Wood - Friday 11.20am

Michael Wood was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Oriel College Oxford where he did postgraduate... more

THE TRUTH THAT STICKS

Martin Bell - Monday 2.15

Martin Bell has had three careers: foreign affairs correspondent; independent politician; and author. As one of the... more

TORTURE TEAM

Philippe Sands - Friday 10am

Professor Philippe Sands QC studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and was called to the bar in 1985; from... more

UCS QUESTION TIME

Claire Fox, with Stephen Twigg, Douglas Murray, Vivienne Parry, Philip Walters and Ceri Dingle - Tuesday 2.15

Claire Fox is the director of the Institute of Ideas (www.instituteofideas.com) which she established to... more

WHAT NEXT? FINANCIAL FALLOUTS

Nils Blythe - Thursday 9.05

In a succession of senior roles for the BBC, Nils has reported on the global business and economic agenda for... more