2022 Speakers

Here are the confirmed speakers for 2022.

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Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson’s childhood memoir This Boy was published in 2013. It won the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize,...

Andrew Mitchell MP

Andrew Mitchell was educated at Rugby and Jesus College, Cambridge. He was an officer in the 1st Royal Tank...

Barnaby Rogerson

Barnaby Rogerson is a writer, publisher and television presenter. Barnaby has appeared on the BBC Life of Muhammad, Al...

Barney White-Spunner

Barney White-Spunner is a British historian who writes the stories of places and events to which he has been...

Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith is the author of the acclaimed The Peer and the Gangster (THP, 2020) and The Ardlamont Mystery:...

Dr Ben Robinson

Dr Ben Robinson is a British archaeologist, broadcaster and author. Known as ‘The Flying Archaeologist’ he has appeared as...

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (MBE) is a space scientist and pioneering figure in communicating science to children and adults. She...

Hugo Vickers

Hugo Vickers is well known as a biographer, lecturer and broadcaster, and is an acknowledged expert on the Royal...

James Hanning

Former deputy editor of the Independent on Sunday James Hanning is co-biographer of David Cameron and secured the exclusive...

Julia Abel Smith

Julia Abel Smith has a degree in History of Art from Cambridge University. She has worked for Art UK...

Katie Hickman

Katie Hickman is the author of nine books, including bestselling works of non-fiction, Daughters of Britannia – in the...

Leanne Benjamin

Leanne Benjamin, OBE, AM, is a highly acclaimed and award winning dancer, who was a principal ballerina with Sadler’s...

Patrick Donovan

Patrick Donovan is now a full-time writer after a career in national newspapers and public relations. He was one...

Philip Ball

Philip Ball is a freelance writer and broadcaster, and was an editor at Nature for more than 20 years....

Richard Ingrams

Richard Ingrams was the editor of Private Eye for 23 years. He founded the Oldie in 1992, was a...

Robert Hardman

Robert Hardman is a renowned writer and broadcaster, specializing in monarchy and history. Over three decades, he has interviewed...

Rosemary Shrager

Rosemary Shrager is one of Britain’s national treasures. She began her cookery career working for Pierre Koffmann at Chelsea’s...

Sandra Howard

Sandra Howard was one of the leading photographic fashion models of the 1960s and ’70s, the only model to...

Sarah Crompton

Sarah Crompton is one of Britain’s most respected writers and broadcasters, commentating on all aspects of culture and the...

Simon Danczuk

Simon Danczuk is the former MP for Rochdale and co-author of the bestselling Smile for the Camera: The Double...

Tracy Borman

Tracy Borman is a best selling author, historian and broadcaster, specialising in the Tudor period. Her books include Elizabeth’s...