Life on Planet Earth (The Orangery): Booker Prize-winner Samantha Harvey (Orbital) in conversation with Nobel Prize-winner Abdulrazak Gurnah (Theft), moderated by arts critic and novelist Sue Rainsford.
Secret Miracle Workers (The Rookery): Biologist and mycologist Merlin Sheldrake (Entangled Lives) discusses how fungi and their underground networks are transforming our understanding of life with Manchán Magan (Listen to the Land Speak).

The Love of a Winged Creature (The Orangery): Seán Ronayne (Nature Boy: A Journey of Birdsong and Belonging) and Helen Macdonald (H is for Hawk) discuss their shared love of birds, nature, and how it has healed them.
The Great Yes; The Great No (The Rookery): Renowned artist William Kentridge presents an illustrated conversation with Fintan O’Toole, exploring his ever-evolving work in charcoal sketches, puppetry, opera, and multimedia projection.
Can Europe Survive? (The Owlery): MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Bruno Maçães (World Builders: Technology and the New Geopolitics) discuss the future of Europe in light of shifting US policies on NATO, joined by journalists Lara Marlowe and Carole Cadwalladr.

A Woman on the Outermost Edge (The Ballroom): James Rebanks (The Shepherd’s Life) explores his journey to a remote Norwegian island to learn from Anna Måsøy, one of the last women harvesting eiderdown by hand. With Sue Rainsford.
What It Is to Remember (The Owlery): Human rights lawyer Philippe Sands (38 Londres Street) and Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse (The Convoy) discuss displacement, memory, and the lasting effects of genocide.
Abduction, Adoption and Separated Twins (Other): Journalist Barbara Demick (Daughters of the Bamboo Grove) delves into the repercussions of China’s one-child policy and the unregulated foreign adoptions that followed. With Lindsey Hilsum.

Fools Gold (The Orangery): Margaret Drabble (The Millstone, Jerusalem The Golden) explores the complexities beneath the surface of family life and reflects on a lifetime of writing with Alex Clark.
Realm of Ideas (The Rookery): William Dalrymple (The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World) discusses the overlooked influence of India’s mathematical, philosophical, scientific, and artistic contributions to the modern world.
World Domination: The USA vs China Tech War (The Owlery): Misha Glenny unpacks the intensifying technological rivalry between the US and China, including trade disruptions, tariffs, and restrictions shaping global electronics.
Swimming in the Oceans of Quackery (The Ballroom): Neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan (The Age of Diagnosis) and Jules Montague (The Imaginary Patient) examine the shortcomings of modern medicine alongside writer-physician Rivka Galchen (Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch).

Margaret Drabble, William Dalrymple, Misha Glenny, Jules Montague, Suzanne O’Sullivan.

The Great Unsettler (The Orangery): Poet Alice Oswald discusses the role of poetry as a force of disruption and transformation, reading from her work in conversation with Clair Wills.
A Meditation on Photography (The Rookery): Bass player Colin Greenwood (How to Disappear: A Portrait of Radiohead) and Geoff Dyer (The Ongoing Moment) explore the meaning behind photographs and the stories they tell.
Love, Friendship and Betrayal (The Owlery): Nobel Prize-winner Abdulrazak Gurnah (Theft) discusses his novel—a tale of friendship, power, and identity in 1990s Tanzania—with journalist Kirsty Lang.

To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before (The Orangery): Paul Howard steps into the shoes of Ross O’Carroll Kelly for this world-premiere performance detailing his eight worst dates.
Rhythms That Made History (The Rookery): Legendary record producer Joe Boyd and historian William Dalrymple discuss And the Rhythm of Roots Remain, tracing how music has shaped cultural movements from Havana to Calcutta.

Martin Hayes & Kate Ellis (The Rookery): A captivating performance blending Irish traditional music and classical cello.

DUG (Lorkin O’Reilly & Jonny Pickett) (The Rookery): An American-Irish folk collaboration weaving Old Time Appalachian sounds with traditional Irish melodies.