Sheldonian Events

Henry Dimbleby Introduced by Philip Lymbery

Ravenous: How To Get Ourselves and Our Planet Into Shape

Sheldonian Theatre 10:00am Sat 25 Saturday, 25 March 2023 See this event

Val McDermid and Sue Black

The Facts of Fiction: The Author and the Forensic Anthropologist

Sheldonian Theatre 12:00pm Sat 25 Saturday, 25 March 2023 See this event

Martin O’Neill Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen

On Days Like These: My Life in Football

Sheldonian Theatre 2:00pm Sat 25 Saturday, 25 March 2023 See this event

Michael Morpurgo Interviewed by Philip Lymbery

Farms for City Children: The Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture

Sheldonian Theatre 4:00pm Sat 25 Saturday, 25 March 2023 See this event

Anthony Horowitz Interviewed by Amanda Craig

Thrills and Spills: From the Diamond Brothers to Alex Rider

Sheldonian Theatre 10:00am Sun 26 Sunday, 26 March 2023 See this event

Michael Morpurgo

Tales from the Farm: Writing about Nature, Animals and the Landscape

Sheldonian Theatre 12:00pm Sun 26 Sunday, 26 March 2023 See this event

Cressida Cowell

Which Way to Anywhere

Sheldonian Theatre 2:00pm Sun 26 Sunday, 26 March 2023 See this event

Anthony Horowitz Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen

The Twist of a Knife and a Writing Life

Sheldonian Theatre 4:00pm Sun 26 Sunday, 26 March 2023 See this event

John Banville, John Boyne and Neil Jordan Chaired by Claire Armitstead

Voices of Ireland: Literature, History and Nation

Sheldonian Theatre 6:00pm Sun 26 Sunday, 26 March 2023 See this event

Jeremy Bowen Interviewed by Mary Hockaday

The Making of the Modern Middle East: A Personal History

Sheldonian Theatre 12:00pm Mon 27 Monday, 27 March 2023 See this event

Martin Rees Interviewed by Nick Higham

Science and Innovation Award: If Science is to Save Us

Sheldonian Theatre 6:00pm Mon 27 Monday, 27 March 2023 See this event

Joseph Coelho

The Power of Poetry with the New Children’s Laureate

Sheldonian Theatre 1:00pm Tue 28 Tuesday, 28 March 2023 See this event

Mikhail Khodorkovsky Interviewed by Martin Sixsmith

The Russia Conundrum

Sheldonian Theatre 4:00pm Tue 28 Tuesday, 28 March 2023 See this event

Mary Berry Interviewed by James Naughtie

Felicity Bryan Tribute Conversation: Cook and Share

Sheldonian Theatre 6:00pm Tue 28 Tuesday, 28 March 2023 See this event

Tom Holland Interviewed by Andrew Lownie

Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind

Sheldonian Theatre 12:00pm Wed 29 Wednesday, 29 March 2023 See this event

Gary Younge, Deborah Meaden, Kenan Malik and David Starkey Chaired by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Oxford Debate: You Ask the Questions

Sheldonian Theatre 2:00pm Wed 29 Wednesday, 29 March 2023 See this event

Mick Herron Interviewed by Chris Patten

Chancellor’s Lecture: A Life of Crime

Sheldonian Theatre 6:00pm Wed 29 Wednesday, 29 March 2023 See this event

Simon McDonald Interviewed by Nick Higham

Leadership: Lessons for Running a Better Government

Sheldonian Theatre 12:00pm Thu 30 Thursday, 30 March 2023 See this event

Juliet Davenport, Rupert Read, Simon Sharpe and Gaia Vince Chaired by Stephen Law

Climate Breakdown: Habit, Fear, and Progress

Sheldonian Theatre 2:00pm Thu 30 Thursday, 30 March 2023 See this event

Thomas Hertog

On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory

Sheldonian Theatre 4:00pm Thu 30 Thursday, 30 March 2023 See this event

Colm Tóibín Interviewed by Richard Ovenden

Bodley Lecture and Award of Bodley Medal: Life and Work

Sheldonian Theatre 6:00pm Thu 30 Thursday, 30 March 2023 See this event

Dan Snow and Alice Loxton

Why History Remains a Big Hit

Sheldonian Theatre 10:00am Fri 31 Friday, 31 March 2023 See this event

Roger Highfield and Peter Coveney Chaired by Irene Tracey

Vice-chancellor’s Interview. Virtual You: How Building Your Digital Twin Will Revolutionise Medicine

Sheldonian Theatre 12:00pm Fri 31 Friday, 31 March 2023 See this event

Al Murray Interviewed by Ashley Jackson

Command: How the Allies Learned to Win the Second World War

Sheldonian Theatre 2:00pm Fri 31 Friday, 31 March 2023 See this event

Kate Bingham and Tim Hames

The Long Shot: The Inside Story of the Race to Vaccinate Britain

Sheldonian Theatre 4:00pm Fri 31 Friday, 31 March 2023 See this event

Greta Scacchi Interviewed by Peter Guttridge

An audience with Greta Scacchi

Sheldonian Theatre 6:00pm Fri 31 Friday, 31 March 2023 See this event

Simon Sebag Montefiore Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen

The World: A Family History

Sheldonian Theatre 10:00am Sat 1 Saturday, 1 April 2023 See this event

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Am I Made of Stardust?

Sheldonian Theatre 12:00pm Sat 1 Saturday, 1 April 2023 See this event

Tim Harford

The Truth Detective

Sheldonian Theatre 2:00pm Sat 1 Saturday, 1 April 2023 See this event

Thomas Simpson, Alice Sherwood and Marina Purkiss Chaired by Stephen Law

Oxford Debate. Trust, Corruption, and Politicians

Randolph Hotel: Ballroom 4:00pm Sat 1 Saturday, 1 April 2023 See this event

Isabel Wilkerson

American Lecture. Caste: Exposing America’s Invisible Scaffolding

Sheldonian Theatre 4:00pm Sat 1 Saturday, 1 April 2023 See this event

Martin Wolf Interviewed by Yuan Yang

The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism and How to Fix It

Sheldonian Theatre 6:00pm Sat 1 Saturday, 1 April 2023 See this event

Rob Biddulph

Draw with Rob

Sheldonian Theatre 10:00am Sun 2 Sunday, 2 April 2023 See this event

Robin Stevens

Ministry of Unladylike Activity

Sheldonian Theatre 12:00pm Sun 2 Sunday, 2 April 2023 See this event

Peter Frankopan Interviewed by David Isaac

Provost of Worcester College Lecture. The Earth Transformed: An Untold History

Sheldonian Theatre 2:00pm Sun 2 Sunday, 2 April 2023 See this event

Adam Rutherford and Matthew Cobb Chaired by Stephen Law

Genetic Control: A Fantastic Opportunity or a Dark Future

Sheldonian Theatre 4:00pm Sun 2 Sunday, 2 April 2023 See this event

Jordan Peterson

Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life SOLD OUT

Sheldonian Theatre 6:00pm Sun 2 Sunday, 2 April 2023 See this event