The festival’s music programme is headlined by Erykah Badu and Aphex Twin for 2023, whilst urgent debates at THE INFORMATION see trans activist Munroe Bergdorf, BBC historian David Olusoga, British artist Jeremey Deller and Sports Banger, already announced, tackling inequality in the media, the housing emergency, racism, sexism and queer storytelling, politics on TikTok and more.
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Friday, September 1st
Sex Talks Presents: Non-Monogamy Musings By Ruby Rare
13:30 - 14:30
Ruby Rares Sexy Sermon on non-monogamy - the advice you always secretly wanted from one of the UK’s most prominent sex positive superstars
Headline Talk: Liv Little In Conversation With Munroe Bergdorf
Telling Our Stories - Reflections on sharing experiences with the world.
Big Team Presents: Diversity - Buzzword, Box Ticks
And Positive Discrimination
14.40 -15:40
Kaden Gardener (Black Excellence Bristol), Poku
Osei (Babbasa), Siggy Patchitt (Bristol Beacon) and Marvin Rees (Mayor of
Bristol) hosted by NGAIO (Big Team CIC)
Lit In Colour Presents: Rewriting Literature
15:50 - 16.50
Hafsa Zayyan (We Are All Birds of Uganda), Jade LB
(Keisha The Sket), Moses McKenzie (An Olive Grove In The Ends), Nikesh Shukla
(The Good Immigrant) and hosted by Dr. Zaahida Nabagereka (Lit In
Colour/Penguin)
Headline Talk: Vicky Spratt Talks To David Olusoga
Broadcasting Inequality - An urgent discussion on inequality in the media
16.30 -17.30
Channel 4 Presents: Is TV Still Relevant
17:00 - 18:00
Briony May Williams (Chef, The Great British Bake
Off), Gamba Cole (Actor, The Outlaws), Ny (Presenter and producer @nyswrldxo),
Ola Labib (Writer, Broadcaster & Stand Up Comedian) and hosted by Stacey
Olika (Channel 4, Creative Diversity)
Saturday, September 2nd
Soliphilia Presents: Intersectional Environmentalism, Involving Everyone In The Climate
Conversation
13:30 - 14:30
Domi Palmer (Climate Live), Frances Fox (Climate
Live), Joycelyn Longdon (Climate in Colour) Tori Tsui (Climate Justice
Activist) and hosted by Clare Farrell (Extinction Rebellion)
Headline Talk: Danny Price Investigates - With
Grace Campbell And Josh Berry
Seriously Funny - Is politics a joke? - current affairs for content
14.30 -15.30
Sentia Presents: Sober Curious - Are People Bored
Of Booze?
14:40 - 15:40
Professor David Nutt (Sentia), Millie Gooch (Sober
Girl Society Founder), Moya Lothian-McLean (Novara / The Guardian), Richard
Batts (Ecstatic Dance /Sober Rave) and hosted by Noah Villeneuve (Club Soda /
beyond booze podcast)
Team Canteen CIC Presents: Food For Thought - The Ethics Of Consumption with Josh Eggleton
15:50 - 16:50
Christina Adane (Bite Back Founder / Award winning
activist on the food industry), Jasmine Clark (Viva Charity's Environmental
Campaigner), Josh Eggleton (Team Canteen), Rob Percival (Author of The Meat Paradox), Shaunagh Duncan (Oatly Head of Sustainability), Xanthe Clay
(Telegraph food writer / President of Guild of Food Writers)
Headline Talk: Jonny Banger In Conversation With
Jeremy Deller: “We're not sure where this conversation will go!”
16.30 -17.30
Team Love Presents - Can Festivals Be A Force For
Good
17:00 - 18:00
Kaye Dunnings (Glastonbury’s Shangri La), Nadine
Noor (Pxssy Palace), Tom Paine (Team Love) and hosted by Matt Annis (Join the
Future)