The Information Performances

2025

Talk: Daring To Change' Anita Rani (Presenter), Annie Mac (DJ, Broadcaster), James Norton (Actor), Hosted By Tayo Popoola (Radio Producer) 17:00 – 18:00
Talk: Collective Optimism Through Individual Actions': Ambika Mod (Actor), Zarah Sultana (MP - Coventry South) 15:45 – 16:45
Talk: Sound of the Underground': Jonny Woo (the Divine, NYC Downlow), Nadine Noor (DJ, Pxssy Palace), Travis Alabanza (Writer, Theatre Maker) 14:30 – 15:30

Talk: Flame of Hope: 'Action for Hope From Israel and Palestine': Hamze Awawde (Palestinian Peacebuilder, Activist), Rona Lotan (Israeli Peacebuilder, Activist), Hosted By Lawrence Lefcort (Flame of Hope) 17:00 – 18:00
Talk: Black at Glasto: 'We Shouldn't Be Here': Foday Dumbuya (Menswear Designer, Creative Director), Munya Chawawa (Comedian, Satirist), Paapa Essiedu (Actor), Hosted By Elsie Cullen (Founder - Black at Glasto, Ourppls) 15:45 – 16:45
Talk: Black British Book Festival: 'the Commons As a Site of Resistance': Selina Brown (Black British Book Festival), Zadie Smith (Author, Novelist) 14:30 – 15:30
Talk: the Fight To Save Our Waters': Jack Harries (Earthrise Studio), Lejla Kusturica (Activist From Balkans), Louise Brierley-Ingham (Patagonia), Special Guest, Hosted By Lucy Siegle (Journalist, Writer) 12:00 – 13:00

Talk: Standing Up for 'Getting Along' in a World That’s Being Pushed Apart: Andy Cato (Wildfarmed), Gary Lineker (Broadcaster, Former Footballer) 17:00 – 18:00
Talk: Being Poor Is Expensive': Gary Stevenson (Economist, Author), Kelechi Okafor (Author), Reni Eddo-Lodge (Author, Journalist), Hosted By Ashley Thomas / Bashy (Actor, Artist) 15:45 – 16:45
Talk: Resident Advisor: Playing Favourites with Sherelle (Artist), Hosted By Katie Thomas (Senior Editor, Ra) 13:15 – 14:15

Talk: Big Team: 'Youth Spaces & Diy Culture': Tom Smith (Map Charity/Cosmic Slop), Special Guest, Jeffrey & Maureen Daley (the Reggae Klub), Leigh Mckenna (Ace Bristol), Hosted By Ed Gillett (Journalist) 15:45 – 16:45
Talk: Wearing the Change': Saeedah Haque (Fashion Designer), Priya Ahluwalia (Ahluwalia), Nicholas Daley (Fashion Designer), Venetia La Manna (Fair Fashion Campaigner), Hosted By Anna Cafolla (News Editor - Vogue Mag) 14:30 – 15:30
Talk: the Movement Forward: 'Unlearning and Learning': Jimmythegiant (Youtuber), Emma Ferguson (Founder - Joy Provision), Special Guest, Hosted By Danny Price (Dfp) 13:15 – 14:15

Bend It Films: 'Celebrating Stories Through Film & TV': Ambika Mod (Actor - One Day), Antonia Thomas (Actor - Lovesick), Gurinder Chadha (Director - Bend It Like Beckham), Hosted By Anita Rani (TV Personality, Radio Presenter) 15:45 – 16:45
Optimism As a Political Act: Danielle Moore (Crazy P), Zack Polanski (Deputy Leader - Green Party), TBA, Hosted By Dave Harvey (Director - Team Love) 14:30 – 15:30

The Movement Forward: a Political Takeover: Asif Kapadia (Director), Jemma Forte (Broadcast Journalist, Writer & Presenter), Josh Russell, Marina Purkis (Political Commentator), TBA, Hosted By Danny Price (Dfp) 17:00 – 18:00
‘Art, Activism and Accountability’: Led By Donkey’s, Hosted By Tayo Popoola 15:45 – 16:45
Gaps in the Dial - the History of Pirate Radio': Frankie Wells (Foundation FM), Geeneus (Rinse FM), TBA, Hosted By Tayo Popoola 14:30 – 15:30
Shado Mag: the Power of Boycott: Ahmed Alnaouq (Co-Founder - We Are Not Numbers), Queer House Party, Venetia La Manna (Remember Who Made Them), Yiz (Co-Founder Novo), Hosted By Larissa Kennedy (Shado Mag) 12:00 – 13:00

Party Lines: 'Blues Dances To Free Parties - the Radical Roots of Rave': Dhruva Balram (Dialled in), Grace Sands (Diy Soundsystem), Phil Hartnoll (Orbital), Hosted By: Ed Gillett (Author - Party Lines) 17:00 – 18:00
Warchild: ‘Migrant Footprint - Black British Mixtape’: DJ Milo (the Wild Bunch) Reni Eddo-Lodge (Author), Hosted By Tayo Popoola 13:15 – 14:15

Black British Book Festival: ‘Remembering Benjamin Zephaniah’ - David Springer (Benjamin's Brother), Sophia Thakur (Poet), Moqapi Selassie (Poet), Hosted By Casey Bailey (Writer, Performer, Educator) 14:30 – 15:30
Team Canteen: 'Fair Shares - Inequality On the High Street': Brin Pirathapan (Masterchef), Emma Hopkins (Mothers Manifesto), Jo Ingleby (Feeding Bristol), Josh Eggleton (the Pony Chew Valley), Hosted By Xanthe Clay (Telegraph) 13:15 – 14:15
Transition Network: 'Time Travel As a Tool for Activists': Rob Hopkins (Author - From What Is To What If) 12:00 – 13:00

From Grassroots Clubs To International Teams - 'How Women's Football & Society Has Changed Since the Euros' 17:00 – 17:45
Books Are Weapons - Sports Banger in Conversation with Jeremy Deller 15:45 – 16:30
The Right To Dance Presents: 'Migrant Footprint' 14:30 – 15:15
The Power of Publicity 13:15 – 14:00
#Merky Books - 'Demystifying Publishing' 12:00 – 12:45

Team Love x Black British Book Festival Presents: 'Going Against the Grain' 14:30 – 15:15
Team Canteen Presents: 'Our Right To Eat Well' 13:15 – 14:00
Daytimers Asks - 'How Can We Move the Needle Forward To Actual Inclusion' 12:00 – 12:45