What are the influences that form our identity, our faith, our beliefs, our creativity and the values by which we live? What are the things in our own lives that mark us, change us, challenge us and make us who we are? Leading figures from the world of politics, art, culture, history, media and faith talk about the formative influences of their lives and challenge us to reflect upon our own sources of inspiration and the values for which we live or long.

This year’s speakers are: Revd Lucy Winkett, Ruth Padel, Claire Gilbert, William Dalrymple, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Revd Dr Sam Wells, Philippe Sands KC, Revd Rowan Williams, Neil MacGregor, Zeinab Badawi, and Zadie Smith.