A University of York Professor will host a live Q&A with the historical consultant for Mike Leigh’s Peterloo movie as part of its UK premiere.

University of York archaeologist, Professor Joann Fletcher, will open a new exhibition of Egyptian artefacts at the newly refurbished Bolton museum.

Scientists from the University of York have been involved in teaching children the importance of air quality as part of World Clean Air Day.

After women were banned from the House of Commons in 1778, a small group refused to accept exclusion from political life and began to gather around a small space above the ceiling to listen in on speeches.

Authors of The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who will talk to audiences at the York Festival of Ideas about the truth behind the fiction.

Food writer and long-standing critic on BBC’s Masterchef, William Sitwell, will reveal a heroic tale of how Britain and her colonies were fed during World War II at York Festival of Ideas.

Leading human rights campaigner and Shadow Attorney General, Shami Chakrabarti, will take part in the York Festival of Ideas 2018, discussing why women still need equality in the 21st century.

Acclaimed author and storyteller, Michael Morpurgo, will launch York Festival of Ideas 2018 with a performance of his book The Mozart Question in York Minster.