The Conversation is a new series of talks bringing together an interview format, with an invitation for the audience to continue The Conversation the same evening in St Martin’s atmospheric Crypt afterwards.

In the year when more people around the world than ever before will head to the polls in unprecedentedly consequential elections from America and India to the EU and UK, broadcaster and writer Anita Anand reflects on the democratic processes. Anita co-hosts the global phenomenon Empire podcast, presents Any Answers and The Westminster Hour for the BBC and is the author of best-selling books The Patient Assassin and Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary. Chaired by Peter Florence.

The main talk takes place in the Church, followed by an informal discussion in the Crypt. The discussion is free to attend but you will need a separate ticket. This can be booked after you have chosen your ticket(s) for the talk. Capacity for the discussion is limited and tickets are therefore allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you cannot attend in-person, this talk will also be streamed live online. For tickets to watch online, click here.