Thursday 04 December 2025 @ 19:30
£20, Friends go free
Southbank Centre, London
We are delighted to announce that this year’s Orwell Lecture, set up to shine a light on brave writing, will be delivered by Steven Pinker, best-selling author and experimental cognitive psychologist. This annual event celebrates the enduring legacy of George Orwell, with lecturers tasked with addressing “any subject Orwell might have been interested in”, and Steven Pinker will be delivering an original lecture bringing together Orwell’s relevance to our moment with his own research.
The Orwell Lecture has been held annually since 1989, and past speakers have included Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Ian McEwan, Dame Hilary Mantel and Dr Rowan Williams. The lecture, which is returning to the Southbank for a second consecutive year, is generously sponsored by Richard Blair, Orwell’s son.
Friends and Patrons enjoy free entry to this lecture and all future lectures. Join from £5/month to secure your place and support the next generation of young writers.
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