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When it comes to the climate, who can you trust?

Comedian Tiernan Douieb hosts a lively debate at Free Word Centre about how trust affects our understanding of climate change and our willingness to act on it.

Featuring Australian writer Tony Birch, Tamsin Cooper from Green Alliance, freelance journalist Claudia Delpero and young climate activist Esha Marwaha. With poetry from Orla Price.

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We speak to the writer and Zen Buddhist Kevin MacNeil about his favourite word, dharmadhatu.

Isabel Hilton chairs a discussion about the stories we tell about climate change, featuring panellists John Ashton, Xiaolu Guo and Charlie Kronick.

Granta celebrate the launch of Granta 127: Japan, with an event at Free Word Centre. Contributors Hiromi Kawakami and Yukiko Motoya come all the way from Japan to discuss their work and introduce you to their country.

In ‘Blue Moon’, Hiromi Kawakami reflects on mortality and the limits of translation, while in ‘The Dogs’, Yukiko Motoya depicts a loner living with a mysterious pack of dogs in an icy mountain cabin.

Listen to these writers and the Granta team discuss Japan and the illusory, ambiguous, and contradictory nature of a country.

Free Word's writer in residence Xiaolu Guo introduces her new novel, 'I Am China', in a lively discussion with Chinese translator Nicky Harman and literary agent Rebecca Carter about the possibility and impossibility of translation.

Crime writer Oliver Harris talks to us about his favourite word, 'conspire'

John Ashton gives a talk to an audience of writers and scientists offering an alternate perspective on climate change.

Professor Chris Rapley presents a talk giving the current state of climate science, as part of the two-day Weatherfronts event held at Free Word Centre.

Chris is a Professor of Climate Science at University College London and former Director of the British Antarctic Survey and the Science Museum.

Ruth Little hosts a panel discussion exploring how writers can tell stories about climate change. Featuring Ruth Padel, Maggie Gee, Gregory Norminton and Jay Griffiths.