Thank you for attending the 6th Edition of Leeds International Festival of Ideas.

LIFI26 speakers included:

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Musician, Actor, Writer and Comedian
Broadcaster and Sunday Times Best-Selling Author
Documentary-maker
Author, Journalist and Broadcaster
Broadcaster and Campaigner
Broadcaster
Broadcaster and Author
Former MP
Solo Percussionist and Composer
Presenter, Entrepreneur & Advocate

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12 November, 2026 Field notes

LIFITV Episode 7: Denise van Outen and Miranda Sawyer on what the 90s really did to us

Britpop, Cool Britannia, dial-up internet and Euro 96. Everyone who was there has a story about the 90s, and it’s rarely a short one.

26 October, 2026 Field notes

LIFITV Episode 2: Rachel Riley on why maths is everywhere

She’d just spent 90 minutes proving maths turns up in music, medicine and space. We caught her as she came off stage.

19 October, 2026 Field notes

LIFITV Episode 1: Harriet Rose on interviewing Louis Theroux

She’d just opened LIFI26 in conversation with one of the great interviewers. We caught her the moment she came off stage.

9 November, 2026 Field notes

LIFITV Episode 6: Joe Tidy and Katy Leeson on whether it’s time to switch off social media

Most of us pick up our phones more than 100 times a day. We usually don’t notice we’re doing it, often don’t know why, and rarely put the phone down feeling any better.

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