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2 November, 2026 Field notes

LIFITV Episode 4: Chris Packham on why we’re not acting fast enough

It’s easy to feel like the climate crisis is too big to do anything about. The headlines get worse, the warnings get louder, and it can feel like nothing we do will make any difference.

LIFITV Episode 4: Chris Packham on why we’re not acting fast enough
29 October, 2026 Field notes

LIFITV Episode 3: Roman Kemp and Amy Irons on why we need to talk about suicide

They’d just led one of the most honest hours of the festival. We sat down with them straight after.

LIFITV Episode 3: Roman Kemp and Amy Irons on why we need to talk about suicide
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.

LIFITV Episode 2: Rachel Riley on why maths is everywhere
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.

LIFITV Episode 1: Harriet Rose on interviewing Louis Theroux
15 October, 2026 Insights

The Aftermovie: Thank You For Coming

56 speakers, five days, 14 events and over 6,000 people at Leeds Playhouse. Here’s the week in one film.

The Aftermovie: Thank You For Coming
11 October, 2026 Insights

LIFI Futures in pictures

Four events, hundreds of young people and one big question running through the week: what comes next? Here's LIFI Futures 2026, in photos.

LIFI Futures in pictures
10 October, 2026 Latest

Top Takeaways from Tim Minchin

The recurring argument was that creativity is less about waiting for inspiration than about showing up and doing the next small thing.

Top Takeaways from Tim Minchin
10 October, 2026 Latest

Top Takeaways from We all belong here, don’t we?

The discussion moved between national identity, feminism, bigotry and the tribes people sort themselves into, and asked whether a more inclusive future is still within reach.

Top Takeaways from We all belong here, don’t we?