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Taking London to the World: Robert Paul Shows his Native City in Motion

Britain’s pioneer filmmaker, born 150 years ago in North London, vividly portrayed the variety of life in ‘the imperial metropolis’ at the end of the 19th century, conscious of its historic appeal but also emphasising the modernity of which he was a part.

The Varieties of Forgiveness

In this lecture the varieties of forgiveness will be presented and the integrity, value and limits of each type explored.

London's First Filmmaker

Robert Paul was one of the pioneers of filmmaking and...

Reforming Corporate Governance

This talk will discuss rigorous evidence on what optimal governance should look like – including issues such as boardroom diversity, independence of directors, employee representation, and whether directors’ fiduciary duty should be to shareholders or all of society.

Executive Pay: What's Right, What's Wrong, and What Could Be Fixed?

Evidence will be presented on which aspects of pay are working well and which are indeed dysfunctional, and on how pay should be reformed.

Purposeful Business: The Evidence and the Implementation

The talk will highlight how change cannot be piecemeal but involves holistic reform across many dimensions of a company.

How To Be An Atheist In Medieval Europe

This lecture will take a tour of medieval unbelief, showing how and why some medieval people defied the powerful orthodoxies of their day.

Gothic London: Recreating the Ancient City on Screen

The earliest London-made films showed the Victorian city doing everyday business, before its fictional screen image became increasingly shadowy and sinister.

What Does Gothic Mean For Cinema?

Gothic or ‘gaslight’ films show a shadowy and sinister vision...

Where was the First Cinema?

Prof. Ian Christie argues why this is hard to answer...

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