Legendary historian, David Kynaston, discusses the latest instalment in his landmark Tales of a New Jerusalem series, Deep Into the Sixties: Britain 1965-66, which paints a richly nuanced picture of unrivalled detail, revolutionising how we see post-war Britain and the so-called Swinging Sixties. He'll be in conversation with journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed, whose new BFI Film Classics book on the Beatles film A Hard Day's Night similarly explores the shifting cultural landscape of 1960s Britain.

David Kynaston has been a professional historian since 1973 and is the author of nineteen critically acclaimed books. His continuing history of postwar Britain, Tales of a New Jerusalem, has so far comprised Austerity Britain, Family Britain, Modernity Britain, On the Cusp and A Northern Wind. He has also written several books on aspects of cricket history including the award-winning Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket (with Stephen Fay) and Richie Benaud's Blue Suede Shoes (with Harry Ricketts).

Samira Ahmed is a journalist, writer and BBC broadcaster. She presents Front Row on BBC Radio 4, Newswatch on BBC One, and has made acclaimed documentaries including Art of Persia (BBC Four), Disgusted, Mary Whitehouse, and I Dressed Ziggy Stardust (BBC Radio 4). In 2020, she was named Audio Presenter of the Year by the Broadcasting Press Guild. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Observer, and New Humanist, where she also writes a regular column. A Hard Day's Night is her first book.

Books by both speakers will be available to buy at the event and online from our partner bookshop Hatchards.

This event will take place in person at The London Library. Doors (and the bar) will open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

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