TODAY

Peter Hook – Inside Joy Division, King’s Hall, 7.30pm to 8.30pm. The definitive story of Joy Division told by the band’s legendary bassist Peter Hook, in the no-holds-barred style that saw The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club achieve critical acclaim.

TOMORROW

Jeremy Vine – It’s All News to Me, King’s Hall, 2pm to 3pm.Jeremy Vine, one of the best-known voices in Britain, whose Radio 2 Show attracts six million listeners, explores our obsession with news and the power of real-life stories.

Walking Home – Simon Armitage in Conversation, King’s Hall, 7.30pm to 8.30pm.The UK’s favourite poet discusses his recent journey along the Pennine Way.

SUNDAY

John Suchet – Beethoven, King’s Hall, 2pm to 3pm. John Suchet, former ITN newscaster and presenter of Classic FM’s flagship morning programme, is a leading authority on Beethoven.

Tour de France – Stephen Roche and Ned Boulting, King’s Hall, 4.30pm to 5.30pm.On the 25th anniversary of his triple victory – the Tour de France, Giro D’Italia and the World Championships – Stephen Roche, leading cyclist of his generation, joins ITV presenter Ned Boulting and chair Peter Cossin, to discuss the roles of cyclist and journalist in the world’s greatest bike race.

Roger McGough – As Far As I Know, King’s Hall, 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Roger McGough’s new book of poems, As Far As I Know, is a cause for celebration. Hilarious and surreal, he is a poet of many voices: menace, melancholy and characteristic wit and wordplay.

MONDAY

Michael Portillo – A Game of Two Halves, King’s Hall, 7pm to 8.30pm. Michael Portillo talks candidly about his life. A former Conservative cabinet minister, once tipped as a future leader of his party, since leaving politics in 2005 he’s been a stalwart of popular BBC political discussion programme This Week and a regular on BBC Radio 4’s The Moral Maze.

TUESDAY

Sandi Toksvig – Valentine Grey, King’s Hall, 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Sandi Toksvig, one of the nation’s best-loved writers and performers, discusses her sweeping new novel, a story of gender, liberty, empire and injustice.

WEDNESDAY

Chris Mullin – A Very British Coup, King’s Hall, 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Former MP and Labour minister, Chris Mullin, discusses the new Channel 4 television adaptation of his classic, satirical political novel, A Very British Coup.