The Guardian’s Polly Toynbee and co-author David Walker dig into 14 years of Conservative rule to ask how the incompetence and austerity measures inflicted on the British public might be put right by the new Labour government in the years ahead. With host Steven Gale.

Putting a country’s leader on trial once seemed unimaginable. But as journalist Steve Crawshaw makes clear in his new book – a blend of eyewitness reporting and history, including recent stories from the front lines of justice in Ukraine and Palestine – the possibilities of what can happen have been transformed. With host Daniel Hahn.

Andy Capon, chief writer and editor of The Spire, is back on stage for a rematch with host Simon Tyler. Expect political satire, anecdotes, interjections and lots of drinking as they explore a cast of characters from Andy’s ‘semi-imaginary’ home town of Faversham.

Darkly funny and razor-sharp, Jonathan Coe’s latest novel, The Proof of My Innocence, blends murder mystery and political critique in a blisteringly funny playing out of Britain's ever right-ward drift, culminating in our shortest serving MP ever.

With the UK more divided than ever, the idea of Englishness has re-emerged as a potent force in our culture and politics. In this timely book Caroline Lucas, former leader of the Green Party, delves into our literary heritage to explore what it can teach us about the most pressing issues of our time. With host Claire Armitstead, former associate editor of the Guardian, Culture.

Former Poet Laureate for Scotland Jackie Kay reads from her new collection and shares stories from decades of involvement in political activism, from Reclaim the Streets to Gay Pride to Greenham Common to Black Lives Matter. Woven through the collection are poems reflecting on the loss of her parents and profound change, love and celebration. Jackie will be in conversation with poet Joelle Taylor.

BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner talks to Julia Wheeler about Invasion, the latest of his bestselling Luke Carlton thrillers, which traces an ominous gathering of Chinese armed forces and the threat of unpredictable global conflict.

A vital reminder of the importance of direct action in turbulent times, Led By Donkeys will discuss their new book, Adventures in Art, Activism and Accountability, a stunning visual showcase of the group's artistic acts of resistance against years of inept, corrupt Conservative rule in Britain and which demonstrates how they continue to hold the powerful to account. They will be in conversation with journalist, author and artist Siân Pattenden.

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We are delighted to welcome Jamaican reggae poet, performer, activist and critic Linton Kwesi Johnson to perform a selection of his poetry and to talk about his latest book, Time Come, in conversation with author Jacqueline Crooks. One of the greatest writers and poets of our time, as well as a hugely respected activist, Linton's writerly output is prolific and profound, his career having begun in the 1970s when he first emerged as a revolutionary reggae poet.

After No.1 bestsellers All Out War, Fall Out and No Way Out, the Sunday Times chief political commentator Tim Shipman talks to author, journalist and former Newsnight presenter Gavin Esler about Out!, the rollicking, unrestrained latest instalment in Tim's essential account of modern British political history, covering the Johnson years, through the tussles over the final Brexit deal to our shortest serving PM ever.