As part of The Talks and Ideas program at Sydney Opera House, we presented a curated series of events with an amazing range of writers, politicians, artists, thinkers and filmmakers.

Highlights include: Economists: Joseph Stiglitz and Thomas Piketty – Artists: Grayson Perry and Yoko Ono – Cooks and food writers: Alice Waters, Nigella Lawson, Michael Pollan, Jamie Oliver and Yotam Ottolenghi – Scientists Brian Cox, Richard Dawkins and Steven Hawking (via hologram) – Legendary thinkers Noam Chomsky and Daniel Dennett – Comedians John Cleese, Michael Palin and Jennifer Saunders – Writers Alain de Botton, Elizabeth Gilbert and George RR Martin – From the world of film: Jackie Chan and Joss Whedon – Politicians Yanis Varoufakis and Paul Keating in conversation with Kerry O’Brien