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Sat, 14 December 2024

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm GMT

Stephen Fry and Richard Dawkins in… A Very Merry Hitchmas

A celebration of the life and work of Christopher Hitchens

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Join four friends of the legendary journalist Christopher Hitchens as they share stories of his life and celebrate his one-of-a-kind brilliance for the anniversary of his death in 2011, aged just 62.

My own opinion is enough for me, and I claim the right to have it defended against any consensus, any majority, anywhere, anyplace, anytime. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line, and kiss my ass. —Christopher Hitchens

As one of “Four Horsemen” of the New Atheism, Christopher Hitchens was not much inclined to enjoy religious festivals; but a celebration of his life and work around the pagan solstice and the Roman saturnalia – that upside-down time of partying, anarchy and misrule – might have made the cut.

An orator and debater with no equal, fearlessly devoted to speaking truth to power, Hitchens was a giant of Anglo-American journalism whose commitment to science and justice in the face of religion and tyranny made him a household name and one of the greatest public intellectuals of our age. Who else could simultaneously inspire the naming of an asteroid (57901 Hitchens), a philosophical principle (Hitchen’s Razor), and a major journalistic award (The Hitchens Prize)?

Now four close friends join us to share their memories of the man and his work; actor, writer, and debating partner Stephen Fry; scientist and fellow New Atheist Richard Dawkins, columnist Douglas Murray and theoretical physicist and Origins Project Foundation president Lawrence Krauss, who will MC. Following their conversation we’ll host an auction of a specially commissioned portrait of the Hitch, presided over by Atheists UK president John Richards.

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Stephen Fry

National Treasure

Stephen Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director and all-round national treasure. Fry has written and presented several documentary series, contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, appears frequently on radio, reads for voice-overs and has written four novels and three volumes of autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and his latest, More Fool Me.

Richard Dawkins

Scientist and author

Richard Dawkins is one of the world’s most eminent writers and thinkers. He is the award-winning author of The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, The God Delusion and a string of other bestselling science books, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Royal Society of Literature. Dawkins lives in Oxford.

Douglas Murray

Bestselling Journalist

Douglas Murray is a journalist and bestselling author of 7 books. His latest publication is the international bestseller, The War On The West. His previous book, The Madness of Crowds, was a bestseller and ‘book of the year’ for The Timesand The Sunday Times. He has been a contributor to The Spectator since 2000 and has been associate editor at the magazine since 2012. He is a columnist for The New York Post, The Free Press, The Sun, The Telegraph, and contributes regularly to National Review and numerous other outlets.

Lawrence Krauss

Theoretical Physicist

Lawrence Krauss is an internationally renowned theoretical physicist, bestselling author, and acclaimed lecturer. He has contributed significantly to both science and public understanding of science through his numerous books, including “The Physics of Star Trek” and “A Universe from Nothing,” and his role in proposing that most of the universe’s energy resides in empty space. Krauss has held professorships at Yale University, Case Western Reserve University, Australian National University, New College of the Humanities, and Arizona State University, and is the recipient of numerous international awards for his research and writing, including major awards from all three US Physics Societies. He is currently President of The Origins Project Foundation.