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Lecture

Joshua Levine and Tanya Gold
85th Anniversary of the Blitz

Sunday 7.09.2025

How to watch

This lecture starts on 7 September at 5:00pm (UK).

Summary

Joshua Levine, historian and author of the bestselling book Dunkirk, which inspired the 2017 Christopher Nolan film adaptation, discusses Britain’s hour of greatest peril—and greatest triumph—with journalist Tanya Gold.

Joshua Levine

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Joshua Levine is a writer, historian and broadcaster who was the historical advisor for Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and Steve McQueen’s Blitz. His books have been translated into many languages and nominated for two major book awards. Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture reached Number 1 in the Sunday Times Bestseller List. An acclaimed interviewer, Levine has written and presented programmes for radio and television. He lives in London.

‘Josh is a fantastic and passionate individual, I highly recommend him for his breadth of knowledge.’ Steve McQueen

Tanya Gold

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Tanya Gold is a freelance journalist. She writes for the Spectator, the New Statesman, Harper’s Magazine, the New York Times, and others. She won feature writer of the year at the 2009 British Press Awards and arts and culture story of the year at the 2015 Foreign Press Association Awards.