"Malavika Andersen, Festival of Ideas Coordinator The Festival - which runs from 20 October to 2 November - will focus on ???Identities???, and features leading thinkers, academics, writers and performers including Ha-Joon Chang, Professor Sir Richard Evans, Ben Okri, Carol Ann Duffy, Caroline Criado-Perez, Alexander McCall Smith and Bridget Christie." . . . . . . . .