A rare opportunity to meet the author of Father Ted, Graham Linehan, all the way from America. Having cut his teeth in music journalism, Graham became the finest sitcom writer of his generation. He captured the comedy zeitgeist not just as the co-creator of Father Ted but also with The IT Crowd and Black Books, winning five BAFTAs and a lifetime achievement award.

Then his life took an unexpected turn. When he championed women’s rights in favour of the Trans agenda, TV commissioners no longer returned his emails, showbiz pals lost his number and his marriage collapsed.

In this talk, he lets us into the secrets of the writing room and colourfully describes the high-octane atmosphere of a sitcom set. But he also berates an industry where there was no one to stand by his side when he needed help.

Bruised but not beaten, he explains why he chose the hill of women and girls’ rights to die on – and why, despite the hardship of cancellation, he’s not coming down from it any time soon.