A headshot of Anthony Seldon next to the cover of his book The Path of Light.

Sir Anthony Seldon The Path of Light

Friday 31 October 2025

Crowne Plaza Hotel

Inspired by a fallen World War I soldier who dreamed of a ‘Via Sacra’ to commemorate the war dead and stand as a marker for the triumph of peace, the acclaimed educator and political biographer set out on a 1,000 km walk tracing the historic route of the Western Front. He’ll talk about his journey and recount his next moving walk from where World War I ended to Auschwitz, how he discovered the towns and people who resisted in the face of unbearable destruction, and the legacy of WWII.

Talking to John Jefferies

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