The Oxford Union Trinity 2017 term card has now been released
Highlights include Ricky Gervais, Roy Hodgson and Katie Hopkins
Following the Oxford Student’s Facebook hints, the official Oxford Union Trinity 2017 term card has now been released.
In addition to Monty Python co-writer and actor, John Cleese, who spoke at the Union yesterday evening, other highlights of this term include comedian Ricky Gervais, Daisy Ridley, star of the new Star Wars trilogy and rapper and singer-songwriter M.I.A.
The former England Manager Roy Hodgson, fashion designer Marc Jacobs and TV chef Heston Blumethal will also be speaking.
Other notable speakers include the former politician and author Jeffrey Archer, whose political career ended with his imprisonment for perjury and perverting the course of justice in 2001.
Katie Hopkins, the controversial newspaper columnist and television personality will partake in the Union debates this term, as well as the British grime MC, Big Narstie.
Earlier today, the term card was released by the Cherwell, hours before its official release.
Some speakers who cancelled their appearances in Hilary term can be found rescheduled on the new term card.
The full line-up of speakers and debate highlights are below:
Armando Iannucci |
Daisy Ridley |
Dambisa Moyo |
David Haye |
David Weir CBE |
Dustin Lance Black |
E. Boujar Nishani |
Eddie Jones |
Erik Prince |
General Raymond Thomas |
Gus Poyet |
Helen Glover MBE |
Heston Blumenthal OBE |
Howard Gordon |
Jeffrey Archer |
Jeremy Irons |
John Cleese |
John Rhys-Davies |
Judge Judy |
Marc Jacobs |
Mark Gatiss |
M.I.A |
Michael Hayden |
Morgan Tsvangirai |
Nick Cave |
Prof Lisa Randall |
Prof Maurice Obstfield |
Ricky Gervais |
Roy Hodgson |
Sally Jewell |
Sérgio Moro |
Simon Mann |
Sir Derek Jacobi |
Sir Venki Ramakrishnan |
Tariq Ali |
Tony Pulis |
Vadim Krasnoselsky |
Wiley |
Yeonmi Park |
Debates – Highlights |
Big Narstie |
Katie Hopkins |
Peter Hitchens |
Piers Corbyn |