John Harris
Journalist and author
John Harris is a prize-winning writer, journalist and presenter. He has a weekly column in the Guardian, hosts its Politics Weekly UK podcast, and co- created its BAFTA-nominated video series Anywhere But Westminster. He also writes regularly for the music magazine Mojo, and is the author of the acclaimed pop-cultural history of the 1990s, The Last Party, as well as the definitive work on Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of The Moon. He has been awarded the Orwell Prize for Political Journalism and the UK Press Award for Political Commentator of the Year. His latest book, Maybe I’m Amazed: : A Story of Love and Connection in Ten Songs explores the power of music to connect people separated by divergent ways of thinking.