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Celebrate the launch of new book What I Believe and hear directly from Alice Roberts and Natalie Haynes as they share what drives them, what inspires them, and what gives their lives meaning. Hosted by the book's editor Andrew Copson in one of London’s most iconic venues, the British Library, this special evening promises thoughtful conversation and deep reflections. 

About What I Believe

What I Believe is a new collection of over 30 interviews with well-known humanists including Stephen Fry, Sandi Toksvig, Dan Snow, Tim Minchin, Alice Roberts, Jim Al-Khalili, and more!

Whether it’s Tim Minchin shining a light on how to live a meaningful life in a meaningless universe, or Sandi Toksvig discussing the impact of her religious education on her own beliefs, What I Believe opens a window to the many and varied humanist perspectives of today. 

No two humanists are the same, as you’ll discover – and that is the beauty of this book. It’s an opportunity for the reader to reflect on every part of the human experience and consider what they too believe. 

About Alice Roberts

Professor Alice Roberts is Vice President of Humanists UK. She is Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham, Director of Anatomy for the NHS Severn Deanery School of Surgery, and holds honorary fellowships at Hull, York Medical School, and the University of Bristol.

She is an honorary fellow of the British Science Association, a member of the Advisory Board of the Cheltenham Festival of Science, Patron of the Association of Science and Discovery Centres, and a member of the Council of the British Heart Foundation.

She combines her academic career with one as a science presenter on television. She has appeared as a human bone specialist on Channel 4’s Time Team and in various projects on BBC2, including Coast, Don’t Die Young, The Incredible Human Journey, Wild Swimming, Digging for Britain, Horizon, and Origins of Us.

With Andrew Copson, she is author of The Little Book of Humanism, The Little Book of Humanist Weddings, and The Little Book of Humanist Funerals.

About Natalie Haynes

Natalie Haynes is a writer, classicist, and broadcaster, and patron of Humanists UK.

She has written a number of critically acclaimed novels and non-fiction books including The Amber Fury, The Ancient Guide to Modern Life, The Children of Jocasta, and Stone Blind. Her retelling of the Trojan War, A Thousand Ships, was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2020 and her most recent non-fiction book, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myth, reached number 2 in the New York Times Bestseller chart.

She writes for the Guardian and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4. Ten series of her show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, have been broadcast on Radio 4.

About Andrew Copson 

Andrew is Chief Executive of Humanists UK. He became Chief Executive in 2010 after five years coordinating Humanists UK’s education and public affairs work. Andrew is also the current President of Humanists International. He is the author of Secularism: A Very Short Introduction and, with Alice Roberts, The Little Book of Humanism, The Little Book of Humanist Weddings, and The Little Book of Humanist Funerals.