Tuesday 5 May 2026
19:30
Patrick Radden Keefe
London Falling: How Money, Power and Corruption Shape Our City (in collaboration with Intelligence Squared)
In conversation with Emily Maitlis, Patrick will discuss the investigation that has led to his new book London Falling. At its centre is a teenager who mysteriously fell to his death from a Thames-side luxury apartment in London, and his grieving family’s determination to get to the truth of what really happened. Keefe will also discuss the broader themes of how money laundering, crime and corruption function today in London’s underbelly.
Patrick Radden Keefe
Author and award-winning New Yorker journalist
Patrick is an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker magazine who has built a global reputation for meticulous reporting, moral clarity, and gripping storytelling. He is the author of six books, including the New York Times bestsellers Empire of Pain, Say Nothing and Rogues, a collection of articles from The New Yorker. His writing on the Sackler family was the inspiration for the 2023 Netflix series “Painkiller,” starring Matthew Broderick and Uzo Aduba. A dramatic series based on Say Nothing, starring Lola Petticrew, Anthony Boyle and Maxine Peake, will appear on Disney Plus in January 2025. Patrick was also the creator and host of “Wind of Change,” about the strange convergence of Cold War espionage and heavy metal music, which the Guardian named the #1 podcast of 2020.
Patrick Radden Keefe