Alastair Campbell hosts the M+C Saatchi Seminar

We're starting Season 3 with something a little different, something that goes to the very heart of Children's Book Project. This year we're the chosen charity of the global communications giant M+C Saatchi. To help amplify our mission to eradicate book poverty in children, they were fantastic enough to organise a superb seminar, hosted by the inimitable Alastair Campbell. It was too good to keep private. So we're sharing it with you. From Book Poverty to Possibility: Mobilising Culture, Business and Government to Change Children's Futures. September 24th at M+C Saatchi, London. With thanks to all our spectacular contributors. Alastair Campbell - chair. Writer, podcaster, communicator, author and strategist. (Listen out for Alastair's own episode, coming soon!) Liberty Venn - Founder of Children's Book Project James Barge - Director of Corporate Affairs and Community Relations at Asda Alison David - Consumer Insight Director at Harper Collins David Hayman - Managing Director of the National Year of Reading Usually, guests select at least three children's books that have been powerful enough to shape their lives, as shared with our host Rachel Parris (BAFTA-nominated comedian, actor, author). Delivering not quite the soundtrack of their lives, but the literary yarns that knit it together. A kind of "desert-island-children's-book" show. Three books: Childhood favourite - the book that shaped who they are today, a little window into their childhood Shared book - an important book, read with someone significant today Gift to the future - a title to donate to The Children's Book Project, inspiring a future generation Brought to you by the Children's Book Project - the Queen's Award-winning national charity that takes your pre-loved, unwanted children’s books and gives them to families with few, if any, of their own. Just by listening, you help us achieve our goal - to eliminate book poverty in children. Season 2 guests: Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Dónal Finn Suzi Ruffell Dwayne Fields Caitlin Moran Jim Chapman Katherine Rundell Season 1 guests: Lauren Laverne Stephen and Anita Mangan Clare Balding David and Ivor Baddiel Andi Oliver Suli Breaks Bonus panel ep hosted by Tracy Chevalier To discover the recommended books of all our guests, and support your local bookshop, visit the independent bookseller's website here. Written, produced and edited by Rachel Shelley Production assistant: Lucy Antonatos. In collaboration with the Children's Book Project charity. Follow us on Instagram YouTube TikTok Help us eliminate book poverty in children: Find your local book donation site Follow The Children's Book Project on X and Instagram Every time you do, we get one step closer to dramatically transforming a child's life. That's The Power of a Book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.