Stephen Fry, John Cleese, Jordan Peterson and Baroness Hale among those scheduled to appear at the Cambridge Union – Cambridge Independent

Stephen Fry, John Cleese and Dame Marina Warner, president of the Royal Society of Literature, are just three of the top names lined up to appear at the Cambridge Union this term.

The Union the oldest debating society in the world will also host two balls and 11 debates, welcoming academic heavyweights such as Terry Eagleton and Simon Blackburn.

The first debate of this Michaelmas term, This house has no confidence in Her Majestys Government, was held last Thursday (October 7). Speaking for the motion were Labours Wes Streeting MP and Polly Mackenzie, chief executive of cross-party think tank Demos, while speaking against were Conservative politician James Cleverly MP and GB News correspondent Tom Harwood.

Tomorrows debate (Thursday, October 14) is titled This house regrets the Obama years, and speakers include Julie Norman, a lecturer in politics at University College London, and journalist Ewen MacAskill. Those scheduled to speak at upcoming debates include comedian Shazia Mirza and political commentator Trevor Phillips.

Also set to address the union are, among others, Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian mission to the UK (Tuesday, October 19), Katalin Karik, inventor of the mRNA vaccine (Monday, November 1), former England footballer Gary Neville (Wednesday, November 10), Monty Python star John Cleese (Friday, November 12), clinical psychologist and author Jordan Peterson (Wednesday, November 24), actor, writer and broadcaster Stephen Fry (Friday, November 26), and TV chef Nadiya Hussain (December).

Others, such as former Health Secretary Matt Hancock and ex-Grantchester actor James Norton, are due to appear but the exact dates have not been finalised - while Baroness Hale has been confirmed as a speaker for Lent 2022.

For more on these events, and to find out who else is set to make an appearance, go to cus.org.

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Stephen Fry, John Cleese, Jordan Peterson and Baroness Hale among those scheduled to appear at the Cambridge Union - Cambridge Independent