Akram will be in conversation with Mary Nightingale in the Academicians’ Room at the Royal Academy of Arts on Monday 24 October, at 7.30pm.

‘On the Big Green Sofa with Mary Nightingale’ is a series of conversations in which the journalist and broadcaster talks to eminent people from the creative world. Find out more here. 

The event is open exclusively to Academicians’ Room members at the RA, but there is a unique opportunity for a few members of the public to join the specially invited audience. A limited number of tickets are available at £20 and can be booked by telephone only – call 020 7300 8090.