George Michael: musician, icon and writer of arguably one of the greatest love songs of the 20th century. But alongside the magic of the music, his life led him through one of the most turbulent periods of recent British history.

In his expansive and joyful new book Tonight the Music Seems So Loud, bestselling journalist and broadcaster Sathnam Sanghera returns to the Birmingham Literature Festival to guide us from the unmistakeable beat of the 80’s dancefloor into the life and times of this most bold and beloved artist.

A story of radical invention, sexuality and songs we can still sing every lyric from…

In conversation with journalist and broadcaster, Pete Paphides.