Is this working? Or is work bullsh*t?

with Charlie Colenutt

The real story of work in modern Britain

What do a poultry factory worker, a church minister, and a disgruntled banker have in common? Work—and a story worth telling.

In Is This Working?, historian and writer Charlie Colenutt travels across the UK speaking to over a hundred people about their jobs: what they do, why they do it, and how it really feels. From chain pubs to front rooms, he uncovers what work reveals about our values, frustrations, and the systems we live in.

At this event, Charlie shares funny, moving, and quietly radical insights from the people powering Britain’s economy—asking big questions about meaning, purpose, and change in how (and why) we work.