“Lynskey, whose real subject is the human imagination, deftly interweaves nature’s destructive power with art, literature, and religion.” The New Yorker

Why do we enjoy scaring ourselves, and why do we come back for more? Dorian Lynskey explores the endings that we read, listen to, or watch with morbid fascination.

From the sci-fi terrors of H. G. Wells to the apocalyptic ballads of Bob Dylan and planet-shattering blockbusters, Everything Must Go: Why We Are Obsessed With the End of the World is a stirring cultural history of the modern world.

Dorian Lynskey writes about music, film, books and politics.His first book, 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs was NME’s Book of the Year 2011. The Ministry of Truth: A History of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Orwell Prize. He hosts the podcasts Origin Story and Oh God, What Now?

In conversation with culture and travel journalist Fionn Davenport.

Duration: 1 hour