The Bristol Festival of Ideas 2016 preview: from Yanis Varoufakis to Frankenstein

Bristol's latest festival of ideas, in association with the Observer, offers an inspirational programme of debate, theatre and reason

An ideas festival should be about debating ideas and promoting change. For the past 12 years Bristol has celebrated ideas in the arts and sciences. Our work has always taken place in the city, but has never been parochial: we seek the best ideas worldwide for debate.