Our Better Natures

Sophie Ward is an actor and writer. She is the author of Love and Other Thought Experiments, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2020, and her second novel The Schoolhouse, which was shortlisted for the Polari Prize 2023. Sophie has a degree in Philosophy and Literature and a PhD from Goldsmiths on the use of narrative in philosophy of mind. She lives in London with her Korean American wife.

Laurel Lefkow is one of the top US voices in the UK. She is a regular on BBC Radio 4 in radio plays, narrating the Book of the Week and Book at Bedtime. She has won awards for her audiobooks including Best Female Narrator of the Year. Laurel has voiced numerous computer games including main roles in Alien vs Predator, and is the voice of Ripley in Audible's Original Drama Alien: Sea of Sorrows. Recent film and television credits include Black Mirror, The Diplomat, Absentia and the films Fair Play and Misbehaviour. Laurel lives in London with her two daughters.