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| Saturday, 12th September |
| A range of events taking place around Mitcham to show off the local history. |
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| A guided walk along the River Roding, detouring into the tidal marshlands, to emerge into the strange world of the redeveloped Beckton Gas Works. |
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| Annual open days at Scadbury Manor, a medieval moated manor house site. |
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| This installation from Ray Lee takes the form of a series of giant towers which hold suspended bell-like speaker cones. |
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| Sunday, 13th September |
| Annual open days at Scadbury Manor, a medieval moated manor house site. |
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| Monday, 14th September |
| Reputed to be the richest woman in England in the 1950s, join us in this talk to discover Nellie’s life, love of art and dogs, and her legacy within the Twickenham community. |
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| Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall talks about sustainability, food provenance and wellbeing with award-winning food writer Bee Wilson. |
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| Edmund Bird – heritage advisor to Transport for London will talk about the diverse range of buildings commissioned by Lambeth between 1964-1981 |
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| A story of men's fashion over the past 200 years. Told through the lives and works of the men who created, made and wore it. |
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| Tuesday, 15th September |
| Brighton is not just the sea front, pier and pavilion. Let Stephen show you the many sides of the city often called London by the Sea |
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| This talk will explore how Marble Hill fits into Howard’s fascinating life story, Howard’s role in its creation, and her life at this most hard fought for retreat. |
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| The story of the Mayflower is usually presented as a tale of persecuted Pilgrims crossing the Atlantic in circumstances of grave adversity to inhabit a desolate wilderness. There is another perspective. |
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| Leonard Mlodinow recalls his nearly two-decades as a friend and collaborator with Stephen Hawking, bringing a complex man into focus like no one has before. |
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| This online talk reflects the way in which professional and amateur theatre have complemented each other through the ages, and shows how talented amateurs became stars of the West End stage. |
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| This introductory talk is a summary review of how Earth has maintained its stable climate within a few degrees in the “Goldilocks zone” orbit around the Sun. |
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| The politics, challenges, inequalities, changes and motivators facing modern restaurants. |
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| Wednesday, 16th September |
| The panel will discuss the implications of the pandemic on the Capital’s economy and the housing, workspace and transport needs of workers, residents and visitors. |
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| In this webinar the director of award-winning short film Little Miss Sumo Matt Kay takes us on a tour inside the world of female sumo wrestling. |
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| This talk will explore Walpole’s greatest creative achievement, and how it was the clearest manifestation of his personality, interests and place in the world. |
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| New research allows us to understand the role of property owning at the heart of the story of the Boleyn family. |
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| Sarah Wyndham Lewis from Bermondsey Street Bees gives a talk on her latest book Planting for Honeybees. |
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| This Autumn Southwark Cathedral invites all amateur and professional photographers to spend an atmospheric two hours taking photos of the Cathedral lit by candlelight. |
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| An online feast and exploration of this critical event in the fifteenth-century English conflict. |
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| Nerd Nite London is a monthly event where three speakers give 18-21 minute fun-yet-informative talks across all disciplines. |
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| Thursday, 17th September |
| This walk follows the street plan of medieval St Paul’s and uncovers the ever-present echoes of its history. |
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| Nursing did not begin with Florence Nightingale. But what was it like in the days before Nightingale nursing? |
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| This talk will consider what the villa meant to Pope himself and attempt to recreate what it might have been like for him to live and work there, surrounded by reminders of his friendships and cultural influences. |
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| A talk about the early years of BBC radio. |
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| Repeat prison-breaker Jack Sheppard was hanged at the age of 22 in 1724, it was said that 200,000 Londoners turned out to see the rogue. |
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| Politician, barrister and human rights activist Shami Chakrabarti will be joining Rachel Holmes in conversation about Sylvia’s extraordinary life. |
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| Friday, 18th September |
| Although open daily, the Supreme Court also has a number of special open days with events and tours through the year. |
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| Using unique archive items, this talk seeks to tell the important story of some of the clandestine LGBTQ+ spaces that were raided and closed by police and the covert methods of communication that had to be relied upon. |
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| Victoria Iglikowski-Broad reveals some of the clandestine LGBTQ+ spaces that were raided and closed by police, and the covert methods of communication that had to be relied upon in 1918-1967. |
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| This talk will explore the close relationship between Joseph Mallord William Turner and his friend and fellow fisherman, the architect Sir John Soane. |
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| Saturday, 19th September |
| Knife-making workshop Blenheim Forge open their doors to display their most recent work alongside the processes and techniques used in the creation of their knives. |
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| Annual festival in Bermondsey - this year just the street market is happening. |
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| Complete with a musical finale with a song that was once heard in many music halls up and down the land, join Sheldon from the Cemetery Club to discover a real gem of London's heritage |
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| In their talk and virtual walk, Ian McInnes and Laurence Marsh look at the houses, now long gone, that were built on the Lambeth side of Denmark Hill. |
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