Saturday 14th January |
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Transport for London’s heritage managers Gareth Leslie and Edmund Bird will be presenting a talk about this stretch of the line and Southgate station in particular. |
| 2:30pm to 5pm |
| | Southgate |
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Sunday 15th January |
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A tour covering the whole of the Gardens, including the sites of the earlier houses, the Walled Garden and a large part of the existing Mansion. |
| Starts at 10am |
| | North Weald |
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Monday 16th January |
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This lecture considers the challenges we face in fighting disease while remaining a democratic, liberal society. |
| 1pm to 2pm |
| | Holborn |
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Tuesday 17th January |
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Desirée Baptiste, a London-based writer and researcher, brings together two lives, one, vastly chronicled, the other, virtually silent, and both, inextricably intertwined in an age of Empire. |
| Starts at 6:30pm |
| | Tottenham Court Road |
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A talk by Mattie Faint, professional clown, followed by a screening of the short documentary Clown by Shane O’Neill. |
| 7pm to 10pm |
| | Clerkenwell |
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Marion Turner, the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, discusses the scandalous story of the Wife of Bath, and the legacy of medieval women, with historian Mary Wellesley. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Soho |
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Wednesday 18th January |
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A debate about historical censorship of documents held by the Royal Family. |
| 5:30pm to 7pm |
| | Euston |
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This talk will explore the Soviet maps of Britain and elsewhere, looking at the quality of the information depicted and considering the interpretative achievements of the cartographers who produced them. |
| 6pm to 8pm |
| | Bloomsbury |
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In this talk, comic historian Paul Gravett will explore Jansson’s multiple careers, ranging from painting and murals to picture books and literature. |
| Starts at 7pm |
| | Soho |
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Discover the story behind this legendary excavation of the Tomb of Tutankhamun |
| 7:30pm to 8:30pm |
| | Online |
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Thursday 19th January |
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A talk about how Sainsburys sparked the barcode revolution in retailing. |
| 9:20am to 12pm |
| | Online |
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Monthly late evening opening at the museum that's usually only open office hours. |
| 5pm to 8pm |
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Balfour Beatty VINCI will provide updates on two different tunnelling projects across HS2 Area North. |
| 6pm to 7:30pm |
| | Pimlico |
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This talk will look at two sculptures on LCC housing estates to examine how the LCC used place, architecture and sculpture and displayed familiar London ‘types’ on its post-war housing estates. |
| 6:30pm to 8pm |
| | Euston |
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Johan Eklöf explores the importance of natural darkness to our environment, wellbeing and life on earth. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Online |
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A talk about the history of London's water supply. |
| 7:30pm to 9pm |
| | Farringdon |
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Friday 20th January |
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Join Zulu War expert Ian Knight as he draws on first-hand accounts from the Battle of Rorke’s Drift to offer fresh insights into the experiences of those involved. |
| 12pm to 1pm |
| | Chelsea |
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Join Shoe Lane Library and Richard Dacre for this talk on the extraordinary history of the Royal Albert Hall. |
| 1pm to 2pm |
| | Holborn |
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Though few in number, this talk argues that these financial women are significant to histories of female entrepreneurship and professional identity. |
| 5:30pm to 7pm |
| | Euston |
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Saturday 21st January |
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Join Dr Matthew Green for an immersive whirlwind tour of London’s original – and best – coffeehouses, with free 17th-century coffee |
| 11:30am to 1pm |
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London Wildlife Trust welcome the local community to awaken the apple trees to ensure a good harvest of fruit in autumn in a traditional Wassailing event. |
| 12pm to 3pm |
| | Dulwich |
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A free highlights tour and learn about St Mary Magdalene’s rich Victorian heritage. |
| 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
| | Paddington |
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A talk about the 1909 attempt to steal the payroll wages of factory workers in Tottenham. |
| 2pm to 3:15pm |
| | Stoke Newington |
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Celebrate the ancient tradition of ‘Wassailing’ in Gunnersbury’s very own orchard. |
| 2:30pm to 4pm |
| | Acton |
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