| Saturday 22nd October |
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| A lantern parade and light show in Greenwich to mark the end of a day of Diwali celebrations. |
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| A weekend of talks about what blindness brings to the experience of art within cultural organisations and beyond. |
| 10am to 5:30pm |
| | Camden |
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| Come along and sample the delights that Wales has to offer from food, drink, homeware and craft. |
| 10:30am to 5:30pm |
| | Farringdon |
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| A terrifyingly enjoyable evening, as you explore the London home of Charles Dickens, led by an unearthly guide. |
| Starts at 5pm |
| | Clerkenwell |
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| Did the Nazis build and fly some kind of flying saucer type machine? Is it not at all impossible. |
| 8pm to 9:30pm |
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| Sunday 23rd October |
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| A twice-yearly walking tour that takes in the locations from the Danger Man and Prisoner TV series. |
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| There will be heritage bus trips, a collectors’ market, live music and children’s attractions. |
| 10am to 5pm |
| | Weybridge |
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| A glorious collective celebration of the seasons, weather and food, October Plenty mixes ancient seasonal customs and contemporary festivity with performance and music. |
| Starts at 11am |
| | Southwark |
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| Monday 24th October |
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| Explore the recovery path that Ukraine is undertaking in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion. |
| 1pm to 2pm |
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| A screening of Xavier’s Villetard’s documentary Can't Pay, Won't Pay! and following this a question and answer session with Natacha Postel-Vinay and Geoff Tily. |
| 6:30pm to 8pm |
| | Holborn |
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| Find out more about our oceans with physicist and author Helen Czerski. This event also includes entry to see Luke Jerram's Gaia art work. |
| 6:30pm to 8pm |
| | Southwark |
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| Join Philippa Langley as she discusses her remarkable story with Dr Tobias Capwell, Curator of Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection. |
| 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
| | Marylebone High St |
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| Tuesday 25th October |
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| There will be a partial solar eclipse visible from the UK this morning. |
| 11am to 11:30am |
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| A talk about the life of Nicholas Saunderson, who, though blind, was a Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University between 1711 and 1739. |
| 3:30pm to 5pm |
| | Camden |
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| A guided bat walk around Archbishop’s Park next door to the Garden Museum. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
| | Southwark |
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| Anthony Geraghty, Professor of History of Art discusses the impact of Empress Eugénie at Farnborough Hill. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
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| Wednesday 26th October |
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| Follow archive staff as they showcase never-before-seen material telling the story of seven decades of royal visits, events and celebrations at the Southbank Centre. |
| Starts at 5pm |
| | Southwark |
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| Join Elain Harwood for the launch of her new book Brutalist Britain with a lecture and drinks at Acland Burghley School Hall. |
| 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
| | Kentish Town |
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| A talk about the food and dinners that Turner was able to serve up at his Twickenham home. |
| Starts at 7pm |
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| A panel discussion about the presence and diverse experiences of Black people in Georgian Britain. |
| Starts at 7pm |
| | Clerkenwell |
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| A panel discussion that will ask the question: Are we already part human, part machine? |
| 7:30pm to 8:45pm |
| | South Kensington |
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| Thursday 27th October |
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| The Old Operating Theatre close to London Bridge, is marking the 60th anniversary of its opening to the public with a free entry day. |
| 10:30am to 5pm |
| | Southwark |
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| An after-hours tour this Halloween to hear of haunted happenings at Benjamin Franklin House. |
| Starts at 5pm |
| | Trafalgar Square |
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| The talk will examine the factors which undermine public awareness of endometriosis and contribute to the marginalisation of women in healthcare and society. |
| 6:15pm to 8:15pm |
| | Southwark |
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| Join bestselling author Damien Lewis for the launch of his new book that charts the SAS’s formative years during the Second World War. |
| 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
| | Chelsea |
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| A talk about the nocturnal city - before and after the transformations brought by lamp light |
| Starts at 7pm |
| | Clerkenwell |
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| This talk will compare the image Pope presents of the values associated with consumption and hospitality in his poetry with what research reveals about what it was really like to dine with Alexander Pope. |
| Starts at 7pm |
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| Friday 28th October |
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| The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress will ride around the City of London in full regalia. |
| 9am to 11:15am |
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| Join John Willis as he unveils the forgotten story of the Allied prisoners of war who survived the devastating Nagasaki nuclear bomb. |
| Starts at 12pm |
| | Chelsea |
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| There is a word for how you feel, however you feel and Susie Dent, Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, will help you find it! |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Southwark |
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| Saturday 29th October |
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| A note that a steam train will chug its way around Southwest London and out to Surry at lunchtime and return in the afternoon. |
| 11am to 4:30pm |
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| Lose yourself among the National Poetry Library’s collection as it shows off its hidden gems and hosts live readings, with a particular focus on the environment. |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | Southwark |
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| A panel discussion to mark the centenary of the BBC and get a glimpse behind the scenes of one of its longest running shows. |
| 2pm to 3:30pm |
| | Ealing |
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| Join journalist and broadcaster Mark Urban as he launches his new authorised history exploring the formation of the Parachute Regiment during the Second World War. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
| | Chelsea |
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