| Saturday 23rd September |
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| A slice of the big apple is coming to London as Canary Wharf transforms into a New York inspired cityscape. |
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| Metrobus operation is 40 this year so there will be a garage open day at Orpington. |
| 10am to 4pm |
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| A weekend of art, mudlarking and performance at the historic Queen's House within the grounds of the National Maritime Museum. |
| 10am to 4pm |
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| The modernist, a quarterly magazine dedicated to modernist architecture and design, presents a two-day event featuring some of the best independent publishers in the field. |
| 10am to 5pm |
| | Marylebone High St |
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| This summer London's fire stations be opening their red doors to the public for a number of open day events across London. |
| 11am to 4pm |
| | Tottenham |
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| The Strawberry Hill House Flower Festival will return to Horace Walpole’s ‘Gothic castle’ this autumn. |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | Twickenham |
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| Would you like to try kayaking on the Thames in a sea kayak? London's only dedicated sea kayaking club CKC is running some taster sessions. |
| 11:30am to 4:30pm |
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| Spend an evening with renowned classicist and historian, Mary Beard, as she shines the spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar to Alexander Severus. |
| Starts at 7:30pm |
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| Sunday 24th September |
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| A weekend of art, mudlarking and performance at the historic Queen's House within the grounds of the National Maritime Museum. |
| 10am to 4pm |
| | Greenwich |
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| A chance to watch Freemen of the City of London herding sheep across Southwark Bridge. |
| 10am to 4pm |
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| A restoration project has bought the mill back to working order for the first time since 1935, and it's now open to the public. |
| 10am to 4pm |
| | Upminster |
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| A WW2-era history attraction that's open to the public once a month. |
| 10:30am to 4pm |
| | Watford |
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| The Strawberry Hill House Flower Festival will return to Horace Walpole’s ‘Gothic castle’ this autumn. |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | Twickenham |
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| Would you like to try kayaking on the Thames in a sea kayak? London's only dedicated sea kayaking club CKC is running some taster sessions. |
| 11:30am to 4:30pm |
| | Chiswick |
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| Expect lots of displays, dancing, and embarrassed Mayors dragged out to join in. |
| Starts at 1:30pm |
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| Once a month, the oldest building in Hackney, St Augustine's Tower is open, so you can climb up to the top. |
| 2pm to 4:30pm |
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| Monday 25th September |
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| A note that the Ocean Majesty, a cruise ship is visiting London for the day and will pass through Tower Bridge in the morning and evening. |
| All day |
| | Southwark |
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| This lecture reviews the science on microplastics and whether we should be concerned about them, compared with other known environmental hazards. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
| | Holborn |
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| Explore entropy, the second law of thermodynamics, and how they connect physics to probability. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Hanover Square |
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| The legacy of a woman who changed the course of British politics. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Camden |
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| Tuesday 26th September |
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| 1901 was both the end of the Victorian ere and the start of a new century |
| 1pm to 2pm |
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| A talk with Jon Harvey author, performer and the human avatar of intergalactic election crusader Count Binface. |
| 6:30pm to 8pm |
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| This talk gives an overview of the Baskerville letterforms, their historical significance and the design of a brand new interpretation that supports a new identity. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
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| This evening revisits this glorious musical heritage with Peter Watts, author of the just released Denmark Street: London’s Street of Sound. |
| Starts at 7pm |
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| Wednesday 27th September |
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| Join us for an evening of poetry, storytelling and conversation inspired by the history of the once notorious Bartholomew fair! Every September for seven centuries the Bartholomew fair was held in |
| 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
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| Informal evenings of miniature lectures and surprising interludes from an eclectic selection of East End London authors, historians, and performers. |
| 6:30pm to 1am |
| | Whitechapel |
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| An evening with Roger Morgan – Granville as we journey with him through a British Spring and delve into his latest book Across a Waking Land. |
| 6:30pm to 8pm |
| | Soho |
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| Thursday 28th September |
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| Visit the atmospheric print workshop to see printing presses from the 18th to the 20th Century. |
| 11am to 1pm |
| | City of London |
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| Experience the beauty of Keats House after hours, with a special late opening and volunteer tours. |
| 5pm to 7pm |
| | Hampstead |
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| This lecture explores the death penalty's roots, its abolition in England and Wales, and its continuation in the Commonwealth Caribbean. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
| | Holborn |
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| The RPS Library and Museum are opening their doors for the first After-Hours evening event. |
| 6pm to 8pm |
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| BBC presenter Ros Atkins explains the art of explanation at this candlelit event in the nave. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Southwark |
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| Andrew Robinson, author of biographies of Young and Champollion tells the interrelated and sometimes fractious stories of these astonishingly disparate personalities |
| 7:15pm to 8:30pm |
| | Camden |
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| Friday 29th September |
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| Come along to find out more about this London curiosity, owned by the National Trust and administered by Westminster City Council. |
| 11am to 3pm |
| | Strand |
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| Discover engaging and inspiring examples of women’s early participation in inventing. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
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| Through the words and work of Millais and Hunt, Dr Glenda Youde tells the story of the Pre-Raphaelites and the Hogsmill River. |
| 6pm to 8pm |
| | Kingston Upon Thames |
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| Neil Buttery will explore the reasons behind our fondness for the sweet stuff and survey the great lengths that humans have gone to taste and produce it. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
| | Chelsea |
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| Unravel the world of macrocyclic ligands and metal complexes with Gill Reid, President of the Royal Society of Chemistry. |
| 7:20pm to 8:45pm |
| | Hanover Square |
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| Saturday 30th September |
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| An opportunity to hold history in your hands and hear the stories behind these ancient artefacts. |
| 10am to 5pm |
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| An occasional open day to go inside a house that's been turned into a living artwork. |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | East Dulwich |
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| A local fete held by the church opposite Euston station - fundraising for their restoration. |
| 12pm to 4pm |
| | Sloane Square |
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| Once a month open day at a nature reserve that sits alongside the railway in Forest Hill. |
| 1pm to 4pm |
| | Forest Hill |
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| Visitors can see all the competition entries including the winning entry within Arch 23 on Southwark Street. |
| 1pm to 6pm |
| | Southwark |
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| A triple bill screening of episodes from the First Doctor. |
| Starts at 2pm |
| | Hammersmith |
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| A panel discussion exploring the role of mudlarks in uncovering London’s history, its potential impact today and in the future. |
| Starts at 2pm |
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