| Saturday 28th October |
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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. |
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| Once a month open day at a nature reserve that sits alongside the railway in Forest Hill. |
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| A partial lunar eclipse will take this evening, with the moon partially blocked from the sun by the earth. |
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| Experience the Museum of the Moon installation and explore the oldest gothic church in London after hours |
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| Sunday 29th October |
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| Twice a year there's a guided tour around London looking at the locations of Danger Man and The Prisoner TV series. |
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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. |
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| A WW2-era history attraction that's open to the public once a month. |
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| Join some of Sarah White’s family and friends from across three continents as they pay tribute to a remarkable unsung activist. |
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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. |
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| Enjoy Halloween in spooky classic style with a silent film and the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ at the Musical Museum |
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| Monday 30th October |
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| An evening with Dame Zandra Rhodes, a notorious figurehead of the UK fashion industry for five decades. |
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| Tuesday 31st October |
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| An evening, as you explore the London home of Charles Dickens, led by an unearthly guide 'The Ghost of London Past.' |
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| The talk will examine the politics of Horatio Bottomley MP. |
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| Why did the Soviet Union fail where China succeeded? |
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| A talk which will focus on how this book was produced, and on what is special about the Soane copy in particular. |
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| Your medium, magician Christopher Howell, shares haunting night terrors and ghostly tales. |
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| A talk by Steven Brindle about the dramatic history of Euston Station, one of the Victorian Society’s greatest conservation battles. |
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| Wednesday 1st November |
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| The launch of Linda McDougall's new biography of Marcia Williams, who became the first woman political adviser to a Prime Minister. |
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| Visitors will enjoy seeing 7 Hammersmith Terrace in low lighting, which creates a unique and special effect on wallpapers, textiles and furniture |
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| Van Gogh specialist Martin Bailey examines the struggles that he faced and how he overcame them to channel his creativity into his art. |
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| Historian Helen Fry will look at the rich and varied intelligence and espionage work women undertook as civilians and in uniform. |
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| Thursday 2nd November |
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| A roundtable discussion and reading from Debasish Lahiri’s Legion of Lost Letters: Dramatic Monologues of Romans In Exile, exploring the place of poetry and storytelling in imagining Roman Britain in the present. |
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| A monthly late opening of the restored Roman temple found near Bank in the City of London in the 1950s, and recently restored to its original subterranean location. |
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| Join church and public clock specialist Keith Scobie-Youngs to explore the history of the winding of the Great Clock of Westminster. |
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| On the first Thursday of the month, Holborn's Novelty Automation has a bar in the store for their late-night opening. |
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| Told for the very first time, this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving and manipulative Tudor family you've never |
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| A selection of silent film clips are being screened along with a live 15-piece orchestra. |
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| Friday 3rd November |
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| Saturday 4th November |
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| The Festival of the Accused delves into the history of witchcraft and summons a host of writers and performers who praise the modern witch. |
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| A day of talks on London history. |
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| A display of pre-1905 motor vehicles in central London ahead of the London to Brighton vintage car rally. |
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| Monthly Saturday opening of an exhibition about the British priest who nearly became Pope. |
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| National Secular Society historian Bob Forder introduces the 19th century secularist freethinking pioneers of family planning |
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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. |
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| John Walsh will be signing his books Conan the Barbarian: The Official Story of the Film and The Wicker Man: The Official Story of the Film |
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| Exhibitions closing shortly |
| A weird and wonderful display of the relationship between animals and humans. (Ends on Sat, 28th Oct) | | This exhibition explores the relationship of Rego’s work titled Crivelli’s Garden to the 15th-century altarpiece that inspired it. (Ends on Sun, 29th Oct) | | Crown to Couture sees contemporary couture worn by high profile celebrities including Lizzo and Lady Gaga, displayed alongside historic costumes. (Ends on Sun, 29th Oct) | | A 1.5 metre long model of a Polacanthus, an armoured 125-million-year-old dinosaur found in the UK, will be on show for the first time as part of the Brick Dinos exhibition. (Ends on Sun, 29th Oct) | | This exhibition tells the story of the Mall Studios, an artists’ enclave in Hampstead where Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore and Herbert Read changed the face of 20th Century British Art. (Ends on Sun, 29th Oct) | | Seeing the Light represents an opportunity for the public to see some of Italy’s most well known and loved sites – Venice, Rome, Naples - through Turner’s eyes, in the unique setting of his then rural retreat in Twickenham. (Ends on Sun, 29th Oct) | | As part of an auction of interior design by Christie's, pairs of chairs specially made for the Coronation of King Charles III will be on display ahead of being sold for charity. (Ends on Mon, 30th Oct) | | The Belgravia Pumpkin Trail will comprise a winding series of stores boasting spooky and fun festive window displays throughout the neighbourhood. (Ends on Tue, 31st Oct) | | Christy, the near 175-year-old British heritage brand credited with creating towelling as we know it today, is the centre of a two-month exhibition at London’s Museum of Brands. (Ends on Tue, 31st Oct) | | A free photography exhibition that seeks to explore the interconnectivity of Peckham and its people. (Ends on Tue, 31st Oct) | | This temporary display highlights the contribution of the Indian Army across the globe during the First World War. (Ends on Sun, 5th Nov) | | Exhibited for the first time - ex-issue police riot helmets transformed by contemporary artists (Ends on Tue, 7th Nov) | | Featuring over 200 items, this exhibtion presents historical items and royal, military, ecclesiastical, and theatrical costumes, and fine examples of modern jewellery, silversmithing, and embroidery. (Ends on Sun, 12th Nov) |
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