| Saturday 6th April |
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| Step into the fascinating world of the Tudor era and immerse yourself in a day of captivating talks celebrating the genius of this period |
 | 10:30am to 4pm |
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| Explore an urban mushroom farm. Start at The Fungi Room for mushroom-infused drinks, then head to Fat Fox Mushrooms HQ for a behind-the-scenes tour and Q&A with the founders. |
| 11am to 1am |
| | South Tottenham |
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| This festival offers an opportunity to learn about Sikh heritage and history. |
| 12pm to 6pm |
| | Trafalgar Square |
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| Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine. |
| 2pm to 5pm |
| | Tooting |
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| Matthew Taylor reveals the untold story of the Colonial Marines, formerly enslaved African Americans who fought for, and found freedom with, British forces in the War of 1812. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
| | Chelsea |
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| Sunday 7th April |
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| Kirkaldy's Testing Works preserves Kirkaldy's unique Universal Testing Machine - the huge hydraulic powered machine he designed and had built in Leeds - in full working order in the premises he built to house it. |
| 10:30am to 4pm |
| | Southwark |
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| Expect to see lots of people promenading around central London wearing their very finest hats. |
| Starts at 1pm |
| | Picadilly |
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| Steven Mithen explains how the invention of words at 1.6 million years ago began the evolution of human language from the ape-like calls of our earliest ancestors to our capabilities of today |
| 3pm to 4:30pm |
| | Holborn |
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| Monday 8th April |
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| Sharpe explains how the global economy can be decarbonised five times faster this decade than has been managed over the past two decades. |
| 6:25pm to 8:15pm |
| | Fleet Street |
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| This evening Mr. Wynd will tells some his favourite tales heard around the world, from nasty Germans chopping up people and eating them |
| 9pm to 10pm |
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| Tuesday 9th April |
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| This talk and document viewing will tell the story of the growth and development of North London, using sections of John Rocque's 1746 map. |
| 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
| | Clerkenwell |
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| Join Nobel Laureate, Venki Ramakrishnan, to question whether mortality is an inevitable part of human existence. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Hanover Square |
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| This talk will explore a number of disparate but often related elements that converged to create the Satanic Panic of the 1980s-'90s |
| 8pm to 9:30pm |
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| Wednesday 10th April |
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| In April we will be reading 'A London Child of the 1870s', an account of middle-class life in suburban London Written in 1934, this memoir describes everyday life in Islington as the youngest child |
| 6pm to 7pm |
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| Join the London Fortean Society for an evening of talks on the ghosts that haunt some of London’s most famous landmarks: The British Museum and Senate house. |
| 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
| | Holborn |
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| Discover tales of murder most foul with author Blessin Adams. |
| 7:30pm to 8:30pm |
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| Thursday 11th April |
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| This webinar, cohosted by our North American membership, will explore the impact of AI on rights and intellectual property. |
| 4pm to 5pm |
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| The royal service of Handel in the context of his wider compositional output, and of London landmarks. |
| 6pm to 8pm |
| | City of London |
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| This presentation focuses on the construction of the shaft and tunnels on the approach to Euston station |
| 6pm to 7:30pm |
| | Pimlico |
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| Friday 12th April |
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| Science of Surgery is the annual community celebration event, where we open our doors and invite members of the public in to meet WEISS researchers and learn about the amazing projects they are working on. |
| 11am to 4pm |
| | Fitzrovia |
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| Dr Simon Quinn reveals how soldiers serving during the Egyptian Campaign of 1801 experienced their new surroundings and made use of their free time. |
| 12pm to 1pm |
| | Chelsea |
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| A film of a musical journey within the Square Mile, linking architecture and music. |
| 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
| | Clerkenwell |
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| All day seminar on hallmarking and how the London Assay Office help to protect consumers and the trade from fakes and forgeries of Antique British Silver |
| 8pm to 9pm |
| | City of London |
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| Saturday 13th April |
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| A full day of lectures and learning on Charles Booth's London and the Poverty Map, with Sarah Wise. |
| 10am to 4pm |
| | Clerkenwell |
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| An Automotive Spectacular featuring over 35 Showcases including over 1000 show cars from across all genre of vehicles. |
| 10:30am to 5:30pm |
| | Wembley |
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| Shop original vintage posters, ephemera + limited edition prints from £10 at the UK’s only dedicated vintage poster market. |
| 11am to 5pm |
| | West Norwood |
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| Roughly once a month, there's a free highlights tour and learn about St Mary Magdalene’s rich Victorian heritage. |
| 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
| | Paddington |
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| Join Claudia de Rham, a diver, pilot, and physicist, as she unveils her new theory of gravity. |
| 7pm to 8:03pm |
| | Hanover Square |
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