Saturday 9th April |
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A notice that a cruise ship, the Hanseatic Spirit will be passing through Tower Bridge. |
| 8am to 8:15am |
| | Southwark |
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A games festival aimed at players, with consoles, PC, and tabletop games to play, video streamers and goods to buy. |
| 10am to 6pm |
| | Wapping |
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SicilyFEST 2022 is going to celebrate Sicily and its products with four days of stalls that will mainly focus on Sicilian food produce, wine and drinks. |
| 11am to 8pm |
| | Islington |
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The one and only Ben Aaronovitch will be signing copies of Rivers Of London: Book 9: Amongst Our Weapons. |
| 12:30pm to 2pm |
| | Soho |
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A beautiful country cottage style garden set in ½ acre, designed by Sam Aldridge of Eden Restored. |
| 2pm to 5pm |
| | South Croydon |
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A weekend festival devoted to the weird and wonderful world of Turkish remakes of English movies, digitally restored with all-new English subtitles. |
| Starts at 5pm |
| | Kennington |
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Sunday 10th April |
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There will be bus displays, heritage bus trips and a huge selection of trade stalls. |
| 10am to 5pm |
| | Weybridge |
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SicilyFEST 2022 is going to celebrate Sicily and its products with four days of stalls that will mainly focus on Sicilian food produce, wine and drinks. |
| 10am to 5pm |
| | Islington |
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Walk along the Deptford Creek at low tide and find out about the local and natural history of this amazing urban space. |
| 11am to 1pm |
| | Deptford |
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This quiet oasis is a wonderful mixture of rolling lawns, mature trees and imaginative planting. |
| 12pm to 5pm |
| | Kensington |
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Diverse garden dominated by a gigantic perry pear forming part of one of the East Dulwich orchards. |
| 1pm to 5pm |
| | Forest Hill |
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A garden laid out in 1907 by a previous owner who lived to be 101. Since 1976 replanting has taken place and a lot of new planting added. |
| 1:30pm to 5:30pm |
| | Hornsey |
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A screening of a silent movie adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic tale with live music accompaniment. |
| Starts at 3pm |
| | Barbican |
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This event includes a Q&A with the audience, and a book signing opportunity with the author. |
| Starts at 3:30pm |
| | Covent Garden |
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A weekend festival devoted to the weird and wonderful world of Turkish remakes of English movies, digitally restored with all-new English subtitles. |
| Starts at 4pm |
| | Kennington |
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Phantasmagorical is a supernatural spectacle of stories and magic, swirling with dark whimsy. |
| 7pm to 8pm |
| | Southwark |
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A notice that a cruise ship, the Hanseatic Spirit will be passing through Tower Bridge. |
| 8pm to 8:30pm |
| | Southwark |
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Monday 11th April |
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This lecture explains the science of fertility and egg freezing, the impact of child-bearing and rearing on women’s educational and employment prospects, and outlines the law on freezing eggs. |
| 1pm to 2pm |
| | Holborn |
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This talk looks at the broad structures and recent history of computational propaganda - the use of algorithms, automation and human curation to distribute misleading information over social media. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
| | Holborn |
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Historian and author Lucinda Gosling conducts a tour of London's 1920s nightspots. |
| 7:30pm to 8:30pm |
| | Online |
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Tuesday 12th April |
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The talk will describe the icehouse and the historical context of its construction. |
| 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
| | Online |
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For this talk writer Jean Cornell shares the story of two painter-gardeners of the 1930s: Humphrey Waterfield and John Codrington. |
| 7pm to 8pm |
| | Southwark |
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Join Alex Riley as he explores the definitive story of depression – from its history to its leading-edge future. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Hanover Square |
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Wednesday 13th April |
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A multitude of unique biological features in naked mole-rats enable the telling of a fascinating scientific story in a holistic way. |
| 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
| | Online |
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This lecture explains why it is difficult to predict the number and identities of the most endangered species. |
| 1pm to 2pm |
| | Holborn |
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Oliver Gerrish, of Historic Decoration, will explore some of London's most iconic and historic townhouses. He will examine some that are still standing, as well as those we have lost. |
| Starts at 6pm |
| | Picadilly |
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Tim Potter will introduce you to the a hidden part of London, almost unknown to the outside world but which has a rich history. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
| | Whitehall |
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Reverend Peter Laws asks why human culture seems so fascinated with the thought of a ‘beast inside us’. |
| Starts at 7pm |
| | Online |
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Thursday 14th April |
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A talk about how genes have highlighted the fundamental role of the brain in modulating eating behaviour and body weight |
| 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
| | St James |
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An evening with former BBC correspondent Nick Higham, to celebrate the publication of his new history of London's water, The Mercenary River – Private Greed, Public Good. |
| 6:30pm to 8pm |
| | Islington |
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Dr Frances Sands, Curator of Drawings and Books, will explore Sir John Soane’s extraordinary collection of Royal Academy lecture drawings. |
| Starts at 6:30pm |
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Dan Saladino talks to Jessica B. Harris, leading expert on African and African American foodways, along with two producers who feature in his book. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Camden |
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Friday 15th April |
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One hundred Wintershall players bring their portrayal of the final days of Jesus to Trafalgar Square. |
| Starts at 12pm |
| | Trafalgar Square |
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Saturday 16th April |
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A hall full of film memorabilia traders and a number of Cult TV and film stars in attendance. |
| 10:30am to 4pm |
| | Holborn |
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The under restoration windmill will aim to have its new sails rotating for the open days. |
| 11am to 4pm |
| | Upminster |
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There will be free light bites and Indian tea (Langar), demonstrations of martial arts (Gatka), entertainment and a display of Sikh art. |
| 1pm to 6pm |
| | Trafalgar Square |
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