For Your Inspiration: Reach for the Cosmos
Saturday, 25 July 2026 at 11:00
Royal Institution, first floor theatre and libraries
London Talks
125 upcoming talks, debates, and seminars in London
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Saturday, 25 July 2026
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London’s Traditional Customs and Ceremonies
FreeThursday, 6 August 2026 at 14:00
Speaker: Robert Stephenson, City of London Guide
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HHNicola Sturgeon on Power, Politics and the Future of Britain
Thursday, 6 August 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Nicola Sturgeon
Conway Hall
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Thursday, 27 August 2026
In-Person Only - Guildhall Library Collections Focus: Chinese Cookbooks
FreeThursday, 27 August 2026 at 14:00
Speaker: Holly Turner
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HHMathematical Colloquium: Weierstrass Bridges by Alexander Schied
Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 16:30
Speaker: Mathematical Colloquium: Weierstrass Bridges by Alexander Schied
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The Rest Is History: The Ultimate Victorian Adventure
Friday, 4 September 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Tom Holland, Dominic Sandbrook
Royal Festival HallThe Rest Is Classified: Live
Friday, 4 September 2026 at 19:00
Queen Elizabeth HallThe Rest Is Money: Live
Friday, 4 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Robert Peston, Steph McGovern
Purcell RoomThe Rest Is Football: Bursting Onto the Stage
Friday, 4 September 2026 at 20:30
Speaker: Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Micah Richards
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank CentreSherlock & Co.
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 00:00
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
Saturday, 5 September 2026
A coffee with Jennifer Higgie
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 11:00
Speaker: Jennifer Higgie, Margarita Gluzberg
John Madejski Fine Rooms | Burlington HouseThe Rest Is Politics: The Special Relationship
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 13:00
Royal Festival HallFootball Cliches: Live
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker
Purcell Room, Southbank CentreEmpire: Live
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: William Dalrymple, Anita Anand
Queen Elizabeth HallThe Rest Is History: Live
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 16:00
Royal Festival HallTeam America: World Police?
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 16:00
Speaker: Anthony Scaramucci, David McCloskey
Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank CentreThe Rest Is Science: Live
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Hannah Fry, Michael Stevens
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank CentreThe Book Club
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Dominic Sandbrook, Tabby Syrett
Purcell Room, Southbank CentreThe Rest Is Entertainment: Live
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Richard Osman, Marina Hyde
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
Sunday, 6 September 2026
Stanley Tucci: Film, Food and Me
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: Stanley Tucci, Gary Lineker
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank CentreThe Real Housewives of Regency England
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: Tom Holland, Marina Hyde
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank CentreThe Three Ayatollahs: An Unbreakable Dynasty?
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 13:00
Purcell RoomAncient Myths: Mary Beard & Josephine Quinn
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 15:00
Speaker: Mary Beard, Josephine Quinn
Queen Elizabeth HallThe Rest Is Politics US: Trump on a Knife Edge
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 16:00
Royal Festival Hall