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Football Cliches: Live
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
Sport & Leisure Media
The Rest Is Politics: The Special Relationship
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 13:00
Royal Festival Hall
Politics Media
Empire: Live
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: William Dalrymple, Anita Anand
Queen Elizabeth Hall
History Anthropology
The Rest Is History: Live
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 16:00
Royal Festival Hall
History
Team America: World Police?
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 16:00
Speaker: Anthony Scaramucci, David McCloskey
Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
Politics History Military & War
The Rest Is Science: Live
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Hannah Fry, Michael Stevens
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
Science Mathematics
The Rest Is Entertainment: Live
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Richard Osman, Marina Hyde
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
Film & TV Media
The Book Club
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Dominic Sandbrook, Tabby Syrett
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
Literature Media
The Three Ayatollahs: An Unbreakable Dynasty?
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 13:00
Purcell Room
History Politics Religion
Stanley Tucci: Film, Food and Me
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: Stanley Tucci, Gary Lineker
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
Film & TV Food & Drink
The Real Housewives of Regency England
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: Tom Holland, Marina Hyde
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
History Performing Arts Film & TV
Ancient Myths: Mary Beard & Josephine Quinn
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 15:00
Speaker: Mary Beard, Josephine Quinn
Queen Elizabeth Hall
History Anthropology
The Rest Is Politics US: Trump on a Knife Edge
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 16:00
Royal Festival Hall
Politics Media Economics
We Have Ways of Making You Talk
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 16:00
Speaker: Al Murray, James Holland
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
History Military & War
The Rest Is Politics: Off the Record
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Rory Stewart, Alastair Campbell
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
Politics Media Computing & AI
The Rest Is Quiz
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Richard Osman, Marina Hyde
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
Performing Arts Media
Paul Smith: Threads
Thursday, 10 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Paul Smith
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Fashion Business Art
Creative Intelligence Summit
Friday, 11 September 2026 at 10:30
Art Design Computing & AI
Saturday Talks Programme
Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 12:00
Royal Festival Hall
Art Philosophy Education
Amelia Dimoldenberg: The Future of Digital Media
Friday, 18 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Amelia Dimoldenberg
Royal Festival Hall
Media Business Technology
Rebecca F Kuang: The Future of Education
Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 14:00
Speaker: Rebecca F Kuang
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Education Computing & AI Politics
Reimagining Shared Spaces: The Future of Housing
Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 16:30
Purcell Room
Architecture Activism Sex & Gender
Olly Alexander: The Future of Queer Storytelling
Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Olly Alexander
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Film & TV Sex & Gender Activism
Mya-Rose Craig: Beyond the Climate Crisis
Sunday, 20 September 2026 at 14:00
Speaker: Mya-Rose Craig
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Environmental & Climate Activism Philosophy
The Future of Images in a Post-Truth Era
Sunday, 20 September 2026 at 16:30
Purcell Room
Media Computing & AI Politics
Ash Sarkar: The Future of Relationships
Sunday, 20 September 2026 at 18:30
Speaker: Ash Sarkar
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Psychology Social Science
The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist Announcement
Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at 19:30
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Literature Art
Liane Moriarty: Big Little Truths
Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Liane Moriarty
Purcell Room
Literature Film & TV
Omar El Akkad in Conversation
Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Omar El Akkad
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Literature Philosophy
Brutal(ism) Love and Hate
Sunday, 27 September 2026 at 16:00
Purcell Room
Architecture Design History
Vikki Heywood & Francis Spufford: Hidden London
Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 15:00
Speaker: Vikki Heywood, Francis Spufford
Purcell Room
History Literature
Emily St John Mandel: Exit Party
Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Emily St John Mandel
Purcell Room
Literature Philosophy
Iconic Women of the Hayward Gallery
Thursday, 15 October 2026 at 19:45
Purcell Room
Art History Sex & Gender
Nussaibah Younis: Fundamentally
Friday, 16 October 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Nussaibah Younis, Pandora Sykes
Purcell Room
Literature Philosophy
Michael Lewis: Blockers
Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Michael Lewis
Royal Festival Hall
History Activism Politics
Service95 Book Club: Nadia Murad in Conversation
Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Nadia Murad
Purcell Room
Human Rights Activism Literature
Orwell's England: 85 Years Later
Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: Nikesh Shukla
Royal Festival Hall
History Literature Politics
Dua Lipa & Zadie Smith: White Teeth
Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 15:00
Speaker: Dua Lipa, Zadie Smith
Royal Festival Hall
Literature Anthropology
Creative Future Writers' Day: Live Stream
Free
Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 10:30
Online Events
Literature Education
Creative Future Writers' Day
Free
Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 10:30
Purcell Room
Literature Education Work & Employment
Ira Glass: Stories for a Saturday Night
Saturday, 3 April 2027 at 20:00
Speaker: Ira Glass
Royal Festival Hall
Literature Performing Arts Media

Southbank Centre talks in London

Upcoming Talks

Football Cliches: Live

The Rest Is Politics: The Special Relationship

Empire: Live

The Rest Is History: Live

Team America: World Police?

The Rest Is Science: Live

The Rest Is Entertainment: Live

The Book Club

The Three Ayatollahs: An Unbreakable Dynasty?

Stanley Tucci: Film, Food and Me

The Real Housewives of Regency England

Ancient Myths: Mary Beard & Josephine Quinn

The Rest Is Politics US: Trump on a Knife Edge

We Have Ways of Making You Talk

The Rest Is Politics: Off the Record

The Rest Is Quiz

Paul Smith: Threads

Creative Intelligence Summit

Saturday Talks Programme

Amelia Dimoldenberg: The Future of Digital Media

Rebecca F Kuang: The Future of Education

Reimagining Shared Spaces: The Future of Housing

Olly Alexander: The Future of Queer Storytelling

Mya-Rose Craig: Beyond the Climate Crisis

The Future of Images in a Post-Truth Era

Ash Sarkar: The Future of Relationships

The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist Announcement

Liane Moriarty: Big Little Truths

Omar El Akkad in Conversation

Brutal(ism) Love and Hate

Vikki Heywood & Francis Spufford: Hidden London

Emily St John Mandel: Exit Party

Iconic Women of the Hayward Gallery

Nussaibah Younis: Fundamentally

Michael Lewis: Blockers

Service95 Book Club: Nadia Murad in Conversation

Orwell's England: 85 Years Later

Dua Lipa & Zadie Smith: White Teeth

Creative Future Writers' Day: Live Stream

Creative Future Writers' Day

Ira Glass: Stories for a Saturday Night