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The Guilty Feminist & Tracey Emin in Conversation
Wednesday, 17 June 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Tracey Emin, Deborah Frances-White
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Art Sex & Gender Philosophy
Indie Night: June
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 at 19:45
Purcell Room
Literature Art
Counterpoints Lecture with Elif Shafak
Saturday, 27 June 2026 at 14:00
Speaker: Elif Shafak
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Literature Activism Philosophy
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Saturday, 27 June 2026 at 14:00
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Art Activism Literature
More info for Arab Film Club: An Afternoon of Shorts and Q&A
Sunday, 28 June 2026 at 15:00
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Purcell Room
Film & TV Human Rights Anthropology
Arab Film Club: An Afternoon of Shorts and Q&A
Sunday, 28 June 2026 at 15:00
Purcell Room
Film & TV Human Rights Activism
More info for Dave Eggers in Conversation with Nick Hornby
Wednesday, 1 July 2026 at 20:00
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Literature Art Philosophy
Dave Eggers: Contrapposto
Wednesday, 1 July 2026 at 20:00
Speaker: Dave Eggers, Nick Hornby
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Literature Art Philosophy
An Evening with David Sedaris
Tuesday, 7 July 2026 at 20:00
Speaker: David Sedaris
Royal Festival Hall
Literature Performing Arts
Anish Kapoor in Conversation with Darian Leader
Wednesday, 8 July 2026 at 20:00
Speaker: Anish Kapoor, Darian Leader
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Art Philosophy Psychology
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Wednesday, 8 July 2026 at 20:00
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Art Philosophy Psychology
Stadio Live with Nish Kumar
Thursday, 23 July 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Ryan Hunn, Musa Okwonga, Nish Kumar
Purcell Room
Sport & Leisure Performing Arts
Colson Whitehead: Cool Machine
Saturday, 22 August 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Colson Whitehead
Purcell Room
Literature History
Colin Grant: What We Leave We Carry
Wednesday, 26 August 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Colin Grant
Purcell Room
Anthropology Literature History
Mieko Kawakami: Sisters in Yellow
Friday, 28 August 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Mieko Kawakami, Georgina Godwin
Purcell Room
Literature Social Science
More info for The Rest Is Classified: Live
Friday, 4 September 2026 at 19:00
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
History Military & War Politics
The Rest Is Classified: Live
Friday, 4 September 2026 at 19:00
Queen Elizabeth Hall
History Military & War Politics
The Rest Is Money: Live
Friday, 4 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Robert Peston, Steph McGovern
Purcell Room
Economics Business Politics
The 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 Centre
Sport & Leisure Performing Arts
More info for The Rest Is Politics: The Special Relationship
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 13:00
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Royal Festival Hall
Politics Media
Empire: Live
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 13:00
Speaker: William Dalrymple, Anita Anand
Queen Elizabeth Hall
History Anthropology
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Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 13:00
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
History Anthropology
More info for 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
More info for The Rest Is History: Live
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 16:00
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Royal Festival Hall
History Performing Arts
The Rest Is History: Live
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 16:00
Royal Festival Hall
History
More info for 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
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
More info for 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 Book Club
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Dominic Sandbrook, Tabby Syrett
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
Literature Media
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
More info for The Three Ayatollahs: An Unbreakable Dynasty?
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 13:00
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Purcell Room
History Politics Religion
More info for 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 Performing Arts
More info for 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
More info for Ancient Myths: Mary Beard & Josephine Quinn
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 15:00
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
History Literature
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
More info for The Rest Is Politics US: Trump on a Knife Edge
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 16:00
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Royal Festival Hall
Politics Media Economics
More info for 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 US: Trump on a Knife Edge
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 16:00
Royal Festival Hall
Politics Media Economics
The Rest Is Quiz
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Richard Osman, Marina Hyde
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
Performing Arts Media
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
More info for 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
Paul Smith: Threads
Thursday, 10 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Paul Smith
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Fashion Business Art
Amelia Dimoldenberg: The Future of Digital Media
Friday, 18 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Amelia Dimoldenberg
Royal Festival Hall
Media Business Technology
More info for Rebecca F Kuang: The Future of Education
Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 14:00
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Education Computing & AI Politics
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
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Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 19:00
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Sex & Gender Film & TV 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

Southbank Centre talks in London

Upcoming Talks

The Guilty Feminist & Tracey Emin in Conversation

Indie Night: June

Counterpoints Lecture with Elif Shafak

More info for Counterpoints Lecture with Elif Shafak

More info for Arab Film Club: An Afternoon of Shorts and Q&A

Arab Film Club: An Afternoon of Shorts and Q&A

More info for Dave Eggers in Conversation with Nick Hornby

Dave Eggers: Contrapposto

An Evening with David Sedaris

Anish Kapoor in Conversation with Darian Leader

More info for Anish Kapoor in Conversation with Darian Leader

Stadio Live with Nish Kumar

Colson Whitehead: Cool Machine

Colin Grant: What We Leave We Carry

Mieko Kawakami: Sisters in Yellow

More info for The Rest Is Classified: Live

The Rest Is Classified: Live

The Rest Is Money: Live

The Rest Is Football: Bursting Onto the Stage

More info for The Rest Is Politics: The Special Relationship

Empire: Live

More info for Empire: Live

More info for Football Cliches: Live

The Rest Is Politics: The Special Relationship

More info for The Rest Is History: Live

The Rest Is History: Live

More info for Team America: World Police?

Team America: World Police?

More info for The Rest Is Science: Live

The Book Club

The Rest Is Entertainment: Live

More info for The Three Ayatollahs: An Unbreakable Dynasty?

More info for Stanley Tucci: Film, Food and Me

More info for The Real Housewives of Regency England

More info for Ancient Myths: Mary Beard & Josephine Quinn

We Have Ways of Making You Talk

More info for The Rest Is Politics US: Trump on a Knife Edge

More info for We Have Ways of Making You Talk

The Rest Is Politics US: Trump on a Knife Edge

The Rest Is Quiz

The Rest Is Politics: Off the Record

More info for The Rest Is Politics: Off the Record

Paul Smith: Threads

Amelia Dimoldenberg: The Future of Digital Media

More info for Rebecca F Kuang: The Future of Education

Rebecca F Kuang: The Future of Education

Reimagining Shared Spaces: The Future of Housing

Olly Alexander: The Future of Queer Storytelling

More info for Olly Alexander: The Future of Queer Storytelling

Mya-Rose Craig: Beyond the Climate Crisis