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Talks and readings in London this week

Talks, readings, lectures and Q and As. Many are free and most need booking a week ahead, which is the only reason people miss them.

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What to expect

10 listings filed under Talks. The busiest rooms are The O2, Kiln Theatre and Hyde Park. Concentrated in Greenwich, Bloomsbury and Kilburn.

Nearby

Every listing here has been checked against the venue that is putting it on.

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Where Bloomsbury 2 Greenwich 2 Hampstead 1 Kilburn 1 Mayfair 1 Soho 1 The City 1

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Thursday

29 October

  1. Talks Free

    Bloomsbury Festival: The Science of Growing Minds

    10:00 Birkbeck, University of London, Bloomsbury

    Part of the Bloomsbury Festival, which runs across October in its twentieth year and puts about a hundred and fifty events into the museums, churches, libraries and squares of Bloomsbury. Free, walk in.

Saturday

11 September

  1. Talks Free

    Open House London: buildings open to the public

    10:00 Buildings across all 33 boroughs, The City

    Until 19 Sep

    Nine days of normally shut buildings, free, from private houses to livery halls. The 2027 dates are ours until Open City publishes.

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