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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.

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.

Friday

23 October
  1. Talks

    Bloomsbury Festival

    Times vary Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury

    Until 31 Oct

    Bloomsbury Festival's twentieth year: 150 events through October in the squares, churches and colleges around Russell Square.

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.