Talks and readings in London on Thursday 29 October

Shadows & Secrets: storytelling with Diana Olutunmogun.

Pomona the Cat Witch: Tor Freeman draws and reads, ages 3–8.

Temple Church: its story from the Knights Templar to today.

Displays of Power: a talk on colonialism and visual culture.

Talk on US nuclear strategy with Dr Charles Glaser.

Online talk on Backrooms and the unconscious.

A Tale of Two Towers: talk on the Parliamentary Archives.

Wayne Perkins on hidden symbols in Britain's old buildings.

How Hindutva turns festivals into spectacles of power.

Spooky Reading for Grown Ups with wine and nibbles.

Mark Scott, Somerset Herald, on heraldry at Lincoln's Inn.

Spooky Storytelling: eerie tales and poems by candlelight.

MØN€Y: launch of After the Lecture with Laleh Khalili.

Black History Month: stories of Black women, told.

Reimagining Black Arsenal: a talk with Clive Nwonka.

ECtHR judge Saadet Yüksel on domestic violence.

Eurosclerosis 2.0: Pierre Wunsch on Europe's stalled growth.

Pan-Africanism: a history, a talk by Hakim Adi.

Finsbury Park After Dark: panel on community-led futures.

Youths That Thunder: research talks on Shakespeare and race.

Poetry Foyer: spoken word open mic for Black History Month.

Rozie Kelly and Marcia Hutchinson in conversation.

Poetry reading with Stewart Sanderson from Weathershaker.

The Big Picture: book launch panel honouring Barry Buzan.

‘Forever Near’ - Hairwork history and techniques.

Talk: Amputation: A Dramatic Act, on a stolen painting.

Audrey Niffenegger In Conversation with Anna James.

Enclosure: Jenkin van Zyl in conversation with Adam Alston.

Artist talk with photographer Christos Dikeakos.

Screenwriter Andrew Davies in talk with Ella Berthoud.

Monet's life in letters: a talk at Daunt Books.

Joelle Taylor and Olive Franklin read poetry, plus open mic.

The Battle of Isandlwana: Douglas Rattray's lecture.

The Genocide in Gaza: UN report talk by Chris Sidoti.

Sarah Dunant on The Marchesa: her novel on Isabella d'Este.

Jawdance: spoken-word night with open mic and resident DJ.

Glorious city in the sea: an art history of Venice.

A talk on what Budget 2026 shows about Britain and Burnham.

Themed Seminar Autumn 2026: what makes a sentence true.

Srimad Bhagavatam verse 2.10.13 with Krsna Kisora Das.