Talks and readings in London on Sunday 1 November

Reading the saints: decoding sainthood in art.

First Scares: Matthew Sweet asks stars what scared them.

New Stuff: November, rehearsed readings of new plays.

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

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

Themed Seminar Autumn 2026: what makes a sentence true.

Kevin Beint: Theosophy and the Baha'i Faith in the UK.

An Evening with Sir David Jason: live on-stage talk.

Lunchtime Talks: London's past and future in giant models.

The Open Book Club at Dugdale Arts Centre.

Ha Chong-Hyun: Panel on six decades of his work.

Keeper talk about the capuchin monkeys' lives and food.

SOAS Baraza Swahili Studies Conference.

Work in Progress seminar: fortnightly philosophy talks.

Thursday Research Seminar for philosophy PhD students.

Disabled Students Allowance: online Q&A session.

Methodist Women in Britain: a talk at Wesley's Chapel.

Climate and Ecological Emergencies planning group meeting.

Visible Justice Collective: art rethinks habeas corpus.

Open Call: Future of Archives, talks from lived experience.

Production Arts Open Days: talk, tour and Q&A at Mountview.

Sadavrat: winter donation drive for warm clothes.

Autumn Half-Term Holiday: school closed 22 Oct–3 Nov.