Talks and readings in London on Thursday 5 November

More Fire: spoken word with The Last Poets, Michael Rosen.

Talk on the bearded Bartmann jug, Rhineland to London.

Tim Addey on the metaphysics of the Platonic tradition.

Amin Yousefi and David Campany in conversation on the gaze.

The Death of the Clinic: book talk with Benoît Loiseau.

Rab-Rab, Two Men in a Tub: a talk on avant-garde publishing.

Translation Salon: Daniel Hahn on saving Kafka's work.

The UK's social media ban: a tech policy meetup and Q&A.

Andrew Downie and Les Strong on the man behind Pelé.

Panel: 90 years since the Spanish Civil War.

A conversation on photography, memory and time.

Panel on socialism in the real world, with Ben Burgis.

Marlon James reads from his novel The Disappearers.

Ukraine’s veterans: coming home from a war that isn’t over.

Gabriella Esser on William Morris at Home in Hammersmith.

An Evening with Wm. Paul Young (Author of The Shack)

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

Themed Seminar Autumn 2026: what makes a sentence true.

Men's conference on faith and purpose, with Agu Irukwu.

Musicali-Tea: tea, tales and live tunes on Thursdays.

Webinar on location intelligence in urgent care.

Tea with Hezbollah, Coffee with the Assads: Haviva Yael.

Webinar on October's Employment Rights Act changes.

Finance and the Sacred: talk on debt and speculation.

Guatemala Modern: book launch by Monocle.

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.

Med4Nexus: where biotech meets AI and digital health.

Memories of Bonfire Night: talk with Major Paula.

Work in Progress seminar: fortnightly philosophy talks.

Thursday Research Seminar for philosophy PhD students.

Disabled Students Allowance: online Q&A session.

ABPI Industry Summit 2026: trust in pharma amid volatility.

Heritage Stewards Meeting: the chapel's stewards meet.

Crewing Service meeting: skippers meet crew.

Pfarrgemeinderat Ham: open meeting to shape parish life.

Visible Justice Collective: art rethinks habeas corpus.

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