# Talks and readings in London on Sunday 8 November

Talks and readings in London on Sunday 8 November: 28 events.

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 66
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/tomorrow/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 93
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 89
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 276

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-08/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 58
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 28
- [New York City](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-11-08/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 15
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/2026-11-08/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 13

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/?format=markdown): 1,231
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/best/?format=markdown): 23
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/concerts/?format=markdown): 91
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/theatre/?format=markdown): 196
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/party-club/?format=markdown): 115
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/comedy/?format=markdown): 21
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/film/?format=markdown): 30
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 210
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 14
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 28
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/dance/?format=markdown): 14
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/food-drink/?format=markdown): 74
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/markets/?format=markdown): 11
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/tours/?format=markdown): 34
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 31
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/kids-family/?format=markdown): 35
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 148
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/sport/?format=markdown): 72
- [Demos](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/demos/?format=markdown): 2
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/worship/?format=markdown): 105
- [Religion](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/religion/?format=markdown): 112
- [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/society/?format=markdown): 55
- [Church events](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/religion/christian/?format=markdown): 90
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/history/?format=markdown): 81
- [Nature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/nature/?format=markdown): 25
- [Art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/art/?format=markdown): 232
- [Occasions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/occasion/?format=markdown): 115
- [Literature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/literature/?format=markdown): 31
- [Wellness](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/wellness/?format=markdown): 30
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/history/london/?format=markdown): 2
- [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/music/?format=markdown): 235
- [Law](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/society/law/?format=markdown): 1
- [Spoken word](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/literature/spoken-word/?format=markdown): 2
- [Science](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/science/?format=markdown): 8
- [Book clubs](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/literature/book-club/?format=markdown): 1
- [Animals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/nature/animals/?format=markdown): 10
- [Climate](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/nature/climate/?format=markdown): 4
- [World war](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/history/world-war/?format=markdown): 5
- [Rock](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/music/rock/?format=markdown): 26
- [Charity](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-08/occasion/charity/?format=markdown): 4

## Sunday 8 November

- 13:30 'Forget Me Not' - The role of Military Pin-Stuck Cushions in WWI — Abney Park — A Remembrance talk at Abney Park cemetery on Military Pin-Stuck Cushions, heart-shaped keepsakes made by servicemen from the Crimean War to the First World … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/forget-me-not-the-role-of-military-pin-stuck-cushions-in-wwi-59938/
- 14:00 The First 8 Years: David Richard Fox hosts an afternoon with Alan Rossiter — Chats Palace — Free — 'The First 8 Years' is an afternoon talk hosted by David Richard Fox with Alan Rossiter, Chats Palace's first director back in the 70s. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-first-8-years-david-richard-fox-hosts-an-afternoon-with-35265/
- 15:00 A History of Black People and Alternative Music — Conway Hall — £10–15 — An Ethical Matters talk at Conway Hall arguing that alternative music would not exist without Black artists. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/a-history-of-black-people-and-alternative-music-35423/
- 15:00 The Trembling City: Book Launch — Ibraaz — A talk and conversation marking the worldwide launch of the book 'The Trembling City: The Sonic and Atmospheric Violence of Vibrational Warfare', held in the … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-trembling-city-book-launch-36607/
- 15:00 Ghibli and Goodness — Conway Hall — £10–15 — A talk titled 'Ethical Matters: Ghibli and Goodness' about the ethical messages within Studio Ghibli's magical worlds, from Laputa: Castle in the Sky, via … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/ghibli-and-goodness-35418/
- until 25 Nov Jawdance — Ovalhouse Theatre — £15 — Jawdance is a performance poetry night featuring honest and real storytelling, a resident DJ, and an open mic with typically ten slots for anyone to take the … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/jawdance-37686/
- 15:00 Themed Seminar Autumn 2026 — Birkbeck College — A themed seminar series on truth, asking what it is for a sentence to be true and building towards a picture theory of language in the style of the Tractatus. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/themed-seminar-autumn-2026-34992/
- 12:45 Sharing Circle Group — Newington Green Unitarian Church — Sharing Circle Group is a gathering in an 'engagement group' format, also called a 'covenant group', where people can share what is on their mind. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/sharing-circle-group-63621/
- 14:00 Feminist Reading Group — Set Social — Free — The Feminist Reading Group is a monthly meeting to read and discuss feminist texts, held in the Red Bar at SET Social. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/feminist-reading-group-38496/
- 14:00 Young Couples Ministry - Before the Cracks Show — Kingsway International Christian Centre — Free — Young Couples Ministry – Before the Cracks Show is a gathering for married couples at Kingsway International Christian Centre, run by the church's Young … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/young-couples-ministry-before-the-cracks-show-46022/
- 14:00 A Biblical Walk Through the Mass – The Liturgy of the Eucharist — Saint Antony's Church — A talk and discussion session at Saint Antony's Church, part of a series in which the parish explores its faith together, with this session following an … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/a-biblical-walk-through-the-mass-the-liturgy-of-the-eucharis-65042/
- 15:00 The Bill Reunion 18 — The Cinema Museum — £20 — The Bill Reunion 18 is a film and TV reunion event bringing back cast members of the police series. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-bill-reunion-18-39079/
- 16:30 Dope Black Queers: The Forum — London LGBTQ+ Community Centre — £35–55 — Dope Black Queers: The Forum is an open floor discussion in a Town Hall Meeting format, less like a panel, where the Black LGBTQIA+ community can talk about … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/dope-black-queers-the-forum-41651/
- 18:00 Sunday School for Grown-Ups: Making Sense of Jesus and the Gospels — Christ Church New Malden — Sunday School for Grown-Ups is a series of talks and group discussions at Christ Church New Malden for going deeper into the Bible and Christian theology. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/sunday-school-for-grown-ups-making-sense-of-jesus-and-the-go-60223/
- until 18 Dec Lunchtime Talks at The London Centre — The London Centre — Free — A free lunchtime talk exploring London's historical and physical development through giant scale models of central London and the City of London, with … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/lunchtime-talks-at-the-london-centre-37560/
- until 26 Nov The Open Book Club — Dugdale Arts Centre — The Open Book Club is a book club at the Dugdale Arts Centre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-open-book-club-35713/
- until 31 Dec Daily capuchin monkey keeper talk, 3.00pm — Battersea Park Children's Zoo — Included in y… — A daily keeper talk about the zoo's brown capuchin monkeys, held at Battersea Park Children's Zoo. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/daily-capuchin-monkey-keeper-talk-300pm-34850/
- 12:00 The Work in Progress seminar — Birkbeck College — The Work in Progress seminar is a fortnightly meeting held on Thursday lunchtimes in term time to discuss new work by members of the Centre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-work-in-progress-seminar-34991/
- 18:00 Thursday evening Research Seminar — Birkbeck College — A research seminar in philosophy held at Birkbeck, 43 Gordon Square, Room BO3. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/thursday-evening-research-seminar-34993/
- 11:00 Disabled Students Allowance: Q&A Session — Birkbeck College — An informal online Q&A session about the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) application process. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/disabled-students-allowance-qa-session-34996/
- 09:30 Membership Morning - Beckenham — Beckenham Site SE6 4PS — Free — Membership Morning - Beckenham is a morning gathering about joining the church as a member. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/membership-morning-beckenham-49179/
- 10:00 Membership Morning - Catford — Catford Site, Kings Church London, Catford Hill, SE6 4PS — Free — Membership Morning - Catford is a morning where people can find out more about the church's history, vision and values and what it means to be a member. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/membership-morning-catford-45997/
- 10:00 Membership Morning - Downham — Downham site — Free — Membership Morning is an event at the Downham site of King's Church London where people can learn what it means to be a member. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/membership-morning-downham-45998/
- 10:00 Membership Morning - Lee — Lee Site, SE3 9DU — Free — Membership Morning - Lee is a morning at King's Church London for anyone who wants to find out more about the church. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/membership-morning-lee-45999/
- 17:00 Climate and Ecological Emergencies Planning Group — Wanstead Quaker Meeting House — A planning group meeting on the climate and ecological emergencies. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/climate-and-ecological-emergencies-planning-group-50132/
- until 30 Apr Collective in Residence — Institute of Contemporary Arts — Visible Justice Collective in Residence is a year-long residency by the research collective Visible Justice at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/collective-in-residence-36642/
- until 8 Dec Production Arts Open Days — Mountview Academy — Production Arts Open Days are information sessions for people considering a course in production arts at a drama school. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/production-arts-open-days-46190/
- until 31 Dec SKSST Sadavrat — Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple Harrow — SKSST Sadavrat is a winter donation drive collecting new winter essentials such as hats, gloves, scarves and socks. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/sksst-sadavrat-47427/