Talks and readings in London on Monday 9 November

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

Talk: Uyghur forced labour and corporate complicity.

Wolf Burchard on Louis XIV's Savonnerie carpets.

Mindy Misener talks to Emily Itami about Good Guys.

The Land She Would Not Leave: film talk with Raabia Hawa.

Elżbieta Moczarska on her father's Warsaw Ghetto book.

Book launch: John Rogers on London's forgotten rivers.

Michael Portillo: A Life of Two Halves, live on stage.

Byline @ The Cockpit: live talk on the end game for Trump.

Jonathan Coe reads from his new novel, Lessons in Harmony.

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

Themed Seminar Autumn 2026: what makes a sentence true.

Sycamore: course on the Christian faith with breakfast.

Grief Cafe: open talk on grief and loss, monthly.

Ben Wheatley signs his new film Normal on Blu-Ray.

ATProto London: meetup on the open protocol behind Bluesky.

A talk on teaching medicine in conflict and disaster.

Love Actually: Talk on Letting Go with the Rosenblatts.

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

The Open Book Club at Dugdale Arts Centre.

Keeper talk about the capuchin monkeys' lives and food.

Work in Progress seminar: fortnightly philosophy talks.

Thursday Research Seminar for philosophy PhD students.

Disabled Students Allowance: online Q&A session.

Business Crime & Safety Breakfast: talk and networking.

Teacher Training Open Evening: talks, drop-ins, Q&As.

Free Legal Advice on housing and employment law.

Visible Justice Collective: art rethinks habeas corpus.

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

Sadavrat: winter donation drive for warm clothes.