# Talks and readings in London on Friday 20 November

Talks and readings in London on Friday 20 November: 14 events.

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 100
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/tomorrow/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 58
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 90
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 284

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-20/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 38
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 14
- [New York City](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-11-20/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 11
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/2026-11-20/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 6

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/?format=markdown): 896
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/best/?format=markdown): 25
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/concerts/?format=markdown): 35
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/theatre/?format=markdown): 188
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/party-club/?format=markdown): 68
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/comedy/?format=markdown): 16
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/film/?format=markdown): 12
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 200
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 11
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 14
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/dance/?format=markdown): 12
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/food-drink/?format=markdown): 90
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/markets/?format=markdown): 6
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/tours/?format=markdown): 33
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 23
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/kids-family/?format=markdown): 28
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 127
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/sport/?format=markdown): 32
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/worship/?format=markdown): 1
- [Literature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/literature/?format=markdown): 34
- [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/society/?format=markdown): 42
- [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/history/?format=markdown): 77
- [Art](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/art/?format=markdown): 216
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/history/london/?format=markdown): 3
- [Occasions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/occasion/?format=markdown): 45
- [Religion](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/religion/?format=markdown): 13
- [Law](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/society/law/?format=markdown): 1
- [Spoken word](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/literature/spoken-word/?format=markdown): 4
- [Science](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/science/?format=markdown): 8
- [Book clubs](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/literature/book-club/?format=markdown): 1
- [Middle Ages](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/history/middle-ages/?format=markdown): 5
- [Charity](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/occasion/charity/?format=markdown): 2
- [Church events](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/religion/christian/?format=markdown): 9
- [Education](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/society/education/?format=markdown): 1
- [Fiction](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/literature/fiction/?format=markdown): 2
- [Novels](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/literature/fiction/novel/?format=markdown): 1
- [Books](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/literature/books/?format=markdown): 1
- [Employment](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/society/employment/?format=markdown): 1
- [Neuroscience](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-20/science/neuroscience/?format=markdown): 1

## Friday 20 November

- 11:15 Talk: The story of the Temple Church from the Knights Templar to the present day — Temple Church — A talk held at Temple Church. It tells the story of the church, from the Knights Templar to the present day. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/talk-the-story-of-the-temple-church-from-the-knights-templar-49583/
- 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/
- 15:15 Brain Meeting — Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging — A talk in the Brain Meeting series. The speaker is Valentina Lind of the Queen Square Unit of Functional Neurosurgery and GOSH; the title and topic are to be … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/brain-meeting-40242/
- 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/
- Smoke by Ivan Turgenev — Pushkin House — An in-person reading group gathering at Pushkin House in London, where participants come together to discuss a book. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/smoke-by-ivan-turgenev-38087/
- Kensington and Chelsea libraries online book group — Kensal Library — Free — A weekly online book group run by the libraries of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, meeting on Friday afternoons. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/kensington-and-chelsea-libraries-online-book-group-41602/
- 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/
- 10:00 Job Hub Team — Somers Town Community Centre — The Job Hub Team offers consultations on job-related matters for Camden residents at the Somers Town Community Centre. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/job-hub-team-42045/
- 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/