Talks and readings in London this weekend

We Were There: Veterans' stories aboard HMS Belfast.

Beyond categories: Hoi Yan Yau on intimacy in Taiwan.

Embattled Belief: faith in the British Army since 1945.

The London Model Talk: London's story in miniature.

Pictoplasma: character design conference.

Spooky storytelling and scary writing for kids aged 8 up.

Book Talk: Korean migration to Australia.

African Roots, Shared Rhythms: talk and drum workshop.

Marwan Bishara in talk on his book about the Gaza war.

The Edges of Cinema: Balsom's book launch, a Benning film.

Talk with artist Zulfiya Spowart.

Thaddeus O'Sullivan in Conversation: Churchill on Film.

BSL talk on Renoir and Love with Alan Murray MBE.

Seanchoíche: Halloween storytelling night about fear.

Jane Draycott on Cleopatra and her sister queens of Egypt.

Words @ The Woodfield: open-mic poetry & spoken word.

Lord Alf Dubs on his memoir The Boy with the Knapsack.

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

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

«Жизнь и судьба» Василия Гроссмана: Russian reading group.

Themed Seminar Autumn 2026: what makes a sentence true.

Technical Briefing: Rooftop Wind Microgrids for Buildings.

Remember your Dead: remembrance at Atlantis Bookshop.

Tales of Oceana: Storytime for Young People with Mark Elie.

Our Planet Saved: talk on local eco action.

Nine experts on antibiotic resistance, new therapeutics.

Online book group by Kensington and Chelsea libraries.

Brain Meeting: talk by Valentina Lind on neurosurgery.

The Psychic Life of Fragments: talk with Raluca Soreanu.

The Psychic Life of Fragments, with Raluca Soreanu.

Pre-Concert Talk: An English Baroque Journey begins.

Bhagavad Gita class by Maitri Devi Dasi, chapter 18.

Virendra Sharma on Gandhi: conscience in public life.

The Celebrity Traitors 2026 Finale watch party at the bar.

Rediscovering the Rosary: book launch and live podcast.

Alexander Gray Muir presents his new Rosary book live.

Real Life Issues: a talk for young adults and parents.

Friday Halaqa: study of the Prophet's daily life.

Online shiur and drosha: Jewish study with Yakov Korer.

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