IanVisits

Welcome to the IanVisits Calendar of lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random miscellany which Ian thinks would be of interest.

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Disclaimer: I do my best to keep the information up to date and accurate, but caveat emptor applies and you are advised to check with the venue before travelling.

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Include recurring events

	= Event is free of charge (sometimes a donation is appreciated)
	= Pre-Booking required.

10:00 AM	50 years of the 'Bubble car'
	An event marking the 50th anniversary of the Class 121 train - affectionately known as the Bubble Car
10:00 AM	Real Food Market at Southbank Centre (Southwark)
	Now monthly 'farmers market' at the Southbank centre organised by the Real Food Festival
12:00 PM	100 Morris Dancers at the Southbank (Southwark)
	One hundred of the finest morris dancers from across England assemble over two days.
12:00 PM	Jermyn Street celebrates The Art of Being British
	A traffic free afternoon with demonstrations and samples from the best of British retailers.
12:00 PM	The 2nd Phoenix Garden Agricultural Show & St. Giles Fayre (Trafalgar Square)
	A 'country fair' held in the park and churchyard right next to the CentrePoint tower.
02:00 PM	Guided Walk - London Burials (Barbican)
	Find out where the bodies of old Londoners are hidden – from single graves to plague pits.
04:00 PM	Way of the Morris (Southwark)
	Documentary film that follows the director's search for a connection with the native dance traditions of his family.
All Day Event	Barnet Horse Fair
	Annual pleasure fair that can trace its origin back to the time of Queen Elizabeth I

10:00 AM	Thames Barrier Closure and Sailing Regatta (Woolwich)
	The Thames Barrier will be closed until 2pm - and a sailing regatta will take place in the morning.
11:00 AM	Epping Forest Festival (Chingford)
	Annual fete and fair held next to Epping Forest.
11:00 AM	Kirkaldy Testing Musum - Open Day (Southwark)
	Monthly open day at the museum of materials testing in Southwark. One very big machine and lots of small ones.
11:00 AM	Old Southwark in the Blitz (Southwark)
	Guided tour around London by Blitz Walkers.
12:00 PM	100 Morris Dancers at the Southbank (Southwark)
	One hundred of the finest morris dancers from across England assemble over two days.
02:00 PM	Arts and Crafts in Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead)
	Exploring Hampstead Garden Suburb from Lutyens' grand Central Square to the delightful Arts and Crafts cottages of the Artisans' Quarter.
02:00 PM	Postal walking tour of London (Clerkenwell)
	For those who want to explore GPO London in depth.
02:30 PM	Carshalton Water Tower and Hermitage
	Montly open day at the Grade II listed 18th century water tower and grounds.
02:30 PM	The Battle of Barnet: a guided walk
	Step back in time and explore the famous Wars of the Roses battlefield of 1471. With Paul Baker, City of London guide.
04:00 PM	Low-Tide walk along Deptford Creek (Deptford)
	A 2.5 hour walk along Deptford Creek at low-tide, nr Greenwich
All Day Event	Barnet Horse Fair
	Annual pleasure fair that can trace its origin back to the time of Queen Elizabeth I
All Day Event	Steam Train Running out of London Bridge
	A steam train will run from London Bridge through Bexleyheath and back

06:30 PM	Geopolitics: Power and Space (Camden)
	A talk on the geopolitics of British power, the Age of Imperialism, the World Wars, the Cold War, and more recent ideas.

06:00 PM	Candlelit evening at Sir John Soane's House (Holborn)
	Monthly evening opening of the museum with the rooms lit by candles.
06:30 PM	For the People, By the People: The New Mapping Revolution (Camden)
	How the changes in digital map and open sourced maps are changing how we see the world.
07:00 PM	Paths of Discovery: Marconi and Modernity (Greenwich)
	A talk about the importance of Marconi, not only in the maritime world but also its relevance today.
07:00 PM	Renewable Energy Generation in Thames Water
	Thames Water generates about 14% of its energy from renewable sources - find out how.
TBA	Battle of Britain flypast over St Paul’s Cathedral (St Paul's Cathedral)
	A flypast over London by a Dakota, Lancaster & Spitfire

10:00 AM	Fighting the Tide (Poplar)
	Come along to help with the annual North Shore reed clearance; a race against the tide as we aim to cut, rake, burn and litter pick up
10:30 AM	Guided Tree Walk (Greenwich)
	A guided walk detailing tree identification and general horticulture of the species identified.
01:00 PM	Global Food Security - Recent Developments and Challenges (Green Park)
	A talk by the UN Special Representative on food security and the current crisis.
06:00 PM	The Great Experiment: the early evolution of the Royal Society
	A talk about the early founding years of the Royal Society and its growing pains.
06:30 PM	The Case of the Pope: Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse (Holborn)
	Geoffrey Robertson QC delivers a devastating indictment of the way the Vatican has run its secret legal system
07:30 PM	Bat Walk & Talk (West Brompton)
	An introductory talk, followed by going into the cemetery looking for bats.

11:00 AM	Exploring St Pancras International (Hampstead)
	Discover how a Victorian Gothic masterpiece and its surroundings are being transformed for the 21st Century.
01:00 PM	The Artificial Ape (Charing Cross)
	Archaeologist Timothy Taylor shows how our early adoption of tools, objects, and, now, technology, has changed the course of human evolution
06:00 PM	A Winter on the Nile talk by Anthony Sattin (Southwark)
	A talk about the time Florence Nightingale visited Egypt and the Nile river.
07:00 PM	Fully charged: Renewable energy and the future of transport (Mayfair)
	Comedian, actor and writer Robert Llewellyn, hosts an event, looking at the future of electricity generation.
08:00 PM	The Knights Templars in London (Southwark)
	This illustrated talk will discuss places in London that were either occupied, owned or had some connection with the Knight Templars.
TBA	Tours of RAF Bentley Priory
	Guided tours of the former headquarters of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain.

10:45 AM	Illumini 2010: Tour of Shoreditch Church Crypt, by Torch light (Whitechapel)
	An atmospheric one hour tour of the Crypt by torch light.
11:00 AM	Illumini 2010: The Occult World of Subterranean London
	The talk will cover where to meet druids, witches and wizards; how to find good tarot readers; the hidden, occult places of London, and more.
02:00 PM	Illumini 2010: Crypts, Creatures and Caverns: the Folklore of Subterranean London
	Dark,tales of London's lost grottos and caverns, strange sewer creatures, urban legends and panics and ghostly goings-on in crypts and catacombs
05:00 PM	Illumini 2010: Subterranean City
	Antony Clayton, author of Subterranean City will talk about various aspects of the inverted city beneath our streets
07:30 PM	Outdoor film in a Cemetery - A Matter of Life and Death (Peckham)
	Nunhead Cemetery is the venue for a free outdoor screening of 1946 classic, A Matter of Life and Death
TBA	Tours of RAF Bentley Priory
	Guided tours of the former headquarters of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain.

10:00 AM	Open day at RAF Bentley Priory
	Open day at the former headquarters of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain.
11:00 AM	Illumini 2010: Living London uncovers the mysteries that lie beneath us
	Find out about secret tunnels and rooms that exist in our city.
02:00 PM	Illumini 2010: Eighth Wonder of the world
	Robert Hulse, Director of The Brunel Museum, tells the story of the men who dug the Brunel Tunnel
02:00 PM	London Bridge & The City of London in the Night Blitz (Southwark)
	Guided tour around London by Blitz Walkers.
04:30 PM	Illumini 2010: What lurks beneath - spirits and spectres of subterranean London
	Rosie Murdie, ghost investigator and member of The Ghost Club will tell some of the ghostly tales associated with subterranean London.
All Day Event	Landscaping: Artists, Maps and Britian (Camden)
	A whole day of presentations, screenings and discussion exploring the contemporary cultural mapping of Britain
All Day Event	Thames Festival (Southwark)
	A weekend of events culminating in a firework display.

10:00 AM	BioBlitz (Bow)
	Come and join our scientists, naturalists and other experts, for a day of fun and discovery in Tower Hamlets Nature reserve.
11:00 AM	Illumini 2010: Post Office underground miniature Train
	A talk on the post office miniature underground railway, which was used to carry post through central London
12:00 PM	The Spitalfields Show and Green Fair (Whitechapel)
	Annual Horticultural Show displaying fruit, flowers and vegetables, home-made produce and handicrafts plus a whole range of stalls
02:00 PM	A Century of Cinema: 1910s (East Finchley)
	A series of silent films with live piano accompaniment as part of the Phoenix Cinema centenary.
03:30 PM	Illumini 2010: Mysteries & ghosts of London Underground
	A talk from a member of London Underground Staff, covering the baffling mysteries & ghosts on the Tube.
All Day Event	Amersham Heritage Open Day
	Annual event that is notable for usually running heritage trains to Amersham as well as the events within the town itself.
All Day Event	Thames Festival (Southwark)
	A weekend of events culminating in a firework display.
TBA	Guided towpath walk to St. Pancras Water Tower (Islington)
	Guided towpath walk to St. Pancras Water Tower, for panoramic views of the area.

06:00 PM	Sudan - Darfur and the Failure of an African State? (Green Park)
	The African editor of The Economist will talk about the current situation in Sudan.
06:00 PM	The Victorians: Time and Space (Barbican)
	A talk about the changes in communication and travel that redefined 'time' for the Victorians

11:00 AM	Illumini 2010: Silver Vaults
	A virtual tour through the underground jewelers workshops of Hatton Garden
01:00 PM	Comets: ghostly wanderers in space (Picadilly)
	This talk will explain scientists’ efforts to understand the history and composition of comets.
01:30 PM	Illumini 2010: Empire of Shadows
	This talk explores Victorian London's criminal underworld through the plays of the day.
02:00 PM	Illumini 2010: Tour of Shoreditch Church Crypt by Torch light (Whitechapel)
	An atmospheric one hour tour of the Crypt by torch light.
04:00 PM	Illumini 2010: Into the Belly of the Beast: Exploring London's Sewers
	This talk will consider the allure of London's sewers, past and present.
07:00 PM	Bloodhound Project - 133,000 HP, 1,000 mph and a new generation of British engineers (Mayfair)
	A talk about the British attempt to retake the land speed record.

02:00 PM	Illumini 2010: Living London uncovers the mysteries that lie beneath us
	Walking tour focusing on the subterranean secrets under the streets.
03:00 PM	Spitfire flypast over Central London (Pimlico)
	Flypast over Whitehall by a Spitfire plane.
06:00 PM	Breaking into the Museum (Barbican)
	15 young Londoners are allowed into closed off parts of the Museum of London - they filmed the results.
06:00 PM	The Quest for Meaning (Charing Cross)
	Philosopher and scholar Tariq Ramadan asks: how can different religious traditions move beyond tolerant co-existence to mutual respect and enrichment
06:30 PM	Britain Votes 2010 (Green Park)
	The Hansard Society will be hosting a talk by Prof John Curtice, followed by panel discussion and Q&A session.
06:30 PM	The Challange of Climate Change (Camden)
	Lord Puttnam will explore the Challenges of Climate Change on both sides of the Atlantic.
07:00 PM	Andy McNab: Spoken from the front 2 (Chelsea)
	Andy Mc Nab will tell the stories of what he describes as modern-day heroes fighting modern-day wars.
07:00 PM	Conspirator - Lenin in Exile (Bloomsbury)
	A talk about Lenin's 17-year exile from Russia moving across Europe.
07:00 PM	Who is winning the media war in Afghanistan? (Bayswater)
	Debate on whether the UK media is reporting the war in Afghanistan accurately.

01:00 PM	The End of Discovery (Charing Cross)
	Russell Stannard asks whether or not we are approaching the absolute limits of what we can know about ourselves and the world.
05:00 PM	HJS Event: Transatlantic Trends 2010 (Green Park)
	A talk by the German Marshall Fund on transatlantic affairs and a new report on the same.
05:30 PM	Genetic changes that make new species (Picadilly)
	Evening lecture by Mohamed Noor discussing the more recent genetic debates, areas of consensus and areas of ambiguity
06:00 PM	How liturgy affected the development of the organ
	A talk about the church organ at St Margaret's Church in Lothbury
07:00 PM	Richard Dannatt: Leading from the front (Chelsea)
	Former Chief of General Staff, sir Richard Dannatt will be discussing his career in the British Army.

01:00 PM	Pictures in the sky: the origin and history of the constellations
	Illustrated talk on how the Greeks designed the constellations we still use today.

02:00 PM	Blackheath & Greenwich at War (Blackheath)
	Guided tour around London by Blitz Walkers.

10:00 AM	Horseman's Sunday (Bayswater)
	A parade of 100 horses as part of an annual tradition by the vicar of St John's Church
02:00 PM	Guided Tour of Copped Hall
	Guided tour of this Georgian mansion - currently being restored - as well as the gardens.

04:30 PM	Managing Natural Resource Rents: China and Africa (Holborn)
	Is China's strategy - of negotiating deals in which resources are exchanged for infrastructure - beneficial or a new variant of the plunder of Africa?
06:30 PM	Mobile Phones for Development (Holborn)
	What impact can mobiles have on those previously excluded from financial services and communications networks?

12:30 PM	Camden's Railway Heritage (Fleet Street)
	A talk about the little known features of the former goods depot and the Camden Incline.
06:00 PM	Britain in the 20th Century - Progress and Decline (Barbican)
	The impact of the loss of Empire and the growth of the government as state on Britain
06:30 PM	Designing by measure: Sir Christopher Wren and St Paul's Cathedral (Tottenham Court Road)
	A talk on how Wren's design methods at St Paul's were tailored to his system of payment for masonry construction 'by measure'.
06:30 PM	Industrial Revolution or Agricultural Revolution? (Holborn)
	A panel debate on the relative importance of industrial and agricultural revolution in the developing countries.
06:45 PM	The Middle East Peace Process is a Charade: An Intelligence Squared Debate
	A (slightly pricey) debate on the Middle-East peace process.
07:00 PM	The US midterm elections: What's at stake? (Bayswater)
	As the US midterm elections approach we will be discussing their significance for Barack Obama's Presidency.

06:30 PM	On Writing: High, Low and everything in Between (Holborn)
	TV Historian, Simon Schama introduces his latest book.
06:30 PM	Moquette For London (Covent Garden)
	An evening of talks, exhibition and craft celebrating the London Underground's Moquette

01:00 PM	The Way We Were: Britain at the Start of the Seventies (Charing Cross)
	Historian Dominic Sandbrook looks back at an era that profoundly shaped our present - one of strikes, bombs and blackouts, but also creativity, energy
02:00 PM	Fictional obscenities: Lesbianism and censorship in the early 20th century (Kew)
	A talk about the banning of novels whose narratives featured same sex relations between women.
06:45 PM	Guided Walk - Going Batty For Bats
	A nocturnal stroll through Hyde Park & Kensington Gardens.
07:00 PM	Freud, Jung, and the Black Tide of Mud (Hampstead)
	A talk on Freud and Jung's relationship to the occult, how it affected their relationship to each other
07:00 PM	New Labour: The Legacy (Bloomsbury)
	Political journalists Polly Toynbee, David Walker and Steve Richards discuss their new books.
07:00 PM	Nuclear Power: Green Power? (South Kensington)
	Should more nuclear power plants be built in the UK? Can they provide a greener and more secure energy future?
07:00 PM	Should science journalists take sides? (Mayfair)
	Panel debate on the increasingly controversial issue of science reporting in the popular press.

07:45 PM	Lal Mohun Ghose and Indian Nationalism in Deptford (Lewisham)
	A talk about Lal Mohun, an Indian nationalist who for a few years lived in Deptford and in 1885 stood for Parliament as a Liberal

11:00 AM	Beating the Bounds of the Games (Homerton)
	Find out about the colourful characters who lived and worked in Hackney Wick
12:00 PM	Great River Race
	A river race featuring hundreds of boats - from Docklands to Richmond
02:00 PM	Lodgers and Lodging Houses in Victorian and Edwardian London (Farringdon)
	A look at the Victorian rented home and serviced lodgings.
08:00 PM	Walk London - Autumn Ambles
	A weekend of guided walks around London

10:30 AM	Great Gorilla run (City of London)
	Come and g(ape) at this charity fun run in which 1,000 people, all dressed as gorillas, run through the streets of London.
11:00 AM	Waterloo, Aldwych & the western City of London in the Blitz (Southwark)
	Guided tour around London by Blitz Walkers.
01:00 PM	Pearly Kings & Queens - Harvest Festival (Bishopsgate)
	Annual service and parade by London's Pearly Kings & Queens
08:00 PM	Walk London - Autumn Ambles
	A weekend of guided walks around London

06:00 PM	The Role of the Media in Post-Conflict Societies (Barbican)
	A look at how popular radio shows shaped the Northern Ireland peace process.

12:00 PM	Admission of City of London Sheriffs (Bishopsgate)
	A parade of the newly elected Sheriffs at London's Guildhall
06:00 PM	Beyond Crisis: The world's next decade and the implications for organisations (Barbican)
	A look at how organisations can face the next decade in an era of change.
06:30 PM	Bishopsgate Library Tour
	Our evening tours of the refurbished Grade II* listed library provide an opportunity to find out more about the Library’s history
06:30 PM	Crisis and Recovery; Ethics, Economics and Justice (Camden)
	The Archbishop of Canterbury and others discuss the global injustices highlighted by the financial crisis.

02:00 PM	Tracing the Beatles' London (Farringdon)
	A look at the London of the Beetle's era - using photos and discussion
06:00 PM	Green, White and Blue Nation: Britain, the Sea and National Identity since 1600 (Greenwich)
	This lecture will look at how definitions of ‘Britishness’ changed over the early modern and modern eras since 1600
06:30 PM	Conserving biodiversity. Whose money? Whose rules? (Bloomsbury)
	A panel debate on the costs and advantages of retaining biodiversity in South Africa.
06:30 PM	Franklin and Interiors (Charing Cross)
	A talk about Franklin's contemporary description of the interiors of his home.
07:00 PM	19th Century Anarchists and the World that Never Was (Hackney)
	A talk about the terrorist threat that swept across Europe at the end of the 19th Century
07:00 PM	Pervez Musharraf in Conversation: An Intelligence Squared Event (Kensington)
	Former Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf gives a lecture.

01:00 PM	Pathfinders: The golden age of Arabic science (Charing Cross)
	Jim Al-Khalili highlights the rich Arab heritage in our understanding of science today.
06:30 PM	Lord Hattersley on Lloyd George - the great outsider (Holborn)
	Former deputy leader of the Labour Party, Roy Hattersley introduces his latest book on David Lloyd George.
06:45 PM	Underground to Hampstead: 100 years in Posters (Hampstead)
	Talk by Claire Dobbin, Senior Curator at London Transport Museum
07:00 PM	Strange Genius of Sir John Soane (Hackney)
	Tim Knox, Director of Sir John Soane's Museum talks about the man and his works.
08:30 PM	Major test of river collision plans (Southwark)
	A drill test of a major collision in the river will take place in the evening - expect smoke and maybe helicopters.

10:00 AM	Real Food Market at Southbank Centre (Southwark)
	Now monthly 'farmers market' at the Southbank centre organised by the Real Food Festival

11:00 AM	Kirkaldy Testing Musum - Open Day (Southwark)
	Monthly open day at the museum of materials testing in Southwark. One very big machine and lots of small ones.

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