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Mon, 1 Mar, 2010
03:00 AM Rehearsal for a State Visit (Westminster)
  This is a note that parts of Whitehall will be closed to traffic for an early morning rehearsal for a ceremonial event.
01:00 PM Foreign Artists in 16th Century London (Barbican)
   A talk on the artists working in London at that time, the reasons for their coming to London and the welcome they received.
06:30 PM Top incomes in the long run of history (Holborn)
  Are top income shares high by the standards of the past? Is Britain different from other countries?
Tue, 2 Mar, 2010
01:15 PM Energy and climate change; clearing the fog (Bloomsbury)
  Looking at the various options available to counter the effects of climate change
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 Fun Inc: Why Games are the 21st Century's Most Serious Business (Trafalgar Square)
With over 350 million players worldwide, computer gaming has become a seriously big business. But is it also an emerging art-form?
07:00 PM God is Back: How the global rise of faith is changing the world (Holborn)
  Are we facing new wars of religion - or is there a way for modernity and faith to co-exist?
07:30 PM Russian Arts and Crafts in Britain (Bloomsbury)
  A talk by Robert Chenciner, art historian and ethnographer who specialises in Russian art.
TBA Thames 21 Deep Clean
  The lowest daytime tide for 5 years offers a chance to help clean the river shoreline
Wed, 3 Mar, 2010
10:00 AM State Visit by the President of South Africa
  Public events related to the be a State Visit by the President of South Africa.
02:00 PM The First London Olympics (Farringdon)
With the countdown to 2012 well underway we look at some of the characters and controversies of the 1908 Games.
05:15 PM Dragon's Breath: One Man's adventure in Dragons' Den (Greenwich)
A talk about driving success by Vince Pender MD of Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest health care company.
06:00 PM Sky TV and Innovation in the Media (Holborn)
  Jeremy Darroch, CEO of Sky TV, will be discussing the various changes currently affecting the media industry
06:30 PM The Bible: A History (Camden)
  Three writers and journalists discuss The Bible - in assocation with the recent Channel 4 TV series.
07:00 PM Not In My Back Yard (South Kensington)
  With pressure on ageing infrastructures mounting, is it time to put projects of national importance ahead of local concerns?
TBA Thames 21 Deep Clean
  The lowest daytime tide for 5 years offers a chance to help clean the river shoreline
Thu, 4 Mar, 2010
12:00 PM International Law in the 21st Century (Green Park)
A discussion with Judge Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
12:30 PM The Native Canadians in World War One (Chelsea)
  Weekly lunchtime talks at the National Army Museum.
06:00 PM Nature, Nurture or Neither: The view from the genes (Picadilly)
  Debating the nature vs nurture debate and how both work in concert.
06:00 PM Sir Hans Sloane & Chocolate (Southwark)
   Discover the fascinating story of chocolates long, rich history
06:00 PM The Russo-Turkish War, 1875-1878
  This is the least-known of the wars discussed in this series of lectures, yet it was of crucial importance for Europe.
06:30 PM Humans riding on the backs of Dinosaurs (Bloomsbury)
  Join Dr. John Troyer for a pictorial tour of the twenty-seven million dollar Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky USA.
06:30 PM Writing National History
  Given recent pressures towards fragmentation, does the nation still provide a satisfactory framework for historical enquiry?
07:30 PM Silk-weavers' Tenement Housing in Georgian Spitalfields
  In this talk, Peter Guillery reconstructs the character of Georgian Spitalfields
Fri, 5 Mar, 2010
12:00 PM Clowns International Clowns' Gallery and Museum (Hackney)
  Monthly opening of the Clown museum archive.
07:30 PM The Legacy of Social Housing
  Review the legacy of social housing in the East End, its relevance to current housing needs and the contribution of recent developments
Sat, 6 Mar, 2010
11:00 AM Photo Scavanger Hunt in East London (Poplar)
  A photo based quiz/scavenger hunt organised by the Museum of Docklands.
02:00 PM Stepney Way (Barbican)
  Walk leader Cwti Green guides this East End London walk that looks at the development of the suburbs outside the City of London.
02:30 PM Lewis Carroll and photography: Exposing the truth (Camden)
  Scholar Edward Wakeling’s illustrated talk examines the impressive reality of Carroll’s photography
TBA Everything Stops for Tea (Southwark)
  A talk looking at the role of the Ministry of Food, supplies from the Empire and the importance of tea drinking during WW2
Sun, 7 Mar, 2010
10:00 AM Practical Nature Conservation (Bow)
  Join BTCV in the park for a day improving the park for wildlife and people. All tools and training provided.
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 Low-Tide walk along Deptford Creek (Deptford)
  A 2.5 hour walk along Deptford Creek at low-tide, nr Greenwich
TBA Everything Stops for Tea (Southwark)
  A talk looking at the role of the Ministry of Food, supplies from the Empire and the importance of tea drinking during WW2
Mon, 8 Mar, 2010
01:00 PM Canaletto: Grand Designs (Barbican)
  How did the artist Canaletto feel about being driven from London, his adoptive home in 1755?
05:30 PM Humanoid Robots - Driving the Future (Temple/Aldwych)
A lecture on the both the technology of androids, and the ethics their developmwent raises.
06:00 PM Provisioning an Atlantic Metropolis: New York City, 1780-1860 (Holborn)
  A look at how the City of New York moved from a controlled food chain to the open market that pervades today.
06:15 PM The East Festival Architecture Debate
  Leading architects, critics and commentators will discuss whether architecture is still a 'creative industry' and question London's status.
06:30 PM Clement Attlee and the Founding of the Welfare State (Farringdon)
   Francis Beckett talks about Clem Attlee with reference to his biography on him.
06:30 PM Tristram Hunt: Trafalgar Square (Picadilly)
  A series of talks on notable sites within London
07:00 PM Little minds, big ideas (Mayfair)
  Explore how the study of young children's minds can shed light on some profound ideas about what it means to be human.
07:00 PM Russia, Iran and the Middle East (Bloomsbury)
  This talk will seek to provide the broader context of Russia's engagement with Iran and the Middle East.
07:30 PM The Technological Revolution in London's Lea Valley
  A look at the technological revolution in Lea Valley and how these developments continue to affect the architecture and landscape of the region.
Tue, 9 Mar, 2010
01:15 PM Humans riding on the backs of Dinosaurs (Bloomsbury)
  A crucial event in the formation of the culture and identity of Britain occurred 1,600 years ago - or did it?
06:00 PM Shakespeare Domesticated: Private Theatricals and the Enlightenment Public Sphere (Bloomsbury)
  A lecture on research into private performances of Shakespeare in the eighteenth century.
06:30 PM Parliamentary Reform Lecture Series (Green Park)
In the run up to the general election the Hansard Society has asked the three main parties to lay out their party's plans for parliamentary reform.
06:30 PM Living Buildings (Tottenham Court Road)
  Donald Insall shares his philosophy of building conservation - inc the restoration of Windsor Castle after the 1992 fire.
06:30 PM Myths and realities: Are we what we eat? (Camden)
  Researchers, policy makers and practitioners explore our attitudes to food: what we eat, what we buy, how we shop and how we cook.
06:30 PM The End of the Party: The Rise and Fall of New Labour (Trafalgar Square)
Andrew Rawnsley talks about his latest political book on the Labour Party
06:30 PM The new Medieval Europe Galleries at the British Museum (Barbican)
  Monthly talk by the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society
07:00 PM Choose your Weapons with Douglas Hurd (Chelsea)
  In conversation with former Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd
07:00 PM Rebuild or Refurbish?
  This debate considers whether the recent focus on new building is benefiting the architecture and communities of East London.
Wed, 10 Mar, 2010
02:00 PM The shaky foundation legends of some London churches (Fulham)
  An illustrated talk by John Clark, formerly Senior Curator at the Museum of London.
06:00 PM Europe and America: Worlds Apart? (Green Park)
A talk by Professor Baldwin on the differences, and similarities between the USA and European societies.
06:00 PM Mind-Body Problems: Science, Fiction, and God (Holborn)
  What happens when a novelist and philosopher talks to a cognitive neuroscientist about faith, reason, fiction, and God?
06:30 PM The Merlin In Afghanistan (The Hyde)
  Squadron Leader Simon Reade will explore the role of the Merlin Helicopter in Afghanistan using archive footage from the campaign.
08:00 PM Just Desserts - A fabulous pudding tasting (Fulham)
   The Create chefs will share the secrets of how to make an easy dessert that will impress.
Thu, 11 Mar, 2010
12:30 PM Target Force: The Race for Nazi War Secrets (Chelsea)
  Weekly lunchtime talks at the National Army Museum.
01:15 PM Do books have a future? (Bloomsbury)
  The lecture looks at whether books can survive or whether they have reached the end of their shelf life.
02:00 PM The Hearth Tax: an overview (Kew)
  In an overview of the history of the Hearth Tax, Pete Seaman will discuss which documents are the most useful to the historian.
06:00 PM Health privacy in the Internet age. Risks and opportunities (Holborn)
  The lecture examines the risks and opportunities related to the electronic processing of health information, taking into account the main legal issues
06:00 PM The politics of architecture in Tudor and Stuart London (Barbican)
  How the Tudor and Stuart monarchs used the buildings of London to boost their power and influence.
06:00 PM Town and Crown: Why London never became an imperial captial (Barbican)
  How London developed differently from the other great capitals of Europe, thanks to our constitutional monarchy.
06:30 PM Carol Dyhouse - Author of Glamour: Women, History, Feminism (Bloomsbury)
A talking looking at how we understand 'Glamour'. Has it empowered women or turned them into objects?
06:30 PM Monuments of the Incas revisited (Victoria)
   This lecture will deal with thrilling recent research into the Incas' architectural legacy.
07:00 PM Panel Discussion: Stamps in the 21st Century (Clerkenwell)
A discussion on stamp design and the future of stamps, with special guests from across the spectrum of philately and stamp design.
08:00 PM Crime & Punishment in Essex 1700–1900 (Debden)
   From the mid-18th century the legal system in England and the brutal punishment of criminals began to change.
08:00 PM Unknown Ghosts of London (Southwark)
   This talk will look at some of London's ghosts ranging from haunted old Prisons, a stately mansion, a court house and a West End cinema.
08:15 PM Water Desalination (Hampstead)
  A talk on the various technologies for desalinating water in arid countries.
All Day Event The commercial explotation of Thames Chinese mitten crabs (Picadilly)
  All day seminar on the Chinese Mitten Crab and how to deal with it as a pest, or a food in the UK.
Fri, 12 Mar, 2010
01:00 PM Guided Walk - Art & Architecture
A guided walk around Hyde Park looking at the buildings and monuments
04:00 PM Bloomsbury Past and Present (Bloomsbury)
  Visitors will have the chance to hear from experts on literature and journalism, architectural history, urban geography and history of the occult.
Sat, 13 Mar, 2010
10:00 AM Museum Depot Open Weekend - London's transport in miniature (Acton)
   Weekend opening of the Transport Museum's 'overflow' depot.
11:00 AM See further with science (Bloomsbury)
  Meet British Museum scientists and conservators to discover how science unlocks secrets behind some of the Museum’s most iconic objects
11:00 AM Sun Spotting and Become a Solar Scientist (Greenwich)
  A chance to see the sun via telescopes and learn more about our nearest star.
02:30 PM Upstairs downstairs (Barbican)
  A walk around Belgravia - but focusing on the domestic servants aspect of the grand houses.
All Day Event Steam Train (70013 Oliver Cromwell) in East & North London
  This is a note that a Steam Train will run through East and North London.
TBA Wonderful Women of Whitechapel and Spitalfields (Whitechapel)
  Visit sites associated with women who have defined Whitechapel and Spitalfields.
Sun, 14 Mar, 2010
10:00 AM Museum Depot Open Weekend - London's transport in miniature (Acton)
   Weekend opening of the Transport Museum's 'overflow' depot.
11:00 AM Sun Spotting and Become a Solar Scientist (Greenwich)
  A chance to see the sun via telescopes and learn more about our nearest star.
Mon, 15 Mar, 2010
12:00 PM Guided tour of Goldsmith's Hall (Cheapside, City of London)
   Occasional tours of the grand surroundings of Goldsmiths Hall in the City of London.
06:30 PM Parliamentary Reform Lecture Series (Green Park)
   In the run up to the general election the Hansard Society has asked the three main parties to lay out their party's plans for parliamentary reform.
06:30 PM Why Work? Marx and Human Nature (Farringdon)
   Why do people work - and sometimes get pleasure from it - and how that relates to Capitalism
Tue, 16 Mar, 2010
06:00 PM The Ganic Case - Justice...or Politics? (Green Park)
Was the recent arrest of Ejup Ganic motivated by political concerns - or just a plain application of the law?
06:30 PM Any Port in a Storm (Bloomsbury)
  An evening sampling different port wines, along with a talk about the history of the fortified wines
06:30 PM Independent MPs - what can they bring to Parliament? (Green Park)
A debate on the forthcoming election and the impact of the expected influx of independently minded MPs
06:30 PM Judging a Book by its Cover (Farringdon)
  Panel debate on the future of book design and whether the dustjacket will go the way of the album sleeve in the digital age.
06:30 PM Towards a Better Tomorrow? The Crucial Role of Social Science
  Polly Toynbee and David Willetts MP debate the social sciences.
07:00 PM An Audience with Barbara Hulanicki - The Designer and Founder of BIBA
  A chance to see the documentary 'Beyond Biba', followed by a Q&A session with Barbara Hulanicki.
07:00 PM JOURNALISM IN LONDON: Investigative Journalism
  A talk revealing the secrets of spies, murders, financial crime and the dark arts of journalism itself.
07:00 PM Living in the Sun's Atmosphere (Greenwich)
  A talk on the space between the planets and explains how events on the Sun can affect the Earth in surprising ways.
07:00 PM The eerie silence: Are we alone in the universe? (Mayfair)
  Are we in fact alone in the vastness of the universe or is ET out there, but not sending any messages our way?
08:15 PM Timothy Garton Ash in conversation with Jon Snow (Bayswater)
  Timothy Garton Ash will be discussing his career to date and his latest book with Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow.
Wed, 17 Mar, 2010
05:00 PM New Labour, Xenophobia and Immigration (Holborn)
  A debate on the rise of racism and xenophobia in British society
06:00 PM Earthwatch lecture: Farming and sustainable environments (South Kensington)
Earthwatch scientists discuss the conflict between increased demand for food and the need for sustainable farming.
06:00 PM Eerie Silence (Picadilly)
This talk will look at the latest discoveries on the most intriguing question in science - are we alone in the universe?
06:00 PM The Impacts and Legacies of the Olympic Games
This event presents the findings of recent research by Staff in ABE into the impacts and legacies of the Olympic Games.
06:30 PM Fighting for Churchill? The ordinary British soldier in the Second World War (Green Park)
   A talk examining the impact of combat on the ordinary soldier and analysing their motivation for fighting.
Thu, 18 Mar, 2010
11:00 AM The Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the 17th-century (Greenwich)
  A talk on the Barbary pirates, and the themes of corsairs, conquests and captivity in the 17th-century Mediterranean.
01:00 PM A very corporate affair: London's slave trade (Barbican)
  Curator Tom Wareham outlines the development of London's role and the nature of its links with the slave trade.
01:05 PM Europe as a Global Actor? A Conversation with Javier Solana (Holborn)
  After ten years of serving as EU High Representative for CFSP, Javier Solana reflects on the achievements and challenges ahead for Europe
04:00 PM Golden harvest: the British naval prize system, 1793–1815 (Greenwich)
A talk about the prize money culture in the Royal Navy during the wars with France.
06:00 PM Siphonophores: tangled tentacles or ocean predators? (Picadilly)
  This talk will cover basic taxonomy and body plans and give some insights into the fascinating and unique feeding strategies employed by siphonophores
06:00 PM When water does not boil at boiling point
Deciphering the myth that water boils at 100°C under normal atmospheric pressure.
06:30 PM Parliamentary Reform Lecture Series (Green Park)
   In the run up to the general election the Hansard Society has asked the three main parties to lay out their party's plans for parliamentary reform.
06:30 PM Personal Rapid Transport Systems (Bloomsbury)
A talk about the automated 'cars' that are about to be introduced at Heathrow Airport
07:00 PM Making Public Histories
  A look at how different media shapes how we look at historic events.
07:00 PM The Famous Fanny Burney - Performed by Karin Fernald (Fleet Street)
  A solo show based on the journals and letters of Fanny Burney, later Madame D'Arblay (1752-1840)
07:15 PM Interview with a Witch: Marian Green Speaks to Christina Oakley Harrington (Covent Garden)
  The life and times of the UK's most famous witch.
07:30 PM Lost London in Photos
  A talk by the author of a photo book covering photos of the city from Victorian to modern times.
Fri, 19 Mar, 2010
12:00 PM Pilgrim badges (Barbican)
  A chance to see and handle some medieval Pilgrim's Badges - many of which have not been on display before
01:00 PM Reel London - Treasures of the Councils of London (Farringdon)
  A showing of old promotional films made by the former London County Council and GLC
07:00 PM The Famous Fanny Burney - Performed by Karin Fernald (Fleet Street)
  A solo show based on the journals and letters of Fanny Burney, later Madame D'Arblay (1752-1840)
07:00 PM The miraculous disaster of immortality (Mayfair)
  Understanding why we age and die might enable us to achieve that ultimate goal - immortality. But what kind of life would eternal life be?
07:00 PM The miraculous disaster of immortality (Mayfair)
  Understanding why we age and die might enable us to achieve that ultimate goal - immortality. But what kind of life would eternal life be?
Sat, 20 Mar, 2010
09:00 AM Carters Steam Fair in Battersea Park (South Lambeth)
  Traditional steam based funfair visits London for the weekend
10:00 AM Study Day: Labour on Labour
  This one-day event will ask today’s labour movement to describe the people or groups who inspired them in their beliefs and politics
10:30 AM WW2 Reenactment Group at Military Museum (Woolwich)
   A team of re-enactors will be portraying airborne Royal Artillery Gunners who took part in 'Operation Varsity' in 1944
11:00 AM Fulham Foreshore Clean-up (Fulham)
  Help to clean up the riverside foreshore in Fulham
11:00 AM Hackney History Walks - Monuments and Memories (Clapton)
  Guided tour around St John at Hackney Church - one of the area's dominant landmark buildings.
01:30 PM Wild Food Walk (Bow)
  Join us for an edible, guided walk and have a nibble around the park learning about what foods can be eaten from the wild at this season.
Sun, 21 Mar, 2010
09:00 AM Carters Steam Fair in Battersea Park (South Lambeth)
  Traditional steam based funfair visits London for the weekend
10:00 AM Low-Tide walk along Deptford Creek (Deptford)
   A 2.5 hour walk along Deptford Creek at low-tide, nr Greenwich
10:30 AM London Film Day - Film Locations and History at Somerset House (Temple/Aldwych)
  Tour of Somerset House focusing on its use in film and TV shows
10:30 AM WW2 Reenactment Group at Military Museum (Woolwich)
   A team of re-enactors will be portraying airborne Royal Artillery Gunners who took part in 'Operation Varsity' in 1944
02:00 PM Guided Tour of Copped Hall
   Guided tour of this Georgian mansion - currently being restored - as well as the gardens.
TBA Dockyard dictionary (Poplar)
  Spoken-word artist Germander Speedwell marks World Poetry Day by leading a wordy wander around the docks.
Mon, 22 Mar, 2010
01:00 PM Feliks Topolski: Eye witness to the 20th Century (Barbican)
  A look at Topolski, who spent 14 years working on a 600ft mural in the railway arches in Waterloo.
Tue, 23 Mar, 2010
06:30 PM With Winston Churchill at the Front (Green Park)
  This talk will take a detailed look at his time 'at the front' and show how Churchill proved to be a very able, if unusual, leader of men.
07:00 PM People, Place and the Interpretation of Time (Greenwich)
  Panel debate on the concept of time, social exchange and economics prior to an art event on the Jubilee Line.
07:00 PM The Blackest Streets (Barbican)
  Sarah Wise, author of 'The Blackest Streets', discusses the nature of the crowded slums of 19th-century London
Wed, 24 Mar, 2010
04:00 PM Launch of 'New Architecture in Japan' and talk by Yuki and Edmund Sumner (Camden)
A talk and photo book launch focusing on architecture in Japan.
05:30 PM Creativity, Innovation and Design (South Kensington)
This presentation will explore the tensions involved with creativity, the value and use of creative tools in engineering and the importance of design.
06:00 PM Alfred Hitchcock's London Odyssey: Location Art in the Capital (Trafalgar Square)
An illustrated talk by Sandra Shevey on the London set design of film director Alfred Hitchcock.
06:30 PM A View From the Foothills - Talk and book signing With Chris Mullin (Farringdon)
   Chris Mullin MP talks about his book on the life in the New Labour Government from 1999 to 2007
06:30 PM St John Passion at St Paul's Cathedral (St Paul's Cathedral)
  Free concert of Bach's famous musical composition for Easter.
06:30 PM Towards a Greener Building Industry (Bloomsbury)
A debate about low energy design in new building projects
07:00 PM Is the age of celebrity-obsessed media coming to an end? (Bayswater)
  A group of journalists discuss the state of celebrity dominated news media.
07:00 PM The Web: The Ultimate Propaganda Machine? (South Kensington)
What happens when authoritarian governments try to control internet activisim
Thu, 25 Mar, 2010
12:30 PM Sir Thomas Fairfax and the English Revolution (Chelsea)
  Weekly lunchtime talks at the National Army Museum.
01:30 PM The art of Benin (Bloomsbury)
Anthropologist Nigel Barley brings to life the spectacular art and culture of the West African kingdom of Benin in an illustrated talk
02:00 PM Guided Walk - 19th Century Pioneers
A walk that will look at the achievements of a group of influential people who are remembered with statues and memorials in Kensington Gardens.
06:00 PM Southwark Lore (Southwark)
  An evening of Southwark history from an esoteric point of view
07:00 PM Russia: a 19th-Century Power in a 21st Century World? (Bloomsbury)
  A talk with diplomat, Sir Tony Brenton on the current Russian political situation.
07:00 PM The Big Itch with Strange Attractor (Hackney)
  A lament for the UK's declining flea population followed by an introduction to bed bugs
07:00 PM The Honey Bee - Gateway to biology, cultural icon and agricultural helper (Kew)
  A talk by Professor Ratnieks - the leading authority on honey bee biology, bee keeping and other social insects
Fri, 26 Mar, 2010
11:00 AM Easter Chocolate Festival (Southwark)
  The Chocolate Festival returns to Southbank Centre just in time to shop for all your Easter treats.
01:00 PM Medieval marriage (Barbican)
   Lunchtime talk on the subject of medieval women and marriage.
01:00 PM Reporting Thames: Through the Lens of a Thames Television Cameraman (Farringdon)
  An afternoon of silent film clips taken as footage for Thames TV news reports
07:00 PM The History of Swearing, The World of John Willie and the Community of Time Travellers (Hackney)
  The talks on three strange topics.
Sat, 27 Mar, 2010
08:00 AM Steam train (60019 Bittern) running through North London (Camden)
  A famous, and visually distinctive steam train, the 60019 Bittrn will steam from Euston Station towards Manchester
09:00 AM Carters Steam Fair in Battersea Park (South Lambeth)
  Traditional steam based funfair visits London for the weekend
11:00 AM Easter Chocolate Festival (Southwark)
  The Chocolate Festival returns to Southbank Centre just in time to shop for all your Easter treats.
11:00 AM Hackney History Walks - Monuments and Memories (Clapton)
  Guided tour around St John at Hackney Church - one of the area's dominant landmark buildings.
All Day Event From Enlightenment to Romanticism c. 1780–1830 (Bloomsbury)
  lectures and gallery talks on topics including Grand Tourists, public science, Sir John Soane, and the Enlightenment Gallery.
All Day Event The City Musick (Barbican)
  All-day seminar on the London Waits, the official City musicians in the 16th to 18th centuries.
Sun, 28 Mar, 2010
09:00 AM Carters Steam Fair in Battersea Park (South Lambeth)
  Traditional steam based funfair visits London for the weekend
11:00 AM Easter Chocolate Festival (Southwark)
  The Chocolate Festival returns to Southbank Centre just in time to shop for all your Easter treats.
11:00 AM Walking tour of Stoke Newington (Barbican)
  Find out how Stoke Newington grew from a small village on the edge of north London into a smart eighteenth-century suburb.
TBA The First UK Underground Farmers & Craft Market (Willesden)
  A 'farmers market' with crafts and talks
Mon, 29 Mar, 2010
06:30 PM Pushkin, the Russian Autocracy and Rebellion (Farringdon)
   Professor Robert Chandler, the author of a recent book on the greatest of Russian poets, looks at the politics of Pushkin.
Tue, 30 Mar, 2010
07:30 PM JOURNALISM IN LONDON: The Wapping Strike
  Andy McSmith looks at the Wapping dispute between Rupert Murdoch's company and the print union.
Wed, 31 Mar, 2010
06:00 PM Alfred Hitchcock's London Odyssey: Location Art in the Capital (Trafalgar Square)
An illustrated talk by Sandra Shevey on the recurring theme of food in Hitchcock's films.
06:30 PM Broonland: The Last Days of Gordon Brown (Bloomsbury)
Christopher Harvie MSP in conversation with Guardian feature writer and author, Andy Beckett.
06:30 PM Transport for London's Ivan Bennett - Defining a City (Southwark)
  Talk by TfL London Buses' product designer on street furniture and signage design
07:00 PM Laughlab (Mayfair)
  Professor Richard Wiseman talks about his quest to find the world's funiest joke
07:00 PM Laughlab (Mayfair)
  Richard Wiseman talks about his research to find the world's funniest joke
Thu, 1 Apr, 2010
06:00 PM Sir Hans Sloane: Enlightenment Surgery (Southwark)
   Hear about some of the surgeons who joined the Royal Society and worked to elevate the staus of the profession.
06:30 PM PhotoSocial: Creative Commons
  A debate about the future of photography and copyright issues
07:30 PM Idle Women - Results of Further Research (Islington)
   The nickname 'Idle Women' was given to canal boatwomen who worked on the canals in World War 2 to replace men called to the armed forces.

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