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| Saturday, 27th February |
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| Sunday, 28th February |
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| Monday, 1st March |
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| The London we have lost and the London that never was |
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| Join author and screenwriter Lisa Morton to explore how our fascination with talking to the dead grew and evolved |
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| Tuesday, 2nd March |
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| Join Librarian Ann Martin to learn about the history of Guildhall Library and to view some of the Library’s treasures. |
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| Political parties are taken for granted today, but how was the idea of party viewed in the eighteenth century, when core components of modern, representative politics were trialled? |
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| A talk about how a single woman of average means gain access to more than 100 works of history, politics, and biography, in English and French in the 19th century. |
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| This lecture explores the issue of prosperity, innovation, and natural capital for iconic locations around the world and asks what will it mean for the future. |
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| This talk will tell the untold story of the men who shaped Britain’s gardens. |
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| Rosemary Hill, the award-winning biographer of Pugin, discusses a little-known aspect of his work. |
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| Duncan Bowie, of the Dulwich Society, will cover the lives and politics of some of the 30 radicals and socialists who have either been politically active in Dulwich or have lived in the area over the last 200 years |
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| Wednesday, 3rd March |
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| This lecture considers just how energetic cosmic rays are, the origins of their extreme energies and the implications for Earth. |
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| Discover how and why the Elizabeth Tower, the Great Clock and the Great Bell, Big Ben, were built and learn about the enormous task of restoring the tower to its former glory. |
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| Audrey Hepburn's relationship with Givenchy has been declared 'fashion's greatest movie moment'. Find out why. |
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| Juliet discusses Frostquake and how, when the thaw came, it became clear that ten weeks of extraordinary weather had acted as a catalyst between two distinct eras. |
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| Thursday, 4th March |
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| Aristotle's philosophical beliefs are analysed in this lecture, as well as the major works of the next generation of practitioners of what became known as 'Peripatetic' philosophy. |
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| Explore Guildhall Library’s rich and varied resources for Merchant Navy history from the Lloyd’s Marine and Newall Dunn Collections. |
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| Join Dr Okasha El Daly as he overturns this long-held misconceptions by uniting Egyptology and Islamic Studies. |
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| Gatwick’s Surface Transport Planning Manager will talk about the challenges of planning airport surface access for the future. |
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| This talk intends to show the important rôle that nitrogen played in the earlier projects aimed at quantifying human food consumption. |
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| This talk explores the legal implications facing the state and what steps can be taken and implemented to save more lives and have safer policing. |
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| Friday, 5th March |
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| Until now, Winston’s servants have been largely invisible, including the crucial figure of his favourite cook. |
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| Celebrate International Absinthe Day with a Virtual Lecture on the Origins & Rituals of Absinthe |
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| Saturday, 6th March |
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