| Saturday 7th October |
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| Artists and crafts people across the borough of Lambeth will be opening their studio and work spaces to the public. |
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| Southwark Cathedral is hosting a day of talks exploring burial grounds, cemeteries and funerals. |
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| See working models of cars, cranes, trains, funfair rides and more, all built from Meccano, the famous construction toy invented by Frank Hornby. |
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| Occasional open day at a museum of domestic "clutter" housed in an old farm barn. |
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| Join Adjunct Curators, Asia-Pacific Hera Chan and Alvin Li in a discussion about a series of Chinese photobooks publications |
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| Meet publishers, writers, translators, fanzine makers, illustrators and open minded readers interested in the Spanish language. |
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| This summer London's fire stations be opening their red doors to the public for a number of open day events across London. |
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| Annual Conker Championships held in Peckham - anyone can attend, although you need to book in advance, especially if you want to participate. |
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| An informal hour with the writer, broadcaster and former Children’s Laureate, Michael Rosen. |
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| A talk by a book author on the Palace of Westminster, focusing on how the nation’s historic faith is embedded within the building’s architecture. |
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| Sunday 8th October |
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| Artists and crafts people across the borough of Lambeth will be opening their studio and work spaces to the public. |
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| Meet publishers, writers, translators, fanzine makers, illustrators and open minded readers interested in the Spanish language. |
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| Monday 9th October |
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| Tuesday 10th October |
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| Why are there chess Grandmasters, but not Grandmasters of noughts and crosses (otherwise known as tic-tac-toe)? |
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| Prof Ben Highmore looks at how the 1950s bombsites in the UK were turned into junk-playgrounds. |
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| This unmissable event for Pratchett fans will be, for most, a first chance to discover these unearthed stories |
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| This talk will take the form of an architectural journey around Kensington's wide variety of Victorian churches. |
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| Wednesday 11th October |
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| Dr Frances Sands, Curator of Drawings and Books, for a session focusing on the various items of pro-emancipation literature within Sir John Soane’s collection. |
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| Join Kate Macdonald of Handheld Press to hear how Handheld chooses its book cover artwork, with some forays into how book cover art works |
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| Are current and traditional legal frameworks and new governance strategies able to guard against the novel risks posed by new systems? |
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| In this talk, activists Sorcha Thomson and Marral Shamshiri set the record straight, revealing how women have contributed to revolutionary movements across the world in endless ways |
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| A unique opportunity to hear artist El Anatsui speak about his life and extraordinary career as his Hyundai Commission in the Turbine Hall opens to the public |
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| Thursday 12th October |
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| An annual wreath laying ceremony at Edith Cavell’s statue, just off Trafalgar Square. |
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| The writer and historian C. J. Schüler will discuss the documentary research into historic land ownership and management that informed his book The Wood That Built London |
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| Louise Ryan and Grainne McPolin present an oral history project involving 40 Irish nurses who worked in the NHS during 1950s-60s. |
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| This talk will explore the early days of anaesthesia, how ether and chloroform’s different properties caused concern both in the operating theatre and beyond. |
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| This is the story of a prize-winning modernist school and its early demise, and entangled with this is a larger story about the landscape in and around Heathrow airport. |
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| Join lawyer Kate Morgan as she explores the history of homicide, through the strange stories and mysterious cases that have shaped the law of murder in England down the centuries. |
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| Join author and comedian Marc Burrows on a journey through the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett, based on his biography and officially endorsed by the author’s estate. |
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| A night of planetery-themed stand-up comedy, stories, and silliness from some of London's funniest people. |
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| Friday 13th October |
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| Take this exciting opportunity to hear from our world renowned Conservators about their work on the Tate Britain Rehang |
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| Immerse yourself in the Clockwork Watch story world, party with Professor Elemental and explore 19th-century London in Minecraft. |
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| Join Gilbert & George in conversation with Dr Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, as part of the Frieze Masters Talks Programme. |
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| Saturday 14th October |
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| Annual model wargaming show with traders, tournaments, and a "bring and buy" service. |
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| This exhibition presents the stories of Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage who lived and worked in the city between 1560 and 1860 and are recorded in London’s archives. |
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| A screening of classic Doctor Who episodes in the studio where they were made. |
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| A presentation by Andy Saunders, with the original and remastered NASA images projected onto a 16ft x 9ft screen. |
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