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| Saturday, 1st February |
| Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine. |
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| Sunday, 2nd February |
| Monthly open day at the museum to London's first international airport - in Croydon. |
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| Monthly opening of the organ collection, with many playing music through the day. |
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| A monthly opening of the Victorian museum of industrial testing equipment. |
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| Monthly open day at Gatton Park, the core 250 acres of the estate originally laid out by Capability Brown. |
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| See hundreds of clowns arrive to attend an annual church service. |
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| Chris Bertish gives an intimate talk about how he crossed the Atlantic on a paddleboard |
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| Monday, 3rd February |
| This lecture will offer a surprising exploration of the wide-ranging consequences of Einstein’s ideas, and how they shape our everyday lives. |
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| This panel discussion will focus on assessing the implications of the Brexit process for the future of Anglo-German relations. |
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| Northern Ireland expert, Brendan O’Leary, assesses what we’ve learnt from previous union break-ups to discover the potential futures that may unfold from the UK’s exit from the EU. |
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| Hear her in conversation with journalist Philippa Thomas as she reflects on speaking out and showing that one person can most definitely make a difference. |
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| A book related talk by Robin Ince on anxiety, imposter syndrome, grief and creativity. |
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| A note that some sort of vessel of significance is passing through Tower Bridge this evening. |
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| Tuesday, 4th February |
| The speaker is a space scientist who has worked on the Webb’s instruments; she will take the audience on a tour of both systems, showing how they can give us an understanding of the life cycle of our universe right back to the Big Bang. |
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| A talk about Abram Games (1914-96), one of the twentieth century’s most innovative and important graphic designers. |
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| Join architect and technologist Xavier De Kestelier as he speculates on the future of architecture beyond planet Earth. |
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| What factors promote peace and what actions are justified to achieve it? Join us as we discuss the history, ethics, and politics of peace. |
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| A series of lectures exploring the imaginative conservation and reuse of historic buildings |
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| Talks about two modern buildings built from concrete. |
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| Hear Richard Chartres, retired bishop of the Church of England, talk about The Chapel Royal and its reformation. |
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| ultural commentator, journalist and enfant terrible of the Russian music scene Artemy Troitsky, will reveal and explain the shape and thrust of cultural protest in Russia today. |
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| Wednesday, 5th February |
| Get a glimpse behind the scenes at Southbank Centre on a tour that gives a rare insight into the history of the site and the people who have shaped it. |
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| This lecture will ask how these events came to be so notorious, how and why they were remembered on each side, and how they shaped the history of civil conflict and ideas of coexistence and nationhood in the societies that endured them. |
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| Thursday, 6th February |
| Ceremonial military guns will go bang bang at the Tower of London and Green Park to mark HM The Queen’s Accession to the Throne. |
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| Robert Griffith explores the actions of the 5/60th Rifles during the Peninsular War. |
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| This illustrated lecture by Dr. Stephen M. Payne will chart the history and design of the ship and show why she was dubbed ‘Queen of the Seas’! |
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| An event exploring the significance of ‘women writing women’ – from 18th- century travel writers responding to representations of ‘The East’, to 21st - century retellings. |
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| In the epic successor to one of the most important books of the century, Thomas Piketty challenges us revolutionize how we think about politics, ideology, and history. |
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| Witness a mock Victorian surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of an old operating theatre. |
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| A talk about the same. |
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| An expert-led discussion about how hospitals can harness the latest technological developments and what the future of hospitals might look like. |
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| Friday, 7th February |
| Kathrin Pieren and Susan Gordon from the Jewish Military Museum uncover the important contribution of Jewish women in the First and Second World Wars. |
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| Using recently catalogued papers of the Board, this talk examines how the country faced up to this crisis of public health. |
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| A panel discussion will discuss topics surrounding anti-racism, social inclusion and the problems faced in the 1970s/80s and how those issues are still prevalent today in the Punk scene. |
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| Photographer Thomas Laird tells the story of his 10-year journey across Tibet to remote monasteries and temples, to document some of the greatest treasures of Buddhist culture. |
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| Saturday, 8th February |
| Home to Doorkins Magnificat, Southwark Cathedral are delighted to be hosting this day all about cats. |
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