| Saturday 26th March |
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| Visitors will have a chance to learn about 87 Hackford Road and its most famous tenant through a guided tour which includes a short walk to set the context and a longer tour of the house itself |
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| Watch around 400 crews row up the Thames from Mortlake to Putney - one of the largest river races on the Thames. |
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| An open day at the theatre for the public to access areas in the building, and to see special content from behind-the-scenes. |
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| A demonstration of Victorian medical surgery in an old operating theatre. |
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| A running day recreating bus route 101 in East London with RTs and Routemasters. |
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| Maker's Fair showcasing local artists, crafters and creatives from East London |
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| A chance to visit the Hermitage barge moorings close to Tower Bridge and tour some of the boats. |
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| Sunday 27th March |
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| Visitors will have a chance to learn about 87 Hackford Road and its most famous tenant through a guided tour which includes a short walk to set the context and a longer tour of the house itself |
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| From the oldest to the newest, this year’s event will see some of the earliest examples nestling among hundreds of Minis and their variations including vans and pickups. |
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| A chance to visit the Hermitage barge moorings close to Tower Bridge and tour some of the boats. |
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| See items from the first decade of the Wages for Housework Campaign. |
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| A secluded, south facing, cottage style garden, developed over 30 yrs for year-round interest and is at its best in spring. |
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| Once a month, the oldest building in Hackney, St Augustine's Tower is open, so you can climb up to the top. |
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| Monday 28th March |
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| Science fiction’s most frequent alternative to human is 'alien', another rich imaginative resource with which to think about what makes us human. |
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| The evening will also feature an exclusive guided walk through the wetlands to view the night sky. |
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| Rob Percival, an expert in the politics of meat, searches for the evolutionary origins of the meat paradox, asking when our relationship with meat first became emotionally and ethically complicated. |
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| Tuesday 29th March |
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| A talk about the National Horological Collection comprising some of the best clocks and timepieces ever made. |
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| Fashion stylist Kat Farmer discusses her new book and shares her experience of how fashion helped her to rediscover her confidence. |
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| This lecture will give a practical guide to building viral science stories to bring about environmental change. |
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| Join Saltzman Prize winner Mac Collins in conversation with designer Sam Hecht of Industrial Facility. |
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| Dr Frances Sands, curator of Hidden Masterpieces, will consider the different types of architectural drawings found at Sir John Soane’s Museum. |
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| Join guests including her close friend, the actor Simon Callow and theatrical agent Mel Kenyon as we celebrate the life and work of perhaps the greatest theatre agent ever to have lived. |
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| A talk with landscape architect Marian Boswall to celebrate the launch of her new book Sustainable Garden. |
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| A talk about two famous houses at opposite ends of Philip Webb’s career that are now owned by the National Trust. |
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| Wednesday 30th March |
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| A talk exploring the working class history of the docks and life working on the docks today. |
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| Is 'plant intelligence' about whether plants can see, hear, choose and make decisions, or a rethink about the meaning of all these words? |
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| A talk about the hunt for exo-planets outside our Solar System. |
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| A special after-hours extravaganza inspired by free exhibition, Ancient Greeks: Science and Wisdom. |
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| An online lecture highlighting the lesser-known aspects of chadō (or chanoyu), the Japanese Way of Tea. |
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| Join Giles Whittell in conversation with Dr Glyn Prysor for the launch of his new book, which recounts the story of Operation Chariot. |
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| Kate Clements, Curator of new Second World War Galleries at Imperial War Museum will give a talk on the hidden stories of women in WWII |
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| Chief Curator Lucy Worsley is joined by former Historic Royal Palaces curator Eleri Lynn to explore the dazzling world of Tudor fashion. |
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| How is artificial intelligence and robotics transforming the future of love and desire? |
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| Did you know that Henry VIII once had a mansion in Hackney where he reconciled with his daughter Mary? Find out this and more in this talk. |
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| The screening is accompanied by a discussion between a panel of renowned classicists who will discuss the importance of mythology to Ancient Greek culture. |
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| Dress historian Amber Butchart looks at radical fashion changes in the 1920s |
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| Dress historian Amber Butchart looks at radical fashion changes in the 1920s |
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| Thursday 31st March |
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| Four days of events about coffee with lots of different things happening throughout the weekend. |
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| Sturgis will discuss the life and downfall of Oscar Wilde and gives a fresh look into the characters, social context and events that shaped Wilde’s life. |
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| Friday 1st April |
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| Four days of events about coffee with lots of different things happening throughout the weekend. |
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| Join Dr Gregory Fremont-Barnes as he discusses the tri-service operation in the Falkland Islands that ultimately relied on ‘boots on the ground’. |
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| Meet the curators behind the upcoming exhibition 150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework in this illustrated discussion between Head of Exhibitions Dennis Nothdruft and Dr Susan Kay-Williams. |
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| Saturday 2nd April |
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| Four days of events about coffee with lots of different things happening throughout the weekend. |
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| A monthly opening of the Florence Nightingale Museum in Southwark. |
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| 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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