# Talks and readings in London on Thursday 5 November

Talks and readings in London on Thursday 5 November: 53 events.

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## When

- [Today](https://noky.io/en/london/today/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 79
- [Tomorrow](https://noky.io/en/london/tomorrow/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 58
- [Weekend](https://noky.io/en/london/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 90
- [This week](https://noky.io/en/london/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 265

## Where

- [Berlin](https://noky.io/en/berlin/2026-11-05/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 155
- [London](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 53
- [New York City](https://noky.io/en/new-york/2026-11-05/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 50
- [Zürich](https://noky.io/en/zurich/2026-11-05/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 37

## What

- [Anything](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/?format=markdown): 1,265
- [The best](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/best/?format=markdown): 32
- [Concerts](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/concerts/?format=markdown): 138
- [Theatre](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/theatre/?format=markdown): 227
- [Party and club](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/party-club/?format=markdown): 73
- [Comedy](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/comedy/?format=markdown): 24
- [Film](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/film/?format=markdown): 58
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 253
- [Festivals and street parties](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 15
- [Talks and readings](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 53
- [Dance](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/dance/?format=markdown): 13
- [Food and drink](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/food-drink/?format=markdown): 75
- [Markets](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/markets/?format=markdown): 12
- [Tours and walks](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/tours/?format=markdown): 32
- [Quiz and games](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 38
- [Kids and family](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/kids-family/?format=markdown): 36
- [Workshops and courses](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 157
- [Sport](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/sport/?format=markdown): 41
- [Worship](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/worship/?format=markdown): 20
- [Society](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/society/?format=markdown): 73
- [Literature](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/literature/?format=markdown): 44
- [History](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/history/?format=markdown): 93
- [Art](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/art/?format=markdown): 286
- [Science](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/science/?format=markdown): 17
- [Religion](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/religion/?format=markdown): 40
- [Nature](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/nature/?format=markdown): 29
- [Church events](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/religion/christian/?format=markdown): 30
- [Occasions](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/occasion/?format=markdown): 58
- [Music](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/music/?format=markdown): 227
- [Photography exhibitions](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/art/photography/?format=markdown): 33
- [Plants](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/nature/plants/?format=markdown): 6
- [Spoken word](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/literature/spoken-word/?format=markdown): 8
- [Medicine](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/science/medicine/?format=markdown): 3
- [Geography](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/science/geography/?format=markdown): 2
- [London](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/history/london/?format=markdown): 1
- [Painting](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/art/painting/?format=markdown): 79
- [Contemporary art](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/art/contemporary/?format=markdown): 14
- [Law](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/society/law/?format=markdown): 3
- [Football](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-05/sport/football/?format=markdown): 35

## Thursday 5 November

- 20:00 More Fire: Performance Poetry Ignited — Woolwich Works — £22–27 — More Fire: Performance Poetry Ignited is a one-night spoken word show gathering radical and exceptional voices in performance poetry, never seen together on … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/more-fire-performance-poetry-ignited-40362/
- 11:00 Kilburn Coffee Morning: Plants to brighten the darker months — Kilburn library — A coffee morning at Kilburn Library about plants to brighten the darker months. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/kilburn-coffee-morning-plants-to-brighten-the-darker-months-60115/
- 11:00 Kilburn Coffee Morning: Plants to brighten the darker months — Brent Museum — Kilburn Coffee Morning: Plants to brighten the darker months is a coffee morning talk at Kilburn Library. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/kilburn-coffee-morning-plants-to-brighten-the-darker-months-60127/
- 17:00 An early modern phenomenon: the Bartmann jug and its context — Society of Antiquaries — A lecture at the Society of Antiquaries titled 'An early modern phenomenon: the Bartmann jug and its context', part of an Ordinary Meeting of Fellows. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/an-early-modern-phenomenon-the-bartmann-jug-and-its-context-38656/
- 17:00 The Metaphysics of the Platonic Tradition - Tim Addey — Watkins Books — An evening talk at a bookshop in a small pedestrian court in central London. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-metaphysics-of-the-platonic-tradition-tim-addey-42794/
- 18:00 Eyes Dazzle as They Search for the Truth — Ibraaz — A talk accompanied by the project 'Eyes Dazzle as They Search for the Truth', in which Iranian artist Amin Yousefi rephotographs images from the 1979 Iranian … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/eyes-dazzle-as-they-search-for-the-truth-36606/
- 18:30 The Death of the Clinic by Benoît Loiseau — Institute of Contemporary Arts — A book launch and talk marking the publication of The Death of the Clinic: Radical Experiments in the Art of Medicine. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-death-of-the-clinic-by-benoit-loiseau-36636/
- 18:30 Translation Salon: Kafkaesque — The London Library — from £8 — Translation Salon: Kafkaesque is an in-person talk in the New Room at The London Library, with a bar opening beforehand. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/translation-salon-kafkaesque-39393/
- 18:30 The UK's social media ban: where are we and what’s in store? — Newspeak House — An evening meetup about the UK's kid-focused social media ban and what may come next for children's online safety. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-uks-social-media-ban-where-are-we-and-whats-in-store-41763/
- 18:30 The Many Lives of Pelé: An Evening with Andrew Downie in-conversation with Les Strong — Nomad Books — Free — An evening at the bookshop Nomad Books celebrating footballer Pelé with the publication of the book Epic: The Many Lives of Pelé. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-many-lives-of-pele-an-evening-with-andrew-downie-in-conv-41777/
- 18:30 Rab-Rab, Three Men in a Tub (of Publishing Avant-Garde Literature) — Pushkin House — An evening book talk, held both in person and online, devoted to the avant-garde literature published by Rab-Rab Press. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/rab-rab-three-men-in-a-tub-of-publishing-avant-garde-literat-64276/
- 18:30 Deepmatter records listening session with Summers Sons & Ceetappin, Lobby Bar — Seed Library — Free — An album listening session taking over the Lobby Bar at One Hundred Shoreditch, spinning a new record aloud. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/deepmatter-records-listening-session-with-summers-sons-ceeta-70401/
- 19:00 The Spanish Civil War 90 Years on: Legacies and Lessons — Marx Memorial Library — A panel discussion marking ninety years since the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and the formation of the International Brigades. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-spanish-civil-war-90-years-on-legacies-and-lessons-37127/
- 19:00 Mnemosyne Grove: Photography, Memory and Time | Georgia Metaxas in Conversation with Dr. Marta Weiss — The Hellenic Centre — £5 — A talk evening built around Mnemosyne Grove, a photography work that uses the olive tree to trace connections between land, family archives, migration and … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/mnemosyne-grove-photography-memory-and-time-georgia-metaxas-39351/
- 19:00 PANEL: How Can Socialism Work in the 'Real' World? — Housmans — £5 — A panel discussion marking the publication of The Blueprint: How Socialism Can Work in the Real World by Ben Burgis, Bhaskar Sunkara and Mike Beggs, examining … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/panel-how-can-socialism-work-in-the-real-world-41517/
- 19:00 Lala Books presents: An Evening with Marlon James — Lala Books — An evening with the author Marlon James at St Giles' Church in Camberwell, where he discusses his latest novel. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/lala-books-presents-an-evening-with-marlon-james-41622/
- 19:00 Ukraine’s veterans. Coming home from a war that isn’t over — Bishopsgate Institute — £10 — An evening panel and conversation about Ukraine's veterans and how to support them as they return to civilian life while the war continues. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/ukraines-veterans-coming-home-from-a-war-that-isnt-over-42752/
- 19:00 London Luminaries Online Talk – Director Gabriella Esser on “Practically Magic: William Morris at Home in Hammersmith” — William Morris Society — An online talk titled “Practically Magic: William Morris at Home in Hammersmith”, given by director Gabriella Esser. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/london-luminaries-online-talk-director-gabriella-esser-on-pr-42814/
- 19:00 From the Bog to the Cloud: Dependency and Eco-Modernity in Ireland — maydayrooms — An evening of talks and a short film screening about technology, sustainability and Ireland. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/from-the-bog-to-the-cloud-dependency-and-eco-modernity-in-ir-70039/
- 19:15 The Problem of Other Minds — Royal Institute of Philosophy — The Problem of Other Minds is a panel discussion at the Sheikh Zayed Theatre in the Cheng Kin Ku Building in London. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-problem-of-other-minds-70357/
- 19:30 An Evening with Wm. Paul Young (Author of The Shack) — Parish Church of the Holy Spirit — Free — An Evening with Wm. Paul Young (Author of The Shack) is an evening of conversation about faith, story and the questions that stay with us. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/an-evening-with-wm-paul-young-author-of-the-shack-49303/
- until 25 Nov Jawdance — Ovalhouse Theatre — £15 — Jawdance is a performance poetry night featuring honest and real storytelling, a resident DJ, and an open mic with typically ten slots for anyone to take the … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/jawdance-37686/
- 15:00 Themed Seminar Autumn 2026 — Birkbeck College — A themed seminar series on truth, asking what it is for a sentence to be true and building towards a picture theory of language in the style of the Tractatus. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/themed-seminar-autumn-2026-34992/
- 09:00 Mandate 2026 Conference — Jesus House for All The Nations — Free — Mandate is a men's conference, a call for men who know they can be more than they are. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/mandate-2026-conference-49163/
- 12:00 Musicali-Tea — St. Sepulchre's Church — Free — Musicali-Tea is a relaxed Thursday gathering combining tea, tales and tunes. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/musicali-tea-47814/
- 12:00 Transforming emergency and urgent care with location intelligence — Royal Geographical Society — Free — A webinar about how location intelligence is transforming emergency and urgent care. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/transforming-emergency-and-urgent-care-with-location-intelli-50102/
- 12:00 Feminist geography methodologies: care-full participatory approaches — Royal Geographical Society — Free — This is an online roundtable discussion on feminist geography approaches to participatory and care-full methods, forming a session in the Gender and Feminist … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/feminist-geography-methodologies-care-full-participatory-app-65011/
- 13:00 Culture Club — Hampstead Synagogue — Lunch: £15.00 — Culture Club is a talk titled 'Tea with Hezbollah, Coffee with the Assads: A Harvard Student's 2008 Journey Through Lebanon and Syria'. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/culture-club-45894/
- 14:00 Unionreps Webinar: Employment Rights Act - What the October changes mean for reps — TUC: Trades Union Congress — Free — A webinar for union reps about the next phase of changes under the Employment Rights Act, which comes into effect in October and brings new rights and … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/unionreps-webinar-employment-rights-act-what-the-october-cha-44973/
- 14:15 First Thursdays Social Club — Newington Green Unitarian Church — Free — First Thursdays Social Club is a monthly drop-in social held by New Unity, a relaxed and informal gathering open to everyone. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/first-thursdays-social-club-63620/
- 18:30 Panel Discussion: Finance and the Sacred — The Showroom — £5 — A panel discussion titled Finance and the Sacred, exploring the systems at play between the debt regime and speculative imagination. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/panel-discussion-finance-and-the-sacred-39707/
- 18:30 Guatemala Modern — Monocle — An evening hosted by Monocle and Guatemala Tourism to celebrate the launch of the book Guatemala Modern, which takes a deep dive into a country steeped in … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/guatemala-modern-50318/
- 19:00 🔮 PSYCHIC EVENING – A NIGHT OF MYSTERY & MAGIC! ✨🔮 — The Earl Beatty — £25 — 🔮 PSYCHIC EVENING – A NIGHT OF MYSTERY & MAGIC! — https://noky.io/en/london/events/psychic-evening-a-night-of-mystery-magic-70551/
- until 18 Dec Lunchtime Talks at The London Centre — The London Centre — Free — A free lunchtime talk exploring London's historical and physical development through giant scale models of central London and the City of London, with … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/lunchtime-talks-at-the-london-centre-37560/
- until 26 Nov The Open Book Club — Dugdale Arts Centre — The Open Book Club is a book club at the Dugdale Arts Centre. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-open-book-club-35713/
- until 7 Nov Ha Chong-Hyun — Lisson Gallery — A panel discussion at Lisson Gallery reflecting on the concurrent exhibition of Ha Chong-Hyun and his six decades of pioneering work. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/ha-chong-hyun-37023/
- until 5 Nov Med4Nexus Exhibition & Summit UK — Institute of Biomedical Science — Free — Med4Nexus Exhibition & Summit UK is an in-person exhibition and summit held in London. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/med4nexus-exhibition-summit-uk-41540/
- Memories of Bonfire Night — Salvation Army — £20 — Memories of Bonfire Night is an event at the Salvation Army on Maple Road. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/memories-of-bonfire-night-50107/
- Bereavement Help Point — Free — Bereavement Help Point is a weekly drop-in at West Norwood Library where people can share and connect with others who understand grief and loss. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/bereavement-help-point-60867/
- 12:00 The Work in Progress seminar — Birkbeck College — The Work in Progress seminar is a fortnightly meeting held on Thursday lunchtimes in term time to discuss new work by members of the Centre. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-work-in-progress-seminar-34991/