# Talks and readings in London on Sunday 8 November Talks and readings in London on Sunday 8 November: 30 events. ## When - [Today](https://noky.io/en/london/today/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 66 - [Tomorrow](https://noky.io/en/london/tomorrow/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 60 - [Weekend](https://noky.io/en/london/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 96 - [This week](https://noky.io/en/london/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 284 ## Where - [Berlin](https://noky.io/en/berlin/2026-11-08/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 92 - [London](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 30 - [New York City](https://noky.io/en/new-york/2026-11-08/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 31 - [Zürich](https://noky.io/en/zurich/2026-11-08/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 14 ## What - [Anything](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/?format=markdown): 1,356 - [The best](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/best/?format=markdown): 28 - [Concerts](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/concerts/?format=markdown): 109 - [Theatre](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/theatre/?format=markdown): 210 - [Party and club](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/party-club/?format=markdown): 123 - [Comedy](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/comedy/?format=markdown): 23 - [Film](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/film/?format=markdown): 43 - [Exhibitions and museums](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 244 - [Festivals and street parties](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 22 - [Talks and readings](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 30 - [Dance](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/dance/?format=markdown): 16 - [Food and drink](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/food-drink/?format=markdown): 70 - [Markets](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/markets/?format=markdown): 10 - [Tours and walks](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/tours/?format=markdown): 37 - [Quiz and games](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 39 - [Kids and family](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/kids-family/?format=markdown): 45 - [Workshops and courses](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 150 - [Sport](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/sport/?format=markdown): 72 - [Demos](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/demos/?format=markdown): 2 - [Worship](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/worship/?format=markdown): 111 - [Religion](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/religion/?format=markdown): 118 - [Society](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/society/?format=markdown): 59 - [Literature](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/literature/?format=markdown): 39 - [Church events](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/religion/christian/?format=markdown): 96 - [Art](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/art/?format=markdown): 265 - [Occasions](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/occasion/?format=markdown): 127 - [Politics](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/society/politics/?format=markdown): 5 - [History](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/history/?format=markdown): 86 - [Nature](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/nature/?format=markdown): 23 - [Wellness](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/wellness/?format=markdown): 34 - [Music](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/music/?format=markdown): 264 - [Law](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/society/law/?format=markdown): 1 - [Spoken word](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/literature/spoken-word/?format=markdown): 2 - [Science](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/science/?format=markdown): 9 - [Book clubs](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/literature/book-club/?format=markdown): 1 - [DIY](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/diy/?format=markdown): 22 - [Climate](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/nature/climate/?format=markdown): 4 - [World war](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/history/world-war/?format=markdown): 5 - [Memorials](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/occasion/memorial/?format=markdown): 64 - [Rock](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-11-08/music/rock/?format=markdown): 28 ## Sunday 8 November - 13:30 ‘Forget Me Not’ - The role of Military Pin-Stuck Cushions in WWI — Abney Park — A Remembrance talk at Abney Park cemetery on Military Pin-Stuck Cushions, heart-shaped keepsakes made by servicemen from the Crimean War to the First World … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/forget-me-not-the-role-of-military-pin-stuck-cushions-in-wwi-59938/ - 14:00 The First 8 Years: David Richard Fox hosts an afternoon with Alan Rossiter — Chats Palace — Free — 'The First 8 Years' is an afternoon talk hosted by David Richard Fox with Alan Rossiter, Chats Palace's first director back in the 70s. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-first-8-years-david-richard-fox-hosts-an-afternoon-with-35265/ - 15:00 A History of Black People and Alternative Music — Conway Hall — £10–15 — An Ethical Matters talk at Conway Hall arguing that alternative music would not exist without Black artists. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-history-of-black-people-and-alternative-music-35423/ - 15:00 The Trembling City: Book Launch — Ibraaz — A talk and conversation marking the worldwide launch of the book 'The Trembling City: The Sonic and Atmospheric Violence of Vibrational Warfare', held in the … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-trembling-city-book-launch-36607/ - 19:30 MAGAZINE LAUNCH: PINKO #5 — Housmans — £5 — An evening magazine launch for issue 5 of PINKO, titled "From Each to All," held in London for the first time. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/magazine-launch-pinko-5-69895/ - 19:30 An Evening With David Byrne: Sleeping Beauties — Hackney Empire — £23.99–71.99 — An Evening With David Byrne: Sleeping Beauties is a solo talk in which David Byrne presents ideas from his forthcoming book, Sleeping Beauties. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/an-evening-with-david-byrne-sleeping-beauties-73997/ - 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/ - 12:45 Sharing Circle Group — Newington Green Unitarian Church — Sharing Circle Group is a gathering in an 'engagement group' format, also called a 'covenant group', where people can share what is on their mind. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/sharing-circle-group-63621/ - 14:00 Feminist Reading Group — Set Social — Free — The Feminist Reading Group is a monthly meeting to read and discuss feminist texts, held in the Red Bar at SET Social. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/feminist-reading-group-38496/ - 14:00 Young Couples Ministry - Before the Cracks Show — Kingsway International Christian Centre — Free — Young Couples Ministry – Before the Cracks Show is a gathering for married couples at Kingsway International Christian Centre, run by the church's Young … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/young-couples-ministry-before-the-cracks-show-46022/ - 14:00 The Liturgy of the Eucharist — Saint Antony's Church — A talk and discussion session at Saint Antony's Church, part of a series in which the parish explores its faith together, with this session following an … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-liturgy-of-the-eucharist-65042/ - 15:00 The Bill Reunion 18 — The Cinema Museum — £20 — The Bill Reunion 18 is a film and TV reunion event bringing back cast members of the police series. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-bill-reunion-18-39079/ - 16:00 Marx Reading Group — Set Social — Free — The Marx Reading Group is a monthly space for reading and discussing Capital together, working through the text slowly as a group. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/marx-reading-group-70403/ - 16:30 Dope Black Queers: The Forum — London LGBTQ+ Community Centre — £35–55 — Dope Black Queers: The Forum is an open floor discussion in a Town Hall Meeting format, less like a panel, where the Black LGBTQIA+ community can talk about … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/dope-black-queers-the-forum-41651/ - 18:00 Sunday School for Grown-Ups: Making Sense of Jesus and the Gospels — Christ Church New Malden — Sunday School for Grown-Ups is a series of talks and group discussions at Christ Church New Malden for going deeper into the Bible and Christian theology. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/sunday-school-for-grown-ups-making-sense-of-jesus-and-the-go-60223/ - 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 19 Dec Café Philo — Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre) — £5 — Café Philo is a discussion group open to everyone interested in debating philosophical issues in an informal setting. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/cafe-philo-74202/ - Reading Group — Free — A reading group where book lovers can share their thoughts on what they read. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/reading-group-60890/ - 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/ - 18:00 Thursday evening Research Seminar — Birkbeck College — A research seminar in philosophy held at Birkbeck, 43 Gordon Square, Room BO3. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/thursday-evening-research-seminar-34993/ - 11:00 Disabled Students Allowance: Q&A Session — Birkbeck College — An informal online Q&A session about the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) application process. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/disabled-students-allowance-qa-session-34996/ - 09:30 Membership Morning - Beckenham — Beckenham Site SE6 4PS — Free — Membership Morning - Beckenham is a morning gathering about joining the church as a member. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/membership-morning-beckenham-49179/ - 10:00 Membership Morning - Catford — Catford Site, Kings Church London, Catford Hill, SE6 4PS — Free — Membership Morning - Catford is a morning where people can find out more about the church's history, vision and values and what it means to be a member. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/membership-morning-catford-45997/ - 10:00 Membership Morning - Downham — Downham site — Free — Membership Morning is an event at the Downham site of King's Church London where people can learn what it means to be a member. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/membership-morning-downham-45998/ - 10:00 Membership Morning - Lee — Lee Site, SE3 9DU — Free — Membership Morning - Lee is a morning at King's Church London for anyone who wants to find out more about the church. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/membership-morning-lee-45999/ - 17:00 Climate and Ecological Emergencies Planning Group — Wanstead Quaker Meeting House — A planning group meeting on the climate and ecological emergencies. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/climate-and-ecological-emergencies-planning-group-50132/ - until 30 Apr Collective in Residence — Institute of Contemporary Arts — Visible Justice Collective in Residence is a year-long residency by the research collective Visible Justice at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/collective-in-residence-36642/ - until 8 Dec Production Arts Open Days — Mountview Academy — Production Arts Open Days are information sessions for people considering a course in production arts at a drama school. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/production-arts-open-days-46190/ - until 31 Dec SKSST Sadavrat — Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple Harrow — SKSST Sadavrat is a winter donation drive collecting new winter essentials such as hats, gloves, scarves and socks. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/sksst-sadavrat-47427/