# Talks and readings in London on Thursday 17 December Talks and readings in London on Thursday 17 December: 10 events. ## When - [Today](https://noky.io/en/london/today/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 26 - [Tomorrow](https://noky.io/en/london/tomorrow/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 36 - [Weekend](https://noky.io/en/london/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 45 - [This week](https://noky.io/en/london/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 293 ## Where - [Berlin](https://noky.io/en/berlin/2026-12-17/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 23 - [London](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 10 - [New York City](https://noky.io/en/new-york/2026-12-17/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 8 - [Zürich](https://noky.io/en/zurich/2026-12-17/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 2 ## What - [Anything](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/?format=markdown): 548 - [The best](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/best/?format=markdown): 23 - [Concerts](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/concerts/?format=markdown): 19 - [Theatre](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/theatre/?format=markdown): 90 - [Party and club](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/party-club/?format=markdown): 39 - [Comedy](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/comedy/?format=markdown): 10 - [Film](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/film/?format=markdown): 1 - [Exhibitions and museums](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 158 - [Festivals and street parties](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 11 - [Talks and readings](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 10 - [Dance](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/dance/?format=markdown): 5 - [Food and drink](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/food-drink/?format=markdown): 8 - [Markets](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/markets/?format=markdown): 3 - [Tours and walks](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/tours/?format=markdown): 30 - [Quiz and games](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 27 - [Kids and family](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/kids-family/?format=markdown): 69 - [Workshops and courses](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 44 - [Sport](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/sport/?format=markdown): 12 - [Worship](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/worship/?format=markdown): 12 - [History](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/history/?format=markdown): 62 - [Literature](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/literature/?format=markdown): 45 - [Nature](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/nature/?format=markdown): 16 - [Animals](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/nature/animals/?format=markdown): 9 - [Art](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/art/?format=markdown): 140 - [London](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/history/london/?format=markdown): 1 - [Music](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/music/?format=markdown): 72 - [Society](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/society/?format=markdown): 35 - [Occasions](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/occasion/?format=markdown): 35 - [Holocaust](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/history/holocaust/?format=markdown): 3 - [Law](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/society/law/?format=markdown): 1 - [Middle Ages](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/history/middle-ages/?format=markdown): 4 - [Spoken word](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/literature/spoken-word/?format=markdown): 8 - [Storytelling](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/literature/spoken-word/storytelling/?format=markdown): 8 - [Community](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/community/?format=markdown): 14 - [Fiction](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/literature/fiction/?format=markdown): 1 - [Contemporary fiction](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/literature/fiction/contemporary-fiction/?format=markdown): 1 - [Charity](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/occasion/charity/?format=markdown): 1 - [Literary classics](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/literature/classics/?format=markdown): 4 - [Meetups](https://noky.io/en/london/2026-12-17/community/meetup/?format=markdown): 1 ## Thursday 17 December - until 25 Jul Beyond Bayeux: Stories from the Middle Ages — Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre) — Beyond Bayeux: Stories from the Middle Ages is a ten-month season of talks, workshops and concerts exploring the lesser-known stories and mysteries of the … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/beyond-bayeux-stories-from-the-middle-ages-90540/ - 13:00 Lunchtime Book Club — Landmark Arts Centre — The Lunchtime Book Club is a monthly discussion group meeting in the Bell Room, which is accessible. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/lunchtime-book-club-36913/ - Coffee connections at Marylebone Library — Free — Coffee connections at Marylebone Library is an open, friendly meeting of residents who want to meet people in their local area. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/coffee-connections-at-marylebone-library-88096/ - until 17 Dec Reading Group on Quand tu écouteras cette chanson by Lola Lafon — Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre) — £7 — A reading group held in French, dedicated to Lola Lafon's Quand tu écouteras cette chanson, with the author not present in person. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/reading-group-on-quand-tu-ecouteras-cette-chanson-by-lola-la-74190/ - 10:30 Tiny Tales at Manor Farm Library — Manor Farm Library — Free — Tiny Tales at Manor Farm Library is a regular storytime with stories and rhymes for children. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/tiny-tales-at-manor-farm-library-78756/ - 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/ - 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/ - until 31 Dec Daily capuchin monkey keeper talk, 3.00pm — Battersea Park Children's Zoo — A daily keeper talk about the zoo's brown capuchin monkeys, held at Battersea Park Children's Zoo. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/daily-capuchin-monkey-keeper-talk-300pm-34850/ - 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 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/