{"title": "BOOK LAUNCH: Confessions of a London River Hunter by John Rogers", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T20:30:00Z", "place": "Housmans", "address": "Caledonian Road 5, London", "price": "Tickets on a sliding scale, free tickets available on request", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "https://housmans.com/event/book-launch-revolution-under-construction-the-saal-housing-process-1974-76/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/london", "literature"], "description": "A book launch evening celebrating CONFESSIONS OF A LONDON RIVER HUNTER, a new book about the many forgotten rivers and streams that still flow through London. It features John Rogers, a psychogeographer, writer and filmmaker who has spent more than two decades walking and documenting the city's overlooked landscapes. In the book he walks some of London's most storied but rarely acknowledged watercourses, from the Yeading Brook's western marshes to a lost river in Leytonstone, trying to find a way to hear their tales. His earlier books include This Other London and Welcome to New London, and his films include London Overground, made with Iain Sinclair.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/book-launch-confessions-of-a-london-river-hunter-by-john-rog-41519/", "official_url": "https://housmans.com/event/book-launch-confessions-of-a-london-river-hunter-by-john-rogers/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ea02c1ca3087743d83b6212fd856e7bb41240700869a7458981b5b59807468b6-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T20:30:00Z", "place": "Housmans", "address": "Caledonian Road 5, London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Dig Deeper", "start": "2026-11-03T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T20:30:00Z", "place": "Natural History Museum", "address": "Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD London", "price": "£25, Members: £15", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://ticketing.nhm.ac.uk/events/VISEV-DIGDG", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["film/documentary", "nature/animals"], "description": "Dig Deeper is a talk evening in the Flett Events Theatre of the Natural History Museum, this time titled Dig Deeper: Behind the Lens of Wild London. 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He will be joined in conversation by author and journalist Hadley Freeman, formerly of The Guardian and now a staff writer at The Sunday Times. The memoir weaves together wit, irreverence and vulnerability, reflecting on a life of writing, adapting and collaborating, from post-war Cardiff to the BBC boardroom. The ticket price includes a glass of wine or a soft drink.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/andrew-davies-in-conversation-with-hadley-freeman-41336/", "official_url": "https://dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events/andrew-davies/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7d0544d1a1714526e74c2f40d60c2c2aa0de35f8dcc780d344d0f74b42a08f25-2000.webp"}]}