{"title": "Dr Amoret Whitaker | Solving Murders Using Insects", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sunbeam Theatre at Ladbroke Hall", "address": "", "price": "Complimentary for Patrons", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://patrons.ladbrokehall.com/event/107294/tickets", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["nature/animals/insects", "science"], "description": "An evening talk on how insects help solve crimes. 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It is led by Maria Dragoi, a second year PhD student based between the Natural History Museum and UCL's Institute of Archaeology, and is part of the Research in Focus series of researcher-led public talks. Her talk investigates biting flies from a historic colonial collection, and she is keen to think about critical cataloguing in natural history collections and the stories specimens can tell. 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The performance offers an African Caribbean spin on classic detective mysteries, mixing slapstick comedy, tropical takes on Victorian fashion, projected backdrops and dance scenes blending Caribbean tradition with street swagger. It also uncovers forgotten Black British history, including entrepreneurs of the 1700s-1800s and stories of resistance to racism, presented through the living art of Caribbean storytelling. 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It is led by the museum's scientists, joined by filmmakers from Passion Planet who made the documentary Wild London, which features Sir David Attenborough and the museum's gardens. They share behind-the-scenes stories about bringing London's lesser-spotted wildlife to the screen and discuss why urban wildlife matters, followed by a live question-and-answer session. 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Four characters board a train, not everyone survives, and a world-famous detective is onboard to crack the case. Only the murderer knows who did it, and the audience helps solve the crime using their stories and suggestions, making each show unique. 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With Elly Griffiths.", "start": "2026-11-11T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Charles Dickens Museum", "address": "Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://dickensmuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/83533", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/crime"], "description": "A free talk at the Charles Dickens Museum, held in person and on Zoom with a live Q&A. Author Elly Griffiths joins Lucinda Hawksley, Dickens's great great great granddaughter, in conversation. She discusses her new novella The Case of the Christmas Card, in which Charles Dickens travels to 2024 and visits his former home at 48 Doughty Street, along with time travel, crime fiction, her series 'The Frozen People' and writing about Christmas. The event lasts about 60 minutes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/time-travelling-with-dickens-with-elly-griffiths-35244/", "official_url": "https://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-events/in-conversation-with-elly-griffiths", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ab5b9d6ffab9f0d3aafd0c16e954b99dc8594c1fb1969ea0542060b83be5ba45-600.webp"}, {"title": "Partners In Crime", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Troxy", "address": "Commercial Road 490, E1 0HX London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/partners-in-crime-london-30-10-2026/event/3E00653ED1DD6B52", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["occasion/halloween"], "description": "Partners In Crime is a Halloween takeover night at an East London venue built around a theme of notorious duos, ride-or-die crews and criminal masterminds. The organisers invite London's nightlife crowd to dress as iconic villains, anti-heheroes and syndicates, turning the venue into an underground vault for the night. Entry is for over 18s only, with a maximum of eight tickets per person and household. Doors open at 23:00.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/partners-in-crime-39941/", "official_url": "https://troxy.co.uk/event/partners-in-crime/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9eb3256229d9db0154006a05f9ef76af6565e716ae0075223dd2c2e17dd185a1-2000.webp"}]}