{"title": "Investigative journalism is alive and well", "start": "2026-11-18T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The George IV", "address": "Chiswick High Road 185, W4 2DR London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/media/journalism"], "description": "An evening talk at a Chiswick pub's media club about the practice of investigative journalism. The speaker is Tom Giles, ITV's head of current affairs, formerly of the BBC and Panorama, who discusses the recent Exposure documentary Undercover - A Year in Reform. The documentary, made by Hardcash Productions, secretly filmed Reform UK members revealing racism, sexism and extremism, and undermined Nigel Farage's claim that such people were only a few bad apples. 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Drawing on nearly three decades in frontline politics, Sir Ed reflects on caring experience, campaigning on health and social care, environmental issues, and how his part-time MSc studies at Birkbeck shaped his approach to policy. 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The film follows a filmmaker whose girlfriend helps start Just Stop Oil, one of the most polarising protest movements in recent memory, and four activists—Indigo, Mark, Phoebe, and Jane—as they weigh the personal cost of action against the stakes of inaction while facing mounting repression. It asks how far ordinary people will go to stop oil drilling and how far the authorities will go to stop them. Felgate is a documentary filmmaker whose debut feature, 'Finite', won awards including the FIPADOC Impact Grand Prix; 'We, The Hated' premiered as the opening night film of Sheffield Doc Fest.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/we-the-hated-36996/", "official_url": "https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=10232129", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d2f868e0388b40e9f56a2bcb09f485ea105e0d53ac4b8c730acd028eb5dca6ac-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ed Gamble", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Brockwell Hall", "address": "Brockwell Park Gardens, SE24 9BJ London", "price": "£31.90", "price_from": "31.90", "price_to": "31.90", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "Good Ship Comedy brings its comedy club night to Brockwell Hall, a Grade II-listed Georgian mansion in the grounds of Brockwell Park. 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In Conway Hall's historic Library, participants will look at headlines and reporting, using the Media CAPE toolkit, and are encouraged to bring stories or articles from their own communities. 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Dame Antonia Romeo, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, will reflect on how the organisation can become a global leader in modern, AI-enabled public service delivery amid a major institutional reform programme. She will be chaired by Larry Kramer, President and Vice Chancellor of LSE. The event is hosted by the School of Public Policy and the Department of Economics.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rewiring-the-state-and-the-future-civil-service-122217/", "official_url": "https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/state-civil-service", "image": "https://noky.io/images/94b09acbc961ba1a319cd85ba8bcdda77718326444d0487696af24b966a40fc6-2000.webp"}]}