{"title": "Seán Lemass: The Lost Memoir", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Irish Cultural Centre", "address": "5 Black's Road, Hammersmith, W6 9DT", "price": "£8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "tickets_url": "https://irishculturalcentre.co.uk/whats-on/?_sft_event_type=book", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/ireland", "literature/memoir"], "description": "A UK book launch for \"Sean Lamass: The Lost Memoir\", a lecture event at the Irish Cultural Centre. It presents the newly published memoir of Seán Lemass, voted in 2022 the best Taoiseach in the 100-year history of the Irish State, in which he recalls his political life, his meeting with Northern premier Terence O'Neill, and how he and British prime minister Harold Wilson heralded a new relationship between Britain and Ireland, along with his forecast that Britain would never be a fully fledged member of the Common Market. The memoir was edited by Ronan McGreevy, an Irish Times journalist and videographer from Co Leitrim, author of \"Wherever the Firing Line Extends: Ireland and the Western Front\", editor of \"Centenary: Ireland Remembers 1916\", and writer of \"Great Hatred: The Assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP\", the Sunday Business Post history book of the year.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sean-lemass-the-lost-memoir-41564/", "official_url": "https://irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/sean-lamass-the-lost-memoir-ronan-mcgreevy-uk-book-launch/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/292e33cda4b0ef0192e57b582d72f7dd9544757700e0f3ec561763c5753f85c2-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Irish Cultural Centre", "address": "5 Black's Road, Hammersmith, W6 9DT", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "2026 Australia Studies Institute Reese Lecture: Vannessa Hearman, \"In the hands of ordinary people: Australia’s changing relationship with Indonesia and Tim…", "start": "2026-11-03T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "King's College London, Strand Campus", "address": "Strand, WC2R 2LS London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/migration", "history"], "description": "The 2026 Reese Memorial Lecture, a talk by Associate Professor Vannessa Hearman of Curtin University, hosted by King's College London's Australia Studies Institute. 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The show is promoted by Jasta 11 Promotions and admits guests aged 18 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/junior-brother-61686/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5b73a2191610483a748ae49f1093e5c113a99d44e5953e5dd20c51f95c74ebc2-600.webp"}, {"title": "Storm: An Irish Nigerian Family Story", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Irish Cultural Centre", "address": "5 Black's Road, Hammersmith, W6 9DT", "price": "£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://irishculturalcentre.co.uk/whats-on/?_sft_event_type=book", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "society/queer"], "description": "An evening of storytelling, poetry, photography, film and music at the Irish Cultural Centre. Two London Irish Nigerian brothers, the poet and playwright Gabriel Gbadamosi and the retired storyteller David Gbadamosi, evoke the life of their older brother Storm, a gay black Irishman, and pay tribute to their younger brother Nick. 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It is jointly organised by the Marx Memorial Library & Workers' School and the International Brigade Memorial Trust. The speakers explore what the experience of Spain can teach the labour movement today on solidarity, internationalism and anti-fascism. The panel features Eddie Dempsey, General Secretary of the RMT, Noelia Sanchez, Chair of the PCE-GB, and Micaela Tracey-Ramos, UNISON Vice-President, with a chance to view items from the library's Spanish Collection in the Reading Room.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-spanish-civil-war-90-years-on-legacies-and-lessons-37127/", "official_url": "https://www.marx-memorial-library.org.uk/event/547", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68cff5630286af54fd96967353fabe321e34671389f122b77248940dd1ea4355-2000.webp"}, {"title": "IWM In Conversation: Damien Lewis and Rye Barcott", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Churchill War Rooms", "address": "King Charles Street, SW1A 2AQ London", "price": "£20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.iwm.org.uk/event-tickets/80963?catID=75712&branches.branchID=2995", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/wwii", "literature/memoir"], "description": "An evening talk at the Churchill War Rooms in which authors Damien Lewis and Rye Barcott discuss courage, leadership, service and sacrifice, from the Second World War to conflicts and politics today. It is held by Imperial War Museums as part of its IWM In Conversation series and draws on British and American stories of people who chose service when it came at a cost. Barcott, a Marine Corps veteran and New York Times bestselling author, will speak about his book 'Courage Can Save Us', while war reporter and historian Damien Lewis presents 'Behind Enemy Lines'. After the talk there is a Q&A, a book signing and the chance to explore the historic rooms.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/iwm-in-conversation-damien-lewis-and-rye-barcott-50307/", "official_url": "https://www.iwm.org.uk/events/iwm-in-conversation-damien-lewis-and-rye-barcott", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2d0c3f69c5b7d3df5e711cce7d8f0f2603f123e647d7aa85afeac1011f6e5294-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Kim Ghattas in conversation with Clarissa Ward", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Lala Books", "address": "Grove Lane 4a, SE5 8SY London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/111081447981", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/true-crime"], "description": "An evening conversation at the bookshop Lala Books celebrating the launch of Kim Ghattas' new book 'The Best Kind of American'. Ghattas, a journalist and author who has covered the Middle East for more than twenty years, will be in conversation with Clarissa Ward, CNN's Chief International Correspondent. The book is a work of true crime following one American family's search for answers after the 1984 murder of Malcolm Kerr, president of the American University, in war-torn Beirut. The event has sold out, though return tickets may be available by email or on the day, and tickets include complimentary drinks.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/kim-ghattas-in-conversation-with-clarissa-ward-41621/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b34bafd605041718f30071564169198498b3ec678f0ae2f76a513fe8ad8a84c2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "John Simpson – The Leaders and Lunatics Tour", "start": "2026-11-04T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Cadogan Hall", "address": "Sloane Terrace 5, SW1X 9DQ London", "price": "£16.50 - £68.50 plus fees", "price_from": "16.50", "price_to": "68.50", "tickets_url": "https://cadoganhall.com/whats-on/strangers-an-exclusive-evening-with-belle-burden/book/1382834", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/media/journalism", "history/politics"], "description": "An evening with the journalist and broadcaster John Simpson CBE, part of his show 'The Leaders and Lunatics Tour'. Drawing on nearly 60 years of access to world leaders, he examines what makes tyrants and how sane societies slip into despotism, from Putin, Assad, Saddam, Gaddafi and Trump to Gorbachev, Mandela, Havel and Zelensky. The second half is an audience question-and-answer session about the events he has covered, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to Tiananmen Square and the Gulf Wars. The event runs 1hr 50 min including a 20-minute interval, presented and promoted by Fane.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/john-simpson-the-leaders-and-lunatics-tour-35204/", "official_url": "https://cadoganhall.com/whats-on/john-simpson/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3462d6b4ffd690999dd662788d30f5db41dcc95eff27f33893c01df792322ad8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Thursday Nights Just Got Better! (Killian McCarthy live acoustic music)", "start": "2026-11-05T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Monument", "address": "Fish Street Hill 18, EC3R 6DB London", "price": "Free entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/folk"], "description": "Killian McCarthy plays a live gig of covers and singalongs at Nancy Spains Monument. The Irish artist from Cork brings pop, country, folk and trad songs with plenty of craic to London pubs and events. The venue is an Irish pub in the City of London, suited to post-work pints and late-night sessions. Entry is open to all with no tickets needed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/thursday-nights-just-got-better-killian-mccarthy-live-acoust-70610/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1ff92ad6cb467b68eef95b84c52d37ab289ace70cd1b9adaec9db48f5d685573-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Many Lives of Pelé: An Evening with Andrew Downie in-conversation with Les Strong", "start": "2026-11-05T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-05T20:30:00Z", "place": "Nomad Books", "address": "Fulham Road 781, SW6 5HA London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://nomadbooks.co.uk/product/9780241754795/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["sport/football"], "description": "An evening at the bookshop Nomad Books celebrating footballer Pelé with the publication of the book Epic: The Many Lives of Pelé. Sports journalist Andrew Downie, whose book draws on nearly eight years of research and more than 250 interviews to reveal the man behind the legend, will be in conversation with former Fulham FC player Les Strong. The two will revisit the historic 1973 exhibition match in which Pelé's Santos faced Fulham FC at Craven Cottage, Fulham winning 2–1, and will then open the conversation to questions from the audience. Entry is free, but RSVP is essential as spaces are limited.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-many-lives-of-pele-an-evening-with-andrew-downie-in-conv-41777/", "official_url": "https://nomadbooks.co.uk/events/the-many-lives-of-pele-an-evening-with-andrew-downie-in-conversation-with-les-strong/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/91e933fab8949a3ecb16c8407a7db4837f470ad199d1285095651ff2bbdfaff8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mark Garnier OBE MP to Brief Asia House on Opposition Economic and Business Policy", "start": "2026-11-10T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-10T11:00:00Z", "place": "Asia House", "address": "63 New Cavendish Street, London, W1G 7LP, United Kingdom", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": [], "description": "An off-the-record briefing for Asia House members on opposition economic and business policy. Mark Garnier OBE MP, the UK Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury) and Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade), and a former trade minister in the Theresa May Government, will outline what a Conservative government's economic and trade policy may look like. He will discuss inward investment, the balance between economic growth and economic security, and the implications of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The briefing will be chaired by Michael Lawrence OBE, Asia House Chief Executive.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mark-garnier-obe-mp-to-brief-asia-house-on-opposition-econom-59993/", "official_url": "https://www.asiahouse.org/event/mark-garnier-obe-mp-to-brief-asia-house-on-opposition-economic-and-business-policy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7023a5c2c36841a04eed5f61394a47e51e5c650cd088abe8ca0f35cd6f80bb4e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Meet the Bàrd - Tareq Baconi", "start": "2026-11-03T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T21:00:00Z", "place": "Bàrd Books", "address": "Roman Road 341-343, E3 5QR London", "price": "From £5.00 (ticket only) to £12.99 (ticket plus book)", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "12.99", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics", "literature"], "description": "An exclusive pre-launch evening for Tareq Baconi's new book 'What Now', held in conversation with Eyal Weizman. Writer Tareq Baconi, a Palestinian writer, scholar and activist, presents a literary manifesto on Palestine and our collective future, arguing that Palestine is a litmus test whose repercussions extend beyond the Middle East. It is a philosophical and political treatise on what liberation for Palestine and our world will look like in the twenty-first century.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/meet-the-bard-tareq-baconi-41014/", "official_url": "https://www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-details/meet-the-bard-tareq-baconi", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f5703c8da5241981b0159f54855cc4de452787161f437c16996cc0c51c650347-2000.webp"}, {"title": "What We Leave We Carry: Voices of Migration to Britain with Colin Grant", "start": "2026-11-10T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1998637389233", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/migration"], "description": "An evening talk titled 'What We Leave We Carry: Voices of Migration to Britain' exploring what people leave behind and carry with them when they move to Britain. Author, historian and critic Colin Grant has travelled the country gathering stories of people who came to make a new life, including a Czech-Roma lawyer, an Iranian taxi driver, a Sierra Leonean actor and a Romanian police officer, asking questions about assimilation, identity, belonging and the emotional cost of migration. He will be joined in conversation by actress, director and writer Anni Domingo and writer Isabelle Dupuy. The event takes place at Brixton Tate Library and is free to attend.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/what-we-leave-we-carry-voices-of-migration-to-britain-with-c-60892/", "official_url": "https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/events/what-we-leave-we-carry-voices-migration-britain-with-colin-grant", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f50cce3ac322c2eca82938db0a470ea07ed03c811cfbb47685448905a5da548a-1200.webp"}]}