{"title": "St Olave Lecture: Bringing Samuel Pepys and Restoration London to Life", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St Olave Hart Street", "address": "Hart Street 8, EC3R 7NB London", "price": "£5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/st-olave-lecture-bringing-samuel-pepys-and-restoration-london-to-life-tickets-1992366026418", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/early-modern", "literature/biography"], "description": "A lecture at St Olave Hart Street exploring the world Samuel Pepys inhabited in Restoration London. Writer and filmmaker Jack Jewers draws on his research for The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys and his new novel Seething Lane, sharing insights from bringing this complex figure to life. 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The tour is led by an expert City of London Guide and lasts about 60 minutes, starting and finishing at 17 Gough Square. Afterwards you can enjoy a free cup of tea, browse the festive rooms and stay until the museum closes at 5pm. 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The talk, \"A Georgian Guide to Getting Laid: Sex, Scandal and Harris's List\", explores Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies, an annual 18th-century bestseller that catalogued women working in London's sex trade. 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It is outdoors and aimed at children of primary school age and their families.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/great-fire-of-london-family-walk-37070/", "official_url": "https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/great-fire-of-london-family-walk/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/841dad6b1f2a764cd2dcbcf6b8eda1b3dc17b1d711c4bc6fd87d2b65eb4905d6-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Exhibition – Londoners on Trial: Crime, Courts and the Public 1244-1924", "start": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-02-25T00:00:00Z", "place": "The London Archives", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://onecitylondon.com/shop/", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history"], "description": "This is a free exhibition about the history of law and order in London, from the medieval period to modern times. 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Paid curator-led tours of the exhibition run on selected dates.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/exhibition-londoners-on-trial-crime-courts-and-the-public-12-37563/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/af77e44b2b3c97fc7ab7ca2082948cdb2273965739813a3760df7d9cd9a59eeb-2000.webp"}, {"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. 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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It combines an interactive theatrical tour with a tutored gin tasting, exploring how gin went from the 'devilish drink' of Georgian London to the queen of the drinks cabinet.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/women-gin-sin-immersive-tour-gin-tasting-78690/", "official_url": "https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/event/women-gin-and-sin-immersive-tour-and-gin-tasting/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b2df5f5abfe504485fd3660d69c19f85d22879dca7d0ceadcb5c7d1aef5bc210-2000.webp"}, {"title": "FULLY BOOKED - The Buildings Archaeologist - Discovering the Secrets of Britain’s Ancient Buildings", "start": "2026-11-07T14:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T16:00:00Z", "place": "Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre", "address": "", "price": "£5 per person", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "A fully booked event about discovering the secrets of Britain's ancient buildings. 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Actor James Swanton, known for screen and BBC horror roles, tells the tales, which follow a railway signal-man haunted by a warning figure and a man tormented by a murdered enemy's spectre. The horror writer Ramsey Campbell called the double bill an unforgettable experience. 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This year it is once again the children's turn, guided by Joney, and more performers are still being sought. In keeping with Martin, words are followed by deeds: the Martin's Appeal asks for donations of goods such as toiletries, towels, baby nappies, toothpaste, shampoo, shower gel and shaving items for the Jesuit Refugee Service in neighbouring Wapping, to be placed on the table next to the sacristy before the service.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/st-martin-spiel-und-appeal-whitechapel-47540/", "official_url": "https://dkg-london.org/veranstaltung/pfarrgemeinderat-whitechapel-563-713/?occurrence=2026-11-08", "image": ""}, {"title": "Bible verse, a short time of quiet, and a prayer - followed by tea, coffee, and conversation", "start": "2026-11-05T13:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St John's Wood", "address": "Prince Albert Road, NW8 7NJ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/christian"], "description": "A short gathering in the church with a Bible verse, a time of quiet, and a prayer, followed by tea, coffee, and conversation. 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