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Britain & The American Dream
Wednesday 1 July, 6:30 - 8pm. £27.50 / 2 for £42.
As the USA celebrates its 250th birthday, historian Peter Moore explores how the British Enlightenment shaped the idea of The American Dream
Death Rituals & Grief: In Conversation with Sofka Zinovieff & Julia Samuel
Wednesday 10 June, 6.30 - 8pm. £27.50. Join us for a fascinating exploration of the relationships that touch us and hurt us most: those with our family.
Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words 2026
Tuesday 12 - Saturday 16 May. We are very pleased to be taking part in this year's Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words.
Trafalgar: Battle & Aftermath
Thursday 7 May, 6:30 - 8pm. £25 / 2 for £35. Hear military historian Paul O'Keeffe recount key moments from his vivid and visceral portrayal of the most famous naval battle in history, its aftermath and the human cost of war.
The New Dark Ages: James Marriott in conversation with Henry Oliver
Wednesday 8 July, 6:30 - 8pm. £27.50. Join Times columnist James Marriott in conversation with Substack writer Henry Oliver for a discussion about the future of literature, literacy, and the fate of the West.
A House for Miss Pauline: Diana McCaulay & Sara Collins in Conversation
Thursday 8 October, 6.30 - 8pm. £27.50. We are thrilled to welcome 2026 RSL Ondaatje Prize winner Diana McCaulay for a conversation on her brilliant new novel, A House for Miss Pauline.
HOAX: Truth & Lies in the Age of Enlightenment
Thursday 22 October, 6.30pm-8pm. £27.50. A ghost. A witch. A princess. Madeleine Pelling's spellbinding history unpicks the stories of three incredible 18th-century hoaxes.
Amorous or Loving?: The Highly Peculiar Tale of English and the English
Wednesday 27 January 2027, 6pm - 8pm. £27.50. How did a marginal dialect spoken in the late 9th century by 200,000 people become the world’s language spoken by 1.6 billion people today?
Johnson, Crime and Punishment, in Four Cases
Thursday 26 March, 6:30 - 8pm. £20 / 2 for £36. Crime was rife in Georgian London, but so too was punishment. Hear how Samuel Johnson balanced compassion with Justice.
Queer Georgians: A hidden history of lovers, lawbreakers and homemakers
Wednesday 25 February, 6:30 - 8pm. £27.50. Hear the hidden histories of the real people that inspired Gentleman Jack and the gay romances in Bridgerton.
Amorous or Loving?: The Highly Peculiar Tale of English and the English
Wednesday 15 October, 6 - 8pm. £22.50. Hear Sir Rupert Gavin chart English’s extraordinary path to becoming the most global language today spoken by 1.6 billion all over the world.
Johnson as a Lexicographer: Getting His Just Deserts—Bryan A. Garner
Monday 15 September, 6 - 8pm. £25. Was Johnson truly the father of the English dictionary? Bryan A. Garner explores the evidence in this thought-provoking talk.
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