On Demand
Watch recordings of our previous events and talks on the Conway Hall Player.
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![A History of Protest and Public Space in England]()
A History of Protest and Public Space in England
Investigating both famous and less well-known demonstrations, from early democracy and the Suffragettes to Black rights and environmental campaigners in more recent times, Katrina Navickas offers positive as well as troubling lessons on how we protect the right to protest.
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![How to Think Like a Poet]()
How to Think Like a Poet
From Homer, Sappho and Rumi, to Shakespeare and Sylvia Plath, how did poets make the world anew? What can we learn from the magic, wisdom and humour of their poetry? Poet and writer Dai George asks how poetry can help us to understand justice, dreams or anger.
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![Policing the Police]()
Policing the Police
Join us at Conway Hall with Met Police whistle-blower Issy Vine and Senior Lecturer in Criminology Dr Lambros Fatsis. We will ask how policing can be for all people, including women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ folks, protestors and others who cannot depend on protection of the police.
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![In Search of Now]()
In Search of Now
According to physics there is no ‘now’, no difference between past and future. What of free will? Is choice an illusion? Or has physics left something out of the equation? Dr Jo Marchant tackles questions of time, self, consciousness and reality – exploring the secrets of how our lives really unfold.
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![Loving Differently]()
Loving Differently
What does it mean to love outside of the conventions of heterosexuality and monogamy? As discussions around the many shapes and forms of relationships become less taboo, what lessons can we learn from loving differently?
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![How Housing Broke London]()
How Housing Broke London
In London, only those with vast cash deposits can get on the property ladder, private rents have spiralled out of control and the wait for social housing is measured in decades. Author and journalist Peter Apps examines London's housing journey over the past forty years, and explores the ways London can transform again in the future.
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![Green Crime]()
Green Crime
Enter a world where people are murdered, ecosystems are destroyed, and corruption is rampant. Criminal psychologist Dr Julia Shaw takes us deep into some of the worst environmental crimes of our time, and asks: how do the Earth's killers think? And how can we stop them from stealing our future?
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![The Age of Fakes]()
The Age of Fakes
Fake is the word. Fake autobiographies, deep fake faces, fake news. Our technology and communications have further distanced us from what is real in the world. In this Ethical Matters talk, learn how, why and discover ways we can re-find the truth.
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![Reading Between the Lines of the Regency Novel]()
Reading Between the Lines of the Regency Novel
What do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think. Dr Zoë McGee reveals how Jane Austen, Frances Burney and their now-overlooked contemporaries used their stories to try to change society's mind about sexual coercion - and to reassure survivors they were not alone.
