Small Publishers’ Fair 2015
The Small Publishers Fair is an annual celebration of books by contemporary artists, poets, writers and book designers. 2015 dates are Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November, 11am to 7pm daily. Over 60 publishers from across the UK and around the world thousands of original works to buy – for your collection, for presents or on […]
London Thinks – The Science and Ethics of Doctor Who
Every moment in time and space is burning, the result of a huge war between the Daleks and the Doctor’s own people, the Time Lords. The Doctor can end the conflict using a special super-weapon. All of space and time will be saved, but he’ll destroy every Dalek and Time Lord, including 2.47 billion Time […]
The Art of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
SOLD OUT Many of us would love to experience the benefits of mindfulness but struggle to integrate the traditional practices into our everyday lives. In this inspiring and interactive workshop, neuroscientist, clinical psychologist and leading mindfulness expert Dr Tamara Russell presents a radical new approach to mindfulness that takes it off the cushion and into […]
Hungry Road
A production from South Africa’s Brighton Players. Directed by Zwai Mgijima With Xolani Ngesi, Zwai Mgijima and Mongezi Ncwadi One of South Africa’s most exciting young theatre companies make their first visit to the UK with a residency at Conway Hall. The Brighton Players (from the township of New Brighton in the country’s Eastern Cape) […]
Compassion: the Key to Happiness
Jinpa is a highly acclaimed thought leader and translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His new book A Fearless Heart shows us how we can train our compassion muscle and unlock great benefits both for ourselves and others. “A Fearless Heart is a rare book that shows how the meeting of contemplative practices with […]
Itay Talgam on Inspiring Brilliance
‘I learned more about leadership in that half an hour [with Itay Talgam], than in my entire career’ Al Gore A conductor in front of an orchestra is an iconic symbol of leadership and creativity – but what does a maestro actually do in order to create glorious harmony? And what does that mean for […]
The Stage
Films and lectures from Dr Scott Von, Simon Thompson, John Cussans, Ellen Cantor, Paul Buck, Ed Atkins, Peter Wächtler and others. Doors: 6.30pm
Finding You in a Very Big Universe
You probably aren’t the centre of the Universe, but you might just have a piece of the centre of the Universe in you. With Tony Kearney Somewhere inside the above picture that is 13.8 billion light years across and therefore 13.8 billion light years old is …….. you! It’s little wonder therefore that we often […]
The Robots are Coming
Recent advances in automation and robots are stripping out all manner of jobs: not just those of clerks, typists and warehouse workers. Almost any job involving a programmable process is vulnerable. Should we rejoice, and anticipate their emancipation from labour; or should we be very afraid for the basis of our society? Chris Bratcher thinks […]