Welcome to the IanVisits guide to lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random miscellany happening around London today.
| = Event is free of charge (sometimes a donation is appreciated) | |
| = Pre-Booking required. |
One-Off Events Happening Today Only | |
| 1:00 PM | Trains and Boats and Planes (Barbican) |
| A look at the mathematics of energy efficiency in transport systems. | |
| 1:15 PM | Wet dreams: making urban water systems sustainable (Bloomsbury) |
| Understanding the reliatinship between society and technology in managing water supplies. | |
| 5:00 PM | Engineering the Olympics (South Kensington) |
| A lecture on the challenges faced by engineers in delivering the major infrastructure and stadia necessary to ensure a successful Olympics. | |
| 6:00 PM | How many women does it take to make a difference? (Green Park) |
| A Hansard Society Democracy Forum to discuss how many women it takes to make a difference to politics, business and society. | |
| 6:30 PM | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) on the Big Screen (Bloomsbury) |
| Occasional showing of old movie followed by wine in the museum. | |
| 6:30 PM | 500 years of lesbian and gay related material in the British Library (Camden) |
| An illustrated talk by Bart Smith of the Library’s Humanities Reference Service. (Cost: £6) |
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| 6:30 PM | Egypt: the moment of change (Bloomsbury) |
| Book launch by Philip Marfleet on the politics and (lack of) civil rights in Egypt. | |
| 7:00 PM | Think tank Clash (Southwark) |
| Rory Bremner hosts a debate featuring leaders from some of the UK's top political think tanks (Cost: £10) |
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| 7:00 PM | Alan Bennett - Talking Theatre (South Kensington) |
| An evening in conversation with playwright, Alan Bennett (Cost: £8) |
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Regular Events on Today (typically repeat each week) | |
| 11:30 AM | Secret Tunnels and Hidden Passageways (Tower Hill) |
| Guided walk around the London Bridge area focusing on hidden tunnels and alleys (Cost: £5) |
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| 1:30 PM | Through the Time Tunnel: A Retrograde Ramble (Tower Hill) |
| Regular guided walk of London - running from modern day backwards to the ancient. (Cost: £5) |
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| 2:00 PM | Tour of Mansion House |
| Weekly tours of the splendour of the home of the Lord Mayor of London (Cost: £6 (concessions £4)) |
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Temporary Exhibitions That are Closing Within a Couple of Weeks | |
