Luke Turner: Men at War. Loving, Lusting, Fighting, Remembering 1939-1945As a child, Luke Turner was obsessed with the Second World War. He spent hours watching Sunday war films, poring over stories of derring-do and relishing in birthday trips to air museums. Lying in bed beneath Airfix fighter planes suspended from his ceiling, he would think … Continue reading "Luke Turner: Men at War"
Join acclaimed author and broadcaster Gary Younge as he discusses his latest work , "Dispatches From the Diaspora" with Daniel TrillingJoin us for an inspiring evening with journalist Gary Younge, one of the UK's leading political voices, on the significant events of the last few decades that have impacted the Black diaspora around the globe.In … Continue reading "Gary Younge in conversation with Daniel Trilling"
A family friendly, multi award winning, immersive comedy performance for children aged 6-12! April 16th / 30th /May 14th / 28th
Join Ben Aaronovitch for a unique evening celebrating the paperback launch of Amongst Our Weapons.Ben will be hosting one of his unique evenings for fans of his cult Rivers of … Continue reading "An Evening with Ben Aaronovitch"
Tim Burrows: The Invention of Essex: The Making of An English CountyJoin author Tim Burrows as he discuses his latest book about Gods own county, Essex.Essex. A county both famous and infamous: the stuff of tabloid headlines and reality television, consumer culture and right-wing politicians. England's dark id.But beyond the sensationalist headlines lies a strange … Continue reading "Tim Burrows: The Invention of Essex – The Making of an English County"
Join the multi talented Viv Groskop and Cariad Lloyd in conversationViv Groskop Best-selling author of How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking (Penguin) and Lift As You Climb: Women and the Art of Ambition (Penguin). Her award-nominated podcast How to Own the Room is the biggest public speaking podcast in … Continue reading "An Evening with Viv Groskop and Cariad Lloyd"
Oliver Franklin- Wallis and Prof. Kate Spencer discuss "Wasteland: The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away.‘A gripping read that will anger as much as it fascinates’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall‘An incredible journey into the world of rubbish, full of fascinating characters and mind-bending facts’ Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland ‘Urgent, probing and endlessly interesting’ Cal Flyn, … Continue reading "Wasteland: Oliver Franklin-Wallis & Prof. Kate Spencer"
A one off London show with the brilliant Andy White plus guestsAfter a successful January tour to launch latest album This garden is only temporary, itinerant Belfast songwriter Andy White plays a one-off London show at Wanstead Tap on July 12 at 8pm. Fresh from the release of his critically acclaimed duo album with Tim … Continue reading "Andy White plus guests"
Tour Guide Gary Lewis tells the story of how growing up in Leytonstone, along with everything he experienced there, influenced the film career of Britain’s greatest film director, Alfred Hitchcock … Continue reading "Hitchcock’s Leytonstone"
Join Shain Shapiro as he discusses his new book "This Must Be the Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better".This Must Be the Place introduces and examines music’s relationship … Continue reading "This Must Be The Place: Shain Shapiro in conversation"
This workshop will aim to muse all the different cultural and social selves we hold in ourselves (Gender, heritage, race, sexuality, neurodiversity, language, location etc ) presently, historically and ancestrally. … Continue reading "How we see ourselves: the Transcultural Self"
Ever wondered what it’s like to cycle 4,500km uphill on forty quid and visit every winery on the way? Join me on an Argentinian wine-tasting adventure. Part comedy, part endurance, part discovery and so great I’d do it again. Sample some of the most emblematic wines of my experience while I take you through some … Continue reading "The Wheel Argentina – Wine Tasting, Travelogue, Comedy"
Join Nick Higham as he discusses his latest work: The Mercenary RiverNo city can survive without water, and lots of it. Today we take the stuff for granted: turn a … Continue reading "Nick Higham : The Mercenary River"
Join Wanstead photographer Geoff Wilkinson as he discusses his pictures of a changing East London. He writes: I grew up in the East End, Canning Town and then Stratford but it’s changing from what I knew as a child. For the last few years I have been photographing, mostly at night, to capture some of … Continue reading "Photo talk: Where is East London going ?"
Join author Lee Jackson as he discusses his latest work, Dickensland.DICKENSLANDThe intriguing history of Dickens’s London, showing how tourists have reimagined and reinvented the Dickensian metropolis for more than 150 years Tourists have sought out the landmarks, streets, and alleys of Charles Dickens’s London ever since the death of the world-renowned author. Late Victorians and … Continue reading "Lee Jackson: Dickensland: The Curious History of Dickens’s London"
