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The Wheel Argentina – Wine Tasting, Travelogue, Comedy

Daygustation 13a High St, Wanstead, London, United Kingdom

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"

$25.00

Lee Jackson: Dickensland: The Curious History of Dickens’s London

The Wanstead Tap Ltd 352 Winchelsea Road, London, England, United Kingdom

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"

Event Series Wanstead Book Festival 2023

Wanstead Book Festival presents: Tim Burrows

Wanstead Library Churchill Room Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead

Until 1965, Wanstead was truly a part of Essex, and even now there are tell-tale signs all around us of a time before it became part of a London borough. In the 1980s, though, Essex became the stuff of tabloid headlines, supposed stereotypes and populist politics. Author Tim Burrows, in his book The Invention of … Continue reading "Wanstead Book Festival presents: Tim Burrows"

$10

John Rogers: Welcome to New London

The Wanstead Tap Ltd 352 Winchelsea Road, London, England, United Kingdom

John Rogers "Welcome to The New London. The Legendary John Rogers launches his new book almost 10 years after "This Other London"

John Rogers: Welcome to New London

The Wanstead Tap Ltd 352 Winchelsea Road, London, England, United Kingdom

John Rogers "Welcome to The New London. The Legendary John Rogers launches his new book almost 10 years after "This Other London"

Charlotte Lydia Riley: Imperial Island

The Wanstead Tap Ltd 352 Winchelsea Road, London, England, United Kingdom

Charlotte Lydia Riley: Imperial Island - A History of Empire in Modern BritainImperial Island shows how empire and its ever-present aftermath have divided and defined Britain over the last seventy years.'Masterful ... you won't look at Britain in the same way ever again' OWEN JONES'Incisive, important, and incredibly timely' CAROLINE ELKINSAfter the Second World War, … Continue reading "Charlotte Lydia Riley: Imperial Island"

Robert Elms: LIVE! Why We Go Out

The Wanstead Tap Ltd 352 Winchelsea Road, London, England, United Kingdom

Join award winning broadcaster and all round legend Robert Elms as he discusses his latest book " Live! Why We Go out"In 1972, when Robert Elms was 13 years old, he saw the Jackson Five play live. At some point during the performance, he describes experiencing three minutes of "divine delirium" - where he found … Continue reading "Robert Elms: LIVE! Why We Go Out"

A celebration of Ian Nairn with Travis Elborough

The Wanstead Tap Ltd 352 Winchelsea Road, London, England, United Kingdom

Join award winning cultural historian Travis Elborough as he celebrates the life of Ian Nairn and his Modern Buildings in London'Without any doubt, London is one of the best cities in the world for modern architecture. But it is also one of the biggest cities in the world, and it does not make a display … Continue reading "A celebration of Ian Nairn with Travis Elborough"