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David Icke’s “Human Race Get Off Your Knees”

O2 Academy Brixton, 211 Stockwell Road, Brixton, London 51.465373 51.465373

11th September 2010Is he a fruitcake, or is he a prophet? There is only one way to find out… get yourself down to the Brixton Academy and hear David Icke “expose the global conspiracy in all its forms and the nature of our reality more comprehensively and with even greater clarity than ever before.”

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Seamus Heaney, reading from “Human Chain”

Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, Southbank, London 51.506556 51.506556

14th September 2010Poet Seamus Heaney will be reading from his new collection, “Human Chain”, as well as taking us on a journey through his great poems of the past. “Human Chain” connects the present and the past through a variety of lyrical forms and the history of poetry itself.

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PickAndy McNab, talking about Afghanistan

National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London 51.486004 51.486004

15th September 2010To mark the publication of his new book “Spoken from the Front 2″, Andy McNab will be giving a talk at the National Army Museum about “modern-day heroes fighting modern-day wars”. During the talk he will recount the courage and hardship of British servicemen as they face the difficulties posed by the Afghanistan war.

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FreeWill Self: “Walking To Hollywood”

Foyles, 113–119 Charing Cross Road, London 51.514668 51.514668

16th September 2010Will Self is one of the most thought-provoking writers and raconteurs around. “Walking to Hollywood” weaves together fact, fancy, memoir and invention as he delves deep into his own psychosis, memory loss and OCD.

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Sir Richard Dannatt — “Leading from the front”

National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London 51.486004 51.486004

16th September 2010Former Chief of General Staff Sir Richard Dannatt will be discussing his remarkable career in the British Army from his formative experiences in Northern Ireland to his service in the Balkans and Afghanistan. The talk will tie in with the publication of his autobiography “Leading from the Front”.

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PickStephen Fry Live!

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London 51.501267 51.501267

20th – 21st September 2010Actor, writer, raconteur, presenter, social commentator and bona fide national treasure Stephen Fry will be discussing everything from TV and art to travel, with a tactful avoidance of cricket. With his rich tones and sparkling wit, this perfect gentleman will entertain and enthral audiences at the Royal Albert Hall.

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CheapBenjamin Franklin House Symposium, with Brian Cox

British Library, 96 Euston Road, London 51.529985 51.529985

20th September 2010Professor Brian Cox, the presenter of the hit BBC series “Wonders of the Solar System”, will be sharing his expertise as a member of the ATLAS experiment on CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.

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Barry Humphries at Victoria & Albert Museum

PickCheapBarry Humphries: “Handling Edna”

Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London 51.496819 51.496819

21st September 2010Barry Humphries, the Aussie comic behind Dame Edna Everage, will be talking about his most famous creation in “Handling Edna, The Unauthorised Biography”. Take a behind-the-scenes, no-holds-barred look at the most glittering superstar icon of our times as he reveals the details of Dame Edna’s roller-coaster life.

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Archbishop Of Canterbury at British Library

CheapArchbishop of Canterbury: Ethics, Economics & Justice

British Library, 96 Euston Road, London 51.529985 51.529985

28th September 2010In a new book Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has brought together a collection of leading commentators to examine the role of morality and ethics in business. Tonight Rowan Williams will discuss these fundamental questions with MP Zac Goldsmith and Lord Skidelsky.

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PickSAS veteran Chris Ryan

National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London 51.486004 51.486004

29th September 2010Chris Ryan was the only member of the eight-man ‘Bravo Two Zero’ mission to escape captivity during the Gulf War, after an epic escape that won him the Military Medal for the longest evasion in SAS history. You can hear him relive the experience during this talk at the National Army Museum.

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PickStephen Hawking talks about “The Grand Design”

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London 51.501267 51.501267

20th October 2010In an extremely rare public lecture, Professor Stephen Hawking will be discussing his new book “The Grand Design” at the Royal Albert Hall. The book explores the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe.

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