What’s on September 2012 – Talks and lectures in London

Here is a selection of talks, debates and lectures taking place in London during September.

Former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson

11th Sept 2012  •  Queen Elizabeth Hall, London The former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, will be talking about her extraordinary life at Queen Elizabeth Hall, as she celebrates the publication of her memoirs -- "Everybody Matters". Mary Robinson first rose to …more

Will Self, talking about his new novel “Umbrella”

13th Sept 2012  •  Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Join Will Self at Queen Elizabeth Hall, as he talks about his new novel "Umbrella", and explores the legacy and relevance of Modernism today. Queen Elizabeth Hall is part of the Southbank Centre complex on the south bank …more

John Major, at Leicester Square Theatre

19th Sept 2012  •  Leicester Square Theatre, London This is your chance to hear the former Conservative Prime Minister John Major, as he talks about his new book "My Old Man: A Personal History of Music Hall". The book follows him along a remarkable journey into his own …more

Pick Paddy Ashdown, talking about the Cockleshell Heroes

20th Sept 2012  •  National Army Museum, London Join the ex-Lib Dem leader and Royal Marine Paddy Ashdown, as he describes "Operation Frankton" - the true story of how a group of British soldiers led a daring WWII mission to paddle into Bordeaux harbour and sink the …more

Cheap The Hobbit at 75

21st Sept 2012  •  British Library, London J.R.R Tolkien first introduced us to Middle Earth, the One Ring, Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf on this very day in 1937. And with Peter Jackson's new movies coming out at the end of the year, the coming months promise to go a …more

Pick “Downton Abbey” writer, Julian Fellowes

26th Sept 2012  •  BFI Southbank, London Join the Oscar-winning writer of "Gosford Park" and "Downton Abbey", as he talks about what inspires his work. As well as his period dramas on TV and in the cinema -- which include the screenplays for "Vanity Fair" and …more

Pick Salman Rushdie, talking about his “Fatwa years”

27th Sept 2012  •  Bloomsbury Theatre, London In 1989 Salman Rushdie was famously sentenced to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini for writing "The Satanic Verses". He spent the next decade in hiding, moving from house to house under armed protection. Now you can hear …more

   

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