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More info for Gift to the Future
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Gift to the Future

See our brutalist buildings transformed with a giant poetry installation
Site wide
Tickets Free
More info for Mieko Kawakami: Sisters in Yellow
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Literature & poetry

Mieko Kawakami: Sisters in Yellow

The author of Breasts and Eggs presents her bold noir thriller, in conversation with Georgina Godwin
Purcell Room
More info for Letters Live
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Literature & poetry

Letters Live

A surprise all-star cast brings remarkable correspondence to life through unforgettable readings
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Rug Rhymes: Autumn
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Rug Rhymes: Autumn

Share your favourite nursery rhymes and learn new ones in a playful session for under-5s
National Poetry Library
More info for The Rest Is History: The Ultimate Victorian Adventure
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Literature & poetry

The Rest Is History: The Ultimate Victorian Adventure

Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook weave an epic live tale of history’s most daring expedition
Royal Festival Hall
More info for The Rest Is Classified: Live
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Literature & poetry

The Rest Is Classified: Live

Unmask real-life spy stories and hidden power struggles at the live show of the popular podcast
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for The Rest Is Money: Live
Hosts of The Rest is Money sitting together in front of a wall of clocks.
Literature & poetry

The Rest Is Money: Live

Witness the debut live show of Robert Peston and Steph McGovern’s popular podcast
Purcell Room
More info for The Rest Is Football: Bursting Onto the Stage
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Literature & poetry

The Rest Is Football: Bursting Onto the Stage

The popular pod goes live for the first time, with Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Empire: Live
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Literature & poetry

Empire: Live

William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the good, the bad and the ugly of imperial history
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Football Cliches: Live
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Literature & poetry

Football Cliches: Live

Everyone’s favourite alternative football podcast brings its unique energy to the stage
Purcell Room
More info for The Rest Is Politics: The Special Relationship
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Literature & poetry

The Rest Is Politics: The Special Relationship

Goalhanger's top political voices unite for debate, analysis and disagreeing agreeably
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Sherlock & Co.
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Literature & poetry

Sherlock & Co.

Enjoy an exclusive original story performed by the full cast of the popular audio drama
Purcell Room

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Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
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Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms

A summer favourite returns to our site with water fountains to splash around and cool down in.

Shopping
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Shopping

A vibrant range of inspiring books, homeware, prints, accessories and more.

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
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Thinking
Fountains

Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.

Modified Social Benches
Two children eating ice cream on a red cirrcular bench

Modified Social Benches

Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.

William Pye's Zemran
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William Pye's Zemran

Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.

Natura Nostra Forest
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Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.