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More info for Gift to the Future
A large concrete building with colourful text decals affixed to its facade stands near a riverfront square, with the London Eye visible in the background.

Gift to the Future

See our brutalist buildings transformed with a giant poetry installation
Site wide
Tickets Free
More info for Anish Kapoor
Large red texture sculpture hanging down from the ceiling to the floor in a space with stone floors and pillars
Art & exhibitions

Anish Kapoor

Venture into a world of mystery through the artist’s awe-inspiring works at our major exhibition
Hayward Gallery
More info for Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute
Art & exhibitions

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

The much-loved illustrator and author celebrates the 1951 Festival of Britain for this installation
Site wide
Tickets Free
More info for Empire: Live
Hosts of the Empire podcast sitting together at a table, wearing blue and yellow.
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 The Rest Is Politics: The Special Relationship
Hosts of The Rest is Politics US and UK sitting together on a green and brown bench.
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 Football Cliches: Live
Three men sitting on a green sofa on an empty stage.
Literature & poetry

Football Cliches: Live

Everyone’s favourite alternative football podcast brings its unique energy to the stage
Purcell Room
More info for Sherlock & Co.
Drawing of a messy room with two people sleeping on the couch and a man playing the violin next to them.
Literature & poetry

Sherlock & Co.

Enjoy an exclusive original story performed by the full cast of the popular audio drama
Purcell Room
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 Team America: World Police?
Hosts of Team America against a grey background.
Literature & poetry

Team America: World Police?

Why does the US remain so central to global conflicts? Two Goalhanger experts dig deep
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for The Rest Is Science: Live
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Literature & poetry

The Rest Is Science: Live

Get set to have your mind blown by chart-topping podcast hosts Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for The Rest Is Entertainment: Live
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Literature & poetry

The Rest Is Entertainment: Live

Get gossiping with Richard Osman and Marina Hyde in this live show of their popular podcast
Royal Festival Hall
More info for The Book Club
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Literature & poetry

The Book Club

The new literary podcast goes live for the first time, with Dominic Sandbrook and Tabby Syrett
Purcell Room

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Shopping
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Shopping

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

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
Two statues; a green human body with water spouting from its neck and another of human legs with water pouring down from above displayed outdoors

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
A photograph showing Riverside Terrace at Southbank Centre, with the metal sculpture Zemran in the foreground, next to Queen Elizabeth Hall

William Pye's Zemran

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

Natura Nostra Forest
Bright sunlight bursts through green leaves with a lens flare, set against a blue sky and a textured concrete building.

Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.