Caroline Broome (three times winner of Best Small Back Garden trophy in the London Gardens Society Awards) takes a look at some of England's finest gardens to see how their grand designs can be adapted to suit your own gardens. Further details to follow. Read more

Harrods has been in the headlines recently for unfortunate reasons. However, as Londoners, many of us will have personally enjoyed visiting and perhaps shopping in this magnificent and historic department store in Knightsbridge, which is now one of the few remaining in London. But how did this 175-year-old business grow from a humble grocery shop… Read more

There is general agreement that reform of the House of Lords is urgently needed – but little consensus on what the reforms should be, or even on the Lords’ purpose. So what should be the role of the second chamber? And in terms of reform, what is both desirable and achievable? Speaker Frances Crook is… Read more

In the 1840s and 1850s, a period of economic slump, poverty and famine, painters began drawing attention to the conditions of working-class life in Britain. By the 1870s and 1880s, larger, more forceful paintings were being exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, depicting real people and their experiences of hardship. In this talk, Angela… Read more

Using a helicopter from 08:00 to sunset, and rapid response cars at night or in adverse weather situations, London’s Air Ambulance is the charity that brings the hospital to the patient when time is critical. The team, consisting of an advanced trauma doctor, paramedic and consultant on most missions, can perform treatments such as open… Read more

On 20 January 2025, Donald J Trump will be inaugurated as President of the United States for the second time. Dire predictions have been coming fast and furious since his electoral victory. So how does the American political system work, and will the famed checks and balances provide any guardrails to constrain a Trump presidency?… Read more

Where former practising solicitor and managing partner of a City law firm, Colin Davey, brings real cases to life, from a snail in a ginger beer bottle to outraged apartment dwellers being overlooked by a UK cultural institution. Colin Davey writes and lectures, and from time to time does guided walks in London. He holds an MBA, and… Read more

The mid nineteenth century saw the beginnings of what became the enormous fight women embarked on for their right to vote, receive higher education and to become practising doctors. Some women became engaged in all three causes, but it is the latter that became my greatest interest. My lecture focuses on the early struggles of… Read more

This month, instead of our traditional festive lunch, we have an online delight. (Bring your own mincepies.) Paul Robbins is an experienced presenter and author who has a lifetime passion for History. Whilst Paul lives with his family in a small village near the Kent coast, he is a proud Cockney by birth.This talk is… Read more