Celebrity Talks & Lectures
The Southbank Centre, British Library and Victoria & Albert Museum put on most of the best talks. Actors and directors do a few at the National Theatre and BFI Southbank. You can attend author talks and book signings at the big flagship bookstores like Waterstones, Hatchards (both Piccadilly) and Foyles (Charing Cross Road).
Guildhall Common Council with the Lord Mayor of London Attend a meeting inside the medieval Guildhall and see the Lord Mayor and Aldermen
Speakers Corner – Sunday speeches in Hyde Park Visit Speakers Corner at Sunday lunchtime and hear the public giving political speeches on a soapbox
Visit the House of Commons Public Gallery at the Houses of Parliament Visit Parliament and watch MPs debating from the House of Commons public gallery
Watch Prime Ministers Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons Watch the British PM getting grilled by MPs in Parliament at PMQs
The Rest Is Politics – Alastair Campbell & Rory Stewart Live A live version of the nations most popular political podcast performed in the round at The O2