Talks & Lectures in Leicester

The Good, The Bad and The Rugby Podcast

The LIVE tour is the first ever outing for the hit podcast which, since launching in summer 2020, has grown to become the UK’s top sporting podcast, with more t…

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Professor David Olusoga - A Global History Of The British Cup Of Tea

There is nothing more British than a cup of tea.Tea is our national drink; our national obsession. Yet the history of tea is the ultimate global story.

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

The Makings of a Murderer: Fatal Mistake

In The Makings of a Murderer: Fatal Mistake, award-winning investigative journalist and broadcaster Donal MacIntyre examines the extraordinary true stories of k…

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Wild Women Live

What does it take to stand metres from a tiger, dive with sharks, camp in predator territory, or film in some of the planet’s most unforgiving environments?Step…

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Ian Gillan: Talking Gib’rish Tour

This very special series of live speaking events will allow audiences to hear personal stories from Ian’s remarkable life and career in music.From his childhood…

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Chris Hadfield

The Artemis missions have changed everything. For the first time in half a century, humans are returning to the Moon-reaching terrain no mission has ever touche…

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Hannah Fry

Come join Professor Hannah Fry as she brings her signature sass, wit, and warmth to a thought-provoking show that will help bring complex ideas to life - and ho…

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Portraits of Valour: The Soldiers Who Came to the Guildhall.

Step back in time at Leicester’s historic Guildhall for a poignant exhibition that brings local history back to the very ground where it was made.On 22nd Novemb…

The Guildhall, Leicester

Portraits of Valour: The Soldiers Who Came to the Guildhal

Step back in time at Leicester’s historic Guildhall for a poignant exhibition that brings local history back to the very ground where it was made.On 22nd Novemb…

The Guildhall, Leicester

Renegades, Rebels and Rogues – Outlaws in Medieval Leicestershire by Mathew Morris

The ‘good’ outlaw is a major and recurring trope in medieval literature.Popularised by tales of Robin Hood, the outlaw is often portrayed as a social rebel and…

The Guildhall, Leicester

Last chance · tomorrow

At the Going Down of the Sun - The Work of the At Risk War Memorials Project.

How mindless vandalism and neglect was the catalyst to our starting the Project to take into care war memorials from closed churches, chapels, working men’s clu…

The Guildhall, Leicester

An Evening with Helen Sharman Under the Stars

Join us for a unique evening beneath our breathtaking Light of Stars installation as we welcome Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut.Helen willshare her e…

Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Castle – The castle the city forgot by Mathew Morris.

“Leicester has a castle?” is often a visitor’s surprised response when told.Today it might not be a fairy-tale castle of tall walls, turrets and gates but it is…

The Guildhall, Leicester

War Memorials in Other Lands and the Meaning Behind Them

Comparing war memorialisation in Great Britain with that of France; Germany; Poland; Russia and America.This talk is part of the exhibitionPortraits of Valour T…

The Guildhall, Leicester

War memorials in other lands and the meaning behind them by Denis Kenyon.

Comparing war memorialisation in Great Britain with that of France; Germany; Poland; Russia and America.This talk is presented as part of the exhibition:Portrai…

The Guildhall, Leicester

Leicester’s Victorian War Memorials by Robin Jenkins

Leicester has some significant Victorian war memorials – but the story of their creation is a curious one indeed.Leicester’s commemoration of Queen Victoria’s w…

The Guildhall, Leicester

Leicester's Victorian War Memorials by Robin Jenkins

The personalities and peculiarities which led to Leicester’s Victorian War MemorialsLeicester has some significant Victorian war memorials - but the story of th…

The Guildhall, Leicester

The Psychology of Psychopaths

Explore the biological, cognitive and social forces that shape psychopathy and the traits that define the condition.

The Sue Townsend Theatre, Leicester

Consecrated to Peace - A Talk by Denis Kenyon

A look at a wide range of very different memorials consecrating peace rather commemorating war.This talk is presented as part of the exhibition:Portraits of Val…

The Guildhall, Leicester

The Archaeology of Leicester Market by Joseph Peters

Find out more about the recent archaeological dig at Leicester MarketArchaeological excavations at Leicester Market have uncovered over 2,000 years of history.

The Guildhall, Leicester

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Richard III Illuminated: A Candlelit Tour

Tour 1: 7.00-7.45pm Tour 2: 8.00-8.45pmIn this special candlelit tour we take a journey through power, mystery, and history.Join us under the Stars as we explor…

Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

True Crime Tales In Victorian Leicester

An afternoon with crime historian Adam WoodStep into the shadows of Victorian Leicester and uncover the city's most shocking true crime stories in the historic…

The Guildhall, Leicester

An Evening With Nigel Mansell Cbe

The ultimate evening Nigel Mansell Live. The evening will be full of entertainment and will give you a full insight into his career.He started racing in British…

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

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Hannah Fry: Come Fry With Me

Come join Professor Hannah Fry as she brings her signature sass, wit, and warmth to a thought-provoking show that will help bring complex ideas to life - and ho…

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Jeremy Bowen: Truth Under Fire

Gaza. Ukraine. Syria. Sudan. Yemen. The world is facing more armed conflicts than at any point in decades, and Jeremy Bowen has reported from the centre of near…

De Montfort Hall, Leicester