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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. Cult TV: David Lynch's Twin Peaks
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Paul Sutton
    When it hit UK TV screens in October 1990, David Lynch’s Twin Peaks was more than just another US television series, it was as one critic describes it, ‘a seismic event in popular culture’ (Tobias 2020). In an era when TV aired live it was a must-see series with fevered pre-episode speculation and critical post-broadcast discussion characterising viewers’ engagement with this cult phenomenon. The mystery over who killed Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) preoccupied TV viewers across the autumn and winter of 1990. For me it was the first live series that I watched from start to finish.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  2. Scandals in British politics
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ian McGarvie
    This course explores major scandals in recent political history. Join us to learn more!
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  3. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  4. Drawing for beginners
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 9 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Andrea Voisey
    Explore traditional and less traditional methods of drawing simple objects. Using structured activities, you will be introduced to key concepts such as line, tone, composition and mark making. Ideal if you have little or no drawing experience; a great way to learn the basics or prepare for longer courses.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £139.00
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  5. Philosophy of medicine
    Course start date:  Tue 6 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Annamaria Carusi
    We have all had contact with medicine in one way or another: through being ill ourselves, or through taking care of somebody else who is ill. Medicine is not only about the science and evidence for medical practices. It is also political, social, cultural and personal. This course is about the kind of knowledge and value system that makes up medicine in its current form, and explores how it has evolved, what its main features are, what its strong and weak points are, and, potentially, how it is changing.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  6. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  7. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  8. Return to French (lower intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Avram
    Revise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed completed 2-3 years of study in the past.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  9. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £60.00
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  10. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  11. Economics with Vince Cable: a global tour of politicians who changed the narrative on economics
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Join Dr Vince Cable, former minister and party leader of the Liberal Democrats, to learn more about key politicians who changed the global narrative on economics.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  12. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  13. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  14. Social media introduction: stage 1
    Course start date:  Tue 3 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    This practical course is aimed at beginners who are looking to develop their social media skills for personal use or to promote their business. Learn how social media can be used to communicate with your target audience.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  15. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £90.00
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