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  1. 21st Century Anthropology: Culture, Diversity and Inclusion
    Want to explore the contemporary food, music and sound, clothing and textiles, spirituality and digital anthropology? Join our tutor Yasmin Hales to unpack key aspects of 21st century societies.

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    Mon 26 Oct 2026
    Yasmin Hales
    Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £123.00
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  2. Evening
    ★ 4.9
    Ways into poetry: a gentle pace
    Are you brand new to writing poetry? Do you want to build your confidence in a supportive environment alongside other beginners in the craft? This gentle short course guides students taking their first steps on the path to becoming a poet.

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    Thu 3 Jun 2027 (and 1 other date)
    Toby Campion
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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  3. Radio and podcast presenting: beginners (online)

    What makes a good radio presenter? From ad-libbing to reading scripts (including your own if you want) to interviewing and reading the news. This course will help you develop a skillset for presenting, whether it’s radio broadcasting or online podcasting. The course is supported by a media technician who will edit student recordings from each session. It is suitable for anyone wanting to kick-start a podcast or radio career, enhance presenting or performance skills or if you’re just looking to improve general confidence at the mic.

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    Mon 26 Oct 2026
    Allis Moss
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00
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  4. Evening
    ★ 5.0
    Spanish beginners intensive: module 1

    Learn to speak Spanish on this intensive, communicative course for complete beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.

    Did you know that we offer support sessions for beginner students over the term? More information is available in the how will I be taught section below.

    If you feel you may benefit from learning at a slower pace, please check our Spanish beginners at a gentle pace: module 1 courses, and if you already speak a Romance language fluently, you may want to check our Spanish rápidamente: module 1 courses.

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    Tue 27 Oct 2026 (and 3 other dates)
    Monica Toro
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  5. Evening
    Freelance journalism workshop

    Workshop your pitches and features on this practical course for freelance journalists and bloggers. You'll learn to carry out research and interview people, as well as hone your pitches and stories.

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    Thu 21 Jan 2027 (and 2 other dates)
    Laura Silverman
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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  6. Evening
    From cradle to the grave: a history of the NHS 1948 to the present

    The course examines the creation, consolidation, development and reorganizations of the NHS from 1948 to the present day.

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    Tue 27 Oct 2026
    David Ingledew
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00
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  7. Evening
    History of Ideas: the language of politeness

    This short course introduces you to the fascinating world of politeness studies. You’ll explore how we manage politeness in everyday conversation and how different cultures express it linguistically. You’ll learn about research and theories on politeness from pragmatics and linguistics, considering how these have developed over time.

    Using real-life examples and interactive activities, you’ll learn how politeness works -and why it matters.

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    Tue 27 Oct 2026
    Jack Pulman-Slater
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £38.00
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  8. Evening
    ★ 4.5
    Return to French (elementary)
    Come and join this lively course to refresh your elementary French. After attending this course you will be able join a level 2 course starting soon.

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    Wed 28 Oct 2026 (and 5 other dates)
    Michel Willame
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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  9. Evening
    ★ 4.7
    Literary translation in practice (Portuguese into English)
    Do you enjoy reading in Portuguese and writing in English? Are you interested in the similarities and differences between English-speaking and Portuguese-speaking cultures? Do you have a particular interest and/or background in literature, especially literature in other languages? Would you like to see if you have a special knack for translation, perhaps with a view to doing it professionally? Come and join this interactive translation course to hone your translation skills.

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    Tue 27 Oct 2026 (and 1 other date)
    Christina Baum
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  10. French 4/5: Paris: quartiers, lieux culturels et artistes à découvrir

    Explorez Paris dans sa diversité: ses quartiers à l’identité variée; les traces de l’histoire encore visibles aujourd’hui dans le tracé des rues et les bâtiments; les lieux culturels et les artistes qui font, encore aujourd’hui, la renommée de la ville Lumière.

    Venez partager et approfondir vos connaissances, et mettez-les à profit lors de vos prochains voyages!

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    Tue 27 Oct 2026
    Anais Perdaems
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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  11. Evening
    ★ 4.9
    Ways into creative writing: intensive
    Not sure whether creative writing is for you? Give it a try on one of these fun and supportive short courses covering the basics of fiction and poetry. Increase your confidence and produce work through guided exercises and discussion.

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    Wed 28 Oct 2026 (and 8 other dates)
    Claire Collison
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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  12. Last Few Places, Evening
    ★ 4.9
    Ways into creative writing: a gentle pace

    Are you brand new to creative writing? Do you want to build your confidence in a supportive environment alongside other beginners? This gentle short course guides students taking their first steps on the path to becoming a creative writer.

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    Mon 15 Feb 2027 (and 3 other dates)
    Claire Collison
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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  13. Evening
    ★ 4.9
    Writing and rewriting fairytales
    Once upon a time there was a City Lit workshop all about writing fairytales. The quest: to inspire writers to pen stories of love, fear, forests, revenge, dragons, witches, kings, queens, frogs and magic.

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    Tue 27 Oct 2026 (and 3 other dates)
    Victoria M. Adams
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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  14. Italian upper intermediate conversation

    This skills-based course is for upper intermediate learners of Italian and is intended to improve your Italian speaking skills in everyday situations. We will be looking at both formal and informal scenarios, and the aim is to help you to feel more comfortable speaking Italian in order to improve your fluency.

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    Tue 27 Oct 2026
    Silvana Vistola
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  15. The London of Bram Stoker and Dracula
    Although born in Ireland, Bram Stoker came to London to work with the great Actor Manager Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre and spent the rest of his life here. While working at the Lyceum he published his most famous and enduring novel “Dracula” in 1897. This virtual tour takes us to the London locations of that novel so we cover a wide range of ground from Hendon to Hampstead and Piccadilly to Pimlico tracing the footsteps of the fictional vampire and his creator. Learn about the places Stoker visited, the people he knew, the library where he researched and the history of the book on stage and screen.

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    Tue 27 Oct 2026
    Diane Burstein
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00
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