Ken Loach joined us to discuss some of his most controversial and suppressed films – works that TV networks and other institutions have tried to keep from the public. We will discuss The Gamekeeper, The Navigators, The Save The Children Fund Film, Which Side Are You On?, and A Question of Leadership. Films that revealed the complicity of union bosses, the creativity and solidarity of striking miners, the problematic attitude of large aid organisations, police brutality and a lot more…Discover the untold stories behind these banned and buried films, as well as first-hand accounts of the battles Loach fought to bring them to the general public. This conversation is part of our Ken Loach retrospective.
To mark the 100th birthday of Lenny Bruce, comedian Stewart Lee joined us for a Q&A following Bob Fosse’s 1974 classic ‘Lenny’, to talk about the past, present and future of comedy and satire. Hosted by Gareth Evans.
LRB Screen is the long-running film series from the London Review of Books, Europe’s leading literary journal of culture and ideas, hosted by the Garden Cinema since 2023.
Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf tours until the end of next year.
Recorded on 13th October 2025 at The Garden Cinema
39-41 Parker Street, London WC2B 5PQ
David “Dai” Bradley talks about working with Ken Loach on Kes, society at the time, and the film’s enduring legacy.
Filmed as part of Ken Loach: A Retrospective, which runs until December 2025.
Recorded on 1st September 2025 at The Garden Cinema
Book tickets at www.thegardencinema.co.uk
Jeremy Irons talks about his role in Moonlighting, following a screening of the film in partnership with London Review of Books. Hosted by Gareth Evans.
LRB Screen is the long-running film series from the London Review of Books, Europe’s leading literary journal of culture and ideas, hosted by the Garden Cinema since 2023. https://www.lrb.co.uk/ | https://www.youtube.com/londonreviewofbooks
Recorded on 1st September 2025 at The Garden Cinema
A retrospective spanning 60 years of the director Ken Loach.
Book tickets at www.thegardencinema.co.uk
Music: The Kinks, Come on Now
and Hilary Robinson, When Autumn is Over, courtesy of the artist and available on Bandcamp:
https://hilaryrobinson.bandcamp.com/track/when-autumn-is-over
Season of Taiwanese films showing Sept-Oct at The Garden Cinema.
Book tickets at www.thegardencinema.co.uk
Includes Ang Lee’s ‘Father Knows Best’ trilogy, new restorations of classic films including a premiere of The City of Sadness, King Hu’s Buddhist Wuxia, and a selection of contemporary Taiwanese cinema.