As part of our recent season of Taiwanese films, Tony Rayns recorded introductions to three films: City of Sadness; That Day, on The Beach; and A Confucian Confusion, including behind-the-scenes photos from his private collection.
Ken Loach on his controversial, underseen, and outrightly suppressed films, including The Gamekeeper, The Navigators, The Save The Children Fund Film, Which Side Are You On?, and A Question of Leadership. Part of our season, Ken Loach: A Retrospective.
Also available to listen to as a podcast:
Recorded at The Garden Cinema on October 27th 2025.
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.