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## **2026 DATES ON SALE NOW
** December 11, 12 & 13
**Kings Place, London**
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### The Cosmic Shambles Network’s annual mash up of science, comedy, music and culture returns to Kings Place.
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We’re back for four shows of carefully managed curiosity filled chaos for 2026. As ever **Robin Ince** will be your trusty host and he’ll be joined by an exciting mix of special guests ready to expand your minds and delight your senses with geology and jokes, astronomy and art, biology and beats and just about anything else you can think of! With all profits to charity as always this is an annual tradition you don’t want to miss!
**Evening shows on all dates, plus family matinee on the 12th**
**All shows hosted by Robin Ince**
## **FRIDAY DECEMBER 11th LINEUP**
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##### **Prof Helen Czerski**
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##### **Prof Chris Jacskon**
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##### **Dame Prof Ijeoma Uchegbu**
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##### **Lara Ricote**
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##### **Philip Ball**
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##### **Dr Rachel Honeyghan-Williams**
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##### **Dr Sarah Alam Malik**
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##### **Jim Moray**
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##### **Dr Orchimas Das**
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##### **Penfriend**
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##### **Sam See**
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##### **Escaping Time**
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##### **Peter Buckley-Hill**
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##### **Caroline Litman**
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##### **The Shambles Trio**
## **and MANY, MANY, MANY more to be announced… and not announced.**
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## **SATURDAY DECEMBER 12th MATINEE LINEUP**
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##### **Prof Helen Czerski**
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##### **Roma Agrawal**
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##### **Prof Jen Gupta**
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##### **Howard Read**
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##### **Nate Rae**
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##### **Mabel Read**
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##### **Freya McGhee**
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##### **The Shambles Trio**
## **and MANY, MANY, MANY more to be announced… and not announced.**
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## **SATURDAY DECEMBER 12th EVENING LINEUP**
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##### **Dr Katie Mack**
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##### **Dr Clara Nellist**
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##### **Prof Helen Czerski**
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##### **James Payne**
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##### **Zoe Barnett**
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##### **Roma Agrawal**
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##### **Funmbi Omotayo**
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##### **Prof Jen Gupta**
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##### **Dr Suze Kundu**
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##### **Ami Sawran**
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##### **Marian Gibson**
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##### **Dr Sarah Turner**
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##### **Natalia Seddon**
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##### **The Shambles Trio**
## **and MANY, MANY, MANY more to be announced… and not announced.**
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## **SUNDAY DECEMBER 13th LINEUP**
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##### **Dr Katie Mack**
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##### **Prof Turi King**
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##### **Olga Koch**
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##### **Dr Nikesh Shukla**
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##### **Dr Mark Spencer**
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##### **Tadiwa Mahlunge**
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##### **Subhadra Das**
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##### **i.am.afiya**
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##### **Joanna Neary**
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##### **Dr Suzi Gage**
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##### **John-Luke Roberts**
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##### **Dr Hannah Wakeford**
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##### **Chris Lynham**
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##### **Dr Megan O’Donnell**
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##### **Rachel Taylor-Beales**
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##### **Hugh Warwick**
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##### **The Shambles Trio**
## **and MANY, MANY, MANY more to be announced… and not announced.**
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_**As ever, all profits will go to charity and there will be a foodbank collection at each show.**_
**If you want to find out more about the history of shows be sure to watch our new free feature length documentary,Curious People: An Incomplete History of Nine Lessons and Compendium.**
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