Wednesday 15 May: “Whirling, twirling, twisting tales, reeling rhythm, giddy rhymes, playful poems pirouette, listen as we spin some sound” Word wizards from Apples & Snakes cook up wonderful ways to play with words for an invited audience of Primary School children at Platform today.

6.30-8pm at Central Library join Paul Gravett for Who is Afraid of Comics? talk, and explore What lies behind the moral panics, media scares and strict censorship that have besieged comics in Britain and around the world? Is there something inherently dangerous, or radicalising, about the form’s weaving of words and pictures? Visit the Islington Comic Forum blog