The History Boys - Movie Reception at The National Theatre
Thursday August 31, 2006
The National Theatre on the South Bank is hosting an exclusive pre-release reception for The History Boys movie, which is released in the UK in October 2006.
History of The History ... Read More
Inn the Park in St. James's Park
Wednesday August 30, 2006
Inn the Park is the contemporary British Restaurant, Bar, and Café located inside St James' Park. Inn the Park offers al fresco dining next to the lake and has a ... Read More
The Tour of Britain Cycle Race - London Finale
Tuesday August 29, 2006
The Finale of the annual cycling competition, The Tour of Britain, starts today in Glasgow, Scotland, and ends in London in six days on Sunday 3 September 2006.
The Tour ... Read More
Free Podcast Travel Guide to London
Monday August 28, 2006
I can't profess to be any great expert on podcasting but I'm told it's the way forward and Virgin Atlantic have jumped on the bandwagon by providing free downloadable travel ... Read More
Notting Hill Carnival
Thursday August 24, 2006
Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's largest street party, is happening this Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday in west London. Notting Hill Carnival is a Caribbean street party with floats and amazing ... Read More
Pizza Express on The Strand - Guide Restaurant Review
Wednesday August 23, 2006
I visited Pizza Express on The Strand on Saturday (19 August 2006) with friends after we had been on the Houses of Parliament Tour. We walked up Whitehall and I ... Read More
Tallest Totem Pole at Tate Britain
Wednesday August 23, 2006
From today (Wednesday 23 August 2006) to Friday (25 August 2006) teenagers are invited to make totem poles on the front lawn at Tate Britain. This event for 13-16 years ... Read More
Roof Garden at Trafalgar Hilton Hotel
Tuesday August 22, 2006
The Roof Garden on top of the Trafalgar Hilton Hotel overlooks Trafalgar Square and has some fabulous views. It's a great place to get away from the hustle and bustle ... Read More
Channel Tunnel Closed Today
Monday August 21, 2006
Smoke was spotted coming from a freight train in the Channel Tunnel this afternoon at about 12.30 BNS. A fire was put out about 7.5 miles (12km) from Folkestone. No-one ... Read More
UK Postal Rates Are Changing
Monday August 21, 2006
If you're just sending postcards home then you won't need to worry about this, but if you need to send letters or parcels within the UK or overseas, then read ... Read More
Scissor Scissors to Play Trafalgar Square
Monday August 21, 2006
The Scissor Sisters have announced they are to play a one-off gig in London's Trafalgar Square on Saturday 16 September 2006. Apparently it nearly didn't get approval from Westminster Council ... Read More
Free Toilets Near The Houses of Parliament
Monday August 21, 2006
I've heard that the most expensive public toilets in Britain are near to The Houses of Parliament and cost 50p! I was so shocked I made it my mission to ... Read More
Knit a Scarf for a Trafalgar Square Lion!
Sunday August 20, 2006
I told you on Wednesday (16 August 2006) about Stitch and Bitch London - a group of knitters who meet regularly in pubs and clubs around London. Their latest group ... Read More
UK Mobile Phone Throwing Championships!
Sunday August 20, 2006
What a laugh! Yes, it's the UK Mobile Phone Throwing Championships today (Sunday 20 August 2006). It sounds like a great way to vent some frustration. It costs £5 to ... Read More
Watch This Space on The South Bank
Saturday August 19, 2006
I told you back on 15 July 2006 about Watch This Space on The South Bank. Last Saturday (12 August 2006) I saw Cliffhanger (see pic) which was a theater ... Read More
Football Premiership Season Kicks Off
Saturday August 19, 2006
The 06/07 football season starts today (Saturday 19 August 2006) with last season's champions, Chelsea, at home to Manchester City. Arsenal are playing their first game at their new Emirates ... Read More
Knickers Down!
Friday August 18, 2006
Agent Provacateur, London's sexiest lingerie brand, has a sale at its Westbourne Grove store finishing tomorrow (Saturday 19 August 2006). Prices are slashed by up to 80%.
Agent Provacateur
30 Westbourne Grove
London ... Read More
Strip Poker Championship - Contestants Needed!
Friday August 18, 2006
The Paddy Power World Strip Poker Championship will take place tomorrow (Saturday 19 August 2006) at Cafe Royal, Regent Street, London. They are trying to set the world record for ... Read More
Trafalgar Square Festival
Thursday August 17, 2006
This is the last weekend of the Trafalgar Square Festival. Have a look at these links to the free entertainment laid on for your delight:
Thursday 17 August 2006 from 6pm
Friday ... Read More
The Latin Feeling in London
Thursday August 17, 2006
I had a great tip off (thanks Bob!) about the Latin Summer Festival coming up this Sunday (20 August 2006) in Kennington Park. Bob went to a Fiesta Latina in ... Read More
Free Tickets to The Dara O Briain Show
Wednesday August 16, 2006
The Dara O Briain Show is a new BBC1 comedy magazine TV show. Dara O Briain is one of Ireland's funniest comedians and the show will have comedy guests and ... Read More
The Quran Exhibition
Wednesday August 16, 2006
Find out more about the content of the Quran at this exhibition, on till Sunday (20 August 2006).
The Quran Exhibition
Islamic Cultural Centre
London Central Mosque
146 Park Road
London NW8 7RG
Tel: 020 7724 ... Read More
Stitch & Bitch London: Knitting Tonight in London
Wednesday August 16, 2006
Gone are the days when we could knit on long flights, so I don't know how many of you would have brought your knitting needles (but of course, you can ... Read More
Fruitstock Festival Review
Wednesday August 16, 2006
I should have told you sooner about my trip to the Fruitstock Festival on Saturday 5 August 2006. Organized by the people who make Innocent Fruit Smoothies, Fruitstock is a ... Read More
Happy Birthday Madonna
Wednesday August 16, 2006
Madonna plays the last London date of her Confession Tour tonight (16 August 2006). It's also her 48th birthday (have I got that right? - she was born in 1958!) ... Read More
Houses of Parliament Tour Description
Tuesday August 15, 2006
I'm pleased to say I did get to do the Houses of Parliament Tour on Saturday. (I had had to postpone from Thursday due to all the travel chaos and ... Read More
Kids Go Free to Kew Gardens
Monday August 14, 2006
Kew Royal Botanic Gardens is free for under 17s. There is so much to see at Kew as it's huge (300 acres)! Have a look at the current summer exhibition ... Read More
Explore Your Creative Side - Paintjam
Sunday August 13, 2006
"Paintjam is a new social experience - it's designed to give anyone the freedom to explore their creative side and to socialize with others interested in doing the same. Provided ... Read More
Museum of London: Medieval London Exhibition
Saturday August 12, 2006
On 5 August 2006 I told you about my trip to the Museum of London where I explored the (L2) basement floor permanent exhibitions. Well, as promised, I've been back ... Read More
London Laughter Club
Saturday August 12, 2006
Here's a couple of ideas on how to have an organized laugh in London:
The London Laughter Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of every month in Lincoln's Inn ... Read More
Music at Kenwood House
Friday August 11, 2006
Kenwood House is a majestic building, built in the 1700s by Robert Adam, located on the lush Hampstead Heath. It makes a fabulous setting for summer evening concerts, and that's ... Read More
Summer Sunday for Families at The Geffrye Museum
Friday August 11, 2006
Take the family to The Geffrye Museum this Sunday (13 August 2006) from 12pm to 5pm to join in the Shoreditch Festival celebrations. Music will be provided by the Philip ... Read More
So You're Stuck in London...What You Can Do
Thursday August 10, 2006
Following the foiled terrorist attempt you may well be staying in London for an extra day (or two). Don't despair, make the most of it.
I've just had to rearrange my ... Read More
Terrorist Plot Foiled-Travel Chaos at London Heathrow Airport
Thursday August 10, 2006
A plot by terrorists to blow up planes from London to the USA has been stopped by UK police. The plan involved using a liquid taken onboard as hand luggage. ... Read More
Outdoor Cinema at Somerset House
Thursday August 10, 2006
The Film4 Summer Screen starts tonight (10 August 2006) in the courtyard at Somerset House and lasts for 9 nights. Doors open at 6.30pm, there are DJs from 7.30pm, and ... Read More
Family Fun Day at The Cartoon Museum
Thursday August 10, 2006
There is the last in a series of Second Saturday Family Fun Day's at The Cartoon Museum in central London this weekend. The fun starts at 12pm and goes on ... Read More
The Chap & Hendrick's Olympics
Wednesday August 9, 2006
You will have never seen anything as ridiculous as The Chap & Hendrick's Olympics which took place in London in July. Unusual sporting events included:
Cucumber Sandwich Discus
A plate of cucumber ... Read More
Time Out 2 for 1 Deals
Wednesday August 9, 2006
Time Out magazine is offering '2 for 1 deals' on the Gatwick Express, Heathrow Express, and meals at Wagamama this summer . Time Out is a weekly listing magazine which ... Read More
Sixties Underground Lost and Found at the V&A
Tuesday August 8, 2006
Tomorrow (Wednesday) is the weekly late night opening at the V&A and this week there is a day of events dedicated to the 1960s. Here is the invite:
Relive the 60s ... Read More
Arlo Guthrie at Dingwalls Tonight
Tuesday August 8, 2006
Arlo Guthrie - "Everyone's favorite folk singer" - is playing at Camden Dingwalls tonight (Tuesday 8 August 2006).
Arlo Guthrie's career exploded in 1967 with the release of the album "Alice's ... Read More
Summer Band Concerts at Westminster Abbey
Tuesday August 8, 2006
Westminster Abbey has free weekly brass band concerts in the College Garden every Wednesday, from 12.30pm to 2pm, till 23 August 2006. (Note: if the it rains, the concerts move ... Read More
All Fired Up Ceramics Cafe
Monday August 7, 2006
All Fired Up
is a ceramics cafe in East Dulwich, south London, open 7 days a week, with some late night openings. You can paint their extensive range of ceramics ... Read More
London City Beach Club
Sunday August 6, 2006
You may think London doesn't have a beach, and usually you would be right, but right now we've got a manmade beach in the East End just off Brick Lane! ... Read More
High Jinks above the Thames!
Sunday August 6, 2006
If the Museum of London Photo Gallery from yesterday has whetted your appetite for all things Victorian then head on down to the Tower Bridge Exhibition where you can play ... Read More
Museum of London
Saturday August 5, 2006
Back on 29 July 2006 I told you about the City of London Walking Tour I'd just tried out. This tour took me past the Museum of London which I ... Read More
See Peregrine Falcons Outside Tate Modern
Saturday August 5, 2006
A pair of peregrine falcons have made the 99 meter high chimney of the Tate Modern their home and the RSPB have set up an information trailer and four telescopes ... Read More
Oz at the Unicorn Theatre
Friday August 4, 2006
The Unicorn Theatre, the UK's first ever purpose-built professional theatre for children, has a new play called Oz opening today (4 August 2006) which runs till 10 September 2006. ... Read More
London Da Vinci Code Safari Tour
Friday August 4, 2006
In case you haven't spotted this walk in the Walking Tours of London section on this site, (always worth checking regularly as new walks are always starting), The London Da ... Read More
Elaine Delmar in London This Sunday
Friday August 4, 2006
Elaine Delmar is singing at Burgh House in Hampstead this Sunday (6 August 2006) at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. She will be singing the songs of George Gershwin and Cole Porter ... Read More
See Harry Potter Naked!
Thursday August 3, 2006
Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who plays Harry Potter, has chosen to make his London stage debut wearing nothing! Daniel Radcliffe has been cast to play the stable boy in Equus, ... Read More
Fruitstock! English fun in Regent's Park
Thursday August 3, 2006
Fruitstock is two days of summer festival fun in Regent's Park, London and it's happening this weekend, 5-6 August 2006 (12-9pm both days). Organized by the Innocent smoothie company there's ... Read More
Paddington Walking Tours in London
Wednesday August 2, 2006
Paddington Waterside Partnership and Paddington BID have organized free Thursday lunchtime walks around Paddington where you can discover the area that inspired Brunel's great station, where Fleming discovered Penicillin, and ... Read More
Free Tickets for TV Recordings - Update
Wednesday August 2, 2006
I told you back on 30 May 2006 how to register with www.tvrecordings.com free online ticket service to be able to see a TV show recording in London. I now ... Read More
Great British Beer Festival
Tuesday August 1, 2006
The Great British Beer Festival starts today (1 August 2006) at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre. It's on till Saturday 5 August 2006. You can sample 450 beers, ales, and ciders ... Read More
Summer Opening of the Houses of Parliament
Tuesday August 1, 2006
The UK Houses of Parliament opens its doors to visitors today (1 August 2006) till 30 September 2006. Find out all you need to know about opening times, tickets, facilities, ... Read More
Madonna at Wembley Arena Tonight
Tuesday August 1, 2006
Madonna's Confession Tour arrives in London today (1 August 2006) . Madonna is performing at Wembley Arena for 8 nights: 1, 3, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, and 16 August ... Read More