A Festival of British folklore at Christie’s art auction house? Seems a strange mix. As was the exhibited photos, costumes, books and sculptures on display – and throw in some live folk dancers and balladeers performing in its Long Gallery for good measure. The venue lost its stuffy image as Mother Shipton lookalikes with shrubbery […]
The first electric traffic lights to be introduced in Britain were erected in London on this date August 3rd in 1926 whilst August 5th is the centenary of the first such lights anywhere in the world. We take for granted these safety signallers and their red, green and amber commands but with our capital city now […]
A bar on a roof top is no new thing but when it’s on top of a multi-storey car park roof at the Television Centre, Wood Lane you’d better believe it’s going to become a cosy media hang. Location! Location! Location! as they say. A distinctly Mediterranean feel with showy cocktails, whitewashed walls and white […]
Pop along to the Strand Gallery to catch their State of the Art Cinema 2016 exhibition. Official movie photos from classics like Ben Hur, also behind the scenes photographs from box office hits such as Ghostbusters, not to mention costumes from the Carry-On comedy era! For free admission, you also enjoy film-related activities such as […]
Caryl Churchill’s relationship with the Royal Court stems back to her 1974-1975 residency there and the theatre’s retrospective of her plays on her 70th birthday shows the high regard in which she is held. Notably, a 2009 short play Seven Jewish Children (also at the Royal Court) about the history of Israeli-Palestine relations was shorter than […]
Ever wondered why London’s West End is known as Theatreland? This ‘theatrical’ photo series by Eddie Saint-Jean tells you exactly why!
Londoners are blessed to be living in one of the fastest moving communication centres in the world which sometimes makes them take their transport links for granted. The rush hour grumbles on many a cramped carriage this summer have inevitably been about late, delayed or slow-moving trains in the stifling heat. Even the prospect of […]
There’s still time to catch the ‘Muhammad Ali at the O2’ exhibition which has been running since March 2016. This awe-inspiring event celebrates the great man and all his sporting and life achievements, from young to old and highs and lows. The material is so extensive that it’s more like an Ali museum than an […]
The August 2011 riots which quickly spread nationwide after Londoner Mark Duggan was shot and killed by police lives long in the memory mainly because Britain had not seen social unrest at that level in the lifetime of many who watched those events unfold live on TV. George Amponsah’s documentary picks up on the lives […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
