In today’s Hot Fest Calum is live from Berwick Street which used to be known to as London’s ‘Vinyl Mile’. Though there aren’t as many record shops as there used to be, vinyl culture is still alive and kicking in the centre of London. Record Store Day is a day when over 200 independent record […]
The ‘streaming wars’ took another turn yesterday as Disney finally revealed it’s new streaming platform after 2 years of speculation. Here’s why Netflix should be worried. The platform, called Disney+ will launch in the US from November 12th (UK launch TBA) with a starting price of just $6.99 which is far cheaper than Netflix. Then […]
As London begins to bloom and the weather begins to warm, this is the perfect time to get out and see the floral beauty of our fair city. Today on Hot Spots, Calum shows you his top 3 springtime spots in London. Regent’s Park Greenwich Park St James’s Park What are your favourite springtime spots? […]
On Saturday London’s gamers met for a cosplay parade to mark the end of the first week of the London Games Festival. The Festival, which is in its third year, drew in hundreds of fans for a fun-filled day of activities. It began with the ‘actual reality arcade, with everyone’s favourite retro arcade games brought […]
What do you do when you’re on the tube? Play a game on your phone? Listen to a podcast? Or maybe you just sit there and think about what you’re having for dinner? Well, from today, there’s another option. Three brand-new short story dispensers have been installed in Canary Wharf. This comes after a new […]
From next Monday, TFL are implementing a new Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in central London. But what is it? How does it work? and is it even a good idea? Calum answers all these questions and more in the latest episode of Hot Buzz. More info here: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone
Today saw the penultimate instalment of London Dog Week (24-31 March 2019) as the festival teamed up with Urban Food Fest for a day of fun in Shoreditch. There was plenty to do for both dogs and humans alike, but both got to enjoy making plenty of new furry friends. There was live music, a […]
Buying gifts for Mother’s Day is hard, everyone knows that. But less well know is how the tradition came to be. This week on Hot Fest Calum explores the history of Mother’s Day, having some fun along the way. Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom originated in the 16th century with a celebration called Mothering […]
London has a population problem. More people are leaving the city than ever before, yet it’s population continues to grow. How is this happening and what does it mean for the future of London and the UK? In total 550,000 more British people have left London than moved in from other areas in the last […]
We are in the midst on a knife crime epidemic with the total number of stabbings in England and Wales the highest since records began. Everyone agrees that it’s a problem but no-one can agree on how to stop it. The first response that usually gets trotted out at this point is that we need […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
