children

So apparently a five foot high Paddington Bear was wandering around Paddington Station this morning, on his way to visit Buckingham Palace. a 5ft Paddington joined commuters as he strolled along a platform eating one of his favourite marmalade sandwiches. The children’s literature garden party, …

A multimedia treat this week, filmed by Pure Evil. About 1 year ago I was lurking around the East End of London searching for walls to paint where I wouldn’t get arrested by policemen and I went past a warehouse with boarded up windows…I turned …

Advertising on the tube is about to get more distracting/annoying: Like a scene from science fiction movie Blade Runner set in Victorian England, giant advertisement films are to be beamed on to London Underground platform walls. Before we get to the meat of this let’s …

This day in London’s History We have to admit that it can sometimes be a struggle to find a suitably interesting slice of London history. Being interesting and engaging is obviously of paramount importance, which is why we often find ourselves hoping that we can …

How cool is this: to mark the 70th anniversary of the first performance of Peter and the Wolf in Moscow, the Royal Albert Hall is hosting the world premiere of a brand new stop-frame version of the story along with live accompaniment from the Philharmonia …

Those who hate both Big Brother (daily, all the time, C4/E4) and the World Cup might well have entertained thoughts of entering a house of peace, and taking holy orders. Potential bonuses include: no more trying to find things to delete because Systems Administrator tells …

All that fuss and nonsense and the overpaid morons only won because the other team scored an own goal? What you lot need is some REAL SPORT. Get thee to the ICA this Thursday for a screening of War Games. No money, no real equipment …

It’s Friday and the weekend stretches out ahead of us with glorious gaps to fill with fun (and frequently free) things to see and do. Put on your comfortable shoes, prepare a packed lunch, bring sun glasses and an umbrella (just in case) and brace …

Just a mini Troll this week, fans, as we’re addicted to the Big Brother (every damn day, 9pm C4) crackpipe and neglecting such things as eating, sleeping and, indeed, moving. Shahbaz hiding all the food was one of the funniest things we’ve ever seen, all …

If you’re the type to enjoy a trip to the cinema at weekends but you’re getting tired of badly-lit Ukrainian experimental docu-dramas at your local art house emporium then the Brixton Ritzy offers an alternative. Instead of picking up popcorn and a migraine from hard-to-read …