Quick as you can, Peggy, get the fancy china out and give that old Joanna in the corner a tune-up, you’ve only got the bleedin’ Mayor popping in for a swift half. Boris Johnson is set to appear in an episode of EastEnders this autumn …
Image / Père Ubu A Heritage Foundation plaque in honour of Wendy Richards, who memorably portrayed Albert Square’s battle-hardened harridan Pauline Fowler for years, has been unveiled. What with the frequent delays on the District line to Walford East, the plaque was instead mounted in …
You wouldn’t know it from their Bresson-like hyperrealistic depiction on TV, where Albert Square denizens scrape a comfortable living from the odd hour’s work at the local chippy or on a used motor forecourt or by sinking endless pints at a pub that has no …
It seemed the debate over Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth was settled: after Boris’ election pledge to install a statue of Sir Keith Park was shot down, the space would continue to home modern art. But perhaps not: Prospect magazine reckons Westminster council plans to erect …
The March of the Bishops: they stride out for an end to world poverty. As a new era of sportiness is dawning over the capital, Enfield’s athletics stadium is left to rot under piles of rubbish. Not a good omen. Eastenders may be one of …
Taggers are, by definition and, at the very least, cheeky young scamps but Andrew Gillman who’s facing sentencing for criminal damage today, has truly got balls. Not only is he leader of the prolific and international grafitti gang, DPM Crew, and responsible for thousands of …
It’s officially summer, and you know what that means – it’s time for Wimbledon and Glastonbury. There’s loads of coverage of both, and a few other things to watch if you’re not in the mood for tennis or festivals. On TV, Londonist likes: Monday, 23 …
We’re pretending the snow on the weekend didn’t happen, as we choose to ignore weather that displeases us. While we’re inside hiding from Mother Nature, here are a few things we’ll be watching. Monday, 7 April EastEnders (BBC1, 20:00-20:30) They’ve kept it pretty under wraps, …
Summer Strallen, who played the similarly named Summer Shaw on teen soap Hollyoaks, has just made her debut in The Sound of Music at London’s Palladium Theatre. If, like us, you enjoy a bit of a Hollyoaks omnibus on a hungover Sunday, you’ll be familiar …
This is what we have learned this weekend whilst you’ve been indulging those spring-time DIY pangs: LU has become very censorious of late. What’s to offend about a photo of a fat, pink-boxer-shorted Christ on the cross? A couple of shoppers were so worried about …
We like to think we have a broad range of cultural interests at Londonist. In a day, we can bring you news of a new electro-pop retro psychedelia band playing Camden, a Korean theatre company performing a German play to tango music, an art exhibition …
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