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Seafood, Music, Talks And Quiz At The Estuary Exhibition Late Opening

Fishy talk, splashy music, and a Londonist quiz about the Thames.

The view from Radio

The Best Rooftop Bars In London

Where to take in alfresco drinking with a view.

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Boris Johnson And Vladimir Putin: Masters Of The Publicity Shot

Anything you can do, Vlad, I can, um, you know, do sort of alright at.

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Long Live Southbank: Skaters Muster To Save Their Undercroft

Users of the threatened skating and biking den beneath the Southbank Centre aren’t going without a fight.

Finsbury Town Hall, on Rosebery Avenue. Now an events space and home to The Urdang Academy. Photo / Koeln Sued

The Faded Grandeur Of London’s Old Town Halls

Photos of long-forgotten bits of the capital’s municipal architecture.

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Row, Row, Row Your Kayak Gently Down The Thames

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, you can even splash your friends.

The well-buttressed magazine building. The doors are made from copper, less likely to cause sparks than iron.

Tilbury Fort: Protecting London For Half A Millennium

A short train ride gets you to one of England’s most impressive fortifications.

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The Secret Bits Of The Northern Line

Geoff Marshall films some unusual features you probably never noticed.

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Time Travel London: Boudica In A Traffic Jam

What happens when you play with time and space in London?

Buttons on the Central line, the only line to be fitted with both 'open' and 'close'.

Why Are There Buttons On Tube Train Doors?

An Underground mystery explained.

Photograph by Sarah O'Carroll

Drop The Pantograph! The Hunt For London’s Obscure Train Signs

Private Rod, emergency gap jumper…what can it all mean?