A plaque on Farringdon Road marks the site of one Zeppelin attack. A quarter of a century before the Blitz, London was terrorised by another aerial menace: gigantic airships, or Zeppelins, larger than an upended Gherkin building. From 1915-1917, German airships unleashed hundreds of explosives …
Roll on Sunday, when the Three Lions take on old footballing rivals Germany in the World Cup. Our Teutonic neighbours have played a not-insignificant part in the shaping of London over the centuries. Take our fun quiz below and see how much you know about …
Jesse Owens played by Rolan Bell Arcola programming delivers another timely slice of topical theatre in Studio 1 with 1936, a play about the controversial run up to the Berlin Olympics in Nazi Germany. It’s difficult to think about the performance separate from the issues …
By tezzer57 The Channel tunnel was supposed to bring quick, easy, and direct connections to all parts of the European mainland, yet right now you’re sh*t out of luck if your holiday destinations don’t include Paris, Lille, or Brussels. Yet one German train operator is …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 6th October 1985: Police Constable Keith Blakelock, whilst protecting firefighters during a riot in Tottenham, trips over and falls to the ground. Before he can regain his feet, he is hacked to death by a mob carrying knives …
43. Steelyard Passage Where? Creepy underpass beneath Cannon Street station, linking All Hallows Lane and Cousin Lane. What? Of all the byways we’ve commended in this column, none has presented such a singular collection of historic factlets and neoteric curiosities as Steelyard Passage. The Victorian …
The men may have had the summer off to relax, but England’s Ladies team are already back in action and last night faced world champions Germany (above) in a friendly. Alex Stone of the Football Association sent us this report: Germany concluded their Olympic preparations …
Over the last few years it has become popular to enjoy football matches in the pub, rather than at the stadiums themselves. This is even more true of the often far-flung international summer tournaments and increasingly people want to watch each match alongside supporters who …
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