television

Hugh Bonneville and Jessica Hynes are in BBC4′s mockumentary, going behind the scenes of London 2012′s Deliverance Team.

Thought the Twin Peaks weekender or the Star Trek season were excessive? Think again: the Prince Charles cinema is to host a host a Lost Marathon next month, with all 121 episodes screened in a single sitting. The show, which began in 2004, concerned a …

Despite the presence of Alexandra Palace, from where the first regular hi-def television broadcasts were transmitted in the 1930s, some parts of Haringey aren’t keen to keep up with the medium’s trends: over 350 homes still have black-and-white TV licences, more than double the average …

The black-and-white Marconiphone 702 belongs to an avid TV collector in North Finchley, and was made in 1936, just in time to catch the BBC’s first television broadcasts out of Alexandra Palace. The unit, which aside from a set-top digital box is in its original …

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 …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 26th January 1926: In Soho, Scottish inventor John Logie Baird conducts the first public demonstration of television. Tuesday – 27th January 1772: The Pantheon, an entertainment venue on Oxford Street, is opened. Wednesday – 28th January 1807: The …

It’s really all about the Olympics this week, and we’ve told you all about what to watch. But if you’re not in a sporting mood, here are a few other things you may want to take a look at. On TV, Londonist likes: Tuesday, 12 …

Uh, media exposure, that is. Prostitutes are, like, all over the place this week. First, a prostitution ring takes down the Sheriff of Wall Street. Then the BBC kicks off its newest musical talent competition, I’d Do Anything, in which contestants compete for the chance …

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 …

We’re very excited. After years of overdosing on the American cop/detective/legal thriller franchises it looks like we’re finally getting our own. Law and Order’s crossing the pond. Of course, we’d prefer CSI but beggars can’t be choosers. We love The Bill but its East End …