television

If you’re not too busy reading Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows or attending fabulous Londonist quizzes this week, here are are a few things to keep you occupied on a quiet night in. On TV, Londonist likes: Monday, 23 July The Tower (BBC1, 22:35-11:25) …

Imagine a TV show combining all the whirl and sparkly outfits of Strictly Come Dancing with the foreign glamour and international pop-geopolitics of Eurovision… Doesn’t that sound amazing?! Imagine no more, as The Eurovision Dance Contest sashays onto our screens on September 1st! Dancers from …

As always, there are a million things to do in London this week. If you fancy a night in though, here are a few things to keep you occupied. On TV, Londonist likes: Monday, 16 July Building Britain (BBC1, 19:30-20:00) The first in the series, …

We think The Twang are a terrible, terrible band, but with two hits under their belt it seems someone out there likes them! In any case, we always like letting you know of fun things to do on your days off, so for those of …

Given that a member of Transport for London’s Special Projects Team had assured us in his interview only a couple of weeks ago that the celebrated Tour De France publicity caravan would be commencing its parade around the Prologue circuit at 1:30 pm last Saturday …

There are a million things to do in London this week, but if you fancy a night in, here are a few things to keep you occupied. On TV, Londonist likes: Monday, 9 July Britain’s Next Top Model (Living, 21:00-22:00) After the dramatic first episode …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 9th July 1968: The Hayward art gallery on the South Bank is opened by the Queen. Tuesday – 10th July 1958: Britain’s first parking meters are installed in Mayfair. Soon there would be 625 of them in the …

There are a million things to do in London this week, but if you fancy a night in, here are a few things to keep you occupied. On TV, Londonist likes: Monday, 2 July – Friday, 6 July Wimbledon Today (BBC2, 20:00-21:00) Chances are, your …

Poor ol’ Enders. In trying to be sensitive to the family of Madeleine McCann, the soap rewrote an episode that was to involve the kidnapping of a child. However, instead of offending one family they have now offended many others. The BBC received 183 complaints …

…get the hell out of Gordon Ramsay’s effing-and-blinding kitchen. Former restaurant manager Martin Hyde of Dillons, an Indian eatery in Manhattan, is suing the British chef in an attempt to stop footage of Ramsay’s “Kitchen Nightmares” being shown on television in the US. The show’s …