2011

Comedy Preview: Frimston and Rowett

Expect not a flop of a sketch at the Canal Café on Sunday.

Live Music Preview: Ghostpoet @ Electrowerkz

London based rapper Ghostpoet plays Electrowerkz next month and we recommend catching a future star early on.

Giant Cockerel, Boy On Rocking Horse To Grace Fourth Plinth

The next two installations on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth will be a bronze cast of a boy on a rocking horse, and a giant blue cockerel.

Strikes To Hit Tube And DLR

A 24-hour strike will affect the Northern and Bakerloo lines tonight, while DLR staff will strike for two days next week.

Photo of the Day: Caption Required #63

Top 10 London Tourist Attractions That Don’t Suck

Our favourite attractions that every Londoner should visit.

2012 Olympics Security: Police Say Threat 'Severe'

Security at the 2012 Olympics has been a hot topic from day one. Now police say they expect the terror threat level to be ‘severe’.

What's On In London At The Weekend? 14-16 January

Ice sculpting, wassailing, squash, hibernation, singing, Dino Snores and much more, this weekend.

Mayor Talks Up "Driverless" Tube Trains

Boris Johnson has again invoked the prospect of driverless Tube trains as a way of permanently beating the strikes.

London On The Cheap: 13-19 January

Better late than never, frugal fun for the week ahead.

Extra Extra

You don't hear from a part of London for ages, and then two news stories come along at once. Hello Richmond!

Game Review: Fire Hazard's Heist

You have thirty minutes to break into a warehouse, find the goodies and get out. Nothing to worry about apart from the locked doors, the motion detectors, the pressure sensors and some pesky guards.

Theatre Review: RSC's Julius Caesar @ The Roundhouse

Friends, Londonists, commuters, Lend me your eyes. I come to praise Caesar, not to bury it. The good that men do lives on after them, Their works oft inspire and amaze. So let it be with Shakespeare…

Ken Livingstone Calls For Free Travel On Royal Wedding Day

Labour mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone has called on transport chiefs to offer free travel on April 29th, the day of the Royal Wedding.

Eco Eating Review: Nice Green Cafe

Our lunchtime eco meal-making this month took place in the basement of Cecil Sharp House (the home of English Folk), where our polka dotted table was sandwiched between a drama class and some kind of medieval dance lesson.

Peckham Anti-Snitch Campaign Warns Against Trident

A ‘Stop Snitching’ flyer and internet campaign has been launched in a Peckham housing estate, urging residents not to talk to the police in a murder investigation.

Preview: The 4th Future Film Festival @ BFI Southbank, 12-13 Feb

Filmmaking workshops, industry Q&As, films by some of the UK’s hottest young filmmakers and cult movies you've never seen on the big screen before. And all for just £5-£10. What's the catch? You have to be aged between 15 and 25.

A Plaque Commemorating A Father Ted Character?

Is this the inspiration behind the foul-mouthed priest, Father Jack Hackett, from Father Ted?