Best Of Londonist: Lumiere Lights, Fictional Streets And Croydon Airport

Your Sunday morning best of Londonist weekly round-up.

Must-read articles

• Video: crowds gathered in Brixton on Monday night to pay tribute to David Bowie. And why not check out this map of David Bowie's London.
• They weren't lying when they called Forest Hill a hill. Take a stroll through the area in photos.
• Read all about London's first electric light festival — all the way back in 1848.
• Not made it to Lumiere London light festival? See our photo gallery of the illuminations or watch our video.
• "I realised I didn't have to choose": accounts of being non-binary in London.
• 600 fictional London streets from books, plays and poems have been mapped.
• Did you know that kids eat free in these London restaurants?
• Explore Bayswater and Queensway's foodie offerings on our latest instalment of the culinary tube map.
• An (inaccurate) hand-drawn map of Tooting Bec Lido... sharks and all.
• Can a cynic be won over to cycling?
• Competitions: win yourself a year's free travel or a VIP hotel and dinner experience. Are we good to you or what?

Did you know...

• ...London's due a few new football stadiums in the coming years. See who's moving where and when.
• ...where London's first branch of Sainsbury's or WHSmith's or Debenham's was? Find out here.
• ...Nazi planes used to take off and land at Croydon Airport regularly. Find out 11 interesting facts about the airport here.
• ...Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria are about to go face to face on the TV. Sort of.

London news

• Brace yourself for the Kay Burley shrubbery... it looks like Sky will have naming rights over parts of the Garden Bridge.
• 20 of the 32 London boroughs are failing to meet stop and search arrest targets.
• There are plans to build a visitor centre as part of conservation work at Brompton Cemetery.
• Museum of London is looking for an architect to work on its Smithfield site.
• London's domestic violence services are being cut.
• Bananaman The Musical is coming to London.
• The Canal & River Trust is looking for volunteer lock keepers in London.
• Why we want the London transport map to look more orange.

Top reviews

• EXHIBITION: Ever wondered what the ice age was like in Ilford? There's an exhibition for that ★★★★☆
• ART: Saatchi Gallery's all-female line-up is a hit and miss affair ★★★☆☆
• STAGE: Tipping Point is pole dancing — but not as we know it ★★★★☆
• STAGE: Le Corsaire is a five-star swashbuckling adventure from English National Ballet  ★★★★★

Things to do

• 15 ways to a healthy, fit and fun Dry January.
• Museum of London's next exhibition delves into the history of London's tattoo pioneers.
• Go behind the scenes of BBC show Dickensian in a new exhibition opening this week.
• Watch Londonist dog Toby (and other London canines) take to the big screen tomorrow night.
• 9 booze-free events to embrace Dry January in London.
• This free exhibition explores the history of Deptford Creek in photos.
• Watch a film about London's beer scene in a London brewery.
• Winter Lights Festival at Canary Wharf is on until 22 January — see photos here.