Things to do
PANCAKE DAY: Have a flippin' great day this Pancake Day. We've hunted down the best places to eat pancakes year-round, and they're well worth hitting up today. Vegan or gluten-free? No need to miss out — these restaurants will see you right.
CHILD HEALTH: Join a curator for a free guided tour of London Metropolitan Archives' current exhibition, Child Health in London, which looks at the history of healthcare for London's youngest residents. London Metropolitan Archives (Clerkenwell), free, book ahead, 1pm-1.20pm
KNITTING CABARET: This cabaret show brings back the lost knitting songs of the first and second world wars, with ditties from Britain, Canada, America and France on the programme. Bring your own knitting along and clack your needles in time to the tunes. ArtsDepot (North Finchley), from £12, book ahead, 2pm
FOOD SECURITY: Here's an agricultural problem you may not know about — increasingly, plant crops worldwide are known to cause poisoning from nitrate accumulation, which happens during long periods of drought. Professor Jacqueline McGlade discusses what can be done to ensure all future agricultural yields are safe for consumption. Museum of London, free, just turn up, 6pm-7pm
KAMASI WASHINGTON: Modern jazz hero Kamasi Washington brings his experimental flavours to O2 Academy Brixton tonight. His last album Heaven and Earth continued his trend of excellence — if you want to see what's happening at the forefront of jazz, this is unmissable. O2 Academy Brixton, £38.50, book ahead, 7pm
SHARON CORR: Sharon Corr — member of The Corrs — and her friend Vonda Shepherd (best-known for her role in Ally McBeal), join forces for this concert, part of their UK and Ireland tour. They jointly perform songs from each of their solo catalogues, as well as some of The Corrs' hits. Union Chapel (Islington), £37.50, book ahead, 7pm
DOUBLE FAKE: You might not know her name, but you've probably seen photographer Alison Jackson's work. She's famous for taking photos of 'celebrities' in amusing and compromising positions, using look-alike models. Hear her talk about what goes into creating her scandalous images, including some behind-the-scenes anecdotes. Leicester Square Theatre, £19.25, book ahead, 7pm (5-7 March)
FINN NOIR: New theatre show Finn Noir follows two intrepid detectives across the frozen Arctic as they try to unravel a web of lies and deceit. From a small town stuck in endless winter to rural Finland, they get entangled in the criminal underworld, all while taking on the work they've been trained for. Camden People's Theatre, £8, book ahead, 7.15pm (repeated tomorrow)
JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra performs a concert of modern jazz classics, including Kenny Wheeler’s Sweet Time Suite and music by Django Bates including Yellow Hill, Eden Express and Nights at the Circus. Barbican, £15, book ahead, 7.30pm
PASSAGES OF MODERNITY: Passages and corridors are the under-rated elements of the architecture world. We walk down them every day and yet they never feature in architectural histories or guide books... until now. Roger Luckhurst has written the first definitive history of the corridor — hear him discuss it. Conway Hall (Holborn), £7/£5, book ahead, 7.30pm-9pm
39 STEPS: See Alfred Hitchcock film The 39 Steps recreated for a modern audience in this musical stage show, which has been seen in the West End and on Broadway. In this production, a cast of four actors plays nearly 200 roles between them. Dugdale Centre (Enfield), £17/£15, book ahead, 7.45pm, 5-9 March
Tube ponderings with Barry Heck
Our resident tube fancier dishes out daily thoughts on the London Underground.
Don't like pancakes? Shrove Tuesday dodgers should 'take Saint Pancras tube', for that is an anagram of 'pancake absteiners tut'. Who says these listings don't enrich your life?
Good cause of the day
There's still time to register for the family-friendly Where's Wally? fun run. Don your best stripes (costume optional, but why wouldn't you...?) and charge around Clapham Common, raising money for the National Literacy Trust.
What we're reading
- Welcome to the working week of a TfL network manager.
- An ode to Nunhead Cemetery.
- Black Londoners are under-represented in local government.
- Is house price stagnation a good thing for London?
