David Long and Matt Brown discuss back passages.
Book, poetry and spoken word events in London this week
Made resolutions for more exercise? Well jog along to 2012's first great gigs instead.
Would you stare? Would you smile? Would you shimmy along?
Diaries at the ready: here's what you should be getting excited about in 2012, if you're not into the Olympics
Can you work out the locations of these post-Blitz paintings?
It was the best of times (if you like Dickens), it was the worst of times (if you despise Dickens).
Fundraiser for sexual health charity Brook has a fantastic line-up.
Pom poms out for 2012 and frugal fun for all
Power through mud, water, ice, Walls, hay bales, monkey bars - and darkness
A preview of the photos that will go on display at London Transport Museum
Don't panic. There are still tickets...
Deck the halls with human folly and laugh your face off
Enjoy Christmas with Dickens, or wander the streets at 6am.
Shake off the Christmas stodge with new dance, tragedy, razzmatazz, tango and men in motion
Live 'Ceremonials' at Door 5
Choreographer, Schechter ditches dance for music and is interrupted by Gormley
One more pop-up before Christmas
Make someone happy and support London's cultural organisations
We bring you the week's cultural highlights, for the last time this year...
Saved by a parrot and a fly.
High culture meets children's entertainment
The pick of this week's music gigs.
Cthulhu says merry Christmas.
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