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Tickets available for Clapham tunnel tours

The Hidden London series of tours of disused parts of the London Underground is largely sold out, but still has some tickets left for the Clapham deep level shelters.

Watch Shakespeare inside Westminster Abbey

Sir Mark Rylance will return to Westminster Abbey with a company of 23 actors bringing the words of William Shakespeare to life for six special performances in April.

Tickets Alert: First ever winter openings of Pope’s Grotto

An underground chamber only occasionally open to the public is about to have its first ever opening during the winter months.

Tickets Alert: Underground (1928 film)

There's a chance to see the recently restored 1928 silent era romantic comedy set on the London Underground, with live music by the silent film accompanist Neil Brand, who wrote a completely new score for the film.

Drink bad beer and eat cockroaches – at the Science Museum

The Science Museum is offering you a chance to end Dry January with a flourish, with tastings of bad beers and insects for snacks.

The Lord Mayor’s Annual Gresham Lecture

A few years ago a new tradition was born, and the details of this year's now-annual Lord Mayor's Gresham Lecture have been announced.

Long Live Queen James at Banqueting House

Banqueting House will open its doors for an evening of gay drama, drinking and discovery in its famous painted hall.

30th Anniversary Screening of Akira on the Big Screen

Difficult to imagine that the groundbreaking futuristic film that introduced many people in the West to anime is 30 years old.

Reigate Caves 2018 open days announced

One for your diaries, as this year's open days to go underneath Reigate town center into its maze of caves have been announced.

Barbarella’s back on the big screen

Take a journey back to 1968 when Barbarella, a sci-fi adventure starring a creatively-clad futuristic Jane Fonda, was released in the UK.

Gun Salutes in London during 2018

Ceremonial military guns go bang bang several times each year in London, at the Tower of London and in the Royal Parks.

Time to book tickets for Royal Ceremonies

Early each year is the time to plan ahead to attend some of the UK's grand pomp and ceremony events for the summer ahead.

Tickets Alert – U-Bahn tunnel tour tickets released soon

Not in London (wails!), but in Berlin -- where they run a small number of special open-top tours through their underground train tunnels.

Take a trip on the last coal fired twin engine steam tug

Based in London's docklands is the Portwey, thought to be the UK's last remaining twin engine steam tug still powered by coal.

Watch sci-fi movies underneath a flying whale

The Natural History Museum has announced a season of science fiction movies, to be shown in their great hall underneath the skeleton of a flying whale.

Booking opens to visit the Temple of Mithras

In a couple of weeks time, London's newest museum opens to the public, and booking for entry has opened today.

See the pirate Chocolate Express bus

Back in the days before buses came in every color called red, London had pirate buses that were coloured chocolate.

Tickets Alert: Chance to walk along a railway track

Normally, walking along a railway track that carries trains is a very bad idea -- but one day next month, a full 11 miles of railway will be opened up for the public to walk along.

Attend the ancient Ceremony of the Keys in the Tower of London

Every night, long after the tourists have been kicked out an ancient ceremony is performed in private inside the Tower of London - the Ceremony of the Keys.

Tickets Alert: Hear Handel’s Messiah in St Paul’s Cathedral

An annual tradition is being continued this Christmas, with an uplifting rendition of Handel’s Messiah in St Paul’s Cathedral.

Tickets Alert: London’s NYE fireworks on sale today

The first batch of tickets for London's New Year’s Eve fireworks will be released at midday today (Friday 29 September).

Tickets Alert: Celebrate the 50th birthday of the Class 50 locomotive

Next month marks their 50th anniversary, and there will be one running along a stretch of former London Underground track to celebrate.

Tickets Alert: Pride at Night at the Houses of Parliament

There will be evening tours of the House of Parliament next month to mark 50 years since the passing of the Sexual Offences Act 1967.

Tickets Alert: Boring Talks – An evening of pointless mundanities

The world is full of events and conferences that promise to change your life. Boring Talks won't. It's an evening celebrating the mundane, the ordinary, the obvious and the overlooked.