Curiouser and curiouser: The genius of Alice In Wonderland
When checking the British Library for things to add to the events calendar last month, there was a listing for an event on Feb 24th relating to Alice in Wonderland – with a note that “Programme and special guest speakers…
London Festival of Architecture
The slow trickle of “happy new year” messages is still coming in, and this one from the London Festival of Architecture is one of the better variants, so I thought I’d put it below. It neatly blends my love of…
Port tasting event
As part of an occasional series of tastings of drinks that achieved their heyday in the 18th century, the Foundling Museum will be hosting an evening of port tastings in March. Their
Dr. Seuss and The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
Imagine a movie that seemingly fuses Tim Burton at his most surreal, Disney’s Fantasia and generic 1950s American “mom and apple pie” movies into one package, and you get Dr. Seuss‘ The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. Last night I…
Visiting Big Ben
However, little known about - is the ability to go on a tour of the Clock Tower and stand next to the iconic Big Ben bell as it strikes the hours.