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Prepare to Shiver with Antici… pation

One for fans of dressing up and shouting at the cinema screen, as the Royal Albert Hall glams up for a night of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Book tickets for free tours of a Royal Navy destroyer

One of the UK's newest Destroyers is coming to Greenwich later this month, and they are letting people on for tours.

Evening tours of the UK’s Supreme Court

Next month, there is a moderately rare opportunity to explore the UK's highest court of law after-hours and wander around the Grade II* listed building.

Watch films inside a Freemason’s hall

Sitting inside the Andaz Liverpool Street hotel is a magnificent old Freemason Lodge meeting hall, and over the next few months, it is being used to show some classic horror movies.

Battle of Britain bunker tour dates announced

Deep under the former RAF Uxbridge is a large military bunker built during WW2 that was used to oversee the Battle of Britain in the skies above.

Tours of a disused tunnel under the Thames announced

Very exciting news as a long forgotten and overlooked marvel under the Thames is to have its first ever public tours.

Lunch like a Lord

Now that Parliament has closed down ahead of the General Election, there is an opportunity for us mere mortals to take lunch in the Peers’ Dining Room in the House of Lords.

The largest exhibition about the Magna Carta ever staged

The first thing you'll learn when visiting the British Library's new Magna Carta exhibition is that the image of a bearded medieval person in armour that dominates the adverts you have seen, is not of King John.

Military flypast over London on Friday

Look to the skies! This Friday lunchtime (13th March), there will be a military flypast over the centre of London.

Rare chance to photograph inside St Paul’s Cathedral

Although most churches permit photography, many cathedrals ban it -- including St Paul's, but that is about to change, for one evening only.

250 miniature lifeboats to sail down the Thames

On the eve of the Oxford-Cambridge boat race, some 250 miniature lifeboats will also sail along the final mile of the route.

Date announced for annual Imber Bus Rally

Fancy taking a trip in a heritage London bus through the middle of a military firing range?

Go forensic at the Wellcome Collection

Forensics, the mysterious solver of difficult to solve crimes that is the mainstay of many a crime novel and daytime TV series, is also now the topic of a new exhibition at the recently refurbished Wellcome Collection.

Free tours of Crossrail building sites announced

There will be a chance to go behind the scenes at a number of Crossrail building sites during the 6th-7th March, as part of the construction industry's Open Doors event.

Photography exhibition at Waterloo Station

A dog stands still in the wet sand watching as a man stops to adjust his coat against the wind. Lush undergrowth in the forest lit by the early morning sun. Quiet calm fields in the foggy morning.

Astonishing exhibition of Persian Maps in London

An exhibition that will have map geeks drooling has opened in central London, with an astonishing collection of antique maps of Persia.

Novelty Automation comes to London

A small shop on a small side street now contains a small collection of sea-side style mechanical entertainments.

Centenary Open Day at RAF Northolt

RAF Northolt is 100 years old, and will be hosting a centenary open day in June, with a flying display, static aircraft, stalls and many other activities and demonstrations.

Guildhall Art Gallery focuses on Victorian paintings

The City of London's Guildhall art gallery is simultaneously one of the oldest, and also one of the youngest art galleries in London, and has recently had a bit of a refurbishment.

Orbital Lego exhibition coming to London

For a couple of weeks, there will be an exhibition of London-inspired models made from Lego -- on display in the Orbit observation thingy in the Olympic Park.

Annual Tweed Run tickets released on Friday

Fancy a gentle cycle ride around London dressed in vastly more sensible clothing than the overly revealing attire of the regular chap?

Gun Salutes in London during 2015

A list of the gun salutes that take place around London during significant events in 2015.

What’s on in London in January 2015

A look ahead at the best of what's on in London during January 2015.

Photos from Smithfield’s annual xmas eve auction

Another annual auction at Harts of Smithfield, keeping alive the old tradition in pre-refrigeration days of having to sell off the last of the stock on Christmas Eve as it couldn't be stored over the holidays.