Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.

Miscellaneous - Archive Articles

Missing Doctor Who London Underground story to be released
Missing Doctor Who London Underground story to be released

Missing Doctor Who London Underground story to be released

Set on the London Underground, the Web of Fear is one of those famously lost episode stories from Doctor Who, but a partially restored version is to be released by the BBC.

Dec
08
2020
Dino t-shirts to support the Crystal Palace dinosaurs
Dino t-shirts to support the Crystal Palace dinosaurs

Dino t-shirts to support the Crystal Palace dinosaurs

If you fancy wearing a t-shirt with a dinosaur on it, then a fund-raiser for the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs has come to your rescue.

Nov
17
2020
Christmas jumpers from London venues
Christmas jumpers from London venues

Christmas jumpers from London venues

Tis the season to sit in front of your computer on a video call wearing nothing except a Christmas Jumper.

Nov
10
2020
London Underground themed cycling clothing
London Underground themed cycling clothing

London Underground themed cycling clothing

If you're not totally worn out with London Underground themed clothing, now comes a range of moquette cycling gear.

Oct
14
2020
Look out for a Blue Moon on Halloween
Look out for a Blue Moon on Halloween

Look out for a Blue Moon on Halloween

This October boasts a modestly rare event -- two full moons in a single month, also known as a Blue Moon. And this time it happens on Halloween, which has no scientific significance other than ohhh, spooky.

Oct
01
2020
Personal News: I’m unemployed
Personal News: I’m unemployed

Personal News: I’m unemployed

By choice, I hasten to add, in that I was the one who wrote the farewell letter and handed it to the boss, although not entirely by choice on the grounds that the job was wearing me out and that was a battle I was losing.

Sep
25
2020
The future of the office in the work from home era
The future of the office in the work from home era

The future of the office in the work from home era

Despite claims that we're living a new age of working from home and that cities will soon be urban wastelands, the reality is that while big changes are afoot, they are not as dramatic as may be suggested...

Sep
17
2020
London Underground branded face coverings
London Underground branded face coverings

London Underground branded face coverings

The London Transport Museum has jumped on the bandwagon for fancy face masks and is selling London transport themed versions.

Sep
03
2020
London’s non-geographic postcodes
London’s non-geographic postcodes

London’s non-geographic postcodes

Anyone in London knows roughly where you live when a postcode is shown, but there are a handful of postcodes that won't help you.

Sep
02
2020
The public Lord Mayor’s Show 2020 has been cancelled
The public Lord Mayor’s Show 2020 has been cancelled

The public Lord Mayor’s Show 2020 has been cancelled

Due to you-know-what, the annual spectacle of a 3-mile long parade through central London is not going to happen this year.

Sep
01
2020
Red Arrows flying over London for VJ Day on Saturday
Red Arrows flying over London for VJ Day on Saturday

Red Arrows flying over London for VJ Day on Saturday

Look to the skies, as the Red Arrows will fly over London on Saturday (15th Aug 2020) in the late-afternoon.

Aug
14
2020
London tube map based on the stars in the skies
London tube map based on the stars in the skies

London tube map based on the stars in the skies

A variant on the classic London Underground tube map has been released, with all the stations renamed after astronomical objects and events.

Aug
12
2020
Shoreditch’s Village Underground is converting into a cycle park
Shoreditch’s Village Underground is converting into a cycle park

Shoreditch’s Village Underground is converting into a cycle park

With an increase in people cycling, and a decrease in people clubbing, a Shoreditch venue is turning its space into a bicycle storage park.

Jul
16
2020
Check out this London tube map made from a working circuit board
Check out this London tube map made from a working circuit board

Check out this London tube map made from a working circuit board

Fancy a tube map with a difference? How about one made from a circuit board - with lights that show live train movements?

Jun
23
2020
A steel sewer vortex longer than a tube carriage
A steel sewer vortex longer than a tube carriage

A steel sewer vortex longer than a tube carriage

A gigantic steel tube that's large enough to hold a tube train has arrived at the Thames Sewer site in Hammersmith - and is to be buried vertically in the ground.

Jun
18
2020
Red Arrows flying over London on Thursday (18th June)
Red Arrows flying over London on Thursday (18th June)

Red Arrows flying over London on Thursday (18th June)

Look to the skies tomorrow (Thur 18th June) as the Red Arrows are making a flypast over Central London at 5pm.

Jun
17
2020
London City Airport to reopen from the end of June.
London City Airport to reopen from the end of June.

London City Airport to reopen from the end of June.

London City Airport says that it plans to start opening again towards the end of the month, which is either a welcome sign of normality returning, or an unwelcome return of aircraft noise, depending on your perspective.

Jun
12
2020

London’s breweries offering beer deliveries to the home

Dotted around London are a growing number of micro-breweries, and many of them are offering home delivery of their beers in the lockdown times.

Jun
11
2020
The Queen commands – put dinosaurs on the 50p coins
The Queen commands – put dinosaurs on the 50p coins

The Queen commands – put dinosaurs on the 50p coins

By order of The Queen, a trilogy of 50p coins has been released, featuring dinosaurs on them.

Jun
09
2020
Covid-19 themed playing cards released for charity
Covid-19 themed playing cards released for charity

Covid-19 themed playing cards released for charity

This is topical and nice, a special set of playing cards has been released as a charity fundraiser, with all the court cards as medical staff.

Jun
05
2020
There’s a huge model of Thunderbird 4 in Thamesmead
There’s a huge model of Thunderbird 4 in Thamesmead

There’s a huge model of Thunderbird 4 in Thamesmead

Sitting on a box outside a large industrial shed in Thamesmead is a very large Thunderbird 4.

May
19
2020
Is BBC4 imperiled by BBC cuts?
Is BBC4 imperiled by BBC cuts?

Is BBC4 imperiled by BBC cuts?

There are rumours that BBC4 -- the TV channel -- could be closed down as a cost saving measure by the BBC.

May
15
2020
A map of the trees of London
A map of the trees of London

A map of the trees of London

Ever wondered what that tree is you passed during your lockdown exercise walk? There's a website that tells you the answer.

May
05
2020
Transport themed backgrounds for Zoom calls
Transport themed backgrounds for Zoom calls

Transport themed backgrounds for Zoom calls

If you're stuck at home using video calling to keep in touch with work and friends, then TfL has produced some backgrounds to replace the bookshelf you usually sit in front of.

May
04
2020