Travelling post-pandemic has been a welcome reminder
I am currently doing this weird thing called travelling abroad. People used to do it all the time, but it has fallen out of favour the last couple of years … Read More
Tag: london
Incredible video of London in 1924
This is pretty amazing. An incredibly old, or incredible and old, video clip of London in 1924 has surfaced and appeared all over my news feeds. I was pretty excited when … Read More
65,000 people sing Bohemian Rhapsody before Green Day gig
In this clip, the drummer’s camera was on and the speakers played Bohemian Rhapsody. Londoners love a sing a long and everyone loves Queen. It’s not often you hear 65,000 people sing.
Map of musicians from each London borough
A map of musicians showing where in London they came from. Mostly.
Goodbye London!
It is with sadness that I leave but also some excitement. Working in TV with a bit of freelance writing on the side was great and it paid for a degree and a shiny new pair of lasered eyes.
Deadly snakes that could kill babies at large in North London!
Little did I know that I, as a North Londoner, have been living with the threat of DEADLY KILLER probably EVIL, RABID snakes for years.
LLSB – Long Live Southbank
The Southbank also has a place for skateboarders which has been there since I was a kid. It has been there for forty years.
London in the 20s. Colour video!
It’s pretty amazing to see colour video from the 20s and this is even more amazing if you happen to be a Londoner.
Ansel Adams – Photography from the mountains to the sea
I saw this exhibition yesterday at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich (London). It was downright awe inspiring. Alongside Cartier Bresson, Adams is probably my favorite photographer in equal first place. I guess I’m a sucker for black and white photos.
The Olympics are here
The Olympics are currently in full swing here in London town. Lots of Londoners, myself included, were originally against them. We weren’t asked if we wanted the games but we … Read More
Drenched Britain struggles through drought
I’m currently in the middle of two 80 hour weeks of mostly nightshifts. Normally this would suck as I have to pass lots of happy people drinking outside pubs on … Read More
John Martin: Apocalypse at Tate Britain
Everyone loves a good Apocalypse and everyone seems to love John Martin’s work. I certainly did. John Martin was hugely popular in the 19th Century and toured the world … Read More
England set to freeze
An entire week ago, I wrote how warm and pleasant England was. It’s now back to its standard grey drizzle. Ahh, normality. In fact, two days after the warmest October … Read More
England in the grip of nice weather
The weather here in London is currently sunny, warm and pleasant. That’s an unlikely thing to write at the best of times, but it’s even more mental in October. The last week … Read More
Chain gangs in Britain
Apparently there is going to be a scheme where people convicted of certain crimes, say looting or graffiti, are forced to work five days a week if they are unemployed. … Read More
England – it’s a riot!
A load of twats in hats tried to burn London down. And because London leads the way, there were then riots all over England. It was like the film Rise … Read More
Ghost Stories review
We decided to see this the other day as we had an evening free and happened to walk past the Duke of York theatre where it was playing. If you … Read More
The Wimbledon Weather effect
It’s the first day of summer and the longest day of the year today. Shame it’s so shite outside. As I look out the window of my flat at all … Read More
Riots in London
Two days ago I narrowly missed a load of riots in good old London. In the morning I had to get a visa for my upcoming trip to Thailand. I … Read More
Planned Engineering Work
If you live in London and have to be travel by tube at the weekend ‘Planned Engineering Work’ is a phrase you will have heard about a billion times. Probably … Read More