As the World Cup reached the heady heights of the last four yesterday, I decided there was no better place to watch the semi-finals than at the BT Tower – one of London’s tallest buildings. The BT Tower originally opened …
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7 Jul
2010
2010
Kerala Carnival comes to the South Bank
The Indian state of Kerala arrives in London this July, with the Kerala Carnival 2010 setting up shop on the South Bank. The two-day colourful carnival of music, food and dance takes place inside a traditional Indian temple created especially …
Read more...6 Jul
2010
2010
Sargent and the Sea at the Royal Academy of Arts
John Singer Sargent is one of the late-nineteenth century’s most celebrated portrait painters, but little was known of his earlier work in seascapes and coastal scenes – until now. Sargent and the Sea at the Royal Academy of Arts provides …
Read more...6 Jul
2010
2010
Jean Nouvel’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010 Launch
Jean Nouvel, the acclaimed French architect responsible for extraordinary buildings from Barcelona to Berlin has completed his first building in London and it’s an outstanding example of modern architecture. The eccentric architect has created this year’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, with …
Read more...6 Jul
2010
2010
London 2012: £25 million Cable Car Plans Unveiled
Just when you thought hosting the London 2012 Olympic Games was exciting enough; plans for a stunning £25 million cable car crossing of the Thames have now been unveiled. The privately funded cable car would transport up to 2,500 people …
Read more...5 Jul
2010
2010
Amusing War-Time Film Went the Day Well? Re-Released
Witty wartime film Went the Day Well? based on a Graham Greene story returns to the big screen this week and I was lucky enough to see a sneak preview. The fast-paced thriller, produced by Ealing Studios in 1942 as …
Read more...2 Jul
2010
2010
London 2012 Launches Pride Pin Badge for Gay Community
Ahead of tomorrow’s London Pride, London 2012 organisers have launched a pin badge to celebrate diversity and inclusion at the Olympic Games. Former Welsh rugby captain, Gareth Thomas – who recently announced that he was gay – was given the …
Read more...2 Jul
2010
2010
London 2012: Velodrome Roof Installed
London 2012‘s Velodrome is on course to be the first completed stadium in the Olympic Park after its roof was guided into place this week. The Pringle-shaped roof, made from more than 1,000 timber panels, has now been weather-proofed allowing …
Read more...1 Jul
2010
2010
Super-Chilled Jack Johnson a Hit at London’s O2 Arena
Hot on the heels of his performance at Glastonbury, American singer-songwriter Jack Johnson put on a super-chilled performance at London’s O2 Arena last night. The man who is so laid back he is almost horizontal played a set featuring well-known …
Read more...29 Jun
2010
2010
London’s Tate Modern is Looking Sweet
London’s iconic Tate Modern now looks even sweeter with a scale model made entirely of sugar -more than 70,000 sugar cubes in fact – unveiled today. The extraordinary work by artist Brendan Jamison has been commissioned in conjunction with the …
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