VIDEO: Steve Coogan remembers "an incident with a pigeon" at soon-to-be-demolished Acton swimming baths

By Mike Pollitt
17 October 2012, 10:40

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“In 1979, no one died. In 1980, some one died. In 1981, no one died. In 1982, there was the incident with a...

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This video takes us inside the late-night juggling subculture of Camden Town

Yep, there’s a late-night juggling subculture of Camden Town. Vimeo user pyrishoya has a lovely...

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City History: Filmmaker Si Mitchell brilliantly explains the Tottenham Outrage of 1909

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By Mike Pollitt     Wednesday, 26 September 2012 11:37 AM

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VIDEO: It's been raining, so raw sewage flows into the river Thames

When it...

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By Mike Pollitt     Tuesday, 25 September 2012 10:49 AM

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"I'm told that cycling is safe...but my husband is dead" - Debbie Dorling speaks about losing her husband Brian

Laura Borner interviewed Debbie Dorling, whose husband Brian was killed while cycling at Bow Roundabout last year. It’s a very difficult...

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By Mike Pollitt     Monday, 24 September 2012 4:10 PM

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VIDEO: Oliver Lynton shows us the mesmeric craft of gilding

“It might seem improbable, these ski scooters using dear old father Thames as a waterway for workaday...

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By Mike Pollitt     Wednesday, 19 September 2012 12:37 PM

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VIDEO: Lithe young forms perform award-winning new choreography at Sadler's Wells

This is what new modern dance looks like in 2012. Muscular, and not without a certain grace.

James Cousins won the inaugural New...

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By Mike Pollitt     Monday, 17 September 2012 2:27 PM

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London Agenda 23 Thursday

1. Attempt to ice, etch or nibble the likeliness of Lionel Richie onto the surface of a biscuit at Lionel Rich Tea [Le Cool]

2. Listen to Author Damian Barr talks about about surviving Thatcher’s Britain at Gay’s the word [Run Riot]

3. Stand vigilant at the Cross Bones Graveyard [Ian Visits]

4. Eat at Moro, Exmouth Market [Tired of London]

5. Listen to Feathers // Glitches at the Old Blue Last [London in Stereo]

6. Hear London-based ‘folktronic’ band Crystal Fighters at Koko [Spoonfed]

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