Music, theatre and nightlife
West End theatres, clubs, gigs and London on film.
British Film Institute: Getting a look at the UK’s film archives
The British Film Institute (BFI) is the home of the national archive of film and television, with one of the biggest collections of filmed material in the world.
London's Outdoor Ice Rinks
Outdoor ice rinks have become increasingly popular in London over the last few years, opening for a month or two on either side of Christmas.
Gyms in London
If you're into working out and staying in shape, going on holiday can provide an unwelcome break in your training regime.
The beach at the O2
The O2 Arena is the old Millennium Dome converted into an entertainment complex with bars, restaurants, cinemas, a 27,000 seat indoor sports and music venue, and for the next seven weeks a beach .
Outdoor dancing in London
Outdoor tango and ballroom dancing is something you might expect to see in somewhere like Buenos Aires, this July there's a chance to see and try your hand at it in London.
Sing London
Sing London is an event starting on 29 June that wants to get people across London singing.
Gibson Guitar Town London 2007
Next Tuesday 12 June is the opening of a charity exhibition put together by Gibson Guitars in aid of three charities, the Princes Trust, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and Teenage Cancer Trust.
Jazz outside by the Thames
As well as showing films, The Scoop is also hosting four evenings of free jazz music in June as part of the City of London Festival.
An English Ceilidh in London
This Saturday 2 June there's a chance to see some traditional English dancing when a free to attend English Ceilidh takes place along the banks of the Thames as part of the Coin Street Festival.
Starkers Night at Club Factory
If the naked bike ride has got you in the mood for doing things without your clothes, dancing the night away with nothing on is also a possibility in London at the monthly club night called Starkers…
Sci-Fi London
Sci-Fi London is the 6th Annual International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film taking place at the Apollo West End cinema just off Piccadilly Circus from 2-6 May 2007.
London on film in 28 Weeks Later
28 Days Later was Danny Boyle's 2002 film about a virus that quickly turns people uncontrollably violent and wipes out the population of the UK.
Namastey London
London is getting more and more films made in the capital, from home grown productions to directors like Woody Allen choosing to film here.
Song for London
BBC London are holding a competition to find a song to use as London's Anthem for 2012.
Busking on London Underground
People who are coming to London and hoping to make some money from busking should be aware that playing on the London Underground system, probably the best place to get a huge daily audience, is…
London Songs
There are a lot of songs with London connections or connotations but I still don't think there are the really anthemic songs somewhere like New York has that make you picture the place.