Head to Eltham Palace to celebrate Pride with a glamorous and glittery affair on Friday June 9
June is Pride Month in London. It’s an important time for the LGBTQ+ community, and a reminder that sexuality should be celebrated freely and…
One of the oldest bridges over the Thames is now fully reopened after major repair works
Kingston Bridge over the River Thames in South West London reopened at the start of May after a £600,000 makeover. Grade II* the bridge had more…
The Brothers behind The Victoria in Bermondsey – which has been featured in hit TV dramas
The Victoria is a hidden gem in a Bermondsey backstreet, but will be familiar to many having made numerous TV appearances, we take a…
The Life and Times of William Macready
Anything with Dickens in the title has me panting like one of Pavlov’s dogs, so seeing “Macready! Dickens’ Theatrical Friend” was playing at the…
Out and Proud in the House of Treasures
Simon Pettet studied ceramics at Camberwell Art College but that’s not where he caught Dennis Severs’ eye. Instead it was a match made in…
What’s in a London pub name?
What links a champion bare-knuckle boxer, a pioneering general who inspired the invention of Ordnance Survey maps and a runaway cat? They’ve all given…
Old Operating Theatre Museum gets new skylight
Sarah Corn, director of the Old Operating Theatre Museum, tells us about the history of the hospital and the museum’s latest restoration project –…
Frankie Lucas: The Golden Boy of South London
Frankie Lucas was a middleweight boxer from Croydon who fought during the 1970s. He had come to the UK from St Vincent as part…
Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece
The Greek historian Arrian records Alexander the Great saying of Persia, ‘Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft…
Bought and Sold By The British
Written by Amantha Edmead, directed by Euton Daley MBE, and inspired by the storytelling traditions of the West African Griot, SOLD tells the true…
Dulwich College loans Royal Museum Greenwich Shakespeare’s First Folio for 400th anniversary exhibition
One of the UK’s 50 surviving copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio – the first collected edition of William Shakespeare’s plays – has gone on…
Coming soon: Family Tree – the legacy of Henrietta Lacks
Family Tree is a powerful and poetic drama exploring race, inequality, health, the environment and the incredible legacy of one of the most influential…
