Although it’s been overshadowed by the battles of the First and Second World Wars, the Crimean War which took place between 1853 and 1856 was very much a part of the national consciousness during that period of our history, primarily because it was the first international conflict to involve regular reports from correspondents on the [...]
May 5, 2012
Boarding The Cutty Sark At Greenwich
One of the last tea clippers to be constructed before steamships took over cargo duty across the oceans, the Cutty Sark plied its trade for over 50 years before becoming a training ship in 1922. From 1952 onwards she has been on public display on the Thames riverside in Greenwich. In May 2007 she was seriously [...]
May 4, 2012
If What I Hear Is True @ The Yard Theatre – A Review
I don’t know quite what I expected when I visited the first show in The Yard Theatre’s second season at its home in Hackney Wick. I do know that I got more than I bargained for… ‘If What I Hear Is True’ is a new play by Soumyak Kanti DeBiswas, a young Indian playwright, who says [...]
May 4, 2012
A Show Of Military Might For London 2012
British military forces will have a key role during the London 2012 Olympics, protecting the city from terrorist attack. Here’s HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy’s biggest ship, sitting just off Greenwich after a close encounter with the Thames Barrier a little earlier today. She has a compliment of Lynx helicopters on board, and will be [...]
May 3, 2012
Ken v Boris: Tracking Social Media Mentions of London’s Political Rivals
As former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once said: “A week is a long time in politics”. Experienced politicians Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone, the two main contenders in today’s London Mayoral elections, are well-aware of this maxim and you can be sure that their campaign teams are continuing to check public reactions to the [...]
May 3, 2012
Distinguishing ‘Quality Street’ From ‘Black Magic’ @ The Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
Down on a mews just off Westbourne Grove near Notting Hill you’ll find the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising. Dedicated to the consumer products that we use every day, a tour of museum starts at the entrance to a maze of narrow corridors lined with glass cases full of examples of advertisements and the [...]
May 1, 2012
‘Faith’ – A Falklands War Story @ The Courtyard Theatre
From 23 May to 16 June, Shoreditch’s Courtyard Theatre will be hosting performances of Meredith Oakes play ‘Faith’, which tells the story of Falkland Islander Sandra during the battle to take back the islands. Billeting two British soldiers towards the end of the war, she has to deal with her own issues as well as [...]
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