It’s been over 80 years since the Bethnal Green tube disaster and it’s still an incident that invokes a lot of emotion for Londoners. It was the worst case of civilian loss in all of the Second World War when 300 people were crushed (173 of them killed) trying to get into the station for shelter. How it could have ...
Happy 160th birthday to the London Underground! đ The Metropolitan Railway opened between Paddington and Farringdon Street to the public on January 10th 1863, and in the coming years it was carriages like these that were changing the world. The influence of the system in London alone is huge, with all the rival companies that ended up jumping on board, ...
Did you know that the only remaining home of Benjamin Franklin is actually in London? Itâs located on Craven Street and you can visit it! Franklin lived and worked here for nearly sixteen years (1757-1762; 1764-1775) when he was stationed in London as chief colonial diplomat. The house itself is from around 1730 and is Grade I listed. To be ...
Bring Me The Horizon will be headlining All Points East Festival at London’s Victoria Park on Friday 31st May 2019. They will be appearing alongside Sleeping With Sirens, Architects, While She Sleeps, Employed To Sleep, Run The Jewels, Nothing But Thieves, Idles, Scarlxrd, Yonka, Lotus Eater, and Alice Glass. And YOU could be there! We have FIVE PAIRS of tickets ...
In this bonus episode of the Pie & Mash Off the boys visit the location of a former shop in Limehouse and pick up a microwave version of the meal nearby to take back to the office for a taster session. Scott and Terry are joined by Jamie to sample the Pie n’ Mash, go through it’s ingredients, prepare the ...
In this episode of the Pie & Mash Off the boys head to Chrisp Street Market in Poplar, East London again but this time they’re there to check out the other Pie n’ Mash staple of Poplar âEastendersâ. Scott chats to the owner Brian about the history of the cockney dish and the reactions from tourists looking for that traditional ...
When around 15,000 people squeeze themselves into the O2 Arena you know itâs going to be a good night. We settled into our (much better than last time) seats and within around 10-15 mins it was time for the Support Act who was American Comedian Steve Byrne. Although only having half an hour. Steve did pretty good, although there wasnât ...
Scott sits down with WWE Superstar Finn Balor to ask him about his iconic entrance as Jack the Ripper at NXT TakeOver London. Finn discusses where the idea came from to create Finn the Ripper and the way it was executed on the night as well as some of his other iconic costumes and best entrances. Finn Balor also teaches Scott ...
This was a show I had been looking forward to since it was announced. Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein finally touring the UK. I always wanted to see Misfits live but due to them breaking up before I was old enough, missed out. Worth the wait. First up were openers The Dead XIII. Coming onstage with full make up on each ...
On a freezing cold Sunday in Camden, the big story is the return of Howard Jones with Devil You Know. Sadly I had the misfortune to miss them but they brought some amazing openers with them that were worth the ticket price alone. First up, with an early opening set, were the hometown boys in Brutai. A surprisingly decent turnout ...