It's our weekly London
roundup starting with a few headlines that caught the eye in London this week,
click the links for the full stories…
FOOD: Grilled Cheese Sandwich Shop To Open In London – Daily Telegraph
DRINK: Forest Hill Pub Named Best In Southeast London – News Shopper
ARTS: East London Comics & Art Fest – Creative Review
FOOD: Fox-Themed Pop Up Cafe Open In May - Evening Standard
AUCTIONS: Own A Piece of The Ivy – Bloomberg
POLITICS: Are Celebrities Defecting To the Tories? – London Loves Business
ARCHITECTURE: Tall Building Boom In London – Arch Daily
TV: Should Mayor of London Replace Clarkson? – Daily Telegraph
LITERARY NEWS
In keeping with our Literary London theme this March & April, here are a couple of bookish London stories…
Free Books in East London – Waltham Forest Guardian
World Book Night on 23rd April! – Booktrade Info
We posted this link a
few weeks ago, but we think it worthy of repeat – The Book Thieves of London
was first published on The Dabbler website. Here's a taster…
In his memoirs, Jeffrey Bernard used to talk
about the distinct social groups that frequented his regular pub, the notorious
Coach and Horses in Soho. Alongside the actors, stage hands, dancers and
drunks, there were the book thieves.
The book thieves were professionals who often
stole to order, selling their stock to a bookseller in Charing Cross Road. They
were only paid a fraction of the retail price of the book and in order to
achieve a living wage, they had to steal at least £50,000 worth of stock per
year. In most cases, they took a lot more.
If You Do One OTHER Thing In London This Week…
Our weekly slot in which we point you in the direction of
other happenings and events in our great city. A new exhibition, a gig, a
museum, a pop-up-shop – the best of London within a few minutes of a London Walks walking tour.
We seldom advocate
staying home and watching TV.
But today is an exception.
Tonight on Channel 4
at 9pm we're recommending Coalition, a drama looking behind the scenes at the
forming of our current government. And we mention it because London Walker
Ian Grieve is starring in the role of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Here's the trailer…
Ian is a veteran of
the Ghosts of the Old City, Jack the Ripper and Rock'n'Roll London Walks, and
Tweeted thusly earlier in the year…
Loving BBC4
music archives. In London? I urge you to @londonwalks and
@AdamScottG
who tells great tales of Tin Pan Alley, Marquee and more
—
Ian Grieve (@ianagrieve) January
22, 2015
Cheers Ian!
Coalition is on
Channel 4 at 9:00pm on Saturday 28th March!
London Walks Guides
News
We've got a new celeb
in our ranks!
As you know, LW's Karen fronted the London Next Stop TV show in
Canada.
And last Tuesday she was recognised on Earl's Court station.
"You're Karen!" said the nice gentleman, "From London Next
Stop!"
And indeed she was. Here's the opening credits from her show…
Walking & Footwear News
Beyonce (Note to
Special Correspondent David: She's a pop singer. Ed.) is launching her own
range of platform shoes with a stiletto heel, according to Vogue. She is
collaborating in the project with a shoe designer chappie by the name o'
Guiseppe Zanotti.
"Beyoncé has very clear ideas - she knows
exactly what she wants," Zanotti told Forbes. I'm working on finalising
the shoe with her stylist right now. And Beyoncé will then say what she likes
and what she doesn't like. It will be one shoe only."
Seems harsh. Don't
know about you, but I'd want a pair. What use is one shoe only?
And how about a
treadmill desk! According to the Daily Mail…
It may look absurd,
but having a treadmill desk could improve your attention span, and even your
memory, researchers have found.
Researchers tested
students at both sitting and standing desks.
They found those who
walked while they worked were more attentive, and better able to remember
details.
Or you could just, er,
go for a walk? Read the full story at the Daily Mail website.
Heard In London…
In keeping with our
Literary London theme this month, here's one from the London Walks Podcast
archive. London Poetry…
Recording began on the new London Walks Podcast yesterday.
Thanks for reading and listening and watching… and walking! London Spy will return next week.
A London Walk costs £9 – £7 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
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