How the hell does Sadiq have the time to host a weekly podcast? Clean Air with Sadiq Khan is a new show from LBC in which the mayor “speaks exclusively to public leaders, politicians, environmental activists and celebrities from around the world who are helping lead the fight against climate change.” Confirmed guests so far include Richard Curtis, Ed Miliband and Lily Cole.
Johnson’s London Dictionary: Madame Tussauds
MADAME TUSSAUDS (n.) Curious collection of waxen heads displayed for publik entertainment, once featuring guillotined aristocrats.
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London in Quotations: George Grossmith
I thought it was possible for a city clerk to be a gentleman.
George Grossmith (1847-1912)
London Trivia: Hurricane hits London
On 16 October 1987 hurricane winds of up to 100mph hit Britain. In the Borough of Ealing alone, 600 calls came from people whose homes and cars had been struck by falling trees and debris.
On 16 October 1958 the first episode of the children’s TV show Blue Peter was broadcast from Broadcasting House
During the 1860s, London’s most notorious prison, Newgate, became a kind of theatre, visitors could tour the prison being briefly locked in a windowless cell was one of the highlights
On Blackfriars Bridge the side facing out to sea is decorated with marine birds, the inland side is adorned with freshwater birds
St Thomas Hospital once had 7 buildings for each day of the week so staff knew which day patients had been admitted – only 2 remain
The City of London has never been under the authority of the monarch. The Queen may only enter the Square Mile of the City if she is given permission by the Lord Mayor
The bronze statue of Peter Pan was erected in Kensington Gardens in 1912. It marks the spot where J M Barrie first met Jack Llewellyn Davies, the boy who was the inspiration for Peter
By 1870 there were 20,000 public houses and beer shops in London, today according to the Campaign for Real Ale at least 10 are closing every week
The Oval held a particular attraction for the United States billionaire philanthropist, J. Paul Getty II, who built a replica of the ground at his estate at Wormsley Park in Buckinghamshire
London Heathrow Airport is the world’s busiest airports by international passenger traffic, and the third for total traffic
Over 800 members of staff are based at Buckingham Palace, some of the more unusual jobs include fendersmith, clockmaker and flagman
South Kensington is still sometimes referred to as ‘Little Paris’ the area is not only known for its Francophile bookshops but also its French doctors and dentists
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