Mar 28, 2024 · The man was George Seferis, a diplomat, poet, writer and winner of a Nobel Prize, and for a time, the Greek Ambassador to the UK. Rather like most famous people, if you know who George Seferis was, you’re excited, and if you’ve never heard of him, maybe rather less so — and even reading his biography doesn’t convey …

In this talk, Simon discusses what went wrong, its effect on how we use mobile connectivity, and how the engineering profession should cope with such events in their industries.

May 17, 2014 · This will make some of us feel old -- it has been 30 years since Prince Charles stepped into the controversial limelight and made his famous Carbuncle speech.

Jan 1, 2014 · Illustrated London News – Thursday 1st November 1973 (c) British Newspaper Archive. I speculate, but Jan 1st 1974 happens to also mark the introduction of the 3-day week as part of the energy crisis due to a coal miners strike, so giving everyone a day off work could have been just a way of cutting energy use in a convenient manner.

Jan 9, 2024 · (c) Cosgrove Hall Films. Actually, that turned out to be fortunate for the Blue Plaque though, as locating a Penfold design post box on Baker Street would be impossible, but there is one that looks just about close enough to the cartoon series — and it’s in roughly the correct location, just down the road from the Sherlock Holmes Museum, on the corner of Baker Street and Melcombe Street.

Nov 15, 2024 · By date they close: Battersea. Open until 5th January 2025. Three interlinked ice rinks in front of the Battersea power station and the river. Prices vary from £18 to £25.

Mar 21, 2024 · It’s a fantastic day out, even if you’re not an anorak or never heard the offshore broadcasts. The presenters are all enthusiastic unpaid volunteers so nothing is dull, and several were out there during the thrills and spills on the high …

Jan 7, 2025 · Today’s London news round-up: A driver led police on a terrifying chase through London’s West End after suffering a panic attack when his girlfriend revealed she was pregnant.

Jul 12, 2015 · TfL has released a batch of documents that show almost every underground station in glorious 3D format. They are technically axonometric diagrams, which is 3D-like, but not to scale, which becomes obvious when you see some of the vertiginous descents offered on some stairs and escalators.

A full-blown (sort of) musical spectacular featuring a star-studded (sort of) cast from the Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner.