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Category: Live Music
Scouting For Girls
Multiple dates from 26th November to 25th November at Hammersmith Apollo, W6 9QH
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Category: Days Out
For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond
Multiple dates from 21st November to 1st March at Imperial War Museum, London, SE1 6HZ
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Jingle Bell Ball
10th December at 7 p.m. at The O2 Arena, SE10 0DX
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Body Worlds and the Mirror of Time
Multiple dates from 21st November to 31st March at The O2 bubble, SE10 0DX
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Scouting For Girls
27th November at 7 p.m. at Carling Academy Brixton, SW9 9SL
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Dizzee Rascal
22nd November at 7 p.m. at The Forum, NW5 1JY
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Guilty Pleasures
29th November at 9:30 p.m. at Koko, NW1 7JE
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Russell Howard: Dingledodies
5th December at 6:30 p.m. at Hammersmith Apollo, W6 9QH
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The View
21st November at 7 p.m. at London Astoria, WC2 8EN
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Dizzee Rascal
22nd November at 7 p.m. at The Forum, NW5 1JY
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James Morrison
25th November at 7 p.m. at Shepherd's Bush Empire, W12 8TT
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Nayo
26th November at 7:30 p.m. at Bush Hall, W12 7LJ
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Urban Retreat
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Fifth Floor, SW1X 7XL
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Old Queens Head
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44 Essex Road, N1 8LN
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Category: Shopping
Fagins Toys
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84 Fortis Green Road, N10 3HN
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Category: Eating Out
St John
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26 St John Street, EC1M 4AY
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What's going on What's on this week
Falling Down With Laughter
Does exactly what it says on the tin. Great comedy from Pippa Evans, Tom Basden and more. If something is going to make you laugh this week it will be this.
The Beautiful and The Damned
If you like rock of any variety you won't be disappointed at this Blackpool themed celebration of all things vintage. With sideshows from Des O'Connor and Tales of The Unexpected and candy-floss aplenty this sugary sweet treat is so tacky, it's stylish.
Capital's Christmas Offers
Make your money go further - get 10% off and free P&P with Lands' End!
James Morrison at Shepherd's Bush Empire
Come and sing along to the sexy stars latest hits from his album 'Songs for you, Truths for me' on Monday night. It's going to be a night to remember.
Jimmy Carr's top Comedy
We had a little chat with funny straight man Jimmy Carr and he let us know his top London comedy recommendations. Find out more here.
Winter Wonders Winter Wonders in London
Winter Wonders
Get the most out of London this winter with our Winter Wonders guide. We have the best shopping, pantos, Santa's Grottos and more.
Winter warmer
It's hard to look cool in the cold. We have the best places to pick up your winter gear.
London Pantomime Pandemonium
Indeed it's that time of year again when men dress up as ladies, ladies dress up as men and shouting 'he's behind you' to a TV soap star is full acceptable. Here we have some cracking Pantos about town that will please all the family.
Santa's London Grottos
Santa is coming to town. Check out our guide to the best Grottos in the Capital and have a fantastic experience with fake snow and beards this season.
Get your skates on - ice skating in London
Get a classic Christmas feeling this winter and take to the ice. Find out where the best skating is in the city.
Get Gok gorgeous Gok Wan's London shopping guide
Get gorgeous with Gok
Top boys boutiques, the best places to get Christmas party wear and great clothes on a budget. Get Gok's expert advice.
Rokit
Glam up your wardrobe with some retro style. Great party dresses for the Christmas season and cute clutch bags to boogie around on the dance floor.
Mango
Mango is great if your looking for the latest on trend looks without breaking the bank. Lizzy Jagger models some great clothes - it's good for inspiration.
Behave
A great independent shop in Soho, Behave has some top clobber for the fellas. Some brilliant jeans and jackets up for grabs here.
Quantum Of Solace Eat Bond, sleep Bond and be Bond in London
Dirty Martini
A fantastic cocktail bar made famous by their gorgeous martinis and fantastically sleek decor. If you're going to have a martini Bond style, this is the place to have it.
Dive and Aston Martin
If you really want to feel like Bond, drive like Bond. Hire a Aston Martin DB9 Volante and feel the wind rustle through your tuxedo.
See the movie set
Recreate scenes from 'The world is not enough' on the River Thames and take a tour of our amazing city where they filmed.
Ian Fleming and James Bond
Play with Bond gadgets, sit at the desk Fleming used to write some of his greatest novels and discover more about the secret agent bond.
Spies and Spycatchers
Discover the world of real life spies in London with this walk and talk starting at Piccadilly Circus Underground Station.
Dance with Lisa Lisa wants to get London dancing
Dancing Queen Lisa
Get fit have fun and read Lisa's guide to dancing. No scary stuff here, dance is for everyone, even the two left footed beginners like Johnny!
Join a Tea Dance
Dance like they did in the old days. A great way to warm up if you haven't done it in a while. This one is for everyone of all abilities - as long as your willing to try.
Get some Bollywood Style
Bollywood dancing is beautiful and definitely worth a try if you haven't done it before. There are classes all over London and it's a great way to dance if you don't have a partner.
Salsa!
A great way to make friends is to dance closely! The Gate Bar in Notting Hill is a social way to start dancing with regular Salsa classes by Salsa Fusion.
Live in London The top live music venue in London?
The Roundhouse
Another Camden venue with a difference. This place is large and attracts big acts. You can't miss this place from the high street; it's the big round building!
Barfly
Barfly and its sister The Fly in Holborn are famous for their music events. Make no mistake; this is a hardcore music venue with attitude. Not for the faint hearted.
Scala
This place puts Kings Cross on the map when it comes to live pop music, with the likes of Calvin Harris and Katy Perry walking the stage.
Budget London London on a shoestring
Budget London
It's credit crunch time and with prices on the rise it's sometimes nice to do something on a budget (or if you’re really lucky, for free!) so we have put together a list of great things to do out and about in London that cost hardly anything at all.
Itto
Joelle says "This little restaurant, just round the corner from my house, would be the type of place I imagine is scattered all over New York. You know, the cheap little neighbourhood Japanese restaurants where locals go for quick bowls of steaming noodles when they can't be bothered to cook anything."
The Stockpot
Andrzej from Fulham says "A small but friendly & cozy restaurant with good food, great desserts and super-warm and friendly staff. The food is always tasty - a strange mixture of Italian, British, Mexican and international dishes."
Italiano Coffee Company
This place is a regular haunt for local students. With pizza starting from £3 and as much chili oil as you could ever dream of, who cares if the staff are a little unfriendly and the seating uncomfortable.
Indian Veg Bhelpoori House
There are many all you can eat buffets in London but this little gem in Angel has traditionally homemade veggie dishes for a very tiny price. We like it lots.
Brick Lane Curry Festival Fancy curry tonight?
Brick Lane Curry Festival
Brick Lane Festival is upon us again this year and we take a look at some of London's favorite places to eat a Chicken Tikka Masala and more...
Rasa
This award-winning curry house has two locations on either side of Church Street in Stoke Newington. One side is meaty and they other is purely vegetarian, which surprisingly is always busier.
Masala Zone
The Soho branch of this chain is a brilliant place for a reasonably priced Friday lunch. We recommend the thali!
Spot a Celeb Celebrity Safari
Spot Gareth Gates here
Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes in Old Street is a ubercool hang out. Yep we were wondering what Gareth Gates was going there too!
Spot Alexa Chung here
The hottie can be stopped having a regular pint in The Old Blue Last in Shoreditch. It's quite a nice pub too.
Spot Tim Burton here
Now if your lucky and you pop into The Roebuck in Belsize Park for a pint or two, you may spot the legend that is Mr. Tim Burton.
Spot Kate Nash here
This grotty little place is a local hang out for Kate when she gets back home to Harrow. If you fancy a pint with her head on down to Trinity in Harrow.
Spot Peaches Geldof here
When she's not getting married in Las Vegas you can find here in The Three Crowns pub in Stokey, having a lovely Sunday Roast.
Billie Piper takes us shopping Get in Billie Piper's knickers
Billie takes us shopping
When Billie came into the studio Johnny just couldn't help himself and wanted to get up close and personal. She let us know her top underwear shops in London.
Marks and Spencer
A popular place for the whole nation to get their undies. M&S is now not just popular for our Mums it also is a favorite of Billie's too!
La Perla
Get your fella's knickers in a twist at La Perla, it's a place to get seriously sexy. Billie loves the matching sets.
Agent Provocateur
Celebs flock here for the posh pants and more and it's easy to see why. Beautifully made underwear. Billie loves the lacey numbers.