Category Archives: .LONDON

MOVIE NIGHT: The Duke

Posted on January 21, 2023 by admin

THE DUKE is set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Enola Holmes 2

Posted on November 12, 2022 by admin

Enola Holmes 2… a history lesson too!

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MOVIE NIGHT: The Outfit

Posted on October 29, 2022 by admin

The Outfit (2022)… great Halloween movie 🙂

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UK: Historic Towns

Posted on June 10, 2022 by admin

Hmmm… London…

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MOVIE NIGHT: The World Is Not Enough

Posted on October 11, 2021 by admin

London Bond 🙂

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MESOPOTAMIA: The Season of the Great Empires

Posted on October 8, 2020 by admin

2020 Arkhaios Film Festival – Virtual Edition Mesopotamia: The season of the Great Empires Alberto Castellani | Italy | 2020 Once upon a time there were two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, which fed and made fertile a land … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Enola Holmes

Posted on September 26, 2020 by admin

England, 1884 – a world on the brink of change. If you want to stay in London, be tough… be tough! Live the life. But don’t do it because you’re looking for someone. Do it because you’re looking for yourself.

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CELEBRATE: Ada Lovelace Day

Posted on October 9, 2018 by admin

Learned that today is Ada Lovelace Day… via the Royal Institution… and this wonderful presentation of Hannah Fry that we all enjoyed!

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CITINERARY: Science Museum: Mathematics

Posted on August 6, 2018 by admin

The Science Museum’s Mathematics: The Winton Gallery tells the story of how mathematics has shaped our world. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the new gallery spans 400 years of human ingenuity and brings mathematical history to life through the design … Continue reading →

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CITINERARY: Royal Albert Hall

Posted on July 30, 2018 by admin

This monument records the success of the Great Exhibition, the international exhibition held in Hyde Park in 1851 organised by Henry Cole and Prince Albert. The success of the 1851 exhibition paid for the construction of not only the Royal … Continue reading →

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