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This week at the Hammersmith Apollo, thousands of people flocked to watch the sell-out show on the London leg of its UK tour, and they all had one thing on their mind: physics. Yep, you heard us right... In the second installment of ‘Uncaged Monkeys’, Robin Ince, Brian Cox, Simon Singh and Ben Goldacre take it in turns to educate the masses in an entertaining and accessible way. Rock and roll. Perhaps a little different...
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Well. If any of you have been to Glastonbury Festival before (excluding last year’s heat wave), you won’t be surprised that this year is a total washout. However, thanks to the total amazing line up and killer reputation, 170,000 people are gladly donning their wellington boots and going to join the mudslide. The first few thousand started to arrive on Tuesday, and immediately churned up the ground into a pit fit for naked wrestling in...
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We’re used to bands and music artists going on tour. Thousands of people flock to hear their music in London minicabs, paying anywhere from a few pounds to a few hundred pounds to get their hands on a ticket. You can find some absolute bargains for a relatively unknown or local act, or battle it out in online auctions for the chance to see an international superstar. The venues across London are also used to...
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Do you remember reading Roald Dahl when you were little? His children’s books illustrated by Quentin Blake were, and still are, tremendously popular. They are read in Primary schools and at home, as well as being adapted to stage and screen. But what some people don’t realise is that Dahl had a huge repertoire of darker material too, aimed at a higher age group. These fables aren’t for the faint hearted; over the years, Roald...
