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Also on at Various venues
- Chelsea Fringe Festival, Until Sun Jun 10
- London Festival of Photography, Jun 1-30
- Music Village Festival, Jun 6-17
- BT ArtBox, Jun 15-Jul 15
- Greenwich and Docklands International Festival 2012, Jun 21-30
- London Festival of Architecture 2012, Jun 23-Jul 8
Events on today
- From Cradle to Crown: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Walk,
- Guided Walk in Hampstead,
- John Piper: The Gyselynck Collection, River and Rowing Museum
- Radicals, Religion and Rivers,
- The Total London Experience,
- Oxford, Stratford, the Cotswolds and Warwick Castle,
Latest features
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The 100 best horror films
Voted for by over 100 experts including Simon Pegg and Roger Corman
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Abandoman freestyle 2012's biggest comedy shows
The hip-hop impro duo work 2012 comedy highlights into a freestyle rap.
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World Shakespeare Festival 2012
The Shakespeare Olympics begin April 22 at the Globe
Time Out says
Hot on the heels of the London 2012 Olympic Games come the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the premiere global event for athletes with disabilities. What the Paralympics might lack in coverage and funding, they make up for in drama, poignancy and inspiring feats. The 2012 Paralympics will be more compact than the Olympics, with the vast majority of events hosted around the Olympic Park in the east of the city.
Athletes compete in six main categories: amputee, wheelchair, celebral palsy, intellectual disability, visually impaired and {I}les autres{/I} (“the others” - for those who don't fit in to other groups, e.g. dwarfism). There are 20 sports, some of which are unique to Paralympics such as boccia, goalball and five-a-side-football. Ticket sales will top 1.5 million and Great Britain, one of the most successful Paralympic teams, will aim to top the whopping 42 gold medals they won in Beijing 2008.
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