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We round up the cake shops, patisseries and bakeries where you'll find London's best bread, pies, biscuits, cakes and other baked wonders
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Until Jan 18 2009, Sadler's Wells
Matthew Bourne's take on the Scissorhands story , which stays close to Tim Burton's film – minus Johnny Depp of course – is great fun
Recommended
Dec 2, Brixton Academy
Xfm-assembled bill headlined by Kaiser Chiefs, with Iglu And Hartley, Ida Maria, Ladyhawke & White Lies
Theatre
Until Jan 21 2009, National Theatre, Lyttelton
Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning family drama in London for eight weeeks only.
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Classical
Dec 2, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Harrison Birtwistle's 'Cortège'; Christian Mason's 'In time entwined, in space enlaced' (world premiere); Larry Goves's 'Springtime' (world premiere);...
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Around Town
Until Jan 10 2009, National Theatre
Annual jewellery showcase featuring more than 3,000 works for sale by 77 designers from around the world. This year's exhibition also includes a selection...
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Theatre
Dec 3-Jan 10 2009, Novello Theatre
Doctor Who's comes to London as the play-acting prince whose critique of the world lives most vividly in his eyeball-swivelling, lanky-limbed parodies of the...
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Music
Fri Dec 5, The Barfly
In the headline DJ slot at the next exclusive Time Out event, Columbian lynchpin of Girlcore ISA GT
Art
Until Feb 15 2009, National Gallery
British landscapes and seascapes by the nineteenth-century English impressionist.
Kids
Until Dec 23, South Bank
Part of the Cologne Christmas Market on the South Bank between the Hayward Gallery and the London Eye, a 30-minute grotto experience where children can meet...
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Around Town
Until Dec 7, Royal Festival Hall
This annual exhibition showcases the best photojournalism of the past year. This year's competition attracted a record 80,536 entries from around the world
Check out this new site , which plots any route you want on Google Maps. Very handy for those of us who have, in a moment of madness, elected to catch every bus in London in numerical order. As...Read the Big Smoke blog


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Your complete guide to the festive season in London, including Christmas shows and events, ice skating and Christmas lights, plus gift ideas and tips for Christmas shopping on a budget
Beat the blues with our guide to the capital on the cheap: food, tickets, fashion and loads of offers
The first of London's seasonal skating rinks opened this week. Here's our guide to where you can flash your blades this winter
From the Regent Street twinklers to the South Bank's offbeat offerings, here's our guide to London best festive displays and when they'll be switched on
Credit crunch or no, there's no doubt London can be on the pricey side, but with our...
Time Out chases wi-fi signals, seeks flat surfaces and avoids pushy staff in London’s best...
Let Time Out's Food & Drink team guide you through traditional roasts, the best vegetarian...
As the sun sets on a soggy summer, our critics pick their highlights for what’s shaping up to...
If you enjoy a family outing to the theatre at Christmas, don't leave it until the last minute...
Six days a week London is a bustling, yelling, wild-eyed city. But come Sunday, the capital...
Time Out's legendary covert food critics present the definitive guide to the capital's 50 best...
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