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  • London's best bakeries

    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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  • Hamlet

    New

    Until Jan 10 2009, Novello Theatre

    Doctor Who lands London as David Tennant takes on the play-acting prince

  • Christmas shopping in London

    Our area by area guide to London's best alternative shopping streets, Christmas markets and winter fair, plus how to go Christmas shopping on a budget

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  • Cherie Blair

    Books & Poetry

    Wed Dec 3, LSE

    Discussing her autobiography 'Speaking for Myself'.

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  • Dazzle

    FREE

    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...

  • On The Up: ISA GT

    Music

    Fri Dec 5, The Barfly

    In the headline DJ slot at the next exclusive Time Out event, Columbian lynchpin of Girlcore ISA GT

  • Alfred Sisley

    Art

    Until Feb 15 2009, National Gallery

    British landscapes and seascapes by the nineteenth-century English impressionist.

  • Santa's Secret Village Christmas Experience

    Kids

    Until Tue 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...

  • World Press Photo Exhibition

    FREE

    Around Town

    Until Sun 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

  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    New

    Theatre

    Dec 5-Jan 3 2009, BAC

    'Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea' is a modish collision of animation and pastiche cabaret that's not afraid to show its influences. You'll think of...

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New site for bus nerds

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...
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  • Christmas in London 2008

    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

  • New Year's Eve in London 2008

    Never mind the prevailing gloom, the capital always gives of its best at New Year. Here's our pick of London's best New Year's Eve parties and events: clubs, gigs, comedy, cabaret & a whole lot more

  • London on a budget

    Beat the blues with our guide to the capital on the cheap: food, tickets, fashion and loads of offers

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  • London ice-skating rinks

    The first of London's seasonal skating rinks opened this week. Here's our guide to where you can flash your blades this winter

  • Christmas lights in London

    From the Regent Street twinklers to the South Bank's offbeat offerings, here's our guide to...

  • Things to do in London for under a tenner

    Credit crunch or no, there's no doubt London can be on the pricey side, but with our...

  • London's best Sunday lunches

    Let Time Out's Food & Drink team guide you through traditional roasts, the best vegetarian...

  • 100 things to do in London this autumn

    As the sun sets on a soggy summer, our critics pick their highlights for what’s shaping up to...

  • Christmas shows

    If you enjoy a family outing to the theatre at Christmas, don't leave it until the last minute...

  • 40 things to do in London on a Sunday

    Six days a week London is a bustling, yelling, wild-eyed city. But come Sunday, the capital...

  • London's top 50 restaurants

    Time Out's legendary covert food critics present the definitive guide to the capital's 50 best...

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    From louche cocktail lounges to swanky hotel bars, secret speakeasies to earthy real ale pubs...

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    Have a right old cockney knees-up... and 100 other unmissable experiences. From gastronomic...

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