BBC Radio 4: How London Broadcasts the Nation’s In-Jokes
BBC Radio 4: How London Broadcasts the Nation’s In-Jokes | The Home Service’s comedy legacy endures
Month: November 2025
Charlton Athletic FC: Football With a Conscience
Charlton Athletic FC: Football With a Conscience | A Club That Belongs to Its People
London and Paris
London and Paris: A Long-Distance Relationship Fuelled by Espresso, Queues, and Mutual Disapproval There are rivalries born of land disputes, wars, and ancient grudges. And then there is London and Paris, a polite, well-dressed standoff that smells faintly of coffee,…
Sunday Roast Anxiety: The Social Politics of Gastropub Ordering
Sunday Roast Anxiety: The Social Politics of Gastropub Ordering | Navigating class signaling, pretension, and actual hunger at London’s gastropubs
Aldgate: London’s Fastest-Moving Square Mile
Aldgate: London’s Fastest-Moving Square Mile | A Clinical, Slightly Alarmed Assessment of Aldgate’s Velocity, Glass, and Deadline Energy
Man Spends Three Hours Queueing for Doughnut He Could’ve Made at Home in Twenty Minutes
Man Spends Three Hours Queueing for Doughnut He Could’ve Made at Home in Twenty Minutes | Londoner defends choice, claims “the queue is part of the experience”
Hoopla Improv Performers Achieve Breakthrough: Entire Show Where Someone Doesn’t Suggest “At a Dentist’s Office”
Hoopla Improv Performers Achieve Breakthrough: Entire Show Where Someone Doesn’t Suggest “At a Dentist’s Office” | Historic milestone reached as audience member proposes location other than workplace or hospital
Kate Crowned Early
Britain Begins “Queen Lite” Program as Kate Reportedly Crowned Early to Beat the Rush Britain, a nation famous for queues, tea, and pretending nothing is happening while everything is clearly happening, has reportedly entered what palace insiders are calling the…
Stonewall FC: Football With a Point
Stonewall FC: Football With a Point | A Club That Plays With Purpose
Heritage Plaque Committee Admits They’re Just Marking Where People Died Horribly and Calling It Tourism
Heritage Plaque Committee Admits They’re Just Marking Where People Died Horribly and Calling It Tourism | Died of Cholera Here: Visit London! campaign faces criticism from marketing department
January Sales Declared War Zone as Oxford Street Shoppers Perfect Ancient Combat Technique of “Accidental” Elbow
January Sales Declared War Zone as Oxford Street Shoppers Perfect Ancient Combat Technique of “Accidental” Elbow | UN Peacekeepers considered after 2,000 documented “whoopsies” result in minor injuries
Addiscombe: Croydon’s Most Earnest Supporting Character
Addiscombe: Croydon’s Most Earnest Supporting Character | A Gentle, Earnest Examination of Addiscombe’s Trams, Tea Shops, and Quiet Reliability
Jimmy Garlick Identity Crisis Solved: He Was “Just Some Bloke,” Confirms National Trust
Jimmy Garlick Identity Crisis Solved: He Was “Just Some Bloke,” Confirms National Trust | Centuries-Old Question Finally Answered With Disappointing Clarity
UK Investigates Whether Tony Blair Quietly Hovered Over Justice System
UK Investigates Whether Tony Blair Quietly Hovered Over Justice System | Former leader’s presence described as “non-interfering proximity”
Avant-Garde Performance Art Venue Admits Humour Was Unintentional, Apologises to Confused Audiences
Avant-Garde Performance Art Venue Admits Humour Was Unintentional, Apologises to Confused Audiences | Institute of Contemporary Theatre shocked to learn patrons found three-hour silence piece “absolutely hilarious”
Vault Festival Introduces “Affordable” Category for Shows With Only One Fire Hazard
Vault Festival Introduces “Affordable” Category for Shows With Only One Fire Hazard | Camden Fringe follows suit with budget tier requiring audience members to sign liability waivers
Prince Andrew’s Eviction Saga
Royal Lodge to Rubber Room: Prince Andrew’s Eviction Saga 🎭 When Royal Real Estate Meets Existential Crisis This week’s royal soap opera features Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in what might be history’s most uncomfortable eviction drama since Lady Macbeth found herself trapped in…
Invasion by American Marching Bands
London’s New Year’s Parade Braces for Invasion by American Marching Bands Britain Welcomes Cultural Exchange, Immediately Regrets the Volume Source: KIRO 7 News London’s New Year’s Day Parade has survived wars, weather, municipal budgets, and decades of men in blazers who clap…
PFC Victoria London: Football With European Ambitions
PFC Victoria London: Football With European Ambitions | A Club Thinking Bigger Than Its League
National Theatre Admits Funniest Production Was Actually Just Technical Difficulties During Medea
National Theatre Admits Funniest Production Was Actually Just Technical Difficulties During Medea | Audience members report unprecedented laughter when set collapsed, leading to emergency review of comedy strategy