Entertainment

The thirteenth East End Film Festival begins, ironically, on Friday, 13th June and runs for two weeks. Unfortunately, much of the promotional material about the festival’s events doesn’t say where each is being held. You will have to head over ...

Emdad Rahman reviews Where shall we walk today? Walking the Pennine Way, by Dave Marriott. As an avid walker I particularly enjoyed reading Dave Marriott’s excellent book recently. Fifty-two year old Dave grew up in the 1960s in a Derbyshire ...

“Seeing Years & Years live last year was probably the best surprise of 2013. Young Olly Alexander has the holy fire in his hands: a soulful voice with a crazy R’n’B vibe, which enables him to be simultaneously emotional and ...

How far does a tenner go these days? Get hold of London Quiz and you can find out. Any of you responsible for setting pub or classroom quizzes should be able to make the book last nearly eight years – ...

Why trudge down to the west end when you can see a top notch production in the comfort of our own borough? The Rich Mix cinema is hosting two “NT Live” shows in the coming weeks. How it works is ...

Emdad Rahman: Ten year old Mikael Mustafa, a pupil at Hermitage, joined his fellow pupils to take part in a play at the St James Theatre, London. Virtual Enchantment is a fairy tale for the internet age. The play was ...

Hanan Abdel-Khalek previews this year’s music festival. Field Day festival, founded by Tom Baker (Eat Your Own Ears) and Marcus Weedon, has been expanding every year since 2007 – and has been unstoppable every since, with its eighth annual event ...

There’s several ways to look at fish – in books, in films and even on your plate – but here’s a new treatment for our watery companions. Subnature is a new exhibition, opening next week, at University College London, and ...

All keen gardeners have the chance to show off their horticultural skills by entering the 2014 Tower Hamlets in Bloom competition. From balconies, community gardens and allotments to patios, businesses and schools… the competition is open to anyone who makes ...

Wildlife photographer Paul Debois will be conducting a “photography walk and talk” around Weavers Fields at 4pm on 24th May. This is a public walk, and the public is invited to join the walk and, if you bring your own ...