Culture
The amazing potted history of the Roundhouse
Martin Plaut and Andrew Whitehead on how it all began – and why one woman once drove a cadillac into the auditorium
Isokon, Belsize Park: watch this 10-minute short film
TV researcher turned film-maker Sarah Higgs has used lockdown to create a fascinating short history of the iconic building
The curious tale of Alma Street and Inkerman Conservation Area
It symbolized the ongoing struggle between the more industrial west and what the Victorians called New Kentish Town
Camden & Islington LGBTQ History Month 2021 is here
Give yourself a Netflix holiday with more than 30 online cultural events, from book clubs to heritage trails
The story of Holmes Road Studios
How dozens of tiny architecturally designed homes came to house homeless adults in Kentish Town
Video: Watch Kentish Town City Farm’s goats order a takeaway
Forget everything for 58 seconds with this cute little short film – that’s for a brilliant cause
Ricky Gervais managed my band in the 1990s
Andy Macleod on the tragic tale of a Kentish Town band who didn’t become rich or famous – but had a manager who did
Help freelance musicians: the Musical Mums’ Advent Calendar
Soprano Suzy Robinson on a uniquely creative idea that will long outlast the festive season
The fascinating story of the Bull & Last
Owner Joe Swiers on how history and the present collide in this extract from the NW5 gastropub’s new storytelling cookbook
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