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A guide to London’s tourist attractions

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Wigmore Hall – Wigmore Hall is a favourite venue for classical music, with some of the best acoustics in London.

Imperial War Museum – Covers World War I and II, the modern Gulf War and many other battles, from Korea to Vietnam.

Bankside – Bankside stands on the south-side of the River Thames, opposite the City of London.

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Some of the highlights coming up…

14 Aug Jeremy Paxman's Edinburgh Preview
14 Aug "West Side Story", at the Royal Festival Hall
15 Aug Prokofiev's "Cinderella" — Mariinsky Ballet
16 Aug Outdoor cinema at Holland Park — "Les Mis...
16 Aug Sing-A-Long-Grease, at the Royal Festival Hall
17 Aug Open-air cinema in Regent's Park — "Goldf...
17 Aug Paul Merton and Josie Lawrence -- Comedy Store
20 Aug Proms #46 -- Daniel Barenboim, conducting M...
22 Aug Dino Snores (for grown-ups)
23 Aug Jools Holland — Greenwich Music Time
23 Aug Sing-A-Long Dirty Dancing, at the Royal Fes...
24 Aug Notting Hill Carnival
25 Aug "Jurassic Park" movie trilogy
28 Aug Open Air Theatre -- "To Kill A Mockingbird"
30 Aug "The Comedy of Errors" — at the Globe The...
31 Aug Ant & Dec's Takeaway on Tour!
1 Sep Open-air cinema in Regent's Park — "Break...
1 Sep Lord of the Dance — with Michael Flatley
2 Sep See Sir John Soane's Museum by candlelight
3 Sep "Raiders of the Lost Ark" — Free outdoor...
4 Sep Kew Gardens outside cinema — "Romeo + Jul...
5 Sep Kew Gardens outside cinema — "Gravity"
5 Sep Greenwich Tall Ships Festival
6 Sep Kew Gardens outside cinema — "Top Gun"
9 Sep Outdoor cinema in Battersea Park — "Ameri...
9 Sep Outdoor cinema: "The Matrix"
9 Sep Michael Palin: Travelling to Work

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