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Need some inspiration for 8th June? Two computer genuises have anniversaries on this date: World War II code-breaker Alan Turning died in 1954 and the inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, was born in 1955. You can learn more about their important work at the Science Museum .
Theatre shows on 8th June Here’s a guide to all the theatre shows playing in London on Saturday 8th June
8 to 15 Jun 2019 Dead Dog In A Suitcase is a twisted morality tale based on John Gays musical satire Beggars Opera
8 Jun to 20 Jul 2019 Rosmersholm is a twisting political thriller by Henrik Ibsen starring Tom Burke and Hayley Atwell
8 Jun 2019 Arthur Millers All My Sons tells the story of a family who lost their son in war and reveals the price of their American dream
8 Jun 2019 Anne-Marie Duff and Arthur Darvill will be starring in the Donmar Warehouses revival of the Broadway classic Sweet Charity
8 Jun to 31 Aug 2019 9 To 5 uses the music of Dolly Parton to tell the story of three put-upon workers who oust their egotistical office boss
8 Jun to 21 Dec 2019 TINA tells the story of Tina Turner from her humble start in Nutbush to her transformation into a global superstar
8 Jun to 28 Sep 2019 Everybodys Talking About Jamie is all about overcoming prejudice with songs by The Feelings Dan Gillespie Sells
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8 Jun to 20 Oct 2019 The Jack Black movie School of Rock has been turned into a West End mind-blowing musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Julian Fellowes
8 Jun to 28 Jul 2019 Palace Theatre will be showing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child -- a brand-new Harry Potter story by JK Rowling
8 Jun to 3 Nov 2019 The writers behind The Play That Goes Wrong are back with The Comedy About A Bank Robbery at the Criterion
8 Jun to 27 Oct 2019 The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society put on a West End show but will they crack under the pressure?
8 Jun to 14 Sep 2019 Mamma Mia is based on the hit movie starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan and uses the songs of ABBA
8 Jun 2019 to 24 May 2020 Roald Dahls Matilda tells the story of a child who rebels against the grown-ups when she discovers her amazing powers
8 Jun to 30 Nov 2019 If you like The Wizard of Oz then you will love Wicked -- it tells the story of what happened to the good and evil witches
8 Jun to 27 Jul 2019 A man is obsessed with a family curse and hires a sceptical young actor to help him exorcise the fear that grips his soul
Family & Kid’s events on 8th June Here are some good events for kids if you’re taking them to London on the 8th June
8 Jun to 31 Oct 2019 Spend a pleasant afternoon pedalling around in a little hire boat on the Serpentine or catch the sun-powered SolarShuttle
8 Jun 2019 Enjoy a medieval banquet and be entertained by English knights and singing minstrels and King Henry VIII
8 Jun 2019 Heres your chance to enter the animal enclosures and get close to some of the friendliest animals at London Zoo
8 Jun 2019 The Royal Observatory in Greenwich puts on a daily show at their planetarium to show you what will be visible in the sky tonight
8 Jun 2019 NAMCO Funscape is like an indoor funfair with arcade games pool tables 10-pin bowling bumper cars and a sports bar
8 Jun 2019 This cable car offers fantastic views as it carries you across the Thames from the O2 Arena to the ExCel Centre in five minutes
8 Jun to 28 Jul 2019 Palace Theatre will be showing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child -- a brand-new Harry Potter story by JK Rowling
8 Jun 2019 to 24 May 2020 Roald Dahls Matilda tells the story of a child who rebels against the grown-ups when she discovers her amazing powers
8 Jun to 30 Nov 2019 If you like The Wizard of Oz then you will love Wicked -- it tells the story of what happened to the good and evil witches
Art & Museum exhibitions on 8th June How about spending a few hours on Saturday in one of London’s art galleries or museums ?
8 Jun to 8 Sep 2019 The British Librarys Leonardo da Vinci exhibition will bring together pages from three of his extraordinary scientific notebooks
8 Jun to 8 Sep 2019 The Tate Modern will be putting on a major retrospective of the work by Russian avant-garde artist Natalia Goncharova
8 Jun to 26 Aug 2019 A major new exhibition at Tate Britain that covers the entire career of abstract painter Frank Bowling from the 1960s to the present day
8 Jun to 26 Aug 2019 An exhibition of Japanese manga art exploring its cultural crossover and the global appeal of anime and cosplay dressing up
8 Jun to 17 Nov 2019 An exhibition about food exploring how it gets from the farm to our dinner plate and asking how we can achieve a sustainable food future
8 Jun to 27 Aug 2019 This exhibition will explore the history of writing from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs right up to our modern communication tools
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8 Jun to 11 Aug 2019 Sean Scullys new work on display at the National Gallery was inspired by JMW Turners atmospheric painting The Evening Star
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8 Jun to 21 Jul 2019 The British Museum will be putting on the largest exhibition of Edvard Munchs prints in the UK for nearly half-a-century
8 Jun 2019 to 16 Feb 2020 An exhibition of dresses by the iconic fashion designer Mary Quant who became synonymous with the Swinging Sixties
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8 Jun to 14 Jul 2019 A small exhibition that uses digital technology to transform the librarys collection of historic maps to create fictional cityscapes
8 Jun to 11 Aug 2019 The 40 paintings in this important exhibition will represent the largest collection of paintings by Vincent Van Gogh in the UK for 10 years
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8 Jun to 7 Jul 2019 An exhibition of photographs by Chris Steele-Perkins who has captured families living in their London homes
8 Jun to 7 Jul 2019 The National Gallery will be putting on a rare exhibition of sixty works by the Spanish Impressionist painter Joaquin Sorolla
8 to 9 Jun 2019 The Tate Modern will be putting on an exhibition that looks back over the long career of surrealist artist Dorothea Tanning
8 to 23 Jun 2019 The RA will be showing one of Phyllida Barlows large-scale installations in the new Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Gallery
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8 Jun to 4 Aug 2019 An exhibition of 65 rarely seen Rembrandt prints and drawings to mark the 350th anniversary of the Dutch Masters death
8 Jun to 14 Jul 2019 Some of the finest designs and dresses by Christian Dior tracing the impact that his fashion house has made over the last seventy years
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8 Jun to 4 Aug 2019 The British Museum will be marking the anniversary of Cooks Pacific voyage by looking at it from the Islanders perspective
Saturday & Sunday A demonstration about Victorian surgery inside the original 19th-century Operating Theatre at St Thomass Hospital
8 to 30 Jun 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year returns to the Natural History Museum with this exhibition of the top 100 photos
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8 Jun to 15 Sep 2019 This exhibition explores the connection between some of Britains oldest cultural organisations and transatlantic slavery
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8 Jun to 14 Jul 2019 Magic Realism is an exhibition of paintings created during the Weimar Republic years between World Wars I and II
Royal & Religious events on 8th June See inside some beautiful buildings with one of these Royal or religious events
8 Jun 2019 Visit the State Apartments at the worlds oldest inhabited castle which has been home to the Royal Family for a thousand years
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8 Jun 2019 You can enjoy a choral Evensong service at Westminster Abbey which combines a traditional mass with a choir
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8 Jun 2019 If you attend a choral Evensong service at St Pauls Cathedral then you can see a small part of the Cathedral for free
Political & Military events on 8th June Parades are always popular with tourists, so here are some military events and political debates
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8 Jun 2019 Watch a parade of soldiers and bands marching down The Mall in Trooping the Colour to celebrate the Queens birthday
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8 Jun to 4 Aug 2019 An exhibition of artists postcards that have been used to highlight political and social issues from the 1960s onwards
8 Jun 2019 Enjoy a Saturday tour of Parliament and then enjoy an afternoon tea on the Terrace Pavilion overlooking the Thames
8 Jun 2019 The Houses of Parliament offers guided tours on most Saturdays when the MPs have returned to their constituencies
8 Jun 2019 Enjoy a private tour of the Churchill War Rooms and experience Winston Churchills wartime bunker from behind the glass
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8 Jun 2019 The Dismounting Ceremony (or 4 OClock Parade) is a short ceremony that takes place every day at Horse Guards
8 Jun 2019 One of the best ways of seeing the Tower of London is alongside a Yeoman Warder (better known as the Beefeaters)
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8 Jun 2019 Changing the Guard at Horse Guards is similar to Buckingham Palace but its less crowded and takes place every day
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8 Jun 2019 The Ceremony of the Keys is the traditional locking up of the Tower of London and has been taking place every night for 700 years
Classical music on 8th June Saturday sounds like a good day to go and watch an opera, ballet or listen to some classical music
8 Jun 2019 Sir Mark Elder and the Britten Sinfonia will be giving a concert performance of Donizettis Il Paria at Barbican Hall
8 to 29 Jun 2019 Opera Holland Park is putting on a production of Verdis opera about a baleful prophecy and murderous love triangle
8 Jun 2019 This guided tour of the Royal Albert Hall will take you inside one of the balcony boxes for a fantastic view of the famous auditorium
Sightseeing tours on 8th June When was the last time you sat on the top-deck of a sightseeing bus , or enjoyed a boat trip up the Thames ?
8 Jun to 3 Nov 2019 Jasons Trip runs a beautiful painted 100-year old canal boat down the Regents Canal from Little Venice to Camden Lock
Every day (except Jan) Forget the sightseeing buses and jump on your bike and see the sights and landmarks of London from your saddle
8 Jun 2019 The See London By Night bus tour will show you Londons most famous landmarks beautifully lit up in the night sky
8 Jun 2019 The Ghost Bus Tour will take you on a journey through Londons gruesome past and into the dark heart of the capital
8 Jun 2019 A trip on a Thames Rocket is something youll never forget speeding down the river underneath the Londons bridges
8 Jun 2019 City Cruises offer one-way return or all-day boat trips between Westminster and Greenwich stopping off at Tower Bridge
8 Jun 2019 Spend a leisurely afternoon on a TRS river cruise from Big Ben to Greenwich and see some of the sights along the river
8 Jun 2019 This traditional open-top bus tour will take in all the best landmarks and attractions with a free river cruise and guided walk
8 Jun 2019 The Original Tour is one of Londons most popular sightseeing buses and its also a great way to travel around the capital
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8 Jun 2019 Walk the streets of Whitechapel and try and discover the identity of the Victorian murderer Jack the Ripper - if you dare!
8 Jun 2019 Have a tour of William Shakespeares Globe and learn what Elizabethan life was like for the worlds most famous playwright
8 Jun 2019 This guided tour of the Royal Albert Hall will take you inside one of the balcony boxes for a fantastic view of the famous auditorium
8 Jun 2019 One of the best ways of seeing the Tower of London is alongside a Yeoman Warder (better known as the Beefeaters)
8 Jun 2019 This guided walk will take you along a small stretch of the Thames to learn some history and see some of the rivers most famous landmarks
Every Wednesday & Saturday Walk through the streets of Roman Londinium and see what remains of the old city walls military fort and amphitheatre
8 Jun 2019 If you dont fancy spending money on an open-top sightseeing bus then theres a cheaper alternative — the No 11 bus
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8 Jun 2019 This tour has tales about Tudor intrigues and the extravagant entertainments laid on during Georgian times
Sports events on 8th June Here are some football tours, cricket games and rugby matches being played on Saturday 8th June
8 Jun 2019 Cricket fans will love having a look around the home of cricket with this tour of Lords Cricket Ground and the MCC Museum
8 Jun 2019 Walk in the footsteps of your football heroes with a guided tour of Stamford Bridge and the Chelsea Museum
8 Jun 2019 Walk in the footsteps of your Arsenal heroes on a tour of the stadium and pitch and visit the Arsenal Museum
8 Jun 2019 Join a Wembley Stadium Tour and see the changing rooms and pitch and walk up the stairs to the Royal Box and pretend to lift the FA Cup
Other London events on 8th June Here are some other London events that will be taking place on Saturday
8 Jun to 31 Oct 2019 Hire out a deck-chair in one of Londons Royal parks and have a nice relaxing sit-down and do a bit of people-watching
8 Jun 2019 Bateaux London offers you great cuisine and live entertainment onboard the boat as it sails serenely down the Thames
8 Jun 2019 Thames Clippers offer one-way return or all-day trips along a 15-mile stretch of the river between Putney and Greenwich
8 Jun 2019 Put on your best clothes and enjoy an elegant Afternoon Tea in the famous Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon at Fortnum & Mason
8 Jun 2019 Dress up in your Sunday best and enjoy an afternoon tea at the Ritz Hotel in the luxurious surroundings of the Palm Court
8 Jun 2019 Climb to the top of The O2s tented roof and enjoy a spectacular 360-degree view of the London skyline from the viewing platform
8 Jun 2019 Portobello Road is home to the UKs most famous antiques market where 100000 people browse hundreds of stalls every Saturday
8 Jun 2019 Ride around on one of Londons old 1960s double-decker buses (the one with a conductor and an open platform at the back)
8 Jun 2019 The driverless Docklands Light Railway train allows you to sit right at the front giving you a fantastic view of the track ahead
8 Jun 2019 If weaving your way in and out of the busy London traffic on a hire bike sounds like fun then how about hiring a Boris Bike for the day?