If you're wetting your pants already at the prospect of seeing The X Files movie at midnight, then get your geek on even more. Creator of the series Chris Carter will be joined by the films executive producer Frank Sponitz today at Forbidden Planet on Shaftesbury Avenue. They'll be there between 1 and 2, but if you want to get anywhere close we recommend you show up in good time.......

Two weeks into the New Year and it's important to find things to distract yourself from the grey weather, gym timetables, failing diets and attempts to avoid alcohol. If you're still feeling the pinch post festive season then we've got some excellently cheap things for you to do this week to cheer, edify, inspire and amuse you. Monday: Happy days! The Fonz will be at Forbidden Planet for a book signing between 5-6pm. It's......

After a 2-month hiatus spent reading Finnegans Wake (alright, would you believe rubbish romance novels?), The Book Grocer returns, with a continually evolving format and its diary stuffed full with book-ish events. Here are our picks for the week: Tuesday: Anne Sebba, author of Jennie Churchill, Winston’s American Mother, in conversation with Hugh Whitemore, playwright and writer of the Emmy-award winning Winston Churchill drama The Gathering Storm, at Waterstone’s Notting Hill Gate store, 7pm,......

Fresh this Week: If news of the impending Doctor Who hiatus is giving you palpitations, fear not – the Book Grocer brings you not one but three new books based on the popular series: Paul Magrs – Sick Building The Doctor and Martha travel to Tiermann’s World, a planet where sabre-toothed tigers still roam. They arrive to warn everyone that an extremely hungry alien creature is on its way and if they don’t take action......

Just out the Van: Alan Lee, best known as co-lead artist on Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, but also the conceptual designer on the films Legend, Erik the Viking and King Kong and the television miniseries Merlin will be signing The Children Of Húrin tonight. Get your geek on at 6pm, Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JR. In Next Week: The Society of Young Publishers presents a reading by......

Usually calls to aid the police in their inquiries are a bit grim, but we're kicking off with this one because it's the best part of the story: Anyone who sees three foot Power Rangers, boxed Star Wars memorabilia or anything suspicious call Detective Constable Rachel Porter on 020 8247 4945. Another week, another Power Rangers reference. This is the Case of the Missing Fanboy Junk. A collector of rare science fiction memorabilia is......

Are there really any Star Wars fans left after the last trilogy of bowel movements? Apparently enough to warrant something called Star Wars Celebration Europe. To be held in quadrant OU812 of the Fanboydra System aka ExCeL London at Canary Wharf. To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars, Lucasfilm Ltd. and The Cards Inc Group will throw Europe’s largest Star Wars party ever! Taking over ExCeL London in July 2007 for 3 days......

We have to admit that we don't sit around watching the information change on TFL's realtime travel news so we weren't aware that the service had been taken over by the General Oblation Board. Good job they're so on the ball otherwise commuters this morning would have been rolling around in original sin: WATERLOO & CITY LINE: Suspended due to excessive dust on platforms. Odd then that there's no general alert concerning armoured bears......

Last week we asked you to send in your photoshopped images of the capital. First off the mark was Rupert Smith with this Forbidden Planet-inspired mini-masterpiece. Think you can improve on the giant gherkin-bot? Send any and all doctored images our way. Londonist - at -gmail -dot - com......

Everyone has fond memories of Hi De Hi. Londonist used to watch, mouth agape, dumbfounded by the idea that anyone would consider enforced jollity and strictly regimented 'fun' to be their idea of a good holiday. The best thing about Hi De Hi was how it made this Londonista's usual holiday - a week in a tent in Wales - look like the epitome of holiday freedom by comparison. Sheep trying to eat the......