Entries from Londonist tagged with 'joannalumley'
September 15, 2008
As the finale for the celebrations for Ian Fleming's centenary The London Palladium will be host to The Story of James Bond - A Tribute on Sunday 5 October. Hosted by the brilliant combo of Stephen Fry & Joanna Lumley, this glamourous night has been put together in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Stars from the world of film and theatre including Roger Moore will bring Fleming's words to life, while music stars......
Continue Reading "Bond Takes Over The Palladium"January 17, 2008
On Londonist we try to include as many different aspects of London as we can: it’s not all news, entertainment and parody….sometimes we aim for edification, things that we genuinely find absorbing or surprising. Things that make us go ‘ooh-er’, or even ‘gosh’ (‘cept to our chagrin we can’t say it quite the way that Joanna Lumley can). On Saturday afternoon, then, something both dramatic and interesting is happening. A march, from Speakers Corner to......
Continue Reading "March with a Difference"July 10, 2007
From next week London will be hosting India Now, a three-month season of events exploring London’s relationship with India and India's culture. It all kicks off with a hefty PR stunt on the morning of 17 July, when a replica of the Taj Mahal will sail down the Thames. Yes, really. It will start from Millbank and head down-stream - pausing for photo opps beside Parliament, the London Eye and Tate Modern. Somewhat like......
Continue Reading "Taj Mahal Floating On The Thames? It Must Be India Now!"February 11, 2005
Getting the remake treatment this week is the fondly remembered Magic Roundabout, recreated in a very European computer generated style, with the added draw of celebrity voices, such as Kylie Minogue, Joanna Lumley, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent and Robbie Williams. This doesn't save the film from taking a critical kicking as both Bradshaw in The Guardian (two stars) and James Christopher in The Times (two stars also) aren't exactly engaged in a nostalgia fest,......
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