100 candles in the wind: Celebrating Marilyn Monroe’s centenary Life&Style This week marked the 100th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s birth. It seems both absurd – she was younger than national treasure Sir David Attenborough – yet also somehow reasonable: she is now a figure from the past, barely even brushed by the outstretched fingertips of memory. Marilyn’s status as an icon is assured, hard-wired into [...]
New ‘360 degree video’ of David Attenborough hits central London Life&Style A new immersive installation at Outernet – that mad box of screens outside Tottenham Court Road station – will celebrate the life of Sir David Attenborough as he turns 100. The five-minute “360 degree video” launches today, with fans able to simply walk in and gawp at animations and real-world footage of David Attenborough. Entitled [...]
David Attenborough London documentary wanted to ‘rebrand’ rats Life&Style Showcasing that a population of non-native constrictor snakes live in central London wasn’t enough for the makers of David Attenborough’s recent London documentary, who have revealed that they also wanted to “rebrand” the capital’s rats. Some estimates suggest there could be 20 million rats in the capital, and it is every Londoner’s worst nightmare to [...]
BBC Earth Experience: Children and adults will love this 360 degree encounter with giant hairy bisons March 31, 2023 When the BBC decided to site their Earth Experience in Earl’s Court it must have been aware of the interesting juxtaposition of building a tribute to the natural world in the middle of what is largely a building site. But with London space at a premium, this is what it is, and finding a venue [...]
