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Your Sunday morning best-of-Londonist weekly round-up.

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START THE FANS: we've been to play The Crystal Maze. It's the best.
Why we've got London to thank for Sir David Attenborough's career.
This new photography book shows the behind-the-scenes shenanigans at London's theatres, while this book has some gorgeous paintings of London buildings.
What to order at London's best Georgian restaurants (that's the country, not the time period).
Thought you knew the Square Mile? How many of these titbits were you familiar with?
Secrets of the Old Royal Naval College.
Trust The Savoy to turn a 10 metre swimming pool into an infinite one.
What did the flying ace Manfred von Richthofen — AKA The Red Baron — have to do with Croydon?
Greek food's making a London comeback in the form of souvlaki.
On Disabled Access Day we asked: are London's music venues doing enough to provide access for all?

...why Harrow School chapel was initially built without its spire?
...how much it costs to stand for Mayor of London?
...that the lion on Westminster Bridge used to guard a brewery?
...why London buses are red?
...about these little geographical quirks on the boundaries between London's boroughs?

THEATRE: Motown The Musical is basically a self-penned hagiography of Berry Gordon ★★★☆☆
FILM: The Ones Below is every parent's nightmare ★★★☆☆
FILM: A new documentary about Alfred Hitchcock is out now ★★★☆☆
THEATRE: German Skerries is about birdwatching in Middlesbrough, and we loved it ★★★★☆
OPERA: If you see just one Philip Glass opera, make it Akhnaten ★★★★☆

It's only two weeks until the Easter holidays — get planning.
Take part in Search Party, a treasure hunt which leads you to a free party next weekend.
Which of this month's art exhibitions are worth a visit, and which are best avoided? We did a recce.
It's St Patrick's Day on Thursday, and the celebrations are already underway in London.
See author Ben Judah discuss his acclaimed book This Is London at Conway Hall.
A series of Shakespearean walks and talks are planned as part of the excavation of the Curtain Theatre.
15 fabulous things to do in London for under £10.

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