Plus, catch ‘Frankenstein’ this evening, and we pick the best high-quality curries you can still get delivered |
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Anyone else knackered by video meetings?
It turns out it’s not just us. The constant Zoom chats, Google Hangouts get-togethers and Houseparty happenings really do take their toll, don’t they? What the hell is it about staring and talking at a large screen that’s so tiring? We asked a clinical psychologist, and got some handy insights. Will it make you less tired? A little bit!
Fingers on buzzers
Which part of London stood in for Hué, Vietnam in ‘Full Metal Jacket’
Incoming: today’s streaming highlights
7pm It’s Frankenstein’s monster, actually
The Cumberbumble. Big Cumbo. Sir Benny Bumber Bash. What ever you call him, there’s no denying Benedict Cumberbatch’s acting chops. Whether he’s playing Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Strange or ‘Jim North’ in one episode of ‘Spooks’ back in 2003, the man is watchable. Which is why you have no choice but to tune into the National Theatre’s production of ‘Frankenstein’, starring the big man himself and Jonny Lee Miller.
The best of the rest

6.30pm Celebrated cleverman Stephen Fry on how to give your brain a workout.

7.30pm Clara Amfo has teamed up with Bumble for an Instagram Live dating show.


8pm The Courtauld Institute is hosting a big discussion about the function of art during. lockdown

Check out our full list of virtual highlights, updated every day.
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Bring the heat to you
It was inevitable that you’d tire of pizza eventually. Now your appetite hankers for the creamy kick that only a high-quality curry can provide. Lucky for you, then, that we’ve rounded up all of London’s best masala merchants still bravely delivering the goods, despite lockdown. Here are our four picks
The posh one
Benares is one of west London’s finest curry houses. Bring a bit of that garam glam into your living room and treat yourself to its incredibly sophisticated lamb rogan josh
The veggie dream
Starting life as a street-food stand, Spice Box has now put down roots in Walthamstow. Try the jackfruit jalfrezi and wonder why everyone made such a big fuss about meat in the first place 
The local legend
Part of a mini-chain of much-loved local Indian takeaways, Tiffin Tin is the jewel in its curry crown. There’s a large menu with lots of old favourites, as well as a good vegan selection
The innovator
Honour Oak’s Babur has a traditional takeaway option, and also a quasi-fine-dining version. We love the venison hunter curry and the 100-hour marinated shoulder of lamb 
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Feelgood links to ease the pain
One long, endless stream of old films and cartoons in the public domain
www.twitch.tv

75 fascinating Gresham Lectures about this city of ours
YouTube

A devastatingly adorable cover of ‘Killing in the Name of’
YouTube

Loads of recipe book recommendations in one thread
Twitter
 
A huge collection of ZX Spectrum games to play in your browser
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