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Soundmap's new London Audiowalk for iPod or MP3 player has author Tarquin Hall guiding walkers around Brick Lane with music and tales of Banglatown and Jewish history.

Toning down the controversy of the novel, Brick Lane only succeeds partially as a film.

To celebrate National Curry Week, Brick Lane based recipe website Mydish.co.uk released a one-off "Brick Lane curry book special" with all the profits going to Oxfam.

A beautifully acted and directed drama that gives voice and concern to Britain's minority ethnic communities.

Brick Lane in London's East End has been home to immigrants for centuries. Now it's the Bengali community who fill the streets with sari shops and curry restaurants.

There are vintage cothing outlets in the vibrant, artistic community of Brick Lane in London's East End, as well as fabulous Bangladeshi restaurants and bagel bakeries.

Brick Lane was a regular stopover for immigrants working in the docks and shipping from east Bengal, and this paved the way for today's curry outlets on 'The Lane'.

Brick Lane explores what it is to be a foreigner looking for the idyllic in a bleak world. Beautifully shot but lacking in depth.

Writers including Virginia Woolf, Alan Bennett, Will Self, Jan Morris, Peter Ackroyd, Ruth Rendell and Monica Ali describe London, the Olympics 2012 city, in words.

Monica Ali's first novel shows immigrants taking old identities with them, but change is inevitable and the mix of old and new makes for a better life.

Established by Huguenots and part of the Jewish East End, the Petticoat Lane Market is a London street market famous for its bargains on women's fashions.

Spitalfields has been home to immigrants from refugee French Protestants in the 1600s to today's Bangladeshi community - each new nation leaving its mark on the place.

For cheap eats in the English capital, search out vindaloos, jalfrezis and dhansaks made by the Asian Community or try Caribbean cooking in Brixton and Chinese in Soho.

Liverpool Street Station has around 125 million or so visitors a year. A good example of an historic building with many modern facilities. It also is very beautiful.

Singapore's Chilli Crab dish, the nation's favourite, will once again be served to the public at the Tiger Beer Festival in London's East End, August 30th-31st.

The weekend of 30th and 31st August saw many flocking to the Singapore Chilli Crab Festival in Brick Lane, London, only to be faced with crowds, queues and no seats!

Jewish tourism has taken off in Europe. But what's presented to the tourist often falsifies the Jewish experience. How authentic is what we see?

Just Out is a Hedonist's Guide to London from Hg2, publisher of guides for the discerning traveler who likes stylish hotels, fine dining, cool bars, and hot party nights.

London cuisine has delicous menu options that reflect the city's international influences and social refinement.

A short list of recent multicultural books by noted authors, with suggestions for enrichment activities that book groups and literature classes will enjoy.

The traditional English savoury preserve called piccalilli is perfect for making the most of a glut of cauliflower, marrow, cucumber and green beans from the garden.

The revived risqué art form is being embraced by women everywhere as tassels and tiaras titillate and tease.

The wholesale garment district of Fonthill Road, North London opens its doors to the public every Saturday. There's bargains galore, but it's best to be organised!

London, one of the world's most popular cities, is also one of its most expensive. Travel to London, however, doesn't have to deplete the contents of one's bank account.

Holidays are the time for unwinding and kicking back with good summer books. With an abundance of reading material circulating, it's hard to know which books offer value.

London hosts the Olympic Games in 2012 and walking tours with Blue Badge Tourist Guides show visitors the Olympics Stadium, Olympic Village, and Olympics Park.

The Edge of Heaven is one of the more thought provoking films to come about in some time and should be received well by art house auds and academics alike.

Gifts, gingerbread and gluhwein; just some of the treats on offer for those looking to tackle their Christmas shopping off London's busy highstreets this year.

The use of decorative, fashionable fans reflects political and social change and not least, the position of women in society.

If you are taking the vintage plunge for the first time then you may not be aware of some of the best places to shop, often frequented by famous names in fashion design.