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For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond

Published 6 January 9 5:15 PM | charlotte

17 April 2008 to 1 March 2009 Imperial War Museum London Lambeth Road London SE1 6HZ To celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth, this, the first major exhibition about the man features materials which have never been seen before, unravelling the life of the author and his most famous fictional character. At the exhibition, you'll be able to learn about the writer's early life, his wartime career and work as a journalist and travel writer, as well as finding out how much of the...

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Regent Street Festival - 7th September 2008

Published 2 September 8 4:50 PM | charlotte

London 's Regent Street Festival Regent Street is closed to traffic from 12 noon until 8pm for the Regent Street Festival. More than 600,000 people are expected to join in this free annual international event. Celebrate Britishness in Regent Street Come and enjoy all things fantastically British at this year's Regent Street Festival, from the eccentric to the classically quintessential. Music store Zavvi will be providing the soundtrack to the day, with British cover bands performing live...

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