"The Lambeth Walk" is a song from the 1937 musical Me and My Girl (with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay). The cockney lyrics are simple: Any time you're Lambeth Way Any evening, any day You'll find us all Doing the Lambeth Walk. Oi! Every little Lambeth pal With her little Lambeth pal You'll find 'em all Doing the Lambeth Walk. Oi! Lambeth is the area south of the River Thames around Waterloo Station where we start our walk. Waterloo is on the Northern, Bakerloo, Waterloo & City, and Jubilee lines as well as being a mainline station in zone 1. Exit the Underground from the Jubilee Line and turn into Waterloo Road towards the Old Vic Theatre. Turn into Lower Marsh and continue until you come to Archbishop's Park at the rear of Lambeth Palace, official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. After walking through the park we come to the redundant church of St Mary at Lambeth, home of the Tradescant Trust and the Museum of Garden History. From here we walk along the Albert Embankment by the River Thames with wonderful views of the North bank including the Houses of Parliament. We pass St Thomas's Hospital and Medical School named after the English martyr St Thomas a Becket, County Hall and the London Aquarium, the London Eye and the lion which used to stand by Hungerford Bridge before the demolition of the Lion Brewery. Just before the Royal Festival Hall we cross one of the Golden Jubilee foot bridges and the walk ends at Embankment (District & Circle lines) or Charing Cross (Bakerloo and Northern lines) both in Zone 1.

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One of the things that excited Kate most about coming here was the idea of learning to garden, to have her own vegetable patch. The topsoil here isn t so good, and would need more added - and it was important to Katie that she should do it all herself. And she was 7 months pregnant, so didn t feel much like digging and turning a big bed. So she built a raised bed. She used the shipping boxes from our move as a base (they ll rot away), then covered that with compost and cut grass left by the previous owners of our house. Then she bought organic soil and manure in big plastic bags - not the greenest solution - but hey, you gotta start somewhere. Turns out she s got green fingers. The RyanIsHungry.com video that Katie mentions is here: http://ryanishungry.com/2007/12/29/food-not-lawns-no-lawn-left-behind/ This was a discount store, Now it s turned into a cornfield Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv)

I like lumière videos. I like setting up a frame, as if taking a still picture, and then letting the camera roll for 60 seconds to see what happens within the frame. Often, something serendipitous will happen within the composition and within the allotted time. But lumière videos are silent, and I m a big fan of videos with natural soundtrack. Like Ryanne (and Jay) s films, cut simply together, each clip with its natural background hum. There s something very moving about the short rhythmic pulse of these sounds and images together. I shot this one as a lumière, but it d be half as good without its natural soundtrack. So I m calling this a son et lumiere en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_et_lumière_(show) (I used to love these, before irony) Shot with the in-camera Color Accent setting on the Canon IXUS 860, which allows you to sample a colour and turn everything else black and white. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv)

Shot with the in-camera time-lapse setting on the Canon IXUS 860. Music: Roadrunner, by Gurdonark, via NegativeSoundInstitute.com Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv)

30 second lumière it s been almost too hot and sunny at the Vancouver Island Music Fest. the Puntledge River, which runs through the woods next to the festival grounds, draws as big a crowd as some of the stages. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv)

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out for an evening bike ride with amy. glad i took my phone out with me, for the first time in a long time. a.c.a.c. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv)

I realised it s not clear these are strawberries, dipped in chocolate, filled with ice cream. I love pregnancy. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv)

I just watched three videos by Jen Proctor, Cheryl Colan and David Howell, and realised that I should really stop worrying about finding time to cut all this stuff I ve been shooting. Nothing is too small. Moments are MacGuffins. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv)

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My favourite video anarchists at Wreck Salvage uploaded Kevin Bewersdorf s track I m Bruce Willis to kick off their Mix Match remix/mashup Group on Vimeo. Great track - funny stuff. You can t stop me / Roof of Nakatomi / People say they know me but those people don t know me I roll up in that limo / Kill all of them Euros In that ventilation shaft shoot out that window it s 7am saturday morning - but i was awake early, so i thought i d do an easy one to get the ball rolling on the Group before my girls wake up. no imagination involved - it s Bruce, singing. just trawled the youtube hoping there d be some great camp clips from the good old David Maddy days that I could literally just mix match in a few minutes, laid down in iMovie with a couple of little trims for timing. the pixellated dissolves and non-sensical transitions between scenes are 100% Moonlighting. ah, those were the days. (warning - don t get nostalgic like i did and rent it - it s not even approximately as good as you remember. cybill shepherd s facial expressions are unbearable.) This took 48 mins from inception to upload - remixing don t have to be hard work y all. if you re prepared to just do a redub. with a bit of tweaking, serendipity will look after the rest The Mix Match Group is at: vimeo.com/groups/mix/ And Kevin s music is at: maximumsorrow.com/music/ Original file (m4v/mp4)

My favourite video anarchists at Wreck Salvage have started the Mix Match remix/mashup Group on Vimeo. They ve started by posting a track by Kevin Bewersdorf: I m Bruce Willis . Great track - funny stuff - full of lines referencing Die Hard in silly ways. You can t stop me / Roof of Nakatomi / People say they know me but those people don t know me I roll up in that limo / Kill all of them Euros In that ventilation shaft shoot out that window I m Bruce and yer nothin ! So I thought I d get the ball rolling this morning, and knocked something up in 45 mins before breakfast - laying the track down over some scenes of Bruce singing in Moonlighting. Some tweaking, but serendipity did the rest. You can watch it at: vimeo.com/groups/mix/ And have a go yourselves. Mix anything. Or just post about other people s work. I just posted links to two exceptional remixes about war that I saw today: Robert Croma s Rules of Engagement and Loiez s Shame Original file (m4v/mp4)

Robbery, murder, prostitution, fraud, bankruptcy - it's all here in this walk. Once again we return to the Fleet River, all but invisible today but an erstwhile open sewer flowing through the most desperate neighbourhoods of London. The walk starts at Blackfriars Underground (Circle & District and Overground zone 1) and ends at Farringdon (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City and Overground zone 1). There is not much left to see of the places described, so you will have to use your imagination. Some aspects of the walk are lurid and unsavoury, so my advice is that the sound file should be heard by over 15's unless you have listened to the walk in advance. The walk is best enjoyed on a weekday, as it passes through part of the Inner Temple and the route chosen might not be open during the weekend. We kick off with the unsolved mystery of Roberto Calvi who was found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge, weighed down and with his pockets full of money. The route takes us through the site of the former Fleet Prison and the former Bridewell royal palace and prison where convicted prostitutes were publicly flogged to entertain the curious and encourage other offenders to cease and desist from their ways. Many of the prostitutes plied their trades in the prisons themselves, encouraged by the warders and governor who made a tidy sum out of the business. Lawyers did their business in one of the inns of court (see my Legal London walk) and on this route they jostled and fought with the criminal fraternity in the Whitefriars/Alsatia area outside their gates. An early example of physicians curing themselves, or perhaps not. We cross Holborn Viaduct and get a fine view over London towards the River Thames before descending into Shoe Lane, another notorious place where respectable people would not be seen dead, or if they were they might if you see what I mean. Here cutpurses would routinely relieve them of their money and maybe sell their cash back to them shortly afterwards. Here also was Mother Clap's Molly House, a male brothel. Rest assured the locality is far more respectable nowadays, and the site of Farringdon - terminus of the world's first underground railway hoves into view up Greville St where the walk ends. Little more than a stroll really, and as I say it's not the most attractive part of London but stuffed full of history, much of it of the worst kind.

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Wanda and Anjelika discuss:   - Dating a guy with braces - Busy month - Dating problems - Jobs - Finding Mr. Right.   BLOG http://www.NaiveLondonGirl.com   PODCAST http://naivelondongirl.podshow.com

Anjelika and Wanda discuss: - Being back from our date - Dating a guy with braces - Finding Mr. Right - Being busy - Jobs http://www.naivelondongirl.com   http://naivelondongirl.podshow.com 

This walk can take 90 minutes or all day if you want to visit the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge Experience. It is a circular stroll from Tower Hill Underground on the Circle & District Lines, Zone 1. What makes this walk special are the stunning views across the River Thames. Moving from one vantage point to another, the eye is filled with wonder as vistas open up at every turn. Starting at Tower Hill, we walk under the road and admire the colourful enamel panels depicting the history of the Tower of London, some of it tragic and gory, little of it glorious. Continuing around the Tower in a circuit down to the river, we pass the Traitors' Gate and Dead Men's Hole. From here we pass from the bustle of a prime tourist site to the relative quiet and calm of St Katharine's Dock. Refurbished after its original purpose was superseded, the basins now host a mixture of traditional sailing vessels and expensive motor boats, moored alongside fashionable bars, restaurants, shops, apartments and penthouses. There is an opportunity to continue walking the Thames Path to Shadwell and Canary Wharf, but we return past the Tower Hotel to cross the river by Tower Bridge towards the Engine Room, where we descend the steps and walk along Shad Thames as far as the Design Museum. Unusually the bridge opened twice during the time I was recording the walk, but if you want to see the bascules raise you can consult the daily schedule for opening times.

Nokia have flown me to LA today for the Pangea Day event - as I said below, I m one of five finalists in the Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Challenge.?? You can now see the other finalists at http://ovi.com/pangeaday Formats available:Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)

Nokia have flown me to LA today for the Pangea Day event - as I said below, I m one of five finalists in the Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Challenge.  You can now see the other finalists at http://ovi.com/pangeaday Formats available:Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)

A circular walk from Wimbledon Underground and Mainline Station, Zone 3. The best way of reaching the start is by taking the District Line to Wimbledon from Central London, or by changing to the District Line Wimbledon Branch at Earl's Court. The walk is 3.8 miles long. This is a charming, picturesque, historical and interesting walk on high ground through Wimbledon Village and around the Common. There is also a chance to visit the Wimbledon All-England Club, home of the most famous lawn tennis tournament in the world. We first climb Wimbledon Hill from the railway station, and pause at St Mary's Church. This is the fourth place of worship on this site extending back more than 1,000 years. The present church was opened in 1843. It was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. In the chancel are wonderful mediaeval painted beams and a memorial to Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the engineer of London's sewerage system. His mausoleum is in the church yard. We then pass through Wimbledon Village and then along the south side of the Common with its large Georgian houses. After taking some refreshment at one of the many charming pubs around the Common and walking into the Crooked Billet, we walk up the west side where the houses are even bigger and grander. The largest is Cannizaro House (pictured) which is now a hotel. The grounds are owned by the London Borough of Merton and can be visited. Here you will find over 400 species of trees and shrubs. The collection of rhododendrons and azaleas is said to be one of the finest anywhere in England. From a little enclave of houses built on the Common and a preparatory school associated with William Wilberforce who owned a house nearby before starting his campaign to abolish slavery, there is the chance to take a diversion to look at an iron age hill fort or the Wimbledon Windmill Museum. There are also many other rides and walks throughout the Common. Finally the walk returns to the starting point across the Common and down several tiny alley ways, crossing the line of a prehistoric path and back to the new town centre. Files for your GPS: GPX

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Shot, edited and sent with Nokia N93. This was our last weekend in the English countryside before we emigrate. I wanted to capture and cut together some quiet little moments to take with me on my phone as a reminder. But after it was done, I thought it could do with a bit of tightening to improve it. Maybe cut a few seconds here and there. So I opened up my phone and started fiddling. You know when you re doodling or sketching, and you make something you re vaguely pleased with, but then you just have to add one more line and then another and then another ? Oh - and my last week in England is also the fourth annual Videoblogging Week. So I ll be churning out my egocentric mobile rubbish every day this week! Hurray! To join in, just make a video every day this week and tag each video videobloggingweek2008 and post a link at: http://videobloggingweek2008.blogspot.com/ Original MP4 file

Shot, edited and sent with Nokia N93. This was our last weekend in the English countryside before we emigrate. I wanted to capture and cut together some quiet little moments to take with me on my phone as a reminder. But after it was done, I thought it could do with a bit of tightening to improve it. Maybe cut a few seconds here and there. So I opened up my phone and started fiddling. You know when you re doodling or sketching, and you make something you re vaguely pleased with, but then you just have to add one more line and then another and then another ? Oh - and my last week in England is also the fourth annual Videoblogging Week. So I ll be churning out my egocentric mobile rubbish every day this week! Hurray! To join in, just make a video every day this week and tag each video videobloggingweek2008 and post a link at: http://videobloggingweek2008.blogspot.com/ Original MP4 file

Click Image Above To Play Or click here to play/download higher quality Quicktime (MP4) file I hope this rainbow brightens people s days all over the world. Please share this with any of your family or friends who d appreciate a little magic in their day And I m making films for the Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards at the moment, so if you like this film, I d love it if you could rate it and/or comment on the Pangea Day channel to help me out, and I ll return the favour on your videos/blog/podcast. Of the 200 or so films that I ve made with my phone in the last year, I think this is the one I like the most. We went on our favorite London walk for the last time yesterday with our friend Lucy - along the River Thames at Hammersmith. In two and a half weeks, we re moving to Canada. So I started filming a plane in the clouds with my phone, thinking about making a video about us leaving, and suddenly something magical happened and kept on happening! Instead of fading, they got brighter, and more intense! In mythology, religion, art, literature, music and film, the Rainbow is a powerful symbol - a sign of hope and life and new beginnings. I grew up in Christian boarding schools, so usually the first thing I think of when I see a rainbow is the rainbow that God sends Noah after the great flood in Genesis: And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. Yeah. It s either that or The Wizard Of Oz. See you on the other side

Click Image Above To Play Or click here to play/download higher quality Quicktime (MP4) file I hope this rainbow brightens people s days all over the world. Please share this with any of your family or friends who d appreciate a little magic in their day And I m making films for the Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards at the moment, so if you like this film, I d love it if you could rate it and/or comment on the Pangea Day channel to help me out, and I ll return the favour on your videos/blog/podcast. Of the 200 or so films that I ve made with my phone in the last year, I think this is the one I like the most. We went on our favorite London walk for the last time yesterday with our friend Lucy - along the River Thames at Hammersmith. In two and a half weeks, we re moving to Canada. So I started filming a plane in the clouds with my phone, thinking about making a video about us leaving, and suddenly something magical happened and kept on happening! Instead of fading, they got brighter, and more intense! In mythology, religion, art, literature, music and film, the Rainbow is a powerful symbol - a sign of hope and life and new beginnings. I grew up in Christian boarding schools, so usually the first thing I think of when I see a rainbow is the rainbow that God sends Noah after the great flood in Genesis: And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. Yeah. It s either that or The Wizard Of Oz. See you on the other side

Shot and edited on my Nokia N93 phone - excuse the lip sync - combination of the phone editor and Ovi s flash video conversion. The next person to inspire me : Mrs Patel from our local Post Office, about to be closed down by incompetence and greed in government and the privatised Post Office. This is today s entry for the Pangea Day Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards. The brief is to make 2 minute films about: - The next thing that makes you smile. - An act of kindness. - The next person to inspire you. - The best part of today. They don t stipulate in the rules that it has to even be shot on a phone, never mind a Nokia, but I m doing what I always do and shooting AND editing on my N93. Hopefully that ll give me extra brownie points with the judges! (if I get that far) Please go here to the Pangea Day channel on Ovi and give me views and comments and favorites to help me out. You need to sign up for an Ovi account to comment, but if you have a spare two minutes, *please* do (also, you should upload your own)! It s only the most popular films that will get a chance to go in front of the judges. I should say that aside from the main competition at Ovi, the remarkable Mr David Howell has been appointed by Nokia to run his own Pangea Day competition at http://davidhowellstudios.com - post a link to your film in his comment section by May 2nd. ANYWAY, enough selling as for today s film The Government are currently engaged in a disgraceful act of cultural vandalism. I believe that in 10-20 years - and beyond - they will be remembered for two things: The Iraq War, and the loss of the Post Offices. For the sake of a mere £200m per year, they are closing the last remaining centre of community in thousands of towns, villages and urban neighbourhoods. This is a brief interview with Mrs Patel, who has run our Post Office for 35 years. Two posts offices within half a mile of here are closing. Seven in our Borough. (and of course thousands throughout the country.) We have a higher density of older and disabled people in this ward than anywhere else in the borough - people who will lose vital services. I m glad that I m not going to be in the country at the next election. I d be in a real dilemma at the ballot box. I couldn t bring myself to vote Tory, but nor could I bring myself to reward the current bastards for everything they re doing. Every day, more reasons to emigrate. The Post Office issue is a classic case of everything that s wrong with a) blind Privatisation and b) our party-based representative democracy. The local MP, Andy Slaughter, who lives opposite me, was fiercely against the closure of the Post Offices. But he couldn t express that view in Parliament, where he represents us, or he d lose his job. He was forced to vote for something he knew to be wrong, because his weak, venal party leadership had decreed it as policy. Anyway, you probably came here to watch me making my usual arse of myself, not listen to my political opinions, so I ll stfu and let you meet the lovely, inspiring, discarded Mrs Patel. Original File: MPEG4 File