FT SeriesLondon Culture Guide 2019 — winter editionPosh pub games, postwar café culture and how to do art in Zone 5 — plus a guide to what’s on this winterHow darts became a fashionable night outOld-style games with a modern twist are hitting the bullseye with a new generation‘We don’t want snobbery’: how to do culture in DagenhamAspiration not gentrification lies behind attempts to engage with the arts in this much-mocked part of east LondonBerlin to Finchleystrasse: return of the Cosmo caféFor years it was a home from home for refugees from Nazi Germany, now a new show brings it back to lifeThe big themes shaping culture in London and New YorkHow issues of race, representation, gender and power cross the AtlanticWhat’s on this winter in LondonFrom Steve McQueen’s schools project to candlelit concerts, an at-a-glance guide to events and evenings outNew landmarks of literary LondonForget Bloomsbury and Hampstead – today’s writers find their inspiration in Tooting, Clapham and GreenwichMore from this SeriesOn the trail of London’s hidden riversWhere to follow the capital’s lost waterways this summerWhy Broadway Market is a back garden for generation rentWhen the sun arrives, all of east London seems to gravitate to this vibrant spotCan art help the fight against knife crime?Critics of London’s first ‘Borough of Culture’ argue money is better spent on tackling violence. Does it have to be one or the other?From open-air tango to all-night artAn at-a-glance guide to summer in the cityIs London’s culture unaffordable?Many are drawn to the city for its rich and varied scene but some residents and artists can no longer afford to participateThe bee-keeping and butchery boomLondoners looking for an antidote to screen enslavement and urban isolation are increasingly going back to classStormzy and meHow did a young Londoner thrown out of school end up writing a book with Britain’s biggest rap star?Five festive food marketsLondon’s finest have an international feel, making for ideal eating, drinking and present-shopping opportunitiesViv Albertine: from Bolan to BibaFor a working-class girl, swinging sixties London made culture accessible for the first timeWhere brutalist skate parks meet baroque fountains: why I love London’s parksIn summer the capital’s green scene truly comes alive. Here are some favouritesLondoner’s view: our favourite placesThe Kinks’ Ray Davies, comedian Lolly Adefope and writer Olivia Sudjic on how the city shaped themParliament Hill Lido is north London stripped bareFrom wetsuited triathletes to tattooed teens, outdoor swimming pools are the perfect Petri dish for observing the city’s tribesProkofïev down the pub: how the capital is shaking up classical musicThis summer experimental and established groups are innovating with pop-up programmes and unusual venuesThe fight to preserve a legendary bowling alleyWhy venues like Rowans Tenpin Bowl are cultural gems tooApples and pears: your guide to London’s cider sceneThe capital has a fine selection for lovers of the sparkling fruity stuffThe fight to save London’s live music sceneMany of the city’s grassroots venues have closed. Can the decline be halted?Shazia Mirza on comedy in the capital after Brexit‘The debate is like a brawl between London and the rest of the country’The fight for the art and soul of south-east LondonCulture has transformed Peckham. Can it also counter the effects of gentrification?How canine culture became cool in the capitalDogs welcome: the places to go with your petEating out: why the best seat in the house is at the barThe pick of London’s restaurant countersLondoners’ viewsLife-long Londoners pick what they love most about their city
