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Oxford Street, 1928 by Charles Laborde
A tour of the twenties
Weds 7 January, 4 February & 3 March
3pm (30 mins)
Join one of the exhibition curators – Dr Cathy Ross and Emma Shepley
– to find out why the 1920s was so important in the history of
modern London. Hear some behind-the-scenes stories about the fascinating
exhibits on show.
Glamour and Style
Wednesday 17 December
3pm (30 mins)
What did Londoners wear in the 1920s and what were the influences on
Twenties fashion? Find out with curator Oriole Cullen and get a unique
insight into the stunning costumes in the exhibition.
A touch of the twenties
Sat 10 January, 7 February & 13 March
11.30am (60 mins)
Join curator Emma Shepley for a touch tour. Take this opportunity
to touch some of the objects on display and find out more about them.
This event is for blind and visually impaired visitors.
Free, but advance booking necessary — Tel: 0870 444 3852
Everybody Charleston?: dance music in the 1920s
Friday 12 December
1.10pm (50 mins)
We may think of the Charleston as the 1920s dance, but it didn't
reach London until the 1920s were half over - and everybody certainly
didn't Charleston. Indeed in many circles it was very unpopular.
'Ladies don't kick!', as a dance-teacher put it. Museum of London curator
John Clark plays dance music from the One-Step to the Yale Blues on
original 78s from his record collection.
Advance booking necessary — Tel: 0870 444 3850
London calling! The BBC and 1920s London
Fri 30 January
1.10pm (50 mins)
Professor Jean Seaton, the BBC’s official historian, looks at
broadcasting in the 1920s and how it transformed Londoners’ lives.
Rarely has an innovation been so informative, educational and entertaining.
As John Reith, managing director of the BBC, expressed in his 1924 manifesto,
Broadcast over Britain: ‘The broadcast is as universal
as the air. There is no limit to the amount which may be drawn off.’
Hitchcock's Blackmail
Saturday 6 December
3pm (90 mins)
A Scotland Yard inspector hides the fact that his girlfriend has been
involved in a murder and is blackmailed. Londoner Alfred Hitchcock made
the thriller Blackmail, the first British ‘talkie’, at Elstree
in 1929 and began his career as one of the world's great directors.
Not suitable for children under 12.
Hitchcock’s The Lodger (1926)
Sat 31 January
3pm (60 mins)
Set in London and starring Ivor Novello, The Lodger is a tense
and dramatic silent thriller about the hunt for a serial killer. Alfred
Hitchcock regarded it as his first true film and many consider the chase
at the work’s climax to be one of the most exciting sequences
filmed by this great London-born director.
Not suitable for children.
Twenties alive!
Every Saturday & Sunday from 19 October to 28 December
1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm (20 mins)
Be entertained by our Soho nightclub cabaret dancer, Mollie, and find
out how London’s nightlife was transformed during the Twenties. Try
out a few steps and hear about the rich and famous people who visit
her club.
Exhibition ticket holders only
Hilda Mae – 1920s cabaret star
Every Sunday from 4 Jan to 28 March
1pm, 2.30pm & 4pm (20 mins)
Be entertained by ‘The Butterfly’ and find out how London’s
nightlife was transformed during the 1920s. Try out a few steps and
hear about the rich and famous who visit her club.
Exhibition ticket holders only
Happy feet!
Sunday 14 December
1.30pm & 3pm (40 mins)
Come along and let The Cotton Clubbers entertain you with some
Twenties jazz dance. You may even get the chance to learn some of the
steps!
