2018

Sliced medium-rare bone-in rib steak served with chips after cooking at home

How to Cook Steak at Home: The Hawksmoor Method

A practical 2018 home-cooking test of the Hawksmoor steak method, using a thick bone-in rib steak, intense heat, regular turning and a proper rest.

Barry Roberts holding a finished anchovy and chickpea crostini inspired by POLPO

Polpo’s Anchovy and Chickpea Crostini: The “Salty Hummus” Film

Barry revisits Russell Norman’s POLPO cookbook to make anchovy and chickpea crostini—an intensely savoury Venetian-inspired snack nicknamed “salty hummus”.

Crowds gathered outside the National Gallery for BMW Classics in Trafalgar Square in 2018

London Symphony Orchestra in Trafalgar Square: BMW Classics 2018

Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra turn Trafalgar Square into an open-air concert hall for BMW Classics in summer 2018.

Vintage green double-decker bus and pedestrians at Regent Street Summer Streets 2018

Regent Street Summer Streets 2018: A Traffic-Free London Sunday

A 2018 walk from Trafalgar Square to Regent Street during Summer Streets, when the West End shopping street became traffic-free for a London Sunday.

Crowds watching the main stage at Lambeth Country Show in Brockwell Park in 2018

Lambeth Country Show 2018: A London Country Show in Brockwell Park

A summer walk through Lambeth Country Show 2018 in Brockwell Park, from Herne Hill to livestock, family activities, Caribbean food and live music.

Red Arrows trailing red, white and blue smoke during the RAF100 flypast over London

RAF100 Flypast 2018: 100 Aircraft over Buckingham Palace

A street-level film record of the RAF100 centenary flypast over Buckingham Palace, watched from Green Park on 10 July 2018.

Pride in London sign beside the Trafalgar Square celebrations in July 2018

Pride in London 2018: Parade, Crowds and Pride Matters

A street-level Roberts London record of Pride in London 2018, from Trafalgar Square and Regent Street to the crowds of Soho.

Southbank Centre Food Market below the London Eye on a sunny day in 2018

South Bank Food Market in 2018: Westminster to the London Eye

A summer 2018 walk from Westminster Bridge and the London Eye to the Southbank Centre Food Market, street-food stalls and the River Thames.

Large Homeslice pizzas beside the wood-fired oven in Neal's Yard in 2018

Seven Dials to Shepherd Market in 2018: Pub, Pizza and Friday Drinks

A summer 2018 evening from The Crown in Seven Dials to Homeslice pizza in Neal’s Yard and Friday-night drinks in Shepherd Market.

Curzon Soho on Shaftesbury Avenue showing the McQueen documentary in June 2018

Curzon Soho and Bar Italia in 2018: Watching McQueen in London

A summer 2018 cinema walk from Leicester Square to Curzon Soho for the McQueen documentary, with coffee and pastries at Bar Italia on Frith Street.