Hidden places

Thor 2, Fast & Furious 6 and Guardians of the Galaxy are just a few of this year's big screen blockbusters shot in London. 

How is the capital increasingly attracting Hollywood's big bucks?

I found out for BBC News.

Dizzy heights

The "Walkie Talkie" and "Cheesegrater" are nicknames for two of the latest bizarrely-shaped tower blocks to appear on London's skyline, to mixed reaction and sometimes unexpected consequences. 

The "Boomerang" and "Scalpel" are next in the pipeline. But are these modern-day monoliths good for the capital?

Liquid sunshine

In a converted warehouse in south-west London, gentle bubbling and trickling sounds can be heard and there is a heady aroma in the air.

The smell is a spirit, currently 70% alcohol, which has just been boiled in a shimmering copper and stainless steel still. The vapour pipes through a condenser and the alcohol is dripping through a tap into a steel rolling vat.

London's first whisky distillery in more than a century has begun its debut run of production.

Unseen London

Anonymous London blogger The Gentle Author has published his London Album, a compilation of more than 600 previously unpublished photos showing a century of East End life.

Stefan Dickers discovered the slides at the Bishopsgate Institute and highlighted them to the Gentle Author.

They include images of Tower Bridge under construction in the 1890s and a funeral effigy of Charles II on display at Westminster Abbey in the 1910s. I interviewed him and produced this audio slideshow.