Leicester Square
About Leicester Square
Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England, and is the centre of London's entertainment district. It was laid out in 1670 as Leicester Fields, which was named after the recently built Leicester House, itself named after Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester. The square was originally a gentrified residential area, with tenants including Frederick, Prince of Wales and the artists William Hogarth and Joshua Reynolds. It became more down-market in the late 18th century as Leicester House was demolished and retail developments took place, becoming a centre for entertainment. Major theatres were built in the 19th century, which were converted to cinemas towards the middle of the next. Leicester Square is the location of nationally significant cinemas such as the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square and Empire, Leicester Square, which are often used for film premieres in London. The nearby Prince Charles Cinema is known for its screenings of cult films and marathon film runs. The square remains a tourist attraction which hosts events, including for the Chinese New Year.
On the show — 14 mentions total
At the Leicester Square one, they had a new show every couple of years until 1861. They had 126 different panoramas. It's a huge industry. It meant you could travel the world from London.
from No Such Thing As An Average Bucket, 2023-02-02 at 00:31:09 · read transcript
Other times Leicester Square came up
If you haven't seen the end of the Truman show yet, James, it's almost as old as Anna Karenina. This building is so cool. Like Dan says, the building where he hosted lots of his panoramas, I went to it today. Before the church. It's right next to the Prince Charles Cinema and the Leicester Square Theatre, you know, that street just off Leicester Square. It's now a French Catholic Church. It's the church of Notre Dame de France. You're a French Catholic, aren't you?
464: No Such Thing As An Average Bucket, 2023-02-03 · listen
Sometimes the companies would try and sell you a ticket so you'd go around 30 stops their way rather than go back three stops with the other company. That's genius. Sounds like Journey Planner on TFL. I can't have to take seven items of transport to get there. Who is, Alex, was it you yesterday who was saying that the most popular tube journey is Covent Garden to Leicester Square? Oh yeah. It's the most popular one and the shortest isn't it? The shortest.
21: No Such Thing As Testicle-Retracting Sumo Wrestlers, 2014-08-08 · listen
I often go to the tape mud and go, I could have done that. My five-year-old could have done that. Literally could. Just go to Lester Square on a Saturday night and get the free-milly brown show, all sorts of colours. What did she manage to do? Did she manage to do a nice picture of some flowers or perhaps a portrait? It was a beautiful, sort of impressionisty, water lilies.
No Such Thing As An Average Bucket, 2023-02-02 · listen
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