"The transformation of London's east end ahead of the 2012 Olympics is well underway. But construction of a sparkling new stadium and Olympic park - as depicted in artist impressions - has only just begun. Radio 4's Today programme asked author and local resident Iain Sinclair to tour the area. He explains why he is sceptical about the benefits the London games will bring."

A walk along the eroding Holderness coast, slightly marred by Ey Oop-ist rendering of locals' speech.

Self and Sinclair in conversation.

Under a continuous mapping f : S-> S of an n- dimensional simplex into itself there exists at least one point x E S such that f (x)=x.

I've been thinking quite a bit about the shift in perception of place when you switch from walker to rider.

Police in Paris have discovered a fully equipped cinema-cum-restaurant in a large and previously uncharted cavern underneath the capital's chic 16th arrondissement. Cool.

Tracking lighters left in pubs