Which was the first-ever underground station? What was the thinking behind the patterns on the walls of tube stations? To find out, read our review of BBC2′s superb new documentary ‘The Tube: an Underground History’ (showing on Thu May 16, 9pm , BBC2) – and then watch the show. We promise, you’ll be the best-informed commuter around on Friday morning…

Read our review of The Tube: An Underground History now.

‘I’m half-machine.’ ‘I took inspiration from Napoleon.’ ‘I’ll do anything to win.’ Yes, ‘The Apprentice’ is back and, after a couple of lean years, it’s looking in fine fettle. A cracking sales task gets the ball (and Nick and Karren’s eyeballs) rolling on Tuesday – see our spoiler-free preview. Then check out our preview of Wednesday’s second episode, a flavoured beer promo that leaves everyone with hangovers. The casting looks superb, with a liberal sprinkling of toffs, wide boys and eager beavers. And what of Lord Sugar? ‘I’m sick of bloody clichés… for me, actions speak louder than words.’ In fine fettle, like we said.

‘The Apprentice’ is on Tuesday May 7 & Wed May 8 at 9pm, BBC1. Find out who not to back on ‘The Apprentice‘.

For instance, Brian Blessed vs Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams:

Brian Blessed vs Thatcher’s cabinet minister Geoffery Howe:

Brian vs Julian Styles, unemployed since the Thatcher government:

To wit:

Brian vs children that have never made coffins:

 Brian vs intestinal gas:

Brian Blessed vs people worried that Gordon Brown died:

And finally…. Brian vs the bastards:

Watch this episode of ‘Have I Got News For You’ on BBC iPlayer, or catch another great show via our TV guide.

The Doctor may have whisked Clara away from London in last Saturday’s episode of ‘Doctor Who’ but they made a surprising return to London yesterday when the TARDIS and the time (and space) traveling duo were spotted in Trafalgar Square.

But this isn’t the first time an intergalactic take over has happened. Back in February, Westminster Bridge was closed off due to a fleet of retro Daleks heading toward the House of Commons.

With the show’s 50th anniversary sending waves through its massive fan base, we suspect we’ll be seeing a lot more from the not-so-lonely traveler and his magical blue box over the coming months. Carly-Ann Clements

Want to learn more about the Doctor? Then check out our comprehensive guide of all the must-know ‘Doctor Who’ info (including gifs. Lots and lots of gifs).

The London property market is going down the toilet. Literally. The Victorians went through a phase of building amazing underground public toilets that celebrated London’s advanced sewage system. Sadly, most of them were left to decay and are now chained up and shut down, but in recent years a fair few have been saved and made into new public spaces. Ginglik on Shepherd’s Bush Green is a club with live music and a comedy night, meanwhile Friends of Kennington Cross are currently turning their 1898, Grade ll listed abandoned toilet into an arts and heritage, exhibition and events venue. While other examples of toilet transformations include a beauty salon, a sandwich shop and a curry house, these old bogs are now even being turned into luxury (!) living spaces. Jude Brosnan

How would you feel about living in a converted convenience? Check out this video on BBC News for a look in some loos.

As if smokers didn’t have enough to worry about what with all the related diseases, expense, worry about starting fires, chilly outdoor conditions and scary pictures on fag packets. It seems certain councils in London are upping their earnings by employing wardens to stalk smokers and fine them £80 for dropping their butts. The BBC reported that ‘Islington Council issued 2,348 fines last year – compared to 122 and 78 in neighbouring boroughs Hackney and Camden.’ However, smokers complain that councils often don’t provide adequate bins for cigarette extinguishing. Either it’s a money grabbing scheme or they just care about people’s health. You decide. Jude Brosnan

January 28 is the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’. That’s 200 blissful years worth of perving on Mr Darcy (eighteen years drooling over on Colin Firth). Here are some ways you can celebrate its bicentenary. Jude Brosnan

1. Send a letter

We don’t like to be the bearers of bad news but Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Why not balance out the red enveloped rhyming slush by writing an eloquently written letter to a friend . Make it extra special by using one of Royal Mail‘s commemorative Austen stamps.

2. Watch the Playmobil version

Check out this video of the famous ‘wet Mr Darcy emerging from the lake’ scene. And we thought Playmobil was just for kids.

3. Wear Mr Darcy around your neckRather than printing off a tiny picture you’ve found on Google searching for ‘Mr Darcy’, cutting it out carefully and Pritt-Sticking it into a locket, The Hoolala Alphabet ‘D is for Darcy Pride and Prejudice Locket Charm Necklace’ actually looks pretty nice. Available at Bouf £38.

4. See the play

June is a long way off so ‘book tickets to see the play and pray for good weather’ might be a better name. Regents Park Open Air Theatre is showing ‘Pride and Prejudice’ from June 20 until July 20. For more details, see openairtheatre.com.

5. Put the whole book on your wall

The Literary Gift Company do a poster which is composed entirely from the body text of Pride and Prejudice. This is the whole novel from start to finish. Kind of like a map but wordier.

6. Get the t-shirt

For each Pride and Prejudice t-shirt sold, Out of Print will donate a book to a community in need through their partner Books for Africa. £27.99 from Truffle Shuffle.

7. Write your own

Think you can do better? Maybe this Pride and Prejudice notebook will inspire you to write your masterpiece. £6.95 from Penguin Books

8. Follow it on Twitter

Run by fans for fans. You’ll get quotes, GIFs, and a lot of goss about celebs from the 2005 film. Follow @PandP2005.

9. Buy a proper copy

Penguin released hardback editions of some of the great classics with covers designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Collect them all to have the most beautiful bookshelf in town. £14.99 from Penguin Books.

10. Watch the DVD.

Choose between Colin Firth and Keira Knightley. Or go way back and watch the 1940s version starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier. Hell, go all out and watch them all, then watch the Bollywood-style ‘Bride and Prejudice’!

For info, see BBC Time Warp listing.

Today we’re so used to sharing collective live experiences through TV, the radio and online that it’s hard to imagine what it would be like to have to find out breaking news through good old fashioned newspapers or word of mouth. But it was 90 years ago today that BBC radio burst onto our airwaves bringing the nation together through crackly broadcasted speech. Radio still makes up a large part of the British Broadcasting Corporation output and now, with over 60 stations (network, local, national and international), it’s still going strong. To celebrate, the beeb are putting on a series of programs looking back over the last 90 years, but more excitingly, today at 5.33pm, there will be a 3 minute simultaneous broadcast across all 60 stations – Radio Reunited – based on the importance of listening to each other. Listeners were asked to submit their thoughts for the momentous broadcast and the best will be aired to a soundtrack by Damon Albarn, alongside Tony Blackburn reminiscing about being the first voice ever heard on Radio 1, all you ever wanted to know about  the BBC’s first ever transmitter 2 L O and everything else they can pack into three short minutes. Adjust your wireless accordingly.

Find out more at bbc.co.uk.

The BBC, using data collected by monitoring firm musicmetric.com, has created an online tool to work out the most pirated artist in a given area. It reveals that, in the City of London (and nationwide), Ed Sheeran’s album ‘Plus’ is by far the most popular illegal download. The supposedly trendy residents of Hoxton have been downloading chart-smashing rent-a-rapper Pitbull. Round the corner from the Time Out offices, the people of Bloomsbury have been busy downloading Lady Gaga, while – worse still – in Fulham they’ve been pilfering tracks by Scottish 500-mile-walkers The Proclaimers! (It’s only about 400 miles by foot from Leith to Fulham Broadway, so the Reid twins have still got a way to go.) The app has also analysed the results to rank the most piratical cities in the UK, with Manchester coming in at number one. London doesn’t feature, but that’s probably only because, unlike other cities, its statistics have been divided between different districts.

Discover the most pirated artist near you at the BBC website by typing in your postcode underneath Ed Sheeran’s chin.