Bill Nighy and Romola Garai in Glorious 39 / image courtesy of Momentum Pictures Think of classy TV drama over the last decade and chances are you'll think of Stephen Poliakoff; think Perfect Strangers, Gideon's Daughter, The Lost Prince. Full Article at Londonist

The Evening Standard reported yesterday that demand for flats at former Arsenal home Highbury is booming with young professionals and Gunners fans clambering to rent rather than buy properties at the prestige development. Full Article at Sport.co.uk

In October, we wrote about how, just as Rupert Murdoch and crew look to put up paywalls for online content, the operators of the London Evening Standard were going in the other direction and making their physical paper free. Full Article at Techdirt

Lord Mandelson argues in the Evening Standard that Labour’s legislative programme has the Tories running for cover. Full Article at Spectator Magazine

In an interview with the Evening Standard, slice-and-dice meister Gary Rhodes tossed his name into the souffle of super-chefs aiming to wield spatulas from on high when and if the BT Tower restaurant re-opens in 2011. Full Article at Londonist

A report in the London Evening Standard today suggests French central defender William Gallas will reject Arsenal’s offer of a one-year extension to his contract at the Emirates. Full Article at IMScouting

The paper, 75.1% of which is owned by Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev, has been a paid-for daily for 182 years. Full Article at Editors Weblog

True blue: Norman has closed Tory party ties but denies he is expecting political favours ITV today named Archie Norman, the former Tory shadow cabinet member and chief executive of Asda, as its new chairman. Full Article at This Is London

Geordie Greig, editor of the London Evening Standard, was our guest at a Power Lunch in Westminster this week. Full Article at Adam Smith Institute Blog