Help. Will be in London with my 75-year-old father for a week in November. Any suggestions for Sunday night activities? I know there are a couple of Walks on Sunday night, but he doesn't seem to keen on that. Any play/musical he's interested in is dark on Sunday. I am running out of ideas. We don't want to take a day trip on Sunday because we are already having a hard time cramming in all the London museums we want to visit. tia

Is it written somewhere you have to have every slice of every day planned out in advance?

Do you know London so well and are you able to anticipate both your reactions so perfectly there's no point in just waiting till you get here and then deciding what to do on Sunday afternoon?

If it's November 6, there'll be the second night of fireworks all over the place. By the end of the month, streets like Regent St will have their lights on. What's wrong with a decent meal, a night in the pub or an evening curled up in front of the telly? I bet you don't get Waking the Dead or Jericho at home. What about literate radio? Crossing Continents at 2030 is fantastic.

Otherwise, about half the classical concert venues, and virtually all jazz clubs, function on Sundays. So do most comedy clubs. Theatres are pretty well all dark, except for <b> The Hackney Empire Music Hall </b> Most Sundays at 1900.

There's usually a couple of other off-west end places running, sometimes starting earlyish.

Full details of all these things in Time Out.

If it is not too late, contact the Tower of London and request tickets to the Ceremony of the Keys. The mailing address is on the Tower's website. The Ceremony of the Keys takes place every evening of the year.

It is also lots of fun to visit a neighborhood pub; non-alcoholic drinks and light meals are available at most.

We also enjoy just sitting in the hotel room and watching British television.

I really agree w/ flanner. So many people think they simply must schedule every waking moment w/ things to do.

It is probably too late to request Ceremony of the Keys tickets -- but that is at 10 p.m. so you'd probably feel compelled to cram something in earlier in the evening.

Why not just a nice walk -- not an <b>organized</b> London Walk -- just a nice walk in your neighborhood, or along the Thames? or drop into a local pub and just relax. Or radio 4.

If you simply must go somewhere - just wait til you are in London, pick up Time Out and you'll have MANY concerts to choose from.

But your Dad is 75 - he will probably really appreciate some non-scheduled down time . . . .

We love to go to the movies when in London. There are a lot of choices that don't play in the USA... Time Out is a good source of movie times, choices and recommendations.

Wow, folks. Calm down. I am more than happy to sit in front of the telly with take-away. But this may very well be my father's last trip to London due to my mother's failing health, he has a lot of things he wants to try and fit in, and he will not be happy sitting and reading in the flat for a moment. He has already adamantly told me so. And he hates TV (a real luddite about a lot of things). I didn't know there would be fireworks on the 6th also. That's a nice idea that both of us would probably like. And the unlikely possibility of Ceremony of the Keys I will check into. He has already mentioned the possibility of a concert on Sunday night, in which case I will probably send him off by himself so I can soak my feet and read a mystery.

Hiya - if you havn't been on the London Eye, this is open until 8pm so could offer a different view in the dark! You could then see what's on at the National Film Theatre or the Festival Hall which are both open on Sundays.