Hippodrome, London Hippodrome, London The Hippodrome is a building on the corner of Cranbourn Street and Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster, London. The name was used for many different theatres and music halls, of which the London Hippodrome is one of only a few survivors. "Hippodrome" is an old word referring to places of entertainment where horse races and the like were staged. The London Hippodrome was opened in 1900. It was designed by Frank Matcham for Moss Empires chaired by Edward Moss and built for £250,000 as a hippodrome for circus and variety performances. The venue gave its
The Meaning of Liff the contents of which are totally belied by its cover. For instance, any book the dust jacket of which bears the words, 'This book will change your life'." According to Adams' account, the idea behind "The Meaning of Liff" grew out of an old school game and started when he and Lloyd were on holiday together in Corfu in 1978 during the writing of the first Hitchhiker's novel. This idea was used as part of the "Not the Nine O'Clock News" spin-off book "Not 1982" (), where they were headed "Today's new word from the Oxtail English Dictionary". The suggestion