Lonely Planet Six Degrees: London

Presenter Asha Gill does her bit to save London being six feet underwater, counts the city’s bat population and peeks inside the tomb of Kama Sutra guru Sir Richard Burton with nutty naturalist Bridget Nicholls. Foot-stomping bus conductor Duke Baysee fills a classic red double-decker bus with the blues as he drops Asha at iconic London nightclub Kashpoint where she spends the night talking turkey with club promoter Matthew Glamorre in the ladies loo. Propositioned by the Chaps at the Civilise the City campaign, Michael Attree teaches Asha how to appreciate the values of a British gent and initiates her into the eccentric world of mudlarking on the River Thames. Asha meets celebrity erotica shop entrepreneur Sam Roddick for an insight into Londoners mating and dating habits and tries on the alternative crown jewels in the magical glass workshop of Alternative Miss World creator Andrew Logan. Asha and Bridget glam up for the outrageous beauty pageant with London’s demi monde and Mickey Mouse makes a guest appearance in a most unlikely place.