A gallery of photos from some of our most recent Extra events
Just My Type Tour: The Routemaster Bus Photograph: GuardianJust My Type tour: Typography experts Phil Baines and Catherine Dixon (on bus) talking to a group of Extra competition winners in London's Smithfield Market. We ran the competition to mark the launch of Just My Type, a book by Observer journalist Simon Garfield about the stories behind popular fonts and typefaces. The prize included a talk by Simon and a two-hour bus tour and talk that examined public letter on buildings around LondonPhotograph: GuardianJust My Type tour in Clerkenwell: The Fox and Anchor pub with its Art Nouveau facade still intact Photograph: Profile Books
Just My Type tour in Smithfield: The Port of London Authority Cold Store built in 1914. Phil and Catherine told us it has 'carved curvilinear letters inlaid with mixed blue mosaic' Photograph: GuardianJust My Type tour in Bloomsbury: James Smith & Sons (Umbrellas) Ltd in all its glory, a rare example of commercial London in Victorian times Photograph: GuardianFootball Weekly podcast: The Fly in the Loaf pub in Liverpool, the venue for our football podcast on Merseyside derby weekendPhotograph: GuardianFootball Weekly podcast: The live recording gets underway after the matchPhotograph: GuardianFootbally Weekly podcast: An 80-strong audience joined the podcast team for what was certainly one of the liveliest Football Weekly recordings on recordPhotograph: GuardianMotown: Metropolis Studios in West London was the venue for our 'The Record Producers Motown experience - The Secrets of the Classics' event. BBC Radio 2's Steve Levine (pictured) and Richard Allinson were joined by the Vice President of A&R at Universal Music Enterprises, Harry Weinger, as they 'deconstructed' tracks and revealed the secret recording techniques behind the legendary Tamla Motown record labelPhotograph: PMC LimitedMoshi Moshi gig: Idiot Glee performing at The Old Queen's Head in Islington. He was one of two acts that played at our first Extra gig night, organised in association with Moshi Moshi recordsPhotograph: GuardianMoshi Moshi gig: Wave Pictures play to a packed room at The Old Queen's Head pubPhotograph: GuardianThe Thick of It: To mark the publication of The Thick of It: The Missing DoSac Files, more than 400 Extra members enjoyed an evening with members of the team behind the TV series. They included creator Armando Iannucci (far left), Rebecca Front who plays Nicola Murray, scriptwriters Tony Roche and Simon Blackwell and the all important swearing consultant Ian MartinPhotograph: GuardianReaders' Editor event: The Guardian's Readers' Editor Chris Elliott (standing) hosted an evening for Extra members in the paper's morning conference room. He spoke about his role and the responsibilities that come with it Photograph: GuardianTurner Prize: Almost 200 members had the chance to examine the work of nominees for this year's Turner Prize at an exclusive Extra preview evening in Tate Britain. The winner was Susan PhilipszPhotograph: Guardian
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