[HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: 99p [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.20[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] There's the double-domed Odeon with 3 screens, the arty Bradford Film Theatre and 2 other cinemas with a very broad range of films. There's also a 12-screen multiplex just outside town. The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television has an enormous Imax screen (the largest cinema screen in the UK) [ITAL]that has to be visited at least once[EITAL], the only 'cinerama' auditorium in the world and has another screen showing arty films. It has been Museum of the Year twice and is the most visited museum outside London.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres: [EBOLD](3) The Alhambra Theatre, with [ITAL]excellent [EITAL]foyer facilities, features some of the [ITAL]best [EITAL]productions outside the West End.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] Some of the country's [ITAL]best [EITAL]bitters are native to Yorkshire: Theakstons, Tetleys, Websters and Sam Smiths as well as less well-known local brews. Pubs tend to go along with the breweries' corporate designs repeated all over the city. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Shearbridge; The Westleigh; The Peel.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Out of Bradford's top bop houses, the [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs go to Rio's (indie, 50p), Pickwick's (3 level club run by former students, ú1.50), Maestro's (vast, Union runs free bus on Mondays, ú1-ú4) and Champagne's (black and groovy with indie/goth types, ú1). One-in-Twelve is the best gay venue (ú1.50).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] St George's Hall hosts a mangled mix of classical, MOR, comedy, and bands (eg Eddie Izzard, The Cure). The Queen's Hall has DJs. A lot of pubs have live bands.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.16 [BULL] Glass of wine: 50p[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (5) The SU bars are cheaper than local pubs and [ITAL]dead popular. [EITAL]The SU's Biko Bar - which along with the Commie, is open all day - is recommended by CAMRA for its range of real ales. The hall bars,[ITAL] [EITAL]run by the University, [ITAL]are popular with those who know they won't be able to stagger back across campus.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinema:[EBOLD] Bradford Student Cinema (cap 900) shows such fare as (last year) Cliffhanger, Reservoir Dogs and Akira.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] The largest venue, known as The Commie, has a capacity of 1,600, large enough to attract big bands and where the FNDs (Friday Night Discos) are hosted (adm ú2) as well as bops 2 other nights each week. There's also the Main Hall (1,000), the Small Hall (600) and 6 nights a week, the Subway Club (120, ú1, 70s night Saturdays) where there are live bands and specialist discos and parties.[PARA][BOLD]Recent band appearances:[EBOLD] Ice Cube, Aswad, Body Count, Cypress Hill, Spiritualised, Therapy?[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The University has 4 refectories, all cheap, and the Union part-runs the Mainline Food Bar. Locally, curry is the predominant aroma - 38 places within the campus area, to be precise, many open till 4am. But the choice is wider: there's every kind of restaurant including cheap chippies and value veggie joints. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Shabin, Kashmir (top of the subcontinental pops); Cocina (yummy Mexican); Oasis Kebab House; Fast Eddie's Pizzas.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
