Richard IV

Richard IV is an actor, swordsman and an expert on early detective fiction. His velvety voice and perfect timing make for some awfully handsome listening on his Sherlock Holmes walk! Let alone the rest of his repertory. No surprise to learn that he’s narrated numerous documentaries and audiobooks.

 

All of Richard IV's Walks

In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes

Sunday, 16 February 2025 @ 2.30 pm (This walk goes every Sunday)

Grab your deerstalker and magnifying glass,                      we're going sleuthing...

Sherlock Holmes Saves the Nation!
Sherlock Holmes Saves the Nation!

Sunday, 16 February 2025 @ 7 pm (Click here for more dates)

Sherlock Holmes Saves the Nation! The world of the Diogenes Club in Westminster and St James's. Guided by Richard IV

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Spies' & Spycatchers' London
Spies' & Spycatchers' London

Saturday, 22 February 2025 @ 2.30 pm (Click here for more dates)

"hole and corner, cloak and dagger London...the secret places of a murky nether-world"

CHARLES DICKENS’ LONDON: LOST AND FOUND: a London Walks virtual tour
CHARLES DICKENS’ LONDON: LOST AND FOUND: a London Walks virtual tour

Sunday, 09 March 2025 @ 7 pm (Click here for more dates)

"Dickens' London was a place of the mind, but it was also a real place. Much of what we take today to be the marvelous imaginings of a visionary novelist turn out on inspection to be the reportage of a great observer"

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Agatha Christie & Dorothy Sayers – Poirot, Miss Marple & Lord Peter Wimsey
Agatha Christie & Dorothy Sayers – Poirot, Miss Marple & Lord Peter Wimsey

Saturday, 15 March 2025 @ 2.30 pm (Click here for more dates)

On the trail of Poirot, Miss Marple & Lord Peter Wimsey...

Spies & Spymasters of London – Virtual Tour
Spies & Spymasters of London – Virtual Tour

Sunday, 16 March 2025 @ 7 pm (Click here for more dates)

Top Secret London. Cambridge Five. ‘C’. Secret Service Bureau. OSS & SOE. Le Carré & Smiley. Somerset Maugham & Ashenden. Guided by Richard IV For Your Eyes Only.

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Sherlock Holmes - Virtual Tour
Sherlock Holmes - Virtual Tour

Sunday, 23 March 2025 @ 7 pm (Click here for more dates)

'The Game's Afoot!' Follow the fascinating adventures of Holmes and Watson (and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) around London's West End. Guided by Richard IV

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Agatha Christie & Dorothy L. Sayers – the Virtual Tour
Agatha Christie & Dorothy L. Sayers – the Virtual Tour

Sunday, 30 March 2025 @ 7 pm (Click here for more dates)

On the trail of Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple and Lord Peter Wimsey... Guided by Richard IV

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Sherlock Holmes Saves the Nation!
Sherlock Holmes Saves the Nation!

Sunday, 06 April 2025 @ 2.30 pm

What Ho, Jeeves! – The London of P.G. Wodehouse
What Ho, Jeeves! – The London of P.G. Wodehouse

Saturday, 19 April 2025 @ 11 am

Over a century since the immortal Jeeves first shimmered into view, spiffing traces of the Master’s favourite corner of London can still be found…

Alfred Hitchcock in London – Virtual Tour
Alfred Hitchcock in London – Virtual Tour

Sunday, 11 May 2025 @ 7 pm (Click here for more dates)

The Master of Suspense worked with many great stars, and here we visit one of his all-time favourites: London! Guided by Richard IV

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Alfred Hitchcock's London – More than 39 Steps!
Alfred Hitchcock's London – More than 39 Steps!

Saturday, 07 June 2025 @ 2.30 pm

The Master of Suspense worked with many great stars, and here we visit one of his all-time favourites: London!

Other walks in Richard IV's repertoire.

They run occasionally as 'Specials' but can also be booked privately.

London on Film Part 1: Frozen in Time in the Square Mile
London on Film Part 1: Frozen in Time in the Square Mile

The old City of London has been a haven for moviemakers for over a century, and here are some of the glorious highlights. Guided by Richard IV

The Sherlock Holmes Christmas Walk
The Sherlock Holmes Christmas Walk

We follow the crisscrossing paths of Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson as they solve their only original Christmas-time case, and Arthur Conan Doyle as he reaches a crisis in his professional life.  

Virtual Walk: Sherlock Holmes & Conan Doyle at Christmas
Virtual Walk: Sherlock Holmes & Conan Doyle at Christmas

An affectionate Yuletide offering from the glory days of the Great Detective and his creator...

Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol & Seasonal Traditions
Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol & Seasonal Traditions

We'll deck the streets of London with balls of jolly...

The London of Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol
The London of Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol

An affectionate celebration of the real places behind this timeless classic. A revealing virtual tour of the City Dickens knew so well.

Agatha Christie & Dorothy Sayers – Poirot, Miss Marple & Lord Peter Wimsey
Agatha Christie & Dorothy Sayers – Poirot, Miss Marple & Lord Peter Wimsey

On the trail of Poirot, Miss Marple & Lord Peter Wimsey...

Agatha Christie & Dorothy L. Sayers – the Virtual Tour
Agatha Christie & Dorothy L. Sayers – the Virtual Tour

On the trail of Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple and Lord Peter Wimsey... Guided by Richard IV

Alfred Hitchcock in London – Virtual Tour
Alfred Hitchcock in London – Virtual Tour

The Master of Suspense worked with many great stars, and here we visit one of his all-time favourites: London! Guided by Richard IV

Spies' & Spycatchers' London
Spies' & Spycatchers' London

"hole and corner, cloak and dagger London...the secret places of a murky nether-world"