London Walks Podcasts


London’s Dance Halls, 1947 – Shaughan takes us there

Date post added: 12th August 2020

“the head cats are at it, the jive is on, they’re in a groove”

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Shakespeare and London – David explores the interface

Date post added: 11th August 2020

“when Mark Antony drank horse piss”

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London placenames are x-rays. They show us the past.

Date post added: 9th August 2020

“the name Kensington, it may well be the best, the most appropriate London placename of them all”

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David introduces Hampstead – “a cutlass clenched between your teeth”

Date post added: 8th August 2020

“Hampstead is London’s skybox… from there they could see forever”

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The guiding – like God – is in the details. Fiona reports

Date post added: 7th August 2020

“those little visuals can help us to unlock the history and the way an area has developed”

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Let’s visit a 312 year old house – and its famous resident

Date post added: 6th August 2020

“dogs, cocks, pianofortes and insipid men”

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Fish & Chips – Everything You Need to Know

Date post added: 5th August 2020

Why are fish and chips no longer wrapped in newspaper sheets? They discovered that the ink was carcinogenic.

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Alfred Hitchcock’s London

Date post added: 5th August 2020

“the English influences on his work were extratordinary”

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London Walks Smorgasbord

Date post added: 4th August 2020

“the London Walks guide who sounds like – when he wants to – legendary American sports announcer Howard Cosell”

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Where do London Walks guides get their information?

Date post added: 2nd August 2020

“I’ve been to 1200 tapas restaurants so you don’t have to”

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