London Walks Podcasts


Cambridge anyone? Simon shows us the most exquisite gothic building in the world

Date post added: 19th July 2020

“1,800 tons of stone hanging above your head”

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David Cracks Open a “Nondescript Corner” of Kensington

Date post added: 18th July 2020

“five centuries in the palm of your hand”

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For our 100th Podcast, a Favourite London Poem

Date post added: 18th July 2020

“not expecting religion in architecture like this”

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Here’s Noel, who works in the London Walks office

Date post added: 16th July 2020

“a lot of people ask me will I become a guide but I’ve got a really bad sense of direction and I keep getting lost”

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Myths, Legends & the Archaeological Origins of London

Date post added: 15th July 2020

“they felt the need to slaughter the giants”

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Secret Westminster

Date post added: 14th July 2020

“the mentality, the genus loci of Westminster is insular”

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Revelation after Revelation – Margaret guiding in the National Gallery

Date post added: 13th July 2020

“the most important piece of furniture in any household was the great bed – it was like the car parked in the driveway”

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Ada, Phyllis, Andy & Crossrail

Date post added: 13th July 2020

“All drilling machines, like ships, are female”

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“I remember the poverty, the homophobia, the racism…”

Date post added: 12th July 2020

“the police called it Fagin’s Nursery” “Dickens knew the area well and it featured in his novels” “It’s changed a lot, mostly for the better” “ship building and ship breaking – the Temeraire and the Mayfloweer” “many would say they wouldn’t visit the area alone” “a mecca for foodies” Isobel introduces us to Bermondsey   […]

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Margaret guides the Great Bed of Ware at the V & A

Date post added: 10th July 2020

“there is a legend that one night during a butchers’ convention 26 butchers and their wives slept in this bed”

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