London Walks Podcasts


Today (October 20) in London History – the Sunday Times

Date post added: 19th October 2022

“journalism largely consists of saying ‘Lord Jones dead’ to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive”

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Today (October 19) in London History – The War of Jenkins’ Ear

Date post added: 18th October 2022

Jenkins got home, with his ear, like a pickle, in a jar…

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Today (October 18) in London History – Kingsway & the Aldwych

Date post added: 17th October 2022

“a gang of roughs charged the royal procession”

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Jack the Ripper, Part V – Slaughter in Buck’s Row

Date post added: 17th October 2022

“In his book Martin Fido describes her as ‘a drab little woman who drank her husband’s wages'”

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Today (October 17) in London History – the London Beer Flood

Date post added: 16th October 2022

The tidal wave of porter blows out the 25 foot high rear wall of the brewery

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Today (October 16) in London History – Parliament burns down

Date post added: 15th October 2022

“a blackened, smoking, stinking ruin”

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Today (October 15) in London History – the most spectacular prison escape

Date post added: 14th October 2022

“he squeezed through the tiny gap”

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Today (October 14) in London History – the largest airship in the world

Date post added: 13th October 2022

“The crash was predictable and — more tragically — probably avoidable”

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Today (October 13) in London History – That Was Some Cat!

Date post added: 12th October 2022

“Turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London.”

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Today (October 12) in London History – Murder Mystery

Date post added: 11th October 2022

“it displayed all the hallmarks of sincere swordsmanship”

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