London Walks Podcasts


The American Civil War & the London War Correspondent

Date post added: 21st July 2023

“he sired three children on his secret mistress”

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The V for Victory Sign and Jumbo the Dog

Date post added: 19th July 2023

Both hands were up in the air, making that famous V for Victory sign

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Something Different – Applying a Bit of Erudition to the Titan Tragedy

Date post added: 18th July 2023

“it imploded that story in upon us”

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An orgy of violence in a tiny room, an inspection & baseball – July 17th, 1918

Date post added: 17th July 2023

Minutes later eleven men – hard men, some of them drunk – come into that basement room…

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The Bomb and What Happened in London on July 16th, 1945

Date post added: 15th July 2023

“he was nicknamed ‘the smiling killer’”

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“Lions in the cockpit” – What Happened in London on July 15th, 1966

Date post added: 15th July 2023

“Mr Xavier was threatened with having his throat cut”

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What Happened in London on Bastille Day?

Date post added: 14th July 2023

“on hearing his height was eight feet four inches, I expected to see a deformed monster”

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Red Letter Day, July 13th – Mary goes to Buckingham Palace, the Same Day Queen Victoria First Crossed Its Threshold

Date post added: 13th July 2023

“she danced up the Grand Staircase at Buckingham Palace”

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Say Hello to the Bad Boy Band – What Happened in London on July 12, 1962

Date post added: 12th July 2023

Sex, eternal youth, rhythm and blues mixed with rock and roll…

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London Lights the Fuse that Leads to the Spanish Civil War – July 11th, 1936

Date post added: 11th July 2023

Three kings in one year and the Spanish civil war

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