London Walks Podcasts


An Archaeological Examination of Mythical & Legendary London

Date post added: 4th January 2021

“they thought Roman mortar was so strong because it was made of bull’s blood…in fact it was crushed tile”

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Churchill, FDR & Music

Date post added: 4th January 2021

“a song for Lockdown, Ladies and Gents – Keep right on to the end of the road”

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Winter Festival Solstice Events – An Archaeologist Gets Things Aligned

Date post added: 2nd January 2021

“it’s thrilling to see the sun rise over that particular stone”

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Meet your guide – Richard III

Date post added: 1st January 2021

“I was a pretty unsuccessful actor – everybody knew that except me.”

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He liked to gie it laldy on a regular basis – auld lang syne on Hogmanay

Date post added: 31st December 2020

“joyful yea-saying” – it’s like con brio gone supernova”

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The best house in London

Date post added: 30th December 2020

“London houses are like baseball cards”

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Meet your guide – Mary (‘the boss’)

Date post added: 29th December 2020

“very brave of you to drive in such an enormous country”

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A peek inside the London Walks playbook

Date post added: 29th December 2020

“London Walks defies economic gravity – they’re aggressively non-commercial”

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God’s Assassin

Date post added: 27th December 2020

“I’ve been face to face with God’s assassin”

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Today’s the second day of Christmas, so…

Date post added: 26th December 2020

“she had the heart of her husband mummified and wore it round her neck”

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