162: Building Tower Bridge
How Tower Bridge Was Built: The Untold Story of London's Most Famous Bridge Discover the remarkable history behind Tower Bridge, one of Lond...
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Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in weekly 20 minute weekly episodes with qualified London tour guide Hazel Baker from londonguidedwalks.co.uk There's so much we...
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20 of 165 episodes161: Life Below Stairs
Below Stairs London: Tracing Victorian Servant Life in Belgravia and MayfairHazel Baker guides listeners through surviving street-level trac...
160: Soho Square’s Untold Stories: From Charles II to Mary Seacole
Host Hazel Baker and Westminster guide Philip Scott record in Soho Square, tracing its shift from Middlesex countryside and royal hunting gr...
159: Unveiling London's Victorian Vampire Legacy
London’s Dracula Connections: Victorian Vampires, Penny Dreadfuls & the Lyceum Theatre (World Dracula Day Special)On World Dracula Day (26 M...
158: Finsbury Circus: Marsh to Metropolitan Marvels
The script traces Finsbury Circus Gardens’ transformation from medieval marshland north of London’s wall—created as the Wallbrook’s flow was...
157: From Factory Floor to Black Market: The Button Theft Scandal
Hazel Baker of the London History Podcast describes late December 1870 at the crowded Worship Street Police Court, where three women—Elizabe...
156: Smithfield: London’s Theatre of Public Execution
Hazel Baker introduces Smithfield (West Smithfield near St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Smithfield Meat Market) as a deceptively ordinary open...
155: Tea with Churchill: Amelia Earhart's London Story
Hazel Baker hosts journalist and author Rachel Hartigan on the London History Podcast to explore Amelia Earhart’s lesser-known relationship...
154: White Conduit House: A Lost Pleasure Garden of Georgian Islington
Hazel Baker traces the story of White Conduit House in Barnsbury, Islington, from its origins as a 1431 Henry VI–licensed water conduit supp...
153: A Celebration of Sound: The Festival of Britain's Musical Journey
Hazel Baker hosts a London History Podcast episode with author and Lambeth tour guide David Turnbull exploring the musical legacy of the 195...
BONUS EPISODE 2: The Great London Firsts Quiz
Hazel Baker hosts a special bonus edition of the London History Podcast celebrating over 500,000 streams and downloads and continuing a “Lon...
152: The Peasant's Revolt Part I - How it Came About
Hazel Baker of London Guided Walks welcomes you to the London History Podcast for the first of a two-part deep dive into the dramatic events...
151: Love of Jane Austen in London
In episode 151 of the London History Podcast, host Hazel Baker is joined by Caroline Jane Knight, who is Jane Austen's fifth great-niece. Ca...
150: Cracking London's Financial Glass Ceiling: The Story of Mary Harris Smith
In this episode of the London History Podcast, host Hazel Baker, a qualified London tour guide, and founder of londonguidedwalks.co.uk, expl...
BONUS EPISODE Quiz Time: Uncovering London's Firsts Through History
In this special bonus edition of the London History Podcast, the host celebrates reaching over 5,000 followers on Spotify by conducting a qu...
149: Milner Square: Through a Hole in the Wall
This episode of the London History Podcast, hosted by Hazel Baker, explores the historical evolution of Milner Square in Islington, London....
148: Seven Dials in the Interwar Years
The London History Podcast, hosted by Hazel Baker from London Guided Walks, explores the rich history of Seven Dials in London during the 19...
147: The Russian Flu of 1892
📜 London History Podcast | Victorian Britain & Pandemic Fear In January 1892, London went dark. Theatres closed. Streets filled with black...
146: Jumping Tower Bridge
Step back in time with the London History Podcast as we revisit one of the city’s most daring and heartwarming moments. On a cold, smoggy ev...
145: Feasting in London: History of Puddings, Pies & Markets
Hosted by Hazel Baker from London Guided Walks, episode 145 of the London History Podcast explores nearly a thousand years of London's feast...