143: Oliver Twist's London

Discover Oliver Twist’s London with Hazel Baker, tour guide and CEO of London Guided Walks 📖. Explore Dickens’s London, the workhouses, markets, and slums that shaped one of literature’s most famous orphans 👶. Step into Victorian London history, understand child labour, poverty, and urban life, and see the city through the eyes of Dickens himself.From the Strand Union Workhouse to Jacob’s Island, this episode uncovers the real locations behind Oliver Twist, revealing how Dickens’ storytelling exposed inequality, inspired reform, and immortalised London’s streets. Full episode webpage

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143: Oliver Twist's London is an episode from London History by londonguidedwalks.co.uk.

This episode is 00:31:20 long.

This episode was published on Nov 14, 2025.

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