For over 200 years, London fog defined our city. It’s brought confusion, suicide, and tragic death, but also reassuring anonymity, romanticize mystery, and an intangible beauty. Joining Hazel in this episode is Dr. Elizabeth Dearnley, editor of the book called Into the London Fog. She will discuss how London fog has inspired writers, filmmakers, and herself. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of perso...
Feb 19, 2021•22 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast Get to know the man behind the beginnings of the National Gallery. With the assistance of artists such as Joshua Reynolds and Benjamin West, John Julius Angerstein started to establish a collection of Old Master Paintings. In total, he collected 38 important works of art, some were displayed at Woodlands and others at his rooms at his town house at 100 Pall Mall. Many of Angerstein’s earlier purchases of pictures for his collection were by British artists. By 1804, Angerstein’s collection, at th...
Feb 12, 2021•20 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast Medieval London was a very different place, with large walled off precincts for friaries. Join Hazel and Ian as they explore what the friaries were, how they differed monasteries, what Londoners thought of them and what Blackfriars precinct would have been like. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This L...
Feb 05, 2021•20 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Victorian author Charles Dickens writes about Greenwich in a number of places, including magazines, such as The Uncommercial Traveller and Household Words and also in some of his novels such as Bleak House and Our Mutual friend. Sometimes it's the smallest of small mentions, such as in David Copperfield, to full descriptions of the fun of Greenwich Fair in Sketches by Boz. Join Hazel as she shares her love of Greenwich and Charles Dickens. Learn things about London that most Londoners don'...
Jan 29, 2021•15 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast If you have ever walked along the Southbank between Shakespeare's Globe and Borough Market then you would have walked under Southwark Bridge. In the pedestrian underpass you may have noticed five large pieces of slate along the southern wall. The slates have been engraved by Richard Kindersley and shows a scene of a long lost London event; the Frost Fair. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of pe...
Jan 22, 2021•18 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast Even after 671 years the Black Death has left its mark on London reminding us of the devastation that disease can inflict on communities. With the help of my colleague Ian McDiarmid we are going to investigate London during the Black Death which wiped out half of the population within nine months. We will look at how the Black Death got its name, how it spread, what people thought was causing it and what the authorities did to try and stop it. We will look at how we buried our dead and challenge...
Jan 15, 2021•20 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast Bridgerton is the latest Netflix original series produced by Grey's anatomy, Shonda Rhimes. This period drama is based on Julia Quinn's novels set in Regency London. Even if you haven't read the books or even like the idea of a love child of Nanny McPhee and a wedding decorator, the true stars of the series are the filming locations themselves, many of them in London. Hazel shares with you and little bit of the Regency London history from the places mentioned in Bridgerton, either in the books o...
Jan 08, 2021•19 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast We all know Brexit means Brexit... Putting politics aside, what does Brexit mean for the City of London? Join your host Hazel Baker as she speaks with City of London tour guide Ian McDiarmid who tells us more about the history being made today and the effects that will have on the City of London and the UK as a whole. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fi...
Jan 01, 2021•20 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast Join Hazel as we are going back to a Christmas before industrialisation, even before the reformation and Puritan rule, before Christmas trees, Christmas crackers and yes, even Santa Claus. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history podcast is where we can get down and dirty with the detail! You're...
Dec 18, 2020•19 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast Did you know there are shops in London that are over 300 years old? Join Hazel as she shares her favourite old shops for food and drink. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how...
Dec 11, 2020•20 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast Pillar boxes are a symbol of Britain, a national design icon. Something we pass by on the street everyday but they have a long and interesting history which we can journey through today…. Joanna Espin, Curator of the Postal Museum is going to be giving us a run down of three pillar boxes you can get out and see in London and take you on a whistle stop tour of London’s post box history. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of Lon...
Dec 04, 2020•19 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast The economic role played by London was became more and more significant for the royal government in Medieval times. They set national standards in aspects of commercial activity as well as for the supplying essential goods such as food and textiles. There are strongly held notions of corporate history among London’s livery companies, where connections with the crown and the monarch feature prominently. What are guilds and how did the come about? Join London tour guides Hazel Baker and ...
Nov 27, 2020•20 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast Join us as we discuss London’s disused underground stations with London Transport Museum’s Siddy Holloway as she shares the hidden London underneath our feet. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history podcast is where we can get down and dirty with the detail! You're not going to find this level ...
Nov 20, 2020•20 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast What do Benjamin Franklin, John Milton and Samuel Johnson have in common? Find out on our latest episode where Hazel talks about the street Little Britain in the City of London. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history podcast is where we can get down and dirty with the detail! You're not ...
Nov 14, 2020•19 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast What do Jamie Oliver, Queen Victoria and harps have in common? Find out on our latest episode where Moira Bonnington talks with Hazel about her investigation into four generations of harp makers in Fitzrovia. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history podcast is where we can get down and dirty with the ...
Nov 06, 2020•19 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast Have you heard of The Ghost of Cock Lane? Join London Tour Guide, Hazel Baker as she share this rather unusual Georgian ghost story in London History Podcast's Halloween Special Episode. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history podcast is where we can get down and dirty with the detail! You're not goi...
Oct 30, 2020•17 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast London's history has been punctuated by financial crises such as the dot com bubble and the 2008 Crash. But perhaps one of the most famous crisis in London was The South Sea Bubble in 1720. Let's get to the bottom of this early 18th century crises with City of London Tour Guide, Ian McDiarmid and London Tour Guide, Hazel Baker. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much w...
Oct 22, 2020•22 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the varied history behind some of the best of Soho's architecture along with artistic facial features in an ever-changing community. Join Hazel Baker, London Tour Guide, in A Nosey Around Soho. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history podcast is where we can get down and dirty with t...
Oct 15, 2020•18 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast The British Museum has re-opened. With a new one way route, Ian McDiarmid (City of London Tour Guide) and Hazel Baker (London Tour Guide) have visited twice and now share the best bits in this week's episode. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history podcast is where we can get down and dirty wit...
Oct 08, 2020•21 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast "The river Walbrook is the shortest but one of the most important of London's lost rivers. This Roman London water source is now entirely hidden and has largely been forgotten. Join London tour guides Hazel Baker and Ian McDiarmid as they take you back to Londinium, when the Walbrook was more than a street name." Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our ...
Oct 01, 2020•19 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast With over 3,000 pubs in London, we have handpicked some of the most interesting places and unique facts for you to start adding these pubs on your ‘Places to Visit’ list. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history podcast is where we can get down and dirty with the detail! You're not going to find...
Sep 24, 2020•20 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast Did you know about The Havering Hoard? Join Hazel Baker and Ian McDiarmid as they give you the full visitor experience review about the Havering Hoard: A Bronze Age Mystery from the Museum of London, Docklands. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history podcast is where we can get down and dirty w...
Sep 17, 2020•20 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast What’s in a name? Join London tour guides Hazel Baker and Ian McDiarmid as they discuss the animal-related names of parts of London. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history podcast is where we can get down and dirty with the detail! You're not going to find this level of detail in any guidebook...
Sep 11, 2020•18 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Join Hazel Baker and Ian McDiarmid as they revisit the story of how The Great Fire of London began and how it shaped the face of the new City of London. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history podcast is where we can get down and dirty with the detail! You're not going to find this level of det...
Sep 04, 2020•20 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Ever wondered how the coffee tasted before in London’s old coffeehouses? Is it similar to Starbucks, Costa Coffee, or Caffe Nero? Join Hazel Baker and Ian McDiarmid in this episode where they talk about all things coffee and its main role in the 17th century. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history p...
Jul 31, 2020•19 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast With the invention of photography, who knew it would revolutionise culture and communication? Images of real life could be captured for prosperity and sent across the world. Portraits of royalty and other celebrities, far more accurate than paintings, allowed members of the public to feel that they were viewing these people in the flesh. In this episode, we are with guest Colin Webb , who helps making history more accessible and telling the stories that we as a culture may have forgotten, and he...
Jul 24, 2020•18 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast The Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Its aim is to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience. Join Hazel as she shares stories of how the proms began, where it gets its name, how politics has sometimes clashed with the event and how a stag was released from Door 1 at the Last Night of the Proms. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with ...
Jul 17, 2020•19 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast What was it like to be a woman in 1920s London? Rubbing shoulders with big names such a Winston Churchill and George Bernard Shaw and having friends such as Lady Astor and Emmeline Pankhurst. Listen to this weeks episode and find out more. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into our tours, no matter how hard we try. This London history podcast is where we c...
Jul 09, 2020•22 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we'll have a look at how the world's greatest city has been portrayed on film, taking in everything from the glory days of Ealing to the use of the modern metropolis as the background for blockbusters. Join Hazel Baker (Qualified London Tour Guide) and Richard Luck (Feature writer, critic and author) as they discuss movies that are filmed in London. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash ...
Jul 02, 2020•18 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Join London Tour Guide Hazel as be meets with Helen Baggott who shares the true stories revealed through postcards sent more than a hundred years ago. Helen Baggott is a writer and editor from Dorset. She began researching postcards almost 20 years ago and so far has researched more than 300 – with more in the wings. Learn things about London that most Londoners don't even know in a 20 minute espresso shot episode of London history with a splash of personality. There's so much we can't fit into ...
Jun 26, 2020•20 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast 
