London History

170 - 166: The Explorer's Room: Guns, Gear and Victorian Travel

The London History Podcast uncovers the stories, people, and places that have shaped London over 2,000 years. Hosted by historian & tour guide Hazel Baker, each 20–40 minute episode feels like an audio walking tour, covering everything from Roman Londinium and medieval guilds to Dickensian streets, Georgian scandals, and modern social change. Perfect for curious Londoners, visitors, students, and history lovers who want to go beyond the usual tourist highlights.

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170 - 166: The Explorer's Room: Guns, Gear and Victorian Travel

Fri, 06 Nov 2026
169 - 165: Inside Kensington Palace

Fri, 09 Oct 2026
168 - 164: Edwardian London: Mario Theodorou’s Historical Thrillers

Fri, 25 Sep 2026
167 - 163: Fighters and Fashion: The Story of Georgian London's Public Combat

Fri, 11 Sep 2026
166 - 162: Building Tower Bridge

Fri, 26 Jun 2026
165 - 161: Life Below Stairs

Fri, 12 Jun 2026
164 - 160: Soho Square’s Untold Stories: From Charles II to Mary Seacole

Fri, 29 May 2026
163 - 159: Unveiling London's Victorian Vampire Legacy

Fri, 22 May 2026
162 - 158: Finsbury Circus: Marsh to Metropolitan Marvels

Fri, 08 May 2026
161 - 157: From Factory Floor to Black Market: The Button Theft Scandal

Fri, 24 Apr 2026
160 - 156: Smithfield: London’s Theatre of Public Execution

Thu, 09 Apr 2026
159 - 155: Tea with Churchill: Amelia Earhart's London Story

Fri, 27 Mar 2026
158 - 154: White Conduit House: A Lost Pleasure Garden of Georgian Islington

Fri, 13 Mar 2026
157 - 153: A Celebration of Sound: The Festival of Britain's Musical Journey

Fri, 06 Mar 2026
156 - BONUS EPISODE 2: The Great London Firsts Quiz

Fri, 27 Feb 2026
155 - 152: The Peasant's Revolt Part I - How it Came About

Fri, 20 Feb 2026
154 - 151: Love of Jane Austen in London

Fri, 13 Feb 2026
153 - 150: Cracking London's Financial Glass Ceiling: The Story of Mary Harris Smith

Fri, 06 Feb 2026
152 - BONUS EPISODE Quiz Time: Uncovering London's Firsts Through History

Mon, 02 Feb 2026
151 - 149: Milner Square: Through a Hole in the Wall

Fri, 30 Jan 2026
150 - 148: Seven Dials in the Interwar Years

Fri, 23 Jan 2026
149 - 147: The Russian Flu of 1892

Fri, 09 Jan 2026
148 - 146: Jumping Tower Bridge

Fri, 26 Dec 2025
147 - 145: Feasting in London: History of Puddings, Pies & Markets

Fri, 12 Dec 2025
146 - 144: Who was Ebenezer Scrooge?

Fri, 28 Nov 2025
145 - 143: Oliver Twist's London

Fri, 14 Nov 2025
144 - 142: Monsters and Myths of London

Thu, 30 Oct 2025
143 - 141: Mocked in London Part 1: Umbrellas

Fri, 17 Oct 2025
142 - 140: The Iron Duke: Gadgets, Survival & Innovation

Fri, 03 Oct 2025
141 - 139. Downing Street

Thu, 18 Sep 2025
140 - 138. Dockside Gold: How Whales Transformed London

Fri, 05 Sep 2025
139 - 137. The Thames Tunnel

Fri, 22 Aug 2025
138 - 136. Ink & Industry

Thu, 21 Aug 2025
137 - 135. William Beckford

Fri, 18 Jul 2025
136 - 134. Organ Grinders of Little Italy

Tue, 01 Jul 2025
135 - 133. Royal Festival Hall's Organ

Fri, 15 Mar 2024
134 - 132. Suffragette or Suffragist - what would you have been?

Fri, 08 Mar 2024
133 - 131. Endell Street Military Hospital

Fri, 01 Mar 2024
132 - 130. Mudlarking Finds from Stuart London

Fri, 16 Feb 2024
131 - 129. 2 Temple Place

Fri, 09 Feb 2024
130 - 128. St James's Palace

Fri, 02 Feb 2024
129 - 127. Archie's Journey Through Dickens' London

Sat, 23 Dec 2023
128 - 126. Transatlantic Slave Trade and London

Fri, 01 Dec 2023
127 - 125. Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley in the Tower of London

Fri, 24 Nov 2023
126 - 124. History of Tite Street, Chelsea

Fri, 10 Nov 2023
125 - 123. Lord Mayor's Show

Fri, 03 Nov 2023
124 - 122. Haunted Underground Stations

Fri, 27 Oct 2023
123 - 121. Suffragette Annie Kenney

Fri, 20 Oct 2023
122 - 120. Doctor Who in London

Fri, 13 Oct 2023
121 - 119. Crystal Palace Football Club: How It Began

Thu, 05 Oct 2023

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