Discover London

Discover London

By Derek O'ReillyComedySociety & CultureHistory
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Discover London episodes

  • Season 1 Special - Mayfair

    With so much to pack in Derek is joined by Olivia Cox on a whistle stop journey around Mayfair.

    Derek find's himself in London’s oldest hotel with a hint of modern luxury, he visits a church where an American president was married and takes us to the best places to buy art, clothes, books and even get a haircut by a barbers that’s over 120 years old.


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    25 min
  • Jack The Ripper
    Derek sits down with Historian David Charnick to discuss a theory that suggests Jack the Ripper, the killer who terrorised women around London during the Victorian era, could actually have been a woman.

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    38 min
  • Locations Locations Locations
    Derek meets Historian and Tour Guide Jaime Cartwright to discuss film locations in London, from Harry Potter to James Bond and all the hidden gems and secret spaces in between.

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    31 min
  • Trains, Drains & Remains
    Considering the history of the City which is largely under our feet, Derek and historian Marilyn Greene will discuss the tube and post office tunnels, water conduits, hidden rivers, and archaeological remains from burials and buildings found in the City.

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    36 min
  • Radical Women of the East End
    Derek and Historian Oonah Gay delve into how these radical women influenced social reform in the east end of London and discuss the match girls strike.

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    31 min
  • Theatrical London
    Derek and Historian Diane Burnstein treat you to historical vignettes and anecdotes about the West End’s most illustrious personalities. Find out about Central London’s oldest theatre and hear about its many ghosts, hear about the riots at the Royal Opera House and visit a haunted stage door where an actor was brutally murdered.

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    38 min
  • Quirky London
    Derek is joined by London Historian Vic Norman, together they tell us how London is full of interesting and quriky facts that will both fascinate and surprise!

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    34 min

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Join taxi driver and master of The London Knowledge Derek O'Reilly as he guides us through the streets of London with a little help from some of the best tour guides in London.

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