London Visited

By Steve Atkins-LinnellSociety & Culture Leisure Places & Travel

London Visited episodes

December 16, 2020 41 - Christmas History in London
In this podcast we go back and look at 7 different things connected with Christmas and London!
6 min
December 09, 2020 40 - London's Red Telephone Box
In this podcast we look back at the red telephone box, such an iconic part of London's streets. We look at it's history and development and how they are used now....
9 min
November 25, 2020 39 - Burlington Arcade
In this podcast we go to a rather up market shopping mall, but one of the first of it's kind in the UK.

Just off Piccadilly and next to Old Bond Street, Burlington Arcade has slightly different shops to those you'd find in any normal shopping mall!
5 min
November 11, 2020 38 - The Gunpowder Plot - Guy Fawkes
This podcast we go back to 1604 and look at the plot to blow up the House of Parliament in an effort to kill King James I. Guy Fawkes was one of the member of the group to attempt this but the one most famous for the connection.

Each year in the UK, November 5th is celebrated for this event, we go back in history to see why.....
19 min
November 04, 2020 37 - London Dungeon
In this podcast released just after Halloween we go to a place that has been scaring visitors for years, The London Dungeon!

We go back and look at it's years of history and how it has changed and see how they have scared so many.....
6 min
October 28, 2020 36 - Pall Mall - More Than A Game
In this podcast we go to Pall Mall and find out about this piece of London that still seems to be in its own timewarp.

Join us as we find out more about this small street that is buried in its history....
11 min
October 21, 2020 35 - Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
In this podcast we go to the home of time at Greenwich to learn about GMT, where it came from was calculated and became the start point for time globally....

9 min
October 14, 2020 34 - St Martin in the Fields
In this podcast we go the the church that overlooks Trafalgar Square and has stood here from the time of the Romans.

Join us as we look back and some more of London's history...

10 min
October 07, 2020 33 - John Nash - A Creator of London
Many know the name Sir Christopher Wren, but not many know John Nash who has had so much influence of the current layout of Central London.

We tell you his story and what he created in this podcast...
16 min
September 30, 2020 32 - The BBC at Langham Place
The BBC is a global name known by billions of people. In this podcast we go to the original home of the BBC at the top of Regent Street in Langham Place.

From the start of radio in the 1930's the BBC were there. Join us as we go back to the start and see how the BBC has changed...
11 min

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These podcasts share with you different parts of London, the greatest capital city in the world. We'll share with you the history and facts about different places in London.