SideStreets Podcast

SideStreets Podcast

By Alan HertzSociety & CultureHistory
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SideStreets Podcast episodes

  • SideStreets S2E4 - Three Developments Part 1

    In this episode we explore three developments which are the results of Mr. George Peabody and his legacy, known by many as the first modern philanthropist...

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    24 min
  • SideStreets S2E3 - The Monster of Chiswell Street

    Meet Samuel Whitbread the First, one of London’s most innovative and most successful businesspeople. The monster he created on Chiswell Street was the most productive brewery in London in an age when beer-drinking was healthy, patriotic, and enormously popular.

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    20 min
  • SideStreets S2E1 - The Many Dead of Whitecross Street

    We introduce the area around Whitecross Street, the subject of our first four episodes this season, with a tour of seven sites, where the dead of London have been placed for almost two thousand years.

    Expect mysteriously flooded Romans, mysteriously exhumed Jews, a Quaker with two death-dates, a mutilated poet, and a columbarium.

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    26 min
  • Season 2 Trailer - SideStreets Podcast

    This trailer is a basket of nuggets outlining what you can expect for the coming year! Hope you are as exited to hear about these stories as we are to tell them! Come back on January 10th to be the first to hear episode 1 when it is released...

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    5 min
  • Christmas Special 2023 - SideStreets Podcast

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holydays everyone!

    This episode is a slight diversion from what we usually do, but non the less we wanted to give you guys a little treat for Christmas, hence here we are! In this Episode we will meet producer Wilhelm for the first time as he will ask Alan about his process, why Alan started SideStreets and what we have in store for next year. Grab your favorite Christmas snack and beverage and join us in this special Christmas episode.

    38 min
  • SideStreets Episode 9 - The two Annes of the Abbey

    In this episode we learn about the life Anne Bracegirdle and Anne Oldfield, the two actresses who competed for the limelight in London's West end during the early 18th century and why they aren't as proudly displayed in the Abbey as they should be... Our Website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=84135705

    23 min
  • SideStreets Episode 8 - Hooke’s Monument

    In todays episode we delve into Hooke's involvement in the reconstruction of London after the Great Fire, where he played a central role in designing streets and landmarks. The Monument, with its unique blend of commemoration and laboratory space, becomes a symbol of London's rebirth. We also touch on the challenges Hooke faced in maintaining his legacy and reputation posthumously.Our website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/Join us on Patreon and listen to the lastest alleyway: patreon.com/user?u=84135705

    23 min
  • SideStreets Episode 7 - Tavistock Square
    Welcome to episode 7 of SideStreets. In today's episode we dive deep into the topic of public memorials. Why they are meant to remind us of the significance, maybe even the greatness, of certain people or events, but most of us, most of the time, pay no attention to them. We do this through a historic journey through Tavistock Square, a square which isn't one of London's better known squares, nor are its art and architecture intrinsically powerful or challenging. But it has dissonances and harmonies between the monuments, their surroundings, and the story of the neighbourhood irresistibly complex and in the end, quite moving. Please consider supporting us onPpatreon: patreon.com/user?u=84135705Our website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk
    19 min
  • SideStreets Episode 6 - Mirza Abul Hassan Khan

    On Saturday 25 November 1809, His Majesty’s Ship Formidable, a rather elderly ship-of-the-line, arrived in Plymouth harbour, having escorted an East India Company convoy through the dangerous waters of the Mediterranean and the Bay of Biscay. The Formidable was not only protecting merchant ships from French predators; she was also carrying Mirza Abul Hassan Khan, his eight servants, and his interpreter and minder, James Morier.In this episode we learn about Abul Hassan's voyage to London and get some first hand experiences on his culture shocks! Our website: https://www.sidestreets.co.uk/Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=84135705

    20 min

About SideStreets Podcast

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SideStreets is a podcast about the history and geography of London.

SideStreets will not attempt a narrative history of London. It will instead focus on out-of-the-way…