London Walks

London Walks

Society EN ↓ 406 episodes

London Walks is the oldest urban walking tour company on the planet. It’s the gold standard of this profession, this craft. Here you can listen to our guides' stories and anecdotes of London.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.walks.com

Author

London Walks

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.walks.com

Latest episode

Oct 24, 2026

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Episodes

Fleming. Ian Fleming. 28.05.2026

James Bond is wish fulfilment in a dinner jacket

Checkmate! 27.05.2026

You suddenly realise that what looks like mere decoration is actually fossilised history.

The Count in Piccadilly 26.05.2026

Eastern European aristocrat arrives in England bringing corruption, contagion, nocturnal habits and highly irregular neck behaviour.

The Gate Where Chaucer Lived 25.05.2026

Being a tax collector in medieval London was not exactly a popularity-enhancing career choice.

The Heart Strangely Warmed 24.05.2026

...the man arriving back in London was spiritually shattered.

The Rope Snapped 22.05.2026

His body was left hanging there for years.

The Secret City Above Kensington 22.05.2026

There's a whole civilisation up there.

Hats Off to Lock & Co. 21.05.2026

Humphrey Bogart. Graham Greene. A private detective in a down-at-heel bar.

A Goose Called Brent 20.05.2026

Words are footprints in wet cement...

They even looted the word “loot” 19.05.2026

My pharmacist is also my librarian.

The Day London Bought Bottled Air 18.05.2026

"POISON GAS FROM SPACE"

The Man Who Invented Modern Britain 17.05.2026

“Less British Museum and more life”

Hallam – the Tennyson Nobody Knows 16.05.2026

Keeper of the flame...

It’s the Soundtrack of Our Lives 15.05.2026

"interest in the Beatles is at a pan-generational all-time high"

The Tea Tax Heard Round the World 14.05.2026

On May 14th, 1767, tea helped set the world on fire.

The Woman Who Invented the Future in St James’s Square 13.05.2026

The Victorian computer visionary comparing programming to embroidery.

Keep on Travelling. Keep on Laughing. 12.05.2026

"Laughter is an important weapon..."

Megawatts to Masterpieces 11.05.2026

Blowing out 26 candles on a birthday cake the size of a power station

The Woman Who Cracked the Old Boys’ Club 10.05.2026

The law had a rather dim view of women becoming lawyers.

Happy Birthday, Mr Punch! That’s the Way to Do It! 09.05.2026

A birthday party for a puppet

The Day London Welcomed David Attenborough 07.05.2026

he became part of the emotional weather of this country

Happy Birthday, Robert Browning 07.05.2026

It's Browning's masterpiece and London finally applauds.

The Queen Writes. The Axe Waits. 06.05.2026

If my death and the destruction of my reputation are necessary for your happiness…

Marx in London – The Making of a World-Changer 05.05.2026

In Highgate Cemetery, under that enormous head, London keeps him still.

The Birthplace of Wonderland 04.05.2026

The rabbit hole that’s still there if you know where to look.

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