James Thompson

Subterraneans Podcast

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A podcast about the underground history of London. Hidden places and forgotten stories beneath the City.

Author

James Thompson

Episodes

S09E05: Rot / Magpies 02.01.2026 19:32

Rot, mania, and birds of prey. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod Additional music by Hypogean Tapes. Go buy a cassette: https://palacetapes.bandcamp.com/album/like-the-sky

S09E04: Waiting for Percival 16.12.2025 28:22

Profanity and the Matter of Britain. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S09E03: Sacrifice 02.12.2025 39:39

What do you do with infinity? https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S09E02: Unknown Utilities 18.11.2025 21:54

Tree pits and titanium, encircling the city. www.patreon.com/subterpod

S09E01: Trap 04.11.2025 26:45

There's a house on my street that people enter but never leave. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S09E00 24.10.2025 4:00

Subterraneans Season 9 begins on November 4th 2025. Get early access to the first two episodes by subscribing now at patreon.com/subterpod. Additional music on this teaser episode by the Tottenham Noise Ensemble.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, JUNE 2025 10.06.2025 4:13

A little update during the off-season. With love to you all. Hypogean Tapes - Like the Sky: https://palacetapes.bandcamp.com/album/like-the-sky EHRC Consultation: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/equality/equality-act-2010/codes-practice/code-practice-services-public-functions-and-associations TransActual guidance on filling out the survey: https://transactual.org.uk/equality-act-campaign/respo...

S08E05: Stepping Out 27.01.2025 23:45

The season finale of Subterraneans Season 8. Stepping out into nothingness. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S08E04: Moving In 13.01.2025 24:11

The Bull & Mouth; strange omens in the gaping maw of history. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S08E03: Seven Sisters 31.12.2024 26:51

A new job. This episode contains extreme frequencies and some upsetting violence. Please listen with care. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S08E01: I Love My Neighbourhood 01.12.2024 23:09

A body in the park outside my flat, and rituals down by the Thames. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S08E02: Broadwater Prison System 01.12.2024 29:14

Life above the clouds in the path of the Moselle. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S08E00: Announcement 28.10.2024 3:15

Season 8 begins shortly. Get early access at patreon.com/subterpod

S07E05: Q-Whitehall 09.01.2024 30:02

Exploring Q-Whitehall, the network of tunnels beneath the heart of the government, and the strange installations in the bloodstream of the city. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S07E04: Citronella 26.12.2023 31:34

In the depths of the internet lies an exact copy of you. Waiting. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S07E03: Brand New Swampland 12.12.2023 27:19

The mischievous spirits of the Gunnersbury Triangle Nature Reserve and planning for the swamp. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S07E02: Holy Antennae 28.11.2023 23:53

Pirate radio and divine broadcasts. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S07E01: Seven Dials 14.11.2023 22:52

We don't dance around the dials any more. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

SEASON 7 BEGINS 14.11.23 05.11.2023 4:43

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S06E05: Politeness 11.04.2023 19:11

The season finale of Subterraneans Season 6. Learning to get rude, and a strange new job. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S06E04: The Phantom Platforms 28.03.2023 28:57

A music box at St Pauls tube station and a song that lasts forever: exploring the Phantom Platforms that exist in the gap between waveforms.

S06E03: The Skeleton Army 14.03.2023 24:29

Queer misery and the search for the magic words. www.patreon.com/subterpod

S06E02: The Thirteenth Man 28.02.2023 33:11

Pick-up artists and mycelium beneath a row of terraces in Feltham. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S06E01: The Aberfeldy Ghost 14.02.2023 30:23

Echoes and whispers in a Poplar housing estate. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod

S05E05: The Carrot 06.09.2022 18:22

In the season finale of Subterraneans, I listen to the tapes that Flick sent me. We listen to the tapes that Flick sent me. You listen to the tapes that Flick sent me. https://www.patreon.com/subterpod