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165: Inside Kensington Palace
October 9, 2026 · 52 minIn this episode of the London History Podcast, Hazel Baker is joined by City of Westminster tour guide Phil Scott for a reign-by-reign exploration of Kensington Palace. Together, they trace its story from its origins as Nottingham House in…
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164: Edwardian London: Mario Theodorou’s Historical Thrillers
September 25, 2026 · 39 minStep into the restless, glittering and deeply unequal London of 1904 with author, screenwriter and director Mario Theodorou, creator of the Felix Grey Mysteries. Mario joins Hazel to explore the Edwardian capital behind his historical…
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163: Fighters and Fashion: The Story of Georgian London's Public Combat
September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 1 minSpotify episode description London’s forgotten fighting history comes alive in this episode of the London History Podcast. Hazel Baker explores the brutal, theatrical and hugely popular world of Georgian bare-knuckle boxing — a sport that…
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162: Building Tower Bridge
June 26, 2026 · 30 minHow Tower Bridge Was Built: The Untold Story of London's Most Famous Bridge Discover the remarkable history behind Tower Bridge, one of London's most iconic landmarks. Learn how political battles, engineering innovation, and Victorian…
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161: Life Below Stairs
June 12, 2026 · 53 minBelow Stairs London: Tracing Victorian Servant Life in Belgravia and MayfairHazel Baker guides listeners through surviving street-level traces of Victorian servant London—area steps and railings, coal-hole covers, bell systems, mews…
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160: Soho Square’s Untold Stories: From Charles II to Mary Seacole
May 29, 2026 · 29 minHost Hazel Baker and Westminster guide Philip Scott record in Soho Square, tracing its shift from Middlesex countryside and royal hunting ground—where “Soho!” was cried—to a late-1600s development originally called King Square for Charles…
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159: Unveiling London's Victorian Vampire Legacy
May 22, 2026 · 44 minLondon’s Dracula Connections: Victorian Vampires, Penny Dreadfuls & the Lyceum Theatre (World Dracula Day Special)On World Dracula Day (26 May), London History Podcast host Hazel Baker speaks with Lambeth tour guide and Gothic novelist…
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158: Finsbury Circus: Marsh to Metropolitan Marvels
May 8, 2026 · 29 minThe script traces Finsbury Circus Gardens’ transformation from medieval marshland north of London’s wall—created as the Wallbrook’s flow was impeded—into today’s Grade II listed public garden and commercial centre. It recounts Roman…
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157: From Factory Floor to Black Market: The Button Theft Scandal
April 24, 2026 · 34 minHazel Baker of the London History Podcast describes late December 1870 at the crowded Worship Street Police Court, where three women—Elizabeth Brown (22), Charlotte Quigley (20), and her mother Charlotte Quigley (45)—are charged with…
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156: Smithfield: London’s Theatre of Public Execution
April 9, 2026 · 37 minHazel Baker introduces Smithfield (West Smithfield near St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Smithfield Meat Market) as a deceptively ordinary open space that for centuries served both as a major market/fairground and a prominent execution site…
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155: Tea with Churchill: Amelia Earhart's London Story
March 27, 2026 · 30 minHazel Baker hosts journalist and author Rachel Hartigan on the London History Podcast to explore Amelia Earhart’s lesser-known relationship with London in 1928 and 1932, from Toynbee Hall’s settlement-house ideals to Selfridges displaying…
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154: White Conduit House: A Lost Pleasure Garden of Georgian Islington
March 13, 2026 · 46 minHazel Baker traces the story of White Conduit House in Barnsbury, Islington, from its origins as a 1431 Henry VI–licensed water conduit supplying Charterhouse to its later life as an affordable, working-class pleasure garden. She explains…
About the show
The London History Podcast uncovers the stories, people, and places that have shaped London over 2,000 years.
Hosted by historian & tour guide Hazel Baker, each 20–40 minute episode feels like an audio walking tour, covering everything from Roman Londinium and medieval guilds to Dickensian streets, Georgian scandals, and modern social change. Perfect for curious Londoners, visitors, students, and history lovers who want to go beyond the usual tourist highlights.