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.

Latest episodes

164: Edwardian London: Mario Theodorou’s Historical Thrillers

September 25, 2026 · 39 min

Step 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…
163: Fighters and Fashion: The Story of Georgian London's Public Combat

September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

Spotify 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…
162: Building Tower Bridge

June 26, 2026 · 30 min

How 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…
161: Life Below Stairs

June 12, 2026 · 53 min

Below 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…
160: Soho Square’s Untold Stories: From Charles II to Mary Seacole

May 29, 2026 · 29 min

Host 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…
159: Unveiling London's Victorian Vampire Legacy

May 22, 2026 · 44 min

London’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…
158: Finsbury Circus: Marsh to Metropolitan Marvels

May 8, 2026 · 29 min

The 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…
157: From Factory Floor to Black Market: The Button Theft Scandal

April 24, 2026 · 34 min

Hazel 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…