161 - 157: From Factory Floor to Black Market: The Button Theft Scandal
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.
161 - 157: From Factory Floor to Black Market: The Button Theft Scandal
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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.
Episoder
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157: From Factory Floor to Black Market: The Button Theft Scandal
Lyttet
fre., 24 apr. 2026
160-
156: Smithfield: London’s Theatre of Public Execution
Lyttet
tor., 09 apr. 2026
159-
155: Tea with Churchill: Amelia Earhart's London Story
Lyttet
fre., 27 mar. 2026
158-
154: White Conduit House: A Lost Pleasure Garden of Georgian Islington
Lyttet
fre., 13 mar. 2026
157-
153: A Celebration of Sound: The Festival of Britain's Musical Journey
Lyttet
fre., 06 mar. 2026
156-
BONUS EPISODE 2: The Great London Firsts Quiz
Lyttet
fre., 27 feb. 2026
155-
152: The Peasant's Revolt Part I - How it Came About
Lyttet
fre., 20 feb. 2026
154-
151: Love of Jane Austen in London
Lyttet
fre., 13 feb. 2026
153-
150: Cracking London's Financial Glass Ceiling: The Story of Mary Harris Smith
Lyttet
fre., 06 feb. 2026
152-
BONUS EPISODE Quiz Time: Uncovering London's Firsts Through History
Lyttet
man., 02 feb. 2026
151-
149: Milner Square: Through a Hole in the Wall
Lyttet
fre., 30 jan. 2026
150-
148: Seven Dials in the Interwar Years
Lyttet
fre., 23 jan. 2026
149-
147: The Russian Flu of 1892
Lyttet
fre., 09 jan. 2026
148-
146: Jumping Tower Bridge
Lyttet
fre., 26 dec. 2025
147-
145: Feasting in London: History of Puddings, Pies & Markets
Lyttet
fre., 12 dec. 2025
146-
144: Who was Ebenezer Scrooge?
Lyttet
fre., 28 nov. 2025
145-
143: Oliver Twist's London
Lyttet
fre., 14 nov. 2025
144-
142: Monsters and Myths of London
Lyttet
tor., 30 okt. 2025
143-
141: Mocked in London Part 1: Umbrellas
Lyttet
fre., 17 okt. 2025
142-
140: The Iron Duke: Gadgets, Survival & Innovation
Lyttet
fre., 03 okt. 2025
141-
139. Downing Street
Lyttet
tor., 18 sep. 2025
140-
138. Dockside Gold: How Whales Transformed London
Lyttet
fre., 05 sep. 2025
139-
137. The Thames Tunnel
Lyttet
fre., 22 aug. 2025
138-
136. Ink & Industry
Lyttet
tor., 21 aug. 2025
137-
135. William Beckford
Lyttet
fre., 18 jul. 2025
136-
134. Organ Grinders of Little Italy
Lyttet
tir., 01 jul. 2025
135-
133. Royal Festival Hall's Organ
Lyttet
fre., 15 mar. 2024
134-
132. Suffragette or Suffragist - what would you have been?
Lyttet
fre., 08 mar. 2024
133-
131. Endell Street Military Hospital
Lyttet
fre., 01 mar. 2024
132-
130. Mudlarking Finds from Stuart London
Lyttet
fre., 16 feb. 2024
131-
129. 2 Temple Place
Lyttet
fre., 09 feb. 2024
130-
128. St James's Palace
Lyttet
fre., 02 feb. 2024
129-
127. Archie's Journey Through Dickens' London
Lyttet
lør., 23 dec. 2023
128-
126. Transatlantic Slave Trade and London
Lyttet
fre., 01 dec. 2023
127-
125. Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley in the Tower of London