Fierce City: A London History Podcast

Fierce City
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Fierce City: A London History Podcast

The history you don't already know from the 2000-year story of London. The people, power struggles, and pomp and circumstance of the fierce city are brought to you by Satu and PJ.

  1. 10/07/2018

    #16 Nell Gwyn: A Star is Born

    In which we meet London's most famous royal mistress, and follow her as she conquers the theatre, the public and the heart of King Charles II.

    52 min

  2. 08/21/2018

    #15 The Hatton Garden Heist

    In which a gang of elderly criminals pull off the caper of the century. Featuring: impenetrable vaults, diamonds and gold, shady accomplices and a mysterious cassette tape.

    41 min

  3. 06/17/2018

    #14 What London Stole

    In which we roam the halls of London’s museums, mainly the British Museum, and figure out where all those precious objects, stones, marbles and bronze heads originally came from. Featuring shady English earls, amazing African empires, and spooky ghost stations.

    45 min

  4. 05/01/2018

    #13 God Save the Queen: Vivienne Westwood starts punk

    In which Vivienne Westwood meets Malcolm McLaren, makes the Kings Road cool again and invents the punk look. Featuring the Sex Pistols, 1970s London and the world's least consumer-friendly shop.

    49 min

  5. 04/01/2018

    #12 The Gin Panic

    In which Londoners in the early 1700s enjoy their gin, the toffs try and take it away from them, and the street hawkers come up with some ingenious ways to keep everyone sozzled. Featuring the gin vending machine, a shocked queen and a slice of life from Hogarthian London.

    41 min

  6. 03/04/2018

    #11 Suffragettes' Darkest Hour: Black Friday

    In which the Suffragettes battle the police to reach the doors of Parliament. Featuring: Churchill, Mrs Pankhurst, a gang of roughs, and a band of tough ladies.

    38 min

  7. 12/23/2017

    #10 London Christmas Traditions

    In which we find out how people entertained and fed themselves in London at Christmas from the 14th to 20th centuries. Featuring: mince pies, holly-sellers, the workhouse, Boxing Day and the gerdurken, the pie of many animals.

    31 min

  8. 11/26/2017

    #9 The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

    In which three young rebels use art to defy the establishment and form a secret society. Can their friendship survive public scandal and romantic passion? Featuring: Victorian supermodels, the Royal Academy, hat shop culture and some of the most famous paintings of all time.

    37 min
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The history you don't already know from the 2000-year story of London. The people, power struggles, and pomp and circumstance of the fierce city are brought to you by Satu and PJ.

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