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Fierce City: A London History Podcast
Hosted by Fierce City · ENGLISH
The history you don't already know from the 2000-year story of London. A monthly podcast on the people, power struggles, and pomp and circumstance of the fierce city of London. Brought to you by Satu and PJ.
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#16 Nell Gwyn: A Star is Born
Oct 7, 201800:51:55Tap to summarizeIn 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.
Transcribe →#15 The Hatton Garden Heist
Aug 21, 201800:40:47Tap to summarizeIn 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.
Transcribe →#14 What London Stole
Jun 17, 201800:45:02Tap to summarizeIn 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.
Transcribe →#13 God Save the Queen: Vivienne Westwood starts punk
May 1, 201800:48:41Tap to summarizeIn 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.
Transcribe →#12 The Gin Panic
Apr 1, 201800:41:18Tap to summarizeIn 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.
Transcribe →#11 Suffragettes' Darkest Hour: Black Friday
Mar 4, 201800:38:22Tap to summarizeIn 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.
Transcribe →#10 London Christmas Traditions
Dec 23, 201700:30:48Tap to summarizeIn 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.
Transcribe →#9 The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Nov 26, 201700:36:39Tap to summarizeIn 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.
Transcribe →#8 The London Monster
Oct 29, 201700:32:43Tap to summarizeIn which we flee in horror from the infamous London Monster, and learn there's never a dull moment when you're caught up in the crowds of 18th-century London. Featuring a mob, the Old Bailey, pickpockets and the Bow Street Runners.
Transcribe →#7 Downing Street Part II: Cats and Catastrophes
Sep 24, 201700:46:05Tap to summarizeIn which we visit Number 10 Downing Street for the second time. Pick a card, any card to play... Downing Street Cats and Catastrophes. Featuring Larry the Chief Mouser, Winston Churchill, Margot Asquith, and a host of political animals.
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