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Visit the home of the creator of the vampire in literature, the birthplace of a visionary writer and the haunt of iconic French poets. John Snow pub in Soho, Wikipedia Literary Soho Join Alan to explore the Soho lives of some famous literary figures. Some, like William Blake and Fanny Burney, lived in Soho when…
Read moreA walk round the exclusive streets of Mayfair home of spies and the stomping ground of Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond. Join Michael as he looks at James Bond and the of Mayfair. For Bond fans we will explore Ian Fleming’s Mayfair: where he was born, where he gambled and drank and how…
Read moreA stroll around the Strand to discover some of London’s notorious criminals and their fate. Take a walk through the West End to discover the scenes of some of London’s most notorious crimes. We’ll find out about the criminals who were driven by lust or greed to end up on the wrong side of the…
Read moreA look at the history of Soho with the help of the women who challenged convention and helped make it what it is today The Women who made Soho Join Michael as he looks at how women helped make Soho what it is today. We’ll meet Casanova’s lover, a bigamous duchess and controversial club owners….
Read moreA stroll around the Strand to discover some of London’s notorious criminals and their fate. Take a walk through the West End to discover the scenes of some of London’s most notorious crimes. We’ll find out about the criminals who were driven by lust or greed to end up on the wrong side of the…
Read moreBehind the Stucco: the scandals of Belgravia Join Michael as he looks at the scandals that have shaken ultra-posh Belgravia. Walking Tour: the scandals of Belgravia Join Michael as he looks at the scandals that have shaken ultra-posh Belgravia. Discover where the murder took place that lead to one of the most famous disappearances in…
Read moreRelive Dickens’s dramatic retelling of the 1780 anti-Catholic riots that consumed London. Barnaby Rudge; a Tale of the Riots of ‘Eighty tells the story of simpleton Barnaby Rudge and his pet raven Grip who were caught up in the anti-Catholic riots that spread terror and destruction throughout London in 1780. This, the first of Dickens’s…
Read moreRose Macaulay’s ‘The World My Wilderness’ conjures up the devastation of the post-war City. Rose Macaulay’s penulitimate novel The World My Wilderness (1950) is an evocative account of the devestation of the CIty during the Blitz of World War Two. Semi-feral 17 year-old Barbary and her step-brother Raoul create a world for themselves in the…
Read moreExplore some of Camden’s rich history of radical theatre over the last 100 years . This walk explores some of Camden’s rich history of radical theatre over the last 100 years from the propaganda plays of the Actresses Franchise League, through pacifist plays of WW1, agitprop and “alternative” theatre of the 1970s and more. We…
Read moreA literary walk around Waterloo exploring locations that feature in novels from Victorian times to the present day. This walk explores the Waterloo of historical fiction. Tracy Chevalier’s Burning Bright brings William Blake’s Lambeth to life, Michael Sadleir’s Forlorn Sunset and Renton Nicholson’s Dombey and Daughter explore its seamier side in Victorian times, while for…
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