Footprints of London

Celebrate the secret world in words! Photo: Cambridge Circus Sign – © David Charnick 2020 What’s your preference – George Smiley or James Bond? Both feature in this exploration of the shadowy world of secret agents in fiction. The tour features site-specific readings – some obvious, some much less so! Join me on a literary…

Celebrate the secret world in words! Photo: Cambridge Circus Sign – © David Charnick 2020 What’s your preference – George Smiley or James Bond? Both feature in this exploration of the shadowy world of secret agents in fiction. The tour features site-specific readings – some obvious, some much less so! Join me in a literary…

Explore the Shadowy World of the Secret Services! Photo: Vauxhall Cross from Vauxhall Bridge – © David Charnick 2020 The world of British Intelligence is dominated by the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). But the story of intelligence gathering and covert operations goes way beyond these two bodies. This tour considers…

Explore the Shadowy World of the Secret Services! Photo: Vauxhall Cross from Vauxhall Bridge – © David Charnick 2020 The world of British Intelligence is dominated by the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). But the story of intelligence gathering and covert operations goes way beyond these two bodies. This tour considers…

Celebrate the beginnings of the Isle of Dogs! Photo: the former Cubitt Arms (detail) – © 2023 David Charnick (PLEASE NOTE that aspects of this route may be problematic for persons with mobility issues. Please contact me IN ADVANCE to ensure that I can make proper provision.) In the 1840s William Cubitt headed east to…