Footprints of London

Explore the political career of one of Britain's greatest statesmen! Photo: Churchill Statue by Ivor Roberts-Jones (detail) – © David Charnick 2021 In 1940 Winston Churchill became Britain’s Prime Minister, with the task of steering the nation through the nightmare of the Second World War. But what else do you know about him? Churchill’s political…

Come explore the impact of World War Two on Bethnal Green! Photo: Bethnal Green Tube Disaster Memorial (detail) © 2020 David Charnick Join me to explore the traces of the impact of World War Two on Bethnal Green. We commemorate the hardships faced on the Home Front. As we do, we’ll consider the plans for…

Come explore the impact of World War Two on Bethnal Green Photo: Bethnal Green Tube Disaster Memorial (detail) © 2020 David Charnick Join me to explore the traces of the impact of World War Two on Bethnal Green. We commemorate the hardships faced on the Home Front, visiting the sites of three air raid shelters….

Explore the political career of one of Britain's greatest statesmen! Photo: Churchill Statue by Ivor Roberts-Jones (detail) – © David Charnick 2021 In 1940 Winston Churchill became Britain’s Prime Minister, with the task of steering the nation through the nightmare of the Second World War. But what else do you know about him? Churchill’s political…

Celebrate Dictionary Johnson with his own words! Photo: Samuel Johnson by Percy Fitzgerald (detail), St Clement Danes – © David Charnick 2022 In 1737 a teacher with an uncertain future arrived in London in the company of one of his former pupils. The former pupil was David Garrick, who would become one of the most…