Fierce City: A London History Podcast

#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,...

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#15 The Hatton Garden Heist

In which a gang of elderly criminals pull off the caper of the century. Featuring: impenetrable...

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#14 What London Stole

In which we roam the halls of the musuems of London and the British Museum and figure out where...

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#13 Vivienne Westwood and Punk

In which Vivienne Westwood meets Malcolm McLaren, makes the Kings Road cool again and invents the...

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#12 The Gin Panic

In which Londoners in the early 1700s enjoy their gin, the toffs try and take it away from them,...

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#11 Suffragettes’ Darkest Hour: Black Friday

In which the Suffragettes battle the police to reach the doors of Parliament. Featuring:...

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#10 London Christmas Traditions

In which we find out how people entertained and fed themselves in London at Christmas from the...

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#9 The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

In which three young rebels use art to defy the establishment and form a secret society. Can...

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#8 The London Monster

In which we flee in horror from the infamous London Monster, and learn there's never a dull...

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#7 Downing Street Part II: Cats and Catastrophes

In which we visit Number 10 Downing Street for the second time. Pick a card, any card to play......

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#6 The Notting Hill Carnival

In which we learn how Notting Hill Carnival came to be, the two very different women who founded...

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Episode 5: Sherlock Holmes - True or False

In which you get to be detective and guess which of our Sherlock Holmes facts are true or false. 

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Episode 4: The Trials of Oscar Wilde

In which Wilde fights for love and becomes a reluctant martyr for gay rights.    Oscar Wilde...

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Episode 3: Downing Street Part 1

In which we visit the boggy ground of Downing Street for the first time. Over the centuries, a...

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Episode 2: The Birth of British Vogue

In which skirts get shorter and Vogue gets an avant-garde lesbian editor. Who was the first...

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Episode 1: The Tower of London Menagerie

In which an elephant gets drunk and Christopher Wren appears. The Tower of London Menagerie was...

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