londonwalks https://londonwalks.podbean.com The podcast of London's Multi-Award-Winning Walking Tour Company www.walks.com Tue, 24 Oct 2017 00:09:09 +0200 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2013 London Walks. All rights reserved. Society & Culture:Places & Travel 1440 The companion podcast to the award-winning London Walks repertoire of walking tours is compiled and produced by London Walks guides Andrew Hallett and Adam Scott-Goulding, and takes us even further off the beaten track of Europe\'s greatest city. London Walks London Walks No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/596918/LONDON_WALKS_PODCAST.jpg londonwalks https://londonwalks.podbean.com 144 144 The London Walks Podcast No.47: Halloween Special 2017 Part Three The London Walks Podcast No.47: Halloween Special 2017 Part Three https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no47-halloween-special-2017-part-three/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no47-halloween-special-2017-part-three/#comments Tue, 24 Oct 2017 00:09:09 +0200 londonwalks.podbean.com/the-london-walks-podcast-no47-halloween-special-2017-part-three-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 The final part of the annual Halloween Special!

 

With under 15's accompanied by adults going FREE on our ghost tours, we thought it only apt to turn this episode over to Milo & Isobella (both aged 10).

 

Milo and his mates discuss the existence of ghosts with a big, healthy dose of scepticism while Isobella looks at horror movies.

 

There's a London Walks ghost tour every night - visit www.walks.com for full info.

]]> The final part of the annual Halloween Special!

 

With under 15's accompanied by adults going FREE on our ghost tours, we thought it only apt to turn this episode over to Milo & Isobella (both aged 10).

 

Milo and his mates discuss the existence of ghosts with a big, healthy dose of scepticism while Isobella looks at horror movies.

 

There's a London Walks ghost tour every night - visit www.walks.com for full info.

]]> London Walks false No 660 47 full The London Walks Podcast No.46: Halloween Special 2017 Part Two The London Walks Podcast No.46: Halloween Special 2017 Part Two https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no46-halloween-special-2017-part-two/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no46-halloween-special-2017-part-two/#comments Tue, 24 Oct 2017 00:04:21 +0200 londonwalks.podbean.com/the-london-walks-podcast-no46-halloween-special-2017-part-two-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 Part Two of the annual Halloween Special!

 

Andy looks at exorcism and the occult in Shakespeare while Adam compares Frankensteins and pays tribute to that great South Londoner Boris Karloff.

 

For full details of all the London Walks Ghost tours visit www.walks.com

]]> Part Two of the annual Halloween Special!

 

Andy looks at exorcism and the occult in Shakespeare while Adam compares Frankensteins and pays tribute to that great South Londoner Boris Karloff.

 

For full details of all the London Walks Ghost tours visit www.walks.com

]]> London Walks false No 1260 46 full The London Walks Podcast No.45: Halloween Special 2017 Part One The London Walks Podcast No.45: Halloween Special 2017 Part One https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/halloween2017part1/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/halloween2017part1/#comments Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:57:50 +0200 londonwalks.podbean.com/halloween2017part1-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 It's the annual Halloween Special Podcast!

 

In this episode Andy & Adam turn their attantion to Horror Movies - Andy spends time with The Exorcist and Adam watches three versions of the Mummy.

 

You can join both Andy & Adam on ghost tours at Halloween with London Walks.

 

The full schedule of London Walks Ghost Tours, and all the info you need about how to join one, can be found here: www.walks.com/ghostwalks

 

 

Part two of this Halloween special will turn the spotlight on Shakespeare & Mary Shelley.

]]> It's the annual Halloween Special Podcast!

 

In this episode Andy & Adam turn their attantion to Horror Movies - Andy spends time with The Exorcist and Adam watches three versions of the Mummy.

 

You can join both Andy & Adam on ghost tours at Halloween with London Walks.

 

The full schedule of London Walks Ghost Tours, and all the info you need about how to join one, can be found here: www.walks.com/ghostwalks

 

 

Part two of this Halloween special will turn the spotlight on Shakespeare & Mary Shelley.

]]> London Walks false No 1800 21 full The London Walks Podcast No.44. London Runs! The London Walks Podcast No.44. London Runs! https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no44-london-runs/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no44-london-runs/#comments Wed, 03 May 2017 12:23:47 +0200 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no44-london-runs/ Andy is leading guided 5K running tours!

 

In this episode of the London Walks Podcast Adam interviews Andy about his new running tours - talking running, prep, gear, diet, apps and everything you need to know about joining one of Andy's Guided London Runs.

 

This podcast was recorded live on a rehearsal for the 5K running tours in February 2017.

 

Will Adam make it to the end of 5K? Or will expert runner & historian Andy leave him for dead?

 

The Morning Run with London Walks!

Good for mind, body and soul. London Walks Runs. Debuting in the Summer programme. 

Andy – a committed jogger – has put them together and will lead them.  First one is on 4th May from affluent, fashionable Holland Park and Kensington to The Royal Albert Hall, Hyde Park, Speakers Corner and Marble Arch.  Meet Andy just outside Holland Park Tube station at 7.15 am on May 4th

 

You can book Andy for a Private Guided London Run for your office group or party - email london@walks.com

 

For the full programme click here: www.walks.com/our-walks/london-walks-runs

 

 

]]> Andy is leading guided 5K running tours!

 

In this episode of the London Walks Podcast Adam interviews Andy about his new running tours - talking running, prep, gear, diet, apps and everything you need to know about joining one of Andy's Guided London Runs.

 

This podcast was recorded live on a rehearsal for the 5K running tours in February 2017.

 

Will Adam make it to the end of 5K? Or will expert runner & historian Andy leave him for dead?

 

The Morning Run with London Walks!

Good for mind, body and soul. London Walks Runs. Debuting in the Summer programme. 


Andy – a committed jogger – has put them together and will lead them. 

First one is on 4th May from affluent, fashionable Holland Park and Kensington to The Royal Albert Hall, Hyde Park, Speakers Corner and Marble Arch. 

Meet Andy just outside Holland Park Tube station at 7.15 am on May 4th

 

You can book Andy for a Private Guided London Run for your office group or party - email london@walks.com

 

For the full programme click here: www.walks.com/our-walks/london-walks-runs

 

 

]]> London Walks false No 1560 1 full The London Walks Podcast No.43: A Christmas Carol The London Walks Podcast No.43: A Christmas Carol https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no43-a-christmas-carol/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no43-a-christmas-carol/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:54:43 +0100 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no43-a-christmas-carol/ Andrew Hallett and Adam Scott-Goulding have a chat about Dickens's A Christmas Carol in the hushed surroundings of Black Gull Books in East Finchley. With readings by Karen Pierce-Goulding

 

Read our blog The Daily Constitutional

Follow us on Twitter @londonwalks

Our website is www.walks.com

 

]]> Andrew Hallett and Adam Scott-Goulding have a chat about Dickens's A Christmas Carol in the hushed surroundings of Black Gull Books in East Finchley. With readings by Karen Pierce-Goulding

 

Read our blog The Daily Constitutional

Follow us on Twitter @londonwalks

Our website is www.walks.com

 

]]> London Walks false No 1020 The London Walks Podcast No.42: The Haphazard A-Z of London. B is for… The London Walks Podcast No.42: The Haphazard A-Z of London. B is for… https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no42-the-haphazard-a-z-of-london-b-is-for%e2%80%a6/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no42-the-haphazard-a-z-of-london-b-is-for%e2%80%a6/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2016 15:21:52 +0100 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no42-the-haphazard-a-z-of-london-b-is-for%e2%80%a6/ Episode 2 of The Haphazard A-Z of London.
B is for Bentinck Street
As Andy and Adam shoot the breeze in Marylebone they uncover an illustrious thoroughfare - 200+ years of celebrity in Bentinck Street!]]> London Walks false No 780 The London Walks Podcast No.41: Halloween London 2016 Part 3 The London Walks Podcast No.41: Halloween London 2016 Part 3 https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no40-halloween-london-2016-part-3/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no40-halloween-london-2016-part-3/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:04:17 +0200 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no40-halloween-london-2016-part-3/ Adam stays up late to watch horror movies - The Wolf Man & Nosferatu.

 

You can download The Wolf Man from iTunes HERE. 

 

 

 

You can download Nosferatu from iTunes HERE. 

 

 

 

 

]]> Adam stays up late to watch horror movies - The Wolf Man & Nosferatu.


 

You can download The Wolf Man from iTunes HERE. 

 

 

 

You can download Nosferatu from iTunes HERE. 

 

 

 

 

]]> London Walks false No 1280 The London Walks Podcast No.40: Halloween London 2016 PART TWO The London Walks Podcast No.40: Halloween London 2016 PART TWO https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no40-halloween-london-2016-part-two/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no40-halloween-london-2016-part-two/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2016 16:12:38 +0200 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no40-halloween-london-2016-part-two/ Andy and his new podcasting partner, nine-year-old Milo take a look at pumpkins!
(In part three, coming soon, we'll be looking at a few classic horror movies.)]]> London Walks false No 520 The London Walks Podcast No.39: Halloween London 2016 Part One The London Walks Podcast No.39: Halloween London 2016 Part One https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no39-halloween-london-2016-part-one/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no39-halloween-london-2016-part-one/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2016 10:41:23 +0200 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no39-halloween-london-2016-part-one/ It's the annual Halloween Podcast!

 

For this episode Andy and Adam visit Brompton Cemetery in search of a time machine with occult powers!

 

 

In part two we'll be discussing pumpkins and classic horror movies.

 

 

 

]]> It's the annual Halloween Podcast!

 

For this episode Andy and Adam visit Brompton Cemetery in search of a time machine with occult powers!

 

 

In part two we'll be discussing pumpkins and classic horror movies.

 

 

 

]]> London Walks false No 1200 The London Walks Podcast No.38: The Haphazard A-Z of London. A is for… The London Walks Podcast No.38: The Haphazard A-Z of London. A is for… https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no38-the-haphazard-a-z-of-london-a-is-for%e2%80%a6/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no38-the-haphazard-a-z-of-london-a-is-for%e2%80%a6/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:47:56 +0200 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no38-the-haphazard-a-z-of-london-a-is-for%e2%80%a6/ @londonwalks and you can email us at londonwalksblog@gmail.com The main London Walks website for all info on London's best walking tours is at www.walks.com ]]> Episode One of The Haphazard A-Z of London!
A is for… Artillery Lane and Abbey Road…
Andy visits Artillery Lane, one of the oldest corners of Spitalfields while Adam goes in search of the other Abbey Road.

Keep in touch! We're on Twitter @londonwalks and you can email us at londonwalksblog@gmail.com
The main London Walks website for all info on London's best walking tours is at www.walks.com

]]> London Walks false No 1140 The London Walks Podcast No.37: INTRODUCTION to our NEW series The Haphazard A-Z of London The London Walks Podcast No.37: INTRODUCTION to our NEW series The Haphazard A-Z of London https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no37-introduction-to-our-new-series-the-haphazard-a-z-of-london/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no37-introduction-to-our-new-series-the-haphazard-a-z-of-london/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:40:04 +0200 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no37-introduction-to-our-new-series-the-haphazard-a-z-of-london/ @londonwalks or by email londonwalksblog@gmail.com   ]]> In this short introduction, Andy & Adam explain the concept behind The Haphazard A-Z, a new strand of the London Walks Podcast set to run alongside our regular podcasts.
Episode one of our eccentric look at the streets of London will follow soon!
As usual, keep in touch via Twitter @londonwalks or by email londonwalksblog@gmail.com 

 ]]> London Walks false No 365 The London Walks Christmas Podcast 2015 – Christmas in Cecil Court WC2 The London Walks Christmas Podcast 2015 – Christmas in Cecil Court WC2 https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/londonchristmas/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/londonchristmas/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:38:37 +0100 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/londonchristmas/ blog The Daily Constitutional. Happy Christmas! ]]> An accompanying photoblog can be found at our blog The Daily Constitutional.

Happy Christmas!

]]> London Walks false No 650 The London Walks Halloween London 2015 Part Two The London Walks Halloween London 2015 Part Two https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-halloween-london-2015-part-two/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-halloween-london-2015-part-two/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2015 01:13:59 +0200 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-halloween-london-2015-part-two/ karenmaitland.com Follow us on Twitter @londonwalks Visit our blog The Daily Constitutional Full details of our London Walks can be found at www.walks.com]]> Andy reads from Karen Maitland's A Company of Liars – A Novel of The Plague.
Visit Karen Maitland's website at karenmaitland.com
Follow us on Twitter @londonwalks
Visit our blog The Daily Constitutional
Full details of our London Walks can be found at www.walks.com]]> London Walks false No 628 The London Walks Podcast Halloween 2015 Part One The London Walks Podcast Halloween 2015 Part One https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/halloween20151/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/halloween20151/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2015 17:37:30 +0200 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/halloween20151/ @londonwalks Visit our blog The Daily Constitutional Full details of our London Walks can be found at www.walks.com ]]> This is the first part of episode 34 and we join Andy and Adam at Charterhouse where Adam introduces us to The Big Five fictional monsters and their London connection… Vampires, Shapeshifters, Man Made Monsters, the Mummy and The Zombie.
Next time in Part Two Andy takes over to discuss Halloween traditions and the Day of the Dead and to read from Karen Maitland's A Company of Liars.
Follow us on Twitter @londonwalks
Visit our blog The Daily Constitutional
Full details of our London Walks can be found at www.walks.com


]]> London Walks false No 852 The London Walks Podcast No.33: Crime & Punishment PART TWO The London Walks Podcast No.33: Crime & Punishment PART TWO https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no33-crime-punishment-part-two/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no33-crime-punishment-part-two/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:03:32 +0200 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no33-crime-punishment-part-two/ HERE Follow us on Twitter @londonwalks]]> We pick up where we left off with London Walks guide Richard III along the route of his Crime & Punishment London Walk, and Adam looks at London crime in the swinging 60s.
The full schedule of London Walks can be found here: www.walks.com
Read our blog, The Daily Constitutional HERE
Follow us on Twitter @londonwalks]]> London Walks false No 691 The London Walks Podcast No.32 – Crime & Punishment PART ONE The London Walks Podcast No.32 – Crime & Punishment PART ONE https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/crimepunishment1/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/crimepunishment1/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2015 13:59:45 +0200 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/crimepunishment1/ HERE Follow us on Twitter @londonwalks Part Two will be available very soon. ]]> Andy will be taking on rogue literature of the 16th & 17th centuries, we'll visit the Old Bailey and catch up with London Walks guide Richard III along the route of his Crime & Punishment London Walk.
The full schedule of London Walks can be found here: www.walks.com
Read our blog, The Daily Constitutional HERE
Follow us on Twitter @londonwalks

Part Two will be available very soon.


]]> London Walks false No 960 The London Walks Podcast No.31: Literary London PART TWO The London Walks Podcast No.31: Literary London PART TWO https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no31-literary-london-part-two/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no31-literary-london-part-two/#comments Fri, 08 May 2015 13:24:08 +0200 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no31-literary-london-part-two/ Part Two of the Literary London Podcast!

  Adam goes up the Charing Cross Road while Andy follows in the footsteps of Shardlake.   This podcast was recorded on location in London.   Visit our blog, The Daily Constitutional   Follow us on Twitter @londonwalks     For full information on all of our London Walks, London's best guided tours, visit www.walks.com.]]> Part Two of the Literary London Podcast!

  Adam goes up the Charing Cross Road while Andy follows in the footsteps of Shardlake.   This podcast was recorded on location in London.   Visit our blog, The Daily Constitutional   Follow us on Twitter @londonwalks     For full information on all of our London Walks, London's best guided tours, visit www.walks.com.]]> London Walks false No 1680 1 full The London Walks Podcast No.30: Literary London PART ONE The London Walks Podcast No.30: Literary London PART ONE https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no30-literary-london-part-one/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no30-literary-london-part-one/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2015 10:54:01 +0200 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no30-literary-london-part-one/ The Daily Constitutional where we're covering all things literary London this month. Follow us on  Twitter @londonwalks.  For the full schedule of London Walks visit www.walks.com]]> London Stories. 
In Part two, coming soon, we'll be discussing the Shardlake novels and visiting London's best bookshops!
Catch up with our London Walks blog The Daily Constitutional where we're covering all things literary London this month.
Follow us on  Twitter @londonwalks. 
For the full schedule of London Walks visit www.walks.com]]> London Walks false No 804 The London Walks Podcast No.28: London Museums PART THREE The London Walks Podcast No.28: London Museums PART THREE https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/londonmusuems3/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/londonmusuems3/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2015 17:50:24 +0100 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/londonmusuems3/ This is Part Three of our London Walks Podcast on London Museums and we're on the way to the Sir John Soane Museum when… disaster strikes! The Soane does not permit recording or electronic devices of any kind on its premises without prior permission!

 

Our story, gentle listener, has both a moral AND a message: the moral is… always call ahead when planning to record your podcast in a museum! The message is: you're never very far away from a great museum here in London.

 

Our visit to Twinings Tea Museum in The Strand had not featured on our podcasting agenda but the welcome was warm and refreshing indeed!

 

Huge thanks to Yana at Twinings for sharing her expertise.

This episode also feature award-winning London Walks guide Karen discussing the business of guiding tours in the British Museum.

 

Read our blog The Daily Constitutional where we're blogging about London's best museums.

 

What's your favourite London Museum? Get in touch with us via Twitter – @londonwalks – or visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/londonwalks.

 

 

 

]]> This is Part Three of our London Walks Podcast on London Museums and we're on the way to the Sir John Soane Museum when… disaster strikes! The Soane does not permit recording or electronic devices of any kind on its premises without prior permission!

 

Our story, gentle listener, has both a moral AND a message: the moral is… always call ahead when planning to record your podcast in a museum! The message is: you're never very far away from a great museum here in London.

 

Our visit to Twinings Tea Museum in The Strand had not featured on our podcasting agenda but the welcome was warm and refreshing indeed!

 

Huge thanks to Yana at Twinings for sharing her expertise.


This episode also feature award-winning London Walks guide Karen discussing the business of guiding tours in the British Museum.

 

Read our blog The Daily Constitutional where we're blogging about London's best museums.

 

What's your favourite London Museum? Get in touch with us via Twitter – @londonwalks – or visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/londonwalks.

 

 

 

]]> London Walks false No 1200 The London Walks Podcast No.28: London Museums PART TWO The London Walks Podcast No.28: London Museums PART TWO https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no28-london-museums-part-two/ https://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no28-london-museums-part-two/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:33:43 +0100 http://londonwalks.podbean.com/e/the-london-walks-podcast-no28-london-museums-part-two/ PART TWO of the London Walks Podcast of London Museums

Adam sets off from Euston Station to walk part of the great Museum Mile, calling in at the Petrie Museum of Egyptology, the Grant Museum of Zoology and the Cartoon Museum. His destination is one of London's oddest, most eccentric museums where he plans to meet up with his podcasting colleague and fellow London Walks guide Andy. Will he make it? Or will unexpected drama impede his progress? Find out in Part Three!

 

Read our blog The Daily Coinstitutional where we're blogging about London's best museums.

 

What's your favourite London Museum? Get in touch with us via Twitter – @londonwalks – or visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/londonwalks.

 

Part Three of the London Museums Podcast is coming soon!

  

]]> PART TWO of the London Walks Podcast of London Museums


Adam sets off from Euston Station to walk part of the great Museum Mile, calling in at the Petrie Museum of Egyptology, the Grant Museum of Zoology and the Cartoon Museum. His destination is one of London's oddest, most eccentric museums where he plans to meet up with his podcasting colleague and fellow London Walks guide Andy. Will he make it? Or will unexpected drama impede his progress? Find out in Part Three!

 

Read our blog The Daily Coinstitutional where we're blogging about London's best museums.

 

What's your favourite London Museum? Get in touch with us via Twitter – @londonwalks – or visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/londonwalks.

 

Part Three of the London Museums Podcast is coming soon!

  

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