161 - 157: From Factory Floor to Black Market: The Button Theft Scandal
The London History Podcast uncovers the stories, people, and places that have shaped London over 2,000 years.
Hosted by historian & tour guide Hazel Baker, each 20–40 minute episode feels like an audio walking tour, covering everything from Roman Londinium and medieval guilds to Dickensian streets, Georgian scandals, and modern social change. Perfect for curious Londoners, visitors, students, and history lovers who want to go beyond the usual tourist highlights.
161 - 157: From Factory Floor to Black Market: The Button Theft Scandal
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The London History Podcast uncovers the stories, people, and places that have shaped London over 2,000 years.
Hosted by historian & tour guide Hazel Baker, each 20–40 minute episode feels like an audio walking tour, covering everything from Roman Londinium and medieval guilds to Dickensian streets, Georgian scandals, and modern social change. Perfect for curious Londoners, visitors, students, and history lovers who want to go beyond the usual tourist highlights.
Episodes
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157: From Factory Floor to Black Market: The Button Theft Scandal
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Fri, 24 Apr 2026
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156: Smithfield: London’s Theatre of Public Execution
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Thu, 09 Apr 2026
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155: Tea with Churchill: Amelia Earhart's London Story
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Fri, 27 Mar 2026
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154: White Conduit House: A Lost Pleasure Garden of Georgian Islington
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Fri, 13 Mar 2026
157-
153: A Celebration of Sound: The Festival of Britain's Musical Journey
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026
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BONUS EPISODE 2: The Great London Firsts Quiz
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026
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152: The Peasant's Revolt Part I - How it Came About
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Fri, 20 Feb 2026
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151: Love of Jane Austen in London
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026
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150: Cracking London's Financial Glass Ceiling: The Story of Mary Harris Smith
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Fri, 06 Feb 2026
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BONUS EPISODE Quiz Time: Uncovering London's Firsts Through History
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Mon, 02 Feb 2026
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149: Milner Square: Through a Hole in the Wall
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Fri, 30 Jan 2026
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148: Seven Dials in the Interwar Years
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Fri, 23 Jan 2026
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147: The Russian Flu of 1892
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Fri, 09 Jan 2026
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146: Jumping Tower Bridge
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Fri, 26 Dec 2025
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145: Feasting in London: History of Puddings, Pies & Markets
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Fri, 12 Dec 2025
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144: Who was Ebenezer Scrooge?
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Fri, 28 Nov 2025
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143: Oliver Twist's London
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Fri, 14 Nov 2025
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142: Monsters and Myths of London
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Thu, 30 Oct 2025
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141: Mocked in London Part 1: Umbrellas
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Fri, 17 Oct 2025
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140: The Iron Duke: Gadgets, Survival & Innovation
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Fri, 03 Oct 2025
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139. Downing Street
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Thu, 18 Sep 2025
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138. Dockside Gold: How Whales Transformed London
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Fri, 05 Sep 2025
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137. The Thames Tunnel
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Fri, 22 Aug 2025
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136. Ink & Industry
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Thu, 21 Aug 2025
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135. William Beckford
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Fri, 18 Jul 2025
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134. Organ Grinders of Little Italy
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Tue, 01 Jul 2025
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133. Royal Festival Hall's Organ
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Fri, 15 Mar 2024
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132. Suffragette or Suffragist - what would you have been?
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Fri, 08 Mar 2024
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131. Endell Street Military Hospital
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Fri, 01 Mar 2024
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130. Mudlarking Finds from Stuart London
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Fri, 16 Feb 2024
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129. 2 Temple Place
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Fri, 09 Feb 2024
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128. St James's Palace
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Fri, 02 Feb 2024
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127. Archie's Journey Through Dickens' London
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Sat, 23 Dec 2023
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126. Transatlantic Slave Trade and London
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Fri, 01 Dec 2023
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125. Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley in the Tower of London