London Walks

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London Walks

London Walks

Creator: The Guardian

Inside guides and information on the hottest places to go from the Guardian

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Recent Episodes

35 episodes
The Guardian Dickens walk five: Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum

The Guardian Dickens walk five: Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum

Follow a tour around the house where Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth 200 years ago

2012-02-07 01:20:00 00:37:05
Dickens audio tour: Heart of the City

Dickens audio tour: Heart of the City

Follow a walking route around the City of London to see key sites from Dickens' novels. Starting at St Mary-at-Hill and ending at St Paul's Cathedral

2012-01-01 22:21:00 01:10:30
Dickens audio tour: David Copperfield

Dickens audio tour: David Copperfield

Follow a walking route around key sites from the London of David Copperfield, Charles Dickens's most autobiographical novel. Starting at Victoria Emba...

2011-11-23 20:47:05 00:30:33
The Guardian Dickens audio tours: Rochester

The Guardian Dickens audio tours: Rochester

Download the mp3 and map. Follow a walking route through Rochester, charting the course of Charles Dickens life, in the second of three audio tours ma...

2011-10-30 20:35:00 01:02:44
The Guardian Dickens audio tours: Oliver Twist

The Guardian Dickens audio tours: Oliver Twist

Download the mp3 and map follow Oliver Twist's walking route with Jon Henley and Veronica Horwell from Angel Islington to the courthouse of Mr Fang th...

2011-09-23 02:39:22 00:59:26
London walks podcast: Poetry and literature in Kensington Gardens

London walks podcast: Poetry and literature in Kensington Gardens

The Guardian's online books editor Sarah Crown strolls through Kensington Gardens, an enduring source of inspiration for authors and poets

2011-02-22 22:08:00 00:36:43
London walks podcast: Islington's pub theatres

London walks podcast: Islington's pub theatres

The Guardian's online arts editor Andrew Dickson walks us through London's vibrant fringe theatre scene, where the likes of Hugh Grant and the Mighty...

2011-02-02 01:27:00 00:37:34
London walks podcast: Ghostly Bermondsey

London walks podcast: Ghostly Bermondsey

The fourth in our series of six downloadable London walks takes us to Bermondsey, an area rich with history, and full of legends and superstitions

2011-01-09 20:23:00 00:40:48
London walks podcast: Oxford Circus

London walks podcast: Oxford Circus

The third of our series of six downloadable London walking guides sees architecture critic Jonathan Glancey looking beyond the shop windows around Oxf...

2010-11-14 20:36:00 00:40:21
London walks podcast: Coffee house tour

London walks podcast: Coffee house tour

Coffee connoisseur Matt Green walks us through the coffee houses of London, from the atmospheric 17th-century to the present day, from Covent Garden t...

2010-10-24 20:40:00 00:31:37
London walks podcast: Iain Sinclair's Thames

London walks podcast: Iain Sinclair's Thames

In the first of six downloadable London walking guides sponsored by Visit London, Iain Sinclair discovers characters and stories from the Millennium D...

2010-10-07 19:58:00 00:35:11
Sound map: the Caledonian road

Sound map: the Caledonian road

Award winning broadcaster and oral historian Alan Dein walks us down the Caledonian Road, telling the story of the north London street through the voi...

2010-04-30 04:31:32 00:40:28
City Guides podcast: Paris 1968 walking tour

City Guides podcast: Paris 1968 walking tour

Agnes Poirier marks the anniversary of the 1968 student protests in Paris with this podcast tour

2008-04-15 02:08:24 01:13:43
Take me out: Glasgow music tour

Take me out: Glasgow music tour

Glasgow's Franz Ferdinand take you on a tour of the city's music venues

2007-12-11 22:06:00 00:04:31
Reykjavik with the band

Reykjavik with the band

President Bongo from GusGus and Gunni from Mum talk Icelandic haggis, prison food and home improvements with Benji Lanyado.

2007-09-27 22:06:34 00:04:45
Pou du Fou theme park, France

Pou du Fou theme park, France

Tim Maby and family visit an unusual theme park in north-west France, where they find no rides or rollercoasters but live battles, fireworks and beaut...

2007-08-19 22:06:34 00:10:23
Summer in the city: Stockholm

Summer in the city: Stockholm

Georgia Brown takes you on a summer tour of the Swedish capital, from the city sights to the tranquil green spaces of its archipelago.

2007-06-19 22:06:00 00:13:44
Summer in the city: Lisbon

Summer in the city: Lisbon

Anna Pickard takes you on a walking tour of the Portuguese capital.

2007-06-12 22:06:34 00:17:04
Summer in the city: Dubrovnik

Summer in the city: Dubrovnik

Chris Alden takes you on a tour of Croatia's historic city of Dubrovnik and escapes to its tranquil outlying islands.

2007-06-05 22:06:34 00:21:15
Liverpool's music scene

Liverpool's music scene

Benji Lanyado takes a trip around Liverpool's musical landmarks. Danny from Ladytron and Pete Wylie join him.

2007-05-24 22:06:34 00:10:48
My Home Town: Mark Radcliffe's Manchester

My Home Town: Mark Radcliffe's Manchester

In the fourth of our exclusive free podcasts, DJ Mark Radcliffe takes us on a personal tour of his home town of Manchester.

2007-02-25 22:29:06 00:16:46
The business of travel: New York

The business of travel: New York

Got business in the Big Apple? Download our free audio guide and get the most out of your visit.

2007-02-01 22:06:34 00:15:04
The Business of travel: Geneva

The Business of travel: Geneva

Get the most of any business trip to Geneva with Charlotte Moore's audio guide.

2007-01-18 22:06:33 00:14:56
The business of travel: Paris

The business of travel: Paris

Download Chris Alden's free guide to making the most of a business trip to Paris.

2007-01-11 22:06:33 00:13:00
My Home Town: Ian Rankin's Edinburgh

My Home Town: Ian Rankin's Edinburgh

In the third of our exclusive free podcasts, author Ian Rankin takes Sarah Crown on a personal tour of his home town.

2007-01-09 22:06:33 00:15:19
The business of travel: London

The business of travel: London

Your guide to making the most of a business trip to London, by Chris Alden.

2007-01-03 22:06:33 00:14:46
My Home Town: Steve Bell's Brighton

My Home Town: Steve Bell's Brighton

In the second of our exclusive free podcasts, Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell takes us on a personal tour of his home town of Brighton.

2006-12-20 22:06:33 00:13:03
My Home Town: Roger McGough on Liverpool

My Home Town: Roger McGough on Liverpool

Guardian Unlimited's Ian Griffiths joins one of Liverpool's most famous residents, the poet Roger McGough, on a journey around his favourite city.

2006-11-26 22:06:33 00:14:26
Gwyn Topham experiences life in the trenches

Gwyn Topham experiences life in the trenches

For one night, Guardian Unlimited's Travel editor joins members of the Wiltshire historical society reenacting a week of trench life, during the battl...

2006-08-22 22:06:33 00:04:13
Sounds of the City: Granada

Sounds of the City: Granada

Sally Bolton guides you around the awe-inspiring Spanish city of Granada.

2006-05-11 22:06:32 00:22:28
Sounds of the City: Nice

Sounds of the City: Nice

Anna Pickard basks on the beach during a sunny weekend in Nice.

2006-05-04 22:06:32 00:23:31
Sounds of the City: Valencia

Sounds of the City: Valencia

Jim Whyte takes you on a cracking tour of Valencia, during the Las Fallas festival.

2006-04-27 22:06:32 00:25:38
Sounds Of The City: Marseille

Sounds Of The City: Marseille

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2006-04-19 22:06:32 00:25:38
Sounds of the City: Rome guide

Sounds of the City: Rome guide

Jim Whyte guides you around a weekend in Rome in our latest podcast city guide.

2006-04-12 22:06:32 00:25:42
Sounds of the City: Athens

Sounds of the City: Athens

Chris Alden provides a guide to Athens in the first of a series of audio city guides from Guardian Unlimited

2006-04-10 22:06:32 00:24:10
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