Camden tour guide podcasts
St Pancras Old Church Gardens
Camden Tour Guide Christine Wilkins-Molloy talks to Bonny Astor about the history of St Pancras Old Church Gardens (© Christine Wilkins-Molloy, Bonny Astor, CCRadio) - running time 16 minutes.
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St Pancras Hotel
Camden Tour Guide Julie Wright talks to Bonny Astor about the history of the St Pancras Hotel (© Julie Wright, Bonny Astor, CCRadio) - running time 11 minutes.
Two Marys – Mary Ward and Mary Anne Clarke
Description: Camden Tour Guide Alan Fortune talks to Bonny Astor about novelist and social reformer Mary Ward and Mary Anne Clarke, mistress of Frederick Duke of York (© Alan Fortune, Bonny Astor, CCRadio) - running time 17 minutes.
Modernist Masterpiece - 2 Willow Road
Description: Camden Tour Guide Geoff Boyd talks to Bonny Astor about 2 Willow Road, the modernist masterpiece by Erno Goldfinger – (© Geoff Boyd, Bonny Astor, CCRadio) - running time 21 minutes.
Elizabeth Garrett-Anderson
Camden Tour Guide Sylvia McNamara talks to Bonny Astor about Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the first Englishwoman to qualify as a doctor (© Sylvia McNamara, CCRadio, Bonny Astor) - running time 31 minutes.
Lincoln’s Inn
Camden Tour Guide David Lloyd talks to Bonny Astor about the history of Lincoln’s Inn (© David Lloyd, Bonny Astor, CCRadio) - running time 10 minutes.
Thomas Coram
Camden Tour Guide Brian Turner talks to Bonny Astor about Captain Thomas Coram, founder of the Foundling Hospital (© Brian Turner, Bonny Astor, CCRadio) - running time 12 minutes.
Making a Dent –The St Pancras Station Clock
Jean Jacyna investigates the history of the St Pancras Station Clock with help from Josie Murray, Senior Heritage Advisor at HS1, Ian and Pam Thompson from Nottingham and the former curator of the British Horological Institute Museum, Viscount Alan Middleton. Produced by Freddy Chick. (© Jean Jacyna, Freddy Chick, CCRadio) - running time 13 minutes.
The Story of London's First Mosque
Abdul Maalik Tailor investigates the history of London’s first documented mosque, situated in Albert Street, Camden. Produced by Violet MacDonald and Freddy Chick. (© AbdulMaalik Tailor, Violet MacDonald, Freddy Chick, CCRadio) - running time 12 minutes.
The Fitzrovia Mural
Amber Raney-Kincade tells the story of the Fitzrovia Mural with help from Kristina O’Donnell, a descendant of characters in the mural, and Richard Unwin from Eazl, a creative agency that have been involved in efforts to restore it. Produced by Freddy Chick. (© Amber Raney-Kincade, Freddy Chick, CCRadio) - running seven minutes.
In Front of You, You Can Feel – A Tour for the Visually Impaired
Freddy Chick joins a Camden Tour Guides Association guided walk for the visually impaired with contributions from Peter Twist, Trevor Albut and Elizabeth Dormandy. Produced by Freddy Chick. (©Freddy Chick, CCRadio) - running time 19 minutes.
Tropical Maladies in Bloomsbury
Rhona Levene and Stella Geddes tell the story of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine with contributions from Claire Frankland, Rebecca Tremain and Aisling Walsh of the LSHTM. Produced by Freddy Chick. (© Rhona Levene, Stella Geddes, Freddy Chick, CCRadio) - running time 10 minutes.
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The Hardy Tree
The story of the Hardy Tree in the churchyard of St Pancras old Church with contributions from Lester Hillman, Father James Elston, Rachel Floyd, Helen Lange, Simon Causer and Aidan Dun. Produced by Lester Hillman and Freddy Chick. (©Lester Hillman, Freddy Chick, CCRadio) - running time 10 minutes.
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Mitten on a Railing – The Foundling Museum
Peter Hayes tells the story of the Foundling Museum with contributions from Caro Howell of the Foundling Museum and Carol Harris of Coram. Produced by Freddy Chick. (© Peter Hayes, Freddy Chick, CCRadio) - running time 14 minutes.
Brrring Brrring Out Your Dead – The Soane’s Family Mausoleum
Freddy Chick tells the story of the Soane’s family mausoleum in the churchyard of St Pancras Old Church with contributions from Frances Sands, the Soane Museum and Gavin Stamp. Produced by Freddy Chick. (© Freddy Chick, CCRadio) - running time eight minutes.