Episode 143: Oliver Twist’s London

Host: Hazel Baker

Hazel is an active Londoner, a keen theatre-goer and qualified  CIGA London tour guide.

She has won awards for tour guiding and is proud to be involved with some great organisations. She is a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Marketors and am an honorary member of The Leaders Council.

Channel 4: The Orient Express: A Golden Era of Travel (Episode 1). Channel 5’s Walking Wartime Britain(Episode 3) and Yesterday Channel’s The Architecture the Railways Built (Series 3, Episode 7). Het Rampjaar 1672, Afl. 2: Vijand Engeland and Arte.fr Invitation au Voyage, À Chelsea, une femme qui trompe énormément. Yesterday Channel / UKTV Play: The Architecture the Railways Built (Series 3, Episode 7). Yesterday Channel / UKTV Play: Secrets of the London Underground (Series 3, Episode 2) and Secrets of the London Underground (Series 4, Episode 10). NPO (Netherlands): Het Rampjaar 1672 – Afl. 2: Vijand Engeland. Arte France: Invitation au Voyage – À Chelsea, une femme qui trompe énormément

 

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome to the Podcast

01:14 Why Oliver Twist Matters

02:24 London as a Character

03:23 Oliver Enters the City

04:44 Saffron Hill Rookery

06:08 Jacob’s Island Darkness

06:53 Industrial London and Slums

10:36 Poor Law and Workhouses

12:42 Childhood on the Streets

15:07 Dickens Life Behind the Novel

17:40 Cleveland Street Workhouse

22:48 Field Lane Underworld

25:42 Newgate Prison and Justice

29:02 Tours and Final Thoughts

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Next time, we’ll step into a new chapter of London’s past—who knows what stories await around the next corner?

Until next time!