Explore feasting in London – from medieval banquets to vibrant Christmas markets. Discover delicious traditions and stories.
Episode 145: London’s Feasting: History of Puddings, Pies & Markets
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
Related Podcast Episodes:
Other Christmassy podcast episodes you may enjoy include:
Episode 34: London’s Old Shops – Food and Drink
Episode 74: Christmas in Post War London
Episode 75: The Christmas Cracker – A Victorian Invention
Episode 98. Christmas Puddings Through History
Episode 99. Royal Christmas Speech – a modern tradition
Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome and Overview
00:59 Guildhall Great Hall Origins
01:54 Medieval Banquet Spectacle
03:31 Food as Power Politics
04:28 Lord Mayor Banquet Legacy
06:22 Christmas Pudding Origins
09:24 Stir Up Sunday Rituals
11:49 Mince Pie Medieval Roots
14:41 Mince Pie Becomes Sweet
16:24 Smithfield Christmas Market
19:16 Smithfield Victorian Rebuild
21:56 Leadenhall Market Stories
24:42 Leadenhall Christmas Spectacle
26:42 Closing Reflections and Next
