{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/601c017e27090c4964164c7c/640b5b48f0fc0e0011d0a621?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Leisured City pt2 - a guided walk around the West End","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/601c017e27090c4964164c7c/1678465783937-7631640586f872defda29481d51cd0f0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Following on from Merlin's interview with Angus Lockyer on the Londown this week, here is the second leg of the Leisured City guided walk -- part of Angus' new podcast series <a href=\"https://pod.link/1640089187\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">historicity</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode,we see how some parts of the West End (like Soho) came down in the world, while others (like St James’s) stayed up.</p><p><br></p><p><em>More about the series:</em></p><p>Most existing&nbsp;tours either explore particular themes in a city’s history (like crime) or use&nbsp;the city as a stage for other stories (like works of literature and art).&nbsp;Historicity focuses instead on the city itself, weaving its stories together&nbsp;with its connections to the world beyond, and so explaining why we see&nbsp;what we do. Recorded on location and delivered as a podcast, each walk&nbsp;is designed to be followed in real time, at the listeners' own pace.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Open City"}