TimeTable London

Join us at the Champion pub in Fitzrovia for an entertaining chat with writer, journalist, diarist, raconteur and all round sportsman Patrick Kidd as we discuss cricket, W.G Grace, Victorian heroes, Blackheath world firsts, real tennis and what makes a good obituary…

In this episode Tam and Geoff go to the tavern in Clerkenwell where Lenin met Stalin for the first time - allegedly - to meet renowned author and historian Giles Milton who tells us all about Stalin and how the British and Americans persuaded him to enter the Second World War, the origins of MI6 and who really killed Rasputin....

In this rather special episode Tam and Geoff and the team travel way outside their comfort zone to the wilds of Romford to meet top London cabbie David Styles, who teaches them about the perils of being a zookeeper’s son, how to succeed at the Knowledge, what to do with a drunk in the back of your cab and why he left Jeremy Clarkson by the side of the road in the snow….

In this very pubby themed episode Tam and Geoff are joined by Clare Button who, amongst her many talents and occupations, is a pub tour guide and who gives us invaluable insights into some of London's most historic pubs and their famous clients, ghosts, William Shakespeare, Polly the Parrot and much much more....

Our special guest for this episode is the 695th Lord Mayor of London, Professor Michael Mainelli, who gives us a fascinating insight into the history and workings of the City of London - and why he is an enthusiastic flaneur....

Expect plenty of name dropping when Tam and Geoff chat with Henry Williams, formerly of the Evening Standard’s Londoner’s Diary, along with some serious fact dropping as we welcome back No 1 guest Mark Mason.. do you know what the City’s earliest known financial transaction was?

Coming to you from the Edgar Wallace pub in Essex Street near Middle Temple special guest and top tour guide Katie Wignall (Look Up London) holds Tam, Geoff and Jess spellbound with tales of tunnels, trains and TVPs (you’ll have to listen to find out what they are), the terrors of the Blue Badge Guide exams, hidden pubs, tucked away churches, women in London history and much much more….

In this second episode of TimeTable London hosts Tam and Geoff along with guest host Jess meet Londonist editor-at-large Matt Brown in the Sherlock Holmes pub where, amongst the topics explored over a pint or two, are Sherlock Holmes (natch), map maker John Rocque, 18th-century London, the purpose of fanlights, hot air balloons, the world’s biggest poster, favourite London boroughs, Mr Wittenoom’s vinegar factory and much much more…