Londonist Out Loud: A Podcast About London, 4 January 2013
A special episode in which N Quentin Woolf and guests look ahead to the next 12 months in London.
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Ride The Replica Rocket Steam Train In Kensington Gardens
Looking for some steamy industrial fun this weekend? We choo-choo-choose this replica of George Stephenson’s Rocket, which is currently doing the rounds (literally) in Kensington Gardens. The ‘Mocket’, as we shall dub it, takes passengers on a short ride around part of the gardens for …
London V2 Rocket Sites…Mapped
View Larger Map Autumn 1944, and London was under attack from space. Hitler’s ‘vengeance’ rocket, the V-2, was the world’s first ballistic missile, and the first man-made object to make a sub-orbital spaceflight. Over 1400 were launched at Britain, with more than 500 striking London. …
The Saturday Strangeness
79. Digging Up The Past It began with a strange dream. Margaret Wilson had moved into her new home at Walthamstow but each night she was plagued by the same visions as she slept. Out of the darkness of slumber all she seemed to dream …
