Secret
It looks like it's melting.
Shout if you've ever used this little-known Thames crossing.
When Oxford Street wears you out, this rooftop bar is there to save you
So what *is* there to do at the end of a tube line?
A new subterranean space to get inside.
From armchairs to fireplaces
The answer's in the article, but what do you think it is from the photo?
How many of these surprised you?
Like space, rockets, astronaut stuff? This is the London home for you.
Featuring an emotional William Morris.
Sent in by an eagle-eyed reader
"We get all sorts down here".
Just because we were curious...
Farewell to City Road tube station.
Which toilet might have hidden a war criminal?
We cheated slightly on the Roman villa. Still fascinating though
Romantic parks and scary caves
Are you a transport geek?
A different perspective on the London skyline
Proving, perhaps, that London has a little bit of everything.
"I have seen places I would not have believed were real before I saw them with my own eyes"
Including some right in the city centre.
Toilets that look good enough to eat
Including how Jack Straw's Castle got its name.
You won't find it on any TfL river services maps
The sinister reason for the black mark on the Horseguards clock.
Lost battlements of London.
Romance really isn't dead.
The word 'delicatessen' might be German, but this place is a proper slice of Italy
Including a roof tragedy.
This'll test how much attention you pay to your surroundings.
Heard of Stanley Green, who waged a 25 year battle against protein?
It was built with the future in mind.
Ships *made* of concrete.
Bet you never knew it had a beach.
Abandoned areas of London
Like a grandparent: charmingly out of date
Nods to Winnie the Pooh and a football team
Did you know all these bits of Hammersmith bridge trivia?
The London High Street that time forgot
Next time you're catching a train, look up
Might make you think about your next Uber trip
And what can you find there.
We've never seen fancy dress quite like this.
Is that Mick Jagger in the film?
There's a place in zone 1 where parakeets will land on your hand
What's so special about those towers on the river?
Into the tunnels beneath Whitehall.
Home to the world's oldest monotheistic religion.
Into one of London's biggest shitholes.
Not a normal tube journey.....
Little-known facts about two famous boroughs.
There have been two Strand tube stations, neither of which is in use today.
Including a hidden chamber of mosquitoes.
What parts of the city can you recognise?
Did you know there are Cockney cash machines?
Listed buildings were destroyed as recently as 2010.
People leave some incredible stuff on the tube
Much more than just a place to stay.
Number 10's isn't made of wood...
Brand new answers for next time someone asks, 'How was your weekend?'
They've got a couple of Model Ts hidden away, too
Including why you need crab-like hands to work there.
There really was a festival in Royal Festival Hall
Did we get your favourite?
London's past, in self-storage.
We get privileged access.
This deserves to be better known.
Expansion is not a new idea.
From prehistoric flint to Blitz rubble.
A long way from today's pumpkin spiced lattes.
Fires, wars and Amy Winehouse.
How some drunks having fun with a coffin gave the street its name.
We host more than 30 pairs of these amazing birds
It's a kind of architectural reincarnation
Did you know you can wander around Number 10 in street view?
Lose yourself in an interactive history adventure
A Victorian prediction that came true.
"We're ringing the buzzer of Canal House. If someone answers the door, maybe they'll have the answer to our question. No one answers"
A small but powerful reminder of the darker side of fashion
Find out how it's linked to Sloane Square
London's real-life answer to Top Cat's gang
Ever heard of the Kensington Hippodrome?
A trip down memory lane, via Notting Hill and Carnaby
Where Wren meets Roald Dahl
The psychedelic snails belie a darker past...
This place is amazing, and free to visit.
Beautiful photos of two East End jewels.
More than just a good viewpoint
How many of these facts about Putney Bridge did you know?
When lion cubs were sold on the streets of Shoreditch
Have you spotted the bits of history that remain?
An incredible scientific breakthrough due to a disastrous storm.
Including why its predecessor was a disaster
It's not an item of bedroom furniture.
Including its doomed months as a cinema.
The public couldn't get enough of him.
Including the staircase which gets uglier as it goes higher.
Look out for this chap when you visit.
We visit the roof space of a remarkable building.
Including an ancient stone circle.
Houses, studios and more.
Beneath the Northern line.
"Either the instructor had decided to take pity on us, or has forever widened our stance"
The landmark celebrates 500 years.
From elaborate statues to small blue plaques
Has anyone managed to crack this case?
You couldn't make it up...
From rainy days to rainbow skies
Look out for the canine memorial plaques next time you're there.
Home to London's strangest NT property
The Barnet village has a lot going for it.
St Bart's plaque marks the spot.
Did you know she lived on Pall Mall?
The tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth.
It was a rather smelly hobby...
Look out for the Anthony Gormley sculpture.
"Unfortunately so many people spend their time looking at their smartphones and don't really see what’s there"
Which animals were called up as part of the war effort?
From philanthropy to flowers.
A history of heartache and hooliganism.
Including that rumour about one eating a pigeon.
How deep does the tube go?
It has been said that we get about a bit.
Geoff Marshall points out some unusual features you probably never noticed.
Not made up by Doctor Who.
London attractions don't get much more off-the-beaten-track than this.
The oldest shop on Regent Street isn't actually a shop...
You may have wondered if you spend much time at Angel.
Brilliantly weird London facts
Been on this one, transport geeks?
We've just made Christmas bearable.
The light-blue line is your friend.
What has the ship got against Scratchwood?
Is it really the entrance to a tunnel to Buckingham Palace?
Secrets of the world-famous square
Don't spend all your time on the Northern line
Explore the parts of London that no longer exist.
Secrets of the famous thoroughfare.
Just make sure you don't tap out.
But do the people here consider themselves Londoners?
Including a crucifixion on Hampstead Heath.
Worth climbing *that* hill for.
It all started in Victorian times...
Quite a bit, it turns out.
Part of it are still gaslit.
Fools, willies and lamps.
Yeah, we know, not so secret anymore.
Pieces by the street artist are an increasing rarity in London.
Poos with views and Soviet wees.
Always something else to do in London
An Underground mystery explained.
We've got it covered, right down to the specific Pantone.
Pioneering estate broke boundaries.
Why is the Jubilee line so scared of Willesden Green?
Qatar, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and possibly the Vatican.
Different patterns for different situations.
Plans and schemes that never happened.
A green oasis near Gray's Inn Road.
Why are these foods missing from London's international food scene?
Historic and modern bus trivia.
You probably see one every day.
Self playing instruments and Hindu gods.
Fake terrace, genuine location.
Who says advertising isn't beautiful?
Did Tradescant accidentally create it?
A station of gnomes and an abandoned escalator.
Number 1: It's not a circle anymore
Oldest stock on the network not long for this world.
We know, because we asked you to make them up for us.
Come with us behind the blue hoardings.
Subterranean London hiding in plain sight.
Inside one of London's best preserved ghost stations.
Road, rail, foot and mail.
Although some aren't actually true...
Tasty as the dishes they serve
How many of these tunnels did you know about?
A catacomb of shiny things.
There's something fascinating about London's sewers.
There's a fascinating story behind it.
What do these strange signs mean?
How much ironing do they really get done?
How many of these do you know about?
From Hampstead to the Thames.
Notable transatlantic crossings.
Including the only bridge in London that crosses over into another county
Including one widespread myth which isn't true.
Train delayed? Here's how to pass the time.
Abandoned station opens in June. Tickets on sale Monday.
Energybase in Bloomsbury.
Including the platforms that are never used
Including what we reckon is London's most obscure museum.
Foxes and squirrels we're used to, but scorpions...?
Backstage and behind the scenes at London's theatres and museums.
Shhh... no-one will know you're here.
Was it really a hunting cry?
What are these brassy dugs?
London's streets may not be paved with gold but...
The fire that killed 3,000.
And how it essentially made Croydon the centre of the universe.
What's beneath the famous tourist centre?
Ever had a pint in The Case is Altered?
Are any of them actually aliens?
Memorials to make you smile, shout or weep.
It's amazing the things you find happening beneath London's streets
Doze with da Vinci, or sleep in a tomb with a view.
Includes brand new abandoned stations video + extras.
One of London's most prestigious schools.
11 landmarks, from the top.
We look at why the capital’s residential architectural marvels are an all-too-rare phenomenon.
Peter Pan fan investigates fictional graves.
Visiting Trafalgar Square? Check out this crypt cafe.
Who was locked up in the Tower AND performed at the Albert Hall?
Into the catacombs by boat.
Hopefully sometime soon, it'll be open to everyone.
Onto the roof and into the belfry.
We went searching for Agatha...
How many have you visited?
And a deep-level shelter at Clapham South.
A sneak peek before it reopens in December.
Great fodder for the next dinner party.
There's light at the end of the tunnel.
Why's it so popular with Americans?
Look inside the Earls Court police box.
Secrets of the Royal Park, revealed.
Including the Archbishop's lesbian wife.
Puzzles, padlocks, cryptic clues... can your team get out in 60 minutes?
On the roof, in the clock tower...
Shooting locations and other tidbits.
Ever considered the humble house brick?
Secret histories and celeb spotting
Confusing travellers since 2010.
Plaques with slack facts.
It's the second one or episode V or something.
Where to find bits of the medieval London Bridge.
It's really not that scary.
And climbing inside the flames at the top.
Hogwarts staircase, scary spy hole, secret gallery.
Thou shalt not obstruct the view.
A guide to taking on London's river.
From Inigo Jones to moveable ceilings.
Tudor treasures, wild landscapes and plenty of free stuff.
More ghost stations than you'd think.
There's more to it than tatty DMs and street food.
Bourbons, garibaldis, and some that crumbled into obscurity.
Many walk straight past it.
Just when you thought you'd seen everything...
Do you know which postcode gave us the toothbrush?
Only one way to find out.
Greenery in hidden places.
Some of them are pretty major.
You can have a tinkle on Elton's Yamaha
Don't worry, it's not being sucked up straight from the Thames
Makes us itch just thinking about it.
You can pretend to be the driver.
Celebrity customers, Yiddish spelling and thousands of brown paper bags.
And which one was only created in 2011?
Planes linked to Met eavesdropping operation
The Square Mile isn't quite a ghost town at weekends...
The Queen once travelled in disguise on the tube... in a smoking carriage.
Just don't go expecting to see swans.
Know about the blind explorer?
Back to the days when Tate Modern was still a power station.
The serious and satirical.
In a swimming pool in Dulwich.
Studios, theatres, museums, pubs.
One rolls, the other splays.
Including a movie blunder.
The city's first double act.
Look at London's statues carefully... there might (or might not) be a hidden code.
What really goes on at the Park Lane hotel?
Including Russian train stations, pleasure gardens and a boat manufacturer.
Photos of the mothballed railway at Mount Pleasant.
What CAN'T you do with Craigslist...
James Isaac climbs up the Walkie Talkie.
Ain't nothing like the real thing?
We walk the only section that passes under the river.
Including THAT Savoy myth.
Get a peek at the most secret museum in London.
Station is being transformed beneath your feet.
It's not all banging on doors with a stick.
And yet Sydney and Philadelphia have one.
Some beautiful old photographs and their (often underwhelming) modern counterparts.
Inside an unassuming house in Tulse Hill.
Calling all transport nerds.
Square Mile, you will never fail to amaze us.
The home of the British Museum has many oddities:
This does not sound like a pleasant way to go.
Tim Burgess to hand them out on the London Underground.
A paddle through a feculent river beneath Camden.
Or maybe follow a lost river.
It (almost) happened at St Katharine Docks.
You'll be happy to know some still exist.
Including Central Park and Dollar Bay.
Are these joke road signs becoming a bit tedious?
From phone boxes to war ships.
Mini maisons in south London.
A quirky day out in Enfield's horticultural mile.
Paint schemes with a purpose.
Which one has no floor 13?
A walking statue and a phantom cock.
A floating bookshop and a former ice store.
Introducing the Tube Sound Map
Historic remnants all around.
Including an ankle scandal.
How does London like its loo roll?
Ever scaled Gallions Hill?
A jaw-dropping sight in north London.
Something amazing beneath our feet.
Detective to return on 1 January 2014.
Dine in the dark, in a fridge and 98 other odd places.
Sprawling complex around Brick Lane.
Top pedigree equine trivia.
End of the Krays, first human flight and a four-minute mile.
So much more than Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese.
Monty Python fans, take note.
Maybe you walked right past without noticing.
Who was Sir John Oldcastle, and where can you find a pub dedicated to the creator of King Kong?
The fact it's not Roman isn't one of them.
What's Weybridge got to do with it?
Where is the Doctor's favourite estate?
See the pubs where Charles Dickens never drank.
Emile Zola and George VI were fans of this big cat.
Chances are your lost phone is here.
It has some pretty Victorian decoration.
Heard about the statue of a dog which caused riots?
Breasts and penises aplenty.
Puffing (and snuffing) around the capital.
Limited tickets on sale now.
Inside the Wellcome Library's Reading Room.
We talk to the curator of Swept Under the Carpet?
Perfect for that third date.
One of our dragons is missing.
Because you deserve to know
Things to look out for on your commute
Striking photos of sewers, private tubes and bunkers.
Watch out, it's potentially lethal.
It's 39m, don't you know.
A walk through the sleeping city.
Dagenham whale-y loves whales.
The one you probably thought you knew is wrong.
We talk guerrilla gardening with Richard Reynolds.
Including the Victorian bowling alley.
Does anyone know what they're all about?
Probably beats your local Santander.
Has nobody heard of bins?
What do Harrods and The Savoy have to do with it?
"I don’t do beige and magnolia. It's lazy."
London's smallest public space has a lot of history
Celebrate D-Day...underground.
We're going deeper underground...
Behind the scenes of the upgrade.
Repairs being made to City Road lock in Islington.
A cable's eye view of undeneath London.
And the pub next door that's still going.
Imagine if London had its own, taller version of the Eiffel Tower.
Bentleys, Renaults, Lotus and more.
The medieval and Tudor survival few get to see.
And how it nearly didn't survive until today.
'Court' out by any of these facts?
Have you seen the Tate's falcons?
It turns seawater into drinking water.
How many of these did you know?
And a few great writers too.
A tale of a shopping centre and two ships.
You probably never knew this existed.
Would you like your pool still or sparkling?
Some cunning ways to memorise London streets, bridges and tube stops.
Inside one of the best-documented building interiors in the world
We've been exploring again.
Well, it is World Toilet Day.
And where you can actually see it.
Test your capital knowledge.
Hire costumes from old NT plays.
Learn about a quiet corner of London.
One of only two semi-public rooftop pools in London.
"Oh yes, Paris Hilton popped in here to get her passport photos done"
Founding Fathers who walked London’s cobbled streets.
From Bethnal Green to Chelsea.
Bet you didn't know THESE facts.
Did you know OMD filmed a video here?
A banging history lesson.
Have you spotted these weird creatures?
From nuclear bunkers to whale-themed golf.
Including the steam line that was almost part of a Northern line.
Hidden corners of the area.
The wildest of the Magnificent Seven.
Complete with 'Esquimaux settlement' and 'midget village'.
Strange ritual planned for top secret bunker.
Faded adverts reveal London's past.
Apples, pineapples, and frozen custard
The Victorian aviator who couldn't fly.
A chance to see it before it's adapted for public opening next year.
Passengers leave in a buoyant mood.
How many of these fake London 'facts' have you fallen for?
Take part in a cryptic challenge through the streets of London.
Lots of them are actually real.
We weren't expecting that.
Roman remains and a room of skeletons.
All we know is it's a Star Wars theme.
Museum's beautiful bonus.
Can you tell which one we made up?
To see Brunel's last ever project.
Why is a salmon presented to the abbey every June?
The ghost tube line revealed.
This'll cheer up your Monday morning.
London's inanimate workforce.
Corpse in the council chamber.
One only existed for a week
There are still 1,500 gas lamps in London
So WHAT if it doesn't have an '0207' phone number
Know what it was called before Wembley?
Why is it the colour it is?
Three coppers in one grave.
What does TfL get from Sherlock and chums?
The first Chinatown and the original Olympic village.
It's not where you think it is.
Looks like a case for the Ghost-BUS-ters...
God's got some smaller properties too
Suck Scotch off a Hell’s Angel.
Smithfield, Billingsgate and Covent Garden as you've never seen them before.
See the lesser-known sights.
Go deep into the bowels of Tower Bridge.
Prepare to be illuminated.
The City of London really gets about.
Random ambling to celebrate the Thames tributaries.
Mystery objects appear on Strand.
What remains of this long lost route?
Nothing like a good Leslie Green
Let's let Carsten Höller run amok
Have you visited any of these tiny cinemas?
A tour with a difference.
The stones of the city hide ancient secrets.
Quirky graffiti, horsehair pancakes and a shooting range.
London's largest bronze gets a clean.
We've picked out the weirdest stuff in the British Museum.
Including a staircase made of money.
Why are all the clock set on a certain time?
Someone's ensnaring our sculptures.
And it's been there for years.
Walking the City returns for second year.
Anyone known about all of these?
For added urbanity, pubs and geekiness.
Sumo wrestling and floods.
What happened to Kew's vanished buildings?
Up and down the UK, and further afield.
What's true and what's not?
From Olympic venues, to a last chance to see.
New immersive theatrical tour.
Which should you be following?
Ideas include a renovated rotunda.
Sick of Harry Potter yet? Us neither
A folly at the Bank of England.
From French horns to folding bikes.
Have you seen the astronaut trees of south London?
In search of old buffers and rusty rails.
Heard about the time machine?
The Hitchcock connection.
Putting on plays once more.
Chris McCabe digs up the past.
There's an actual warship on the river, you know.
The widest bridge to grace the Thames.
This is just a test really
A history that goes deeper than the catacombs.
Like The Savoy, it's a got a feline mascot
It was a Christmas present to London (sort of)
The incredible John Lubbock.
There's more art deco beauty in London than you thought...
A rare chance to see inside London's newest bus garage.
Under which museum will you find a light bulb, a bottle of wine and a tin of anchovies?
Looking down on Wren's famous steeple.
Fewer boutiques, more meaty megastores
Explore Fulham Palace's arboreal delights.
It's sold a Spitfire and a Routemaster.
Watch long gone productions again.
What your nose knows about the city.
Half of London was aglow.
Yellow + Red + Blue = colourful cycling.
See London, meet people, raise money.
Other Irish cream drinks probably available.
Love a bit of Brutalism? This tour is for you.
A round-up of the really weird stuff going on.
Crossing the river at the same point at Julius Caesar...
Plus flint knapping, deer skin tanning and an amazing church organ.
Two great Thomases come together.
With Travis Elborough, Geoff Marshall and Scott Wood.
Does Bruce Wayne have a second home in White City?
Intrepid explorer makes exceptional videos.
Lovely short film about Hackney restorers.
Picking plants in Peckham.
Find the murderer of the Paudaguayan ambassador.
Learn to love the unlovable road.
Rockets, solar panels and fuel cells.
Dwarf planet lurks beneath A1 in Mill Hill.
Discarded bears on the streets of London.
Can you identify these reflected buildings?
Plenty of pomp and ceremony.
A survery of retail, Now and Then.
Stalking London's amazing ginkgo trees
Climbing to the ceiling of Banqueting House.
This trivia is best served with a nice martini
Thought you knew Lambeth? Think again.
He's got more statues than most famous people.
And the public can visit too.
Because everyone likes to talk about the weather.
Did the Indian politician come here while studying?
The Lord Mayor was flush in more ways than one.
Giving kids without gardens a space to play
Next time you see a round structure, don't just walk past it
We've been ultra geeky so you don't have to.
A journey into London's nooks and crannies.
Next time you're on the Vicky line, take a closer look.
Meet the excellent A Door in a Wall.
Much-loved classic The Lost Rivers of London returns.
Three weeks of documentary screenings across London.
We go tree climbing with expert Jack Cooke.
Home of UK Supreme Court opens up.
Maybe London is the unfriendliest city after all.
Meet Dr Tom Pey from the Royal London Society for Blind People.
"Horse meat will always be a thing in London, despite the neigh-sayers"
Including how the river influenced the shape of a hotel
A glimpse inside the vaults (safe-cracker not required).
Ever heard of this amazing chair?
They're hidden in two other London locations too
A timeline of Evelyn Cheesman.
Brothels, beer and bear bating.
Curiosities of natural history In 19th century London.
We talk to the late President on Marylebone Road.
Who knew Bolton Vs West Ham could be so interesting...
Get behind the hoardings with Open Doors.
One car that this garage has never been able to shift...
How much do you know about SE20?
New murals show area's past and present.
Have you visited this amazing East London institution?
Spotting 'ghost signs' around town.
Including a huge piece of art you've probably never spotted
A peek inside Goldfinger's flat at Balfron Tower.
Trinity Buoy Wharf, with London's only real lighthouse.
N Quentin Woolf visits the home of the only newspaper press left in Fleet Street.
Amazing shots of London from 40 years ago
Explore the parts of London that no longer exist.
Explore the parts of London that no longer exist.
Oldest stock on the network not long for this world.
Plans and schemes that never happened.
From Nunhead to Highgate.
Ever had a pint in The Case is Altered?
What do these strange signs mean?
Including the windows that lie and the sarcastic spire.
Doze with da Vinci, or sleep in a tomb with a view.
And a few great writers too.
Poos with views and Soviet wees.
Beat the misery line at its own game.
Although some aren't actually true...
And why are the escalators so long?
Including why it's not straight.
A romantic stroll with fountains and pagodas.
Not made up by Doctor Who.
Including what we reckon is London's most obscure museum.
And climbing inside the flames at the top.
We're chuffed that we found this many.
How many of these did you know?
Although some aren't actually true...
How many of these did you know?
How many of these do you know about?
If you thought you knew the Churchill War Rooms, read on.
How many of these do you know about?
Or is it a castle at all?
How many of these did you know?
Inside an unassuming house in Tulse Hill.
Road, rail, foot and mail.
We've just made Christmas bearable.
Studios, theatres, museums, pubs.
Including the lido's real name.
Passengers leave in a buoyant mood.
What can be done to help them?
Welcome to the Shoreditch anomaly.
Would you miss it if it closed?
Well THIS is rather exciting
A fitting tribute to an influential foursome.
So we spotted this in Knightsbridge...
Always something new to try.
Some not as old as you think.
Islington memorial namechecks Father Ted character.
You'll be able to ride the tracks mid-2017.
