History, Secret | By: N Quentin Woolf

Londonist Out Loud: A Podcast About London, 6 June 2014

Welcome to the latest episode of Londonist Out Loud, a podcast about London, as recommended by The Telegraph. You can listen in-browser, or subscribe via iTunes or RSS. We’re also available on Stitcher.

Londonist Out Loud is presented and produced by N Quentin Woolf.

This week, NQW visits the Fleet Street home of the St Bride Foundation. His guest, Glyn Farrow, is Chief Executive of the Foundation, and takes NQW on a tour of the historic St Bride Foundation building, believed to be home to the only newspaper press remaining in Fleet Street. Learn about the origin of the phrase "Mind your P's and Q's", hear about the print artefacts the building houses and the process of making a daily paper. Did you know, the Bridewell Theatre used to be a swimming pool?

Producer and presenter N Quentin Woolf has just published his first novel, The Death Of The Poet, for more information about the book see here.   


This week’s show's charity partner is London's Air Ambulance, which provides life-saving assistance at the roadside.

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Show notes by Laura Reynolds