The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 42. St Margaret Lothbury’s name is curious… and so are its features. It contains a hoard of ecclesiastical items take…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 41. All that remains of St Bartholomew the Great is still indeed great. Some of the spectacular features of this 900 …

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 40. St Mary Abchurch demonstrates yet another of Christopher Wren's methods of creating a large domed roof. It also c…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 39. Hear Rector George Bush explain once and for all that the bells of St Mary-le-Bow were indeed the Bow bells! More…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 38. Oddly Christopher Wren's largest parish church (now a guild church) is well hidden below Holborn Circus. But don'…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 37. This is the only church in the East of England dedicated to St Bridget and there is much to learn about it… layer…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 36. Woof! The only church in the city of London to deliver an animal blessing service. Hear from the pets and their o…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 35. This is the only Roman Catholic church in the square mile and it's easily mistaken for a shop! But do take a walk…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 34. St Olave Hart Street has been described by John Betjeman, once poet laureate, as a ‘country church’ but was also …

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 33. St Mary-at-Hill – home of the Fish Harvest Festival. Tucked in between two atmospheric, cobbled alleys up from ol…

The London Undone 'City of London Churches' podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and may churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 32. City Temple: In the City but not "of the city". This is a a non-conformist church with a polycultural congregation…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 31. This is said to be the most perfectly proportioned building in the world. It is also where Samaritans began its l…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 30. St Katharine Cree was built to keep the riff raff out of the nearby Priory. It pre-dates the Great Fire of London…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 29. You may challenge my inclusion of this private, floating, chapel in the City of London Churches series… but I thi…

Behind a very plain door of an ordinary terraced house on a main road in South West London you’ll find the incredible craftsmanship, vision and atmosphere as created by the Kenyan civil servant Mr Asalache. Pass through the door to hear more… or just listen to this. Thanks to the National Trust and Rachel Pearson.…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 28. In the middle of the brutalist Barbican stands the medieval church of St Giles Cripplegate with some prominent an…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 27. The smallest and least obvious of all City of London churches, St Clement Eastcheap is the church that features i…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 26. Fish, coffee and smudgy windows all appear in this beautifully restored Christopher Wren church which is also ver…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 25. No other City of London church is as surprising as this one. Its bleak and foreboding exterior betrays its crisp …

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 24. This church will delight you with its fabulous combination of music and death! And who was St Sepulchre? Thanks t…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 23. St Mary Aldermary is one of the few 17th century gothic churches you'll find in the City of London. At lunch you'…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 22. St Vedast Alias Foster has a secret garden containing an ancient Syrian rock familiar to Agatha Christie, a Roman…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 21. Start your pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela here, but before you leave don’t forget to listen to the church’s…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 20. Prominently placed on Guildhall Yard, this grand church has strong links with the City of London Corporation and …

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 19. Just outside the eastern gate of the City of London, the welcoming church of St Botolph without Aldgate hides Lon…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 18. St Michael Cornhill looks like like all the other 18th century City churches on the outside, but walk inside to f…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 17. By some miracle, St Martin's is one of the most original of Christopher Wren's churches in the City of London and…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 13. The church of St Peter upon Cornhill is hidden in plain sight and it's also one of a few Christopher Wren churche…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 16. You have to travel to another continent to find St Mary Aldermanbury, but here you'll find wildlife, horses, bird…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 15. The Dutch Church is one of the most hidden of the City churches and one of the newest... but its history stretche…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 14. This tiny medieval church survived the Great Fire and the Blitz but in the 1990s it was very badly damaged by an …

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 12. Hidden behind bushes and trees, the red bricks of St Anne & St Agnes can only be glimpsed, but push your way thro…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 11. One of three remaining churches dedicated to St Botolph in the City of London, this one may seem plain on the out…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 10. Q: What do a Scottish saint, Shakespeare, the Indian Orthodox Church and a King's wardrobe all have in common? A:…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 9. Don't overlook this small City of London church with some unusual features, old and new. It's also the home of tha…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 8. This small cosy church is full of quirky features and unusual associations. Tune in to hear about Shakespeare, gra…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 7. The movement and colours of the magnificent modern windows of this Christopher Wren church are a sight for sore ey…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 6. Alongside a busy City road stands a ruined Christopher Wren church with plants growing inside it. Listen and you’l…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 5. Another Christopher Wren church, St Margaret Pattens today is dwarfed by the tall buildings around it. Nevertheles…

The London Undone ‘City of London Churches’ podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 4. The tower of St Magnus the Martyr contains 12 bells cast in the now defunct Whitechapel Bell Foundry. In this epis…

The London Undone 'City of London Churches' podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 2. This week we head to St Mary Woolnoth: austere on the outside, cosy on the inside. This is the only church in the …

Before we get properly started with this series, here is an episode to give you some context. In this podcast you'll hear about the general history of the City of London churches and some useful background information on this subject which will help you appreciate and understand them a bit more.

The London Undone 'City of London Churches' podcast series: A journey around the magnificent and many churches of the City of London. Learn about their histories, architecture, associations, features and their spiritual lives today. 1. This episode tells the story of All Hallows by the Tower. Is this the oldest church in the City of London? Hear ab…

Fly back in time to Croydon Airport and the early days of air travel. Find out how those magnificent (wo)men in their flying machines truly did change our lives. Hear about the experience of early flight from the people that are keeping the site alive.

To find out about the extraordinary treasures contained within the new museum at Westminster Abbey, listen here. You may be surprised to learn that the museum is located in a part of the church that hasn't been open to the public before. The space is as impressive as its contents which include the Liber Regalis and funeral effigies of many Kings an…

When we think about the Royal Air Force we think about aeroplanes in the skies… think again! Deep underground the plotters and controllers of the Royal Air Force managed air operations during the Second World War. Let’s go down and meet WAAF plotter Helen who worked here during the war.

A shelter was built underneath Clapham South tube station during the Second World War to protect civilians from aerial bombardment. What was life like deep underground and what happened to the deep level tunnel after the war?

Buying fruit and vegetables in New Spitalfields Market is like taking a journey around the world...

How does London's largest wholesale fruit and vegetable market survive when the supermarkets have so much power?

What are the main challenges that face the owners and occupiers of the country's largest wholesale fruit and vegetable market - New Spitalfields?