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St Pancras Soundscapes

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Take an absorbing virtual aural walk through London’s classic Victorian rail terminus, St Pancras International, on the north side of the capital’s heart.

Hear the changes in atmosphere as Adrian takes you between different parts of the complex, from tube interchange to shopping arcade and onto a statue of British poet Sir John Betjeman. And hear the story of why he should be there.

Listen responsibly, preferably with some nice stereo headphones!

There’s a ‘making of’ blog at adrianlacey.com. And as it references, there’s another example of ‘slow podcasting’ in the edition called Sound of the Underground.

Intro/outro music by James Taylor: jtq.co.uk

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Email the show: London [‘at’] adrianlacey.com

Twitter: @AdrianLacey01

Sir John Betjeman's statue
Photo (at Londonpodcast.net): the statue of Sir John Betjeman at St Pancras International
The roof of St Pancras
Photo (at Londonpodcast.net): the impressive roof of St Pancras

 

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Sound of the Underground

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Enjoy a tube journey in audio and hear fascinating facts about the world’s oldest railway network below street level in this show about the London Underground.

Meet a couple of tube obsessives: Ellie uncovers wartime secrets under Clapham Common, while Joseph crunches the numbers from this dark, dank demimonde.

There’s time travel, too, as our reborn 17th-century London blogger tries to make sense of the tube… and Brexit. The audio diary of Samuel Pepys is performed by actor Keith Dunphy.

The show ends with ‘slow podcasting’, a commentary-free journey from the nethers of the Northern line to the wilds of the West End.

The show is dedicated to everyone who’s ever helped make the London Underground happen. The London Podcast salutes you!

Goodge Street station facade
Photo at Londonpodcast.net: The elegant Edwardian exterior of Goodge Street station on the London Underground, July 2016

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